Charles T. Wakeley's bid for printing laws and journals, or second class, For plain composition, 9 cents per 1000 ems,

For paper, 24 by 36 inches, 21 cents per quire,

For stitching and binding, 6 cents per copy, in paper covers,

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For folding, 8 cents per 100 copies of 8 sections,

For putting on side-notes, 10 cents per page,

For making index, $25 per volume.

Charles T. Wakeley's bid for blanks for state departments,

For blanks, including paper, when a ream or more is ordered, 29 cents per quire,

For any quantity less than a ream, 31 cents per quire.

A message from the assembly by Alexander T. Gray, Esq., their chief clerk: MR. PRESIDENT:

I am directed to inform you that the assembly has passed

No. 1 A, a bill to extend the time for the collection of taxes in the town of Beloit.

No. 2 A, a bill to extend the time for collecting taxes in the towns of Brooklyn and New Buffalo, Sauk county.

No. 3 A, a bill to extend the time for the collection of taxes in the town of Pleasant Spring, county of Dane.

No. 4 A, a bill to extend the time for the collection of taxes in the town of Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac county, and

No. 5 A, a bill to extend the time for the collection of taxes in the town of Neenah, Winnebago county.

And have also adopted the following resolution:

Resolved, by the assembly, the senate concurring, that the joint rules of the

two houses of last session, be adopted as the joint rules of the two houses for the present session.

In all of which the concurrence of the senate is requested.

The said message from the assembly was then taken up, and the said bills, No. 1 A, No. 2 A, No. 3 A, No. 4 A, and No. 5 A, were severally read a first and serond times, and said resolution of the assembly was concurred in.

of

On motion of Mr. Huebschmann,

The senate resolved itself into committee of the whole, for the consideration

No. 1 A, a bill to extend the time for the collection of taxes in the town of Beloit.

Mr. Dean in the chair.

After some time spent therein the committee arose, and by their chairman reported said bill back to the senate

Without amendment.

Mr. Huebschmann moved to amend said bill by striking out all after the enacting clause.

And the question having been put,

It was decided in the affirmative.

And the ayes and noes having been called for,

Those who voted in the affirmative were,

Messrs. Bennett, Bowen, Bugh, Huebschmann, Prentice, Sharpstein, Stewart, Wakeley and Wright—9.

Those who voted in the negative were,

Messrs. Alban, Conkey, Dean, Palmer, Pinckney, Reed, Squires, Turner and West-9.

There being a tie, the President gave the casting vote in the affirmative.
In committee of the whole for the consideration of

No. 2 A, a bill to extend the time for collecting taxes in the towns of Brooklyn and New Buffalo, Sauk county,

Mr. Bennett in the chair.

After some time spent therein the committee arose, and by their chairman reported said bill back to the senate

With an amendment,

Which was to strike out all after the enacting clause.

Mr. Reed moved that said bill be referred to the committee on finance,
And the question having been put,

It was decided in the negative,

And the ayes and noes having been called for,

Those who voted in the affirmative were,

Messrs. Alban, Bowen, Conkey, Dean, Pinckney, Reed, Turner and West—8.
Those who voted in the negative were,

Messrs. Bennett, Bugh, Huebschmann, Palmer, Prentice, Sharpstein, Squires
Stewart, Wakeley and Wright-10.

And the question on concurring in the report of the committee of the whole
Having been put,

It was decided in the affirmative.

And the ayes and noes having been called for,

Those who voted in the affirmative were

Messrs. Bennett, Bowen, Bugh, Huebschmann, Sharpstein, Squires, Stewart, Wakeley and Wright-9.

Those who voted in the negative were

Messrs. Alban, Conkey, Dean, Palmer, Pinckney, Prentice, Reed, Turner and West-9.

There being a tie, the President gave the casting vote in the affirmative.
In committee of the whole for the consideration of

No. 8 A, a bill to extend the time for the collection of taxes in the town of
Pleasant Spring, county of Dane,

Mr. R ed in the chair.

And after some time spent therein, the committee arose, and by their chairman reported said bill back to the senate,

Without amendment.

Mr. Bennett moved to amend by striking out all after the enacting clause of said bill.

And the question having been put,

It was decided in the affirmative.

And the ayes and noes having been called for,

Those who voted in the affirmative were:

Messrs. Bennett, Bowen, Huebschman, Prentice, Sharpstein, Squires, Stewart, Wakeley and Wright-9.

Those who voted in the negative were:

Messrs. Alban, Bugh, Conkey, Dean, Palmer, Pinckney, Reed, Turner and West-9.

There being a tie, the President gave the casting vote in the affirmative.

In committee of the whole for the consideration of

No. 4 A, a bill to extend the time for the collection of taxes of the town of Fond du Lac, in Fond du Lac county.

Mr. Huebschmann in the chair.

And after some time spent therein, the committee rose, and by their chairman reported said bill back to the senate,

With an amendment;

Which was to strike out all after the enacting clause of said bill.

And the question on concurring in the report of the committee of the whole to said bill having been put,

It was decided in the affirmative.

And the ayes and noes having been called for,

Those who voted in the affirmative were:

Messrs. Bennett, Bowen, Bugh, Huebschmann, Prentice, Sharpstein, Squires Stewart, Wakeley and Wright-10.

Those who voted in the negative were:

Messrs. Alban, Conkey, Dean, Palmer, Pinckney, Reed, Turner and West-8. In committee of the whole for the consideration of

No. 5 A, a bill to extend the time for the collection of taxes in the town of Neenah, Winnebago county.

Mr. Palmer in the chair.

After a short time spent therein, the committee rose, and by their chairman reported said bill back to the senate,

Without amendment.

Mr. Bugh moved to amend said Lill No. 5 A, by striking out all after the enacting clause.

Which was agreed to.

And the ayes and noes having been called for,

Those who voted in the affirmative were:

Messrs. Bennett, Bowen, Bugh, Huebschmann, Prentice, Sharpstein, Squires Stewart, Wakeley and Wright-10.

Those who voted in the negative were:

Messrs. Alban, Conkey, Dean, Palmer, Pinckney, Reed, Turner and West-8. A message from the assembly by Alexander T. Gray, their chief clerk: MR. PRESIDENT:

I am directed to inform you that the assembly have concurred in the joint resolution from the senate relative to the consolidation of the committees of the

senate and assembly on legislative expenditures, for the purpose of reporting the compensation to be paid to the officers.

And have also concurred in the amendment of the senate to the assembly resolution, relative to the distribution of the revised statutes, and the session laws of the last session.

I am further directed to inform you that the assembly have, by their speaker, appointed Messrs. McKee, Cain and Richardson, a committee on the part of the assembly, to act with a committee of two on the part of the senate, in pursuance of section 3, chapter 21, of the revised statutes.

The president appointed Messrs. Wright and Wakeley as a committee of two, to act in conjunction with the assembly committee, appointed in pursuance of section 3, chapter 21, of the revised statutes.

Mr. Wakeley moved a reconsideration of the vote by which "all after the enacting clause" was stricken out of the bill

No. 1 A;

Which was disagreed to.

And the ayes and noes having been called for,

Those who voted in the affirmative were:

Messrs. Alban, Conkey, Dean, Palmer, Pinckney, Reed, Turner and West-8. Those who voted in the negative were:

Messrs. Bennett, Bowen, Bugh, Huebschmann, Prentice, Sharpstein, Squires, Stewart, Wakeley and Wright-10.

Mr. Stewart moved a reconsideration of the vote by which "all after the enacting clause" was stricken out of bill

No. 2 A.

Mr. Dean moved that said motion be laid on the table;

Which was disagreed to.

And the ayes and noes having been called for,

Those who voted in the affirmative were:

Messrs. Alban, Conkey, Dean, Palmer, Pinckney, Reed, Turner and West-8.

Those who voted in the negative were

Messrs. Bennett, Bowen, Bugh, Huebschmann, Prentice, Sharpstein, Squires, Stewart, Wakeley and Wright-10.

And the question recurring upon the said motion,

It was put,

And decided in the negative.

Mr. Wright, from the committee on public printing, to whom had been re