To Jefferson Kinney, for fees as witness in the same J. Kinney. cases, eleven dollars and twenty-four cents.

To John Catlin for fees as witness in the same cases, J. Catlin. eighteen dollars and sixty cents.

To George P. Delaplaine for fees as witness in the G. P. Dolasame, eighteen dollars and sixty cents.

plaine.

To Simeon Mills, for fees as witness in the same, eigh-s. Mills. teen dollars and sixty cents, and for transporting witness to and from court, twelve dollars and fifty cents.

To Richard Hardell, for fees as witness in the same R. Hardell. cases, four dollars and ninety cents.

To Loring R. Doney, for fees as witness in the same L. R. Doney. cases, four dollars and two cents.

To C. Douglass, for fees as Supreme Court Commis- C. Douglass. sioner, in the same cases, fifty cents.

To William N. Seymour, for fees in serving notices in Wm. N. Sey. the same cases, four dollars.

mour.

To Daniel Wells, Jr. for fees as sheriff in the same D. Wells. cases, twelve dollars and twenty cents.

To William W. Wyman, for printing the census of 1842, W. W. Wyfifteen dollars.

man.

To the Administrators on the estate of Zenas H. Bird, Administrator for transporting boxes of arms to Fort Winnebago, twelve of Z. H. Bird. dollars.

To La Fayette Kellogg, for fees as Clerk of the Supreme L. F. Kellogg. Court, in the cases of the United States Exrelatione

Thomas J. Noyes, vs. Allen W. Hatch, two dollars and T. J. Noyes. sixty cents.

To J. T. Wilson, for repairing Lightning Rod on the J. T. Wilson. capitol, two dollars.

APPROVED, January 30, 1844.

AN ACT to provide for the payment of the expenses of the Legislative Assembly, therein mentioned.

Be it enacted by the Council and House of Representatives of the Territory of Wisconsin:

§ 1. That there shall be paid out of the sum appropriated by Congress for defraying the expenses of the Legis

W. W. Wy.

man.

Sheldon &
Hyer.

Sheldon &
Hyer.

Sheldon &
Hyer.

P. C. Hale.

lative Assembly of this Territory, for the year ending 30th June, 1844.

To William W. Wyman for printing, folding, stitching and binding one hundred and twenty-five copies of the journal of the House of Representatives of the sessions of 1842 and 1843, as per joint resolution of Legislative Assembly, and for paper for same, five hundred and twentyeight dollars and eighty-seven cents.

To John P. Sheldon and George Hyer, for printing, folding, stitching and binding, one hundred and twentyfive copies of Journal of the Council, for the sessions of 1842 and 1843, as per joint resolution of the Legislative Assembly, and for paper for same, five hundred and fifty-nine dollars and seventy-four cents.

To John P. Sheldon and George Hyer, for printing, folding, stitching and binding fifteen hundred copies of the laws of the sessions of 1842 and 1843, per resolution. of Legislative Assembly, and for paper for same, four hundred and eleven dollars and seventeen cents.

To John P. Sheldon and George Hyer, for printing report (H) of a select committee, relative to cancelling bonds, fifty three dollars and eleven cents; also for advertising proposals, per order superintendant territorial property, two dollars; also for printing five hundred copies of "An act to amend an act to provide for the government of the several towns," &c. sixty-eight dollars and thirty-one cents.

To P. C. Hale, for stationery and candles, furnished the Legislative Assembly at its present session, including transportation on same, five hundred sixty-six dollars and seventy cents.

J. D. Weston. To J. D. Weston, for stationery furnished the present session of the Legislative Assembly, seventeen dollars and fifty-two cents.

M. M. Strong To Marshall M. Strong, President of the Council, for extra compensation as President, fifty-eight days at three dollars per day, one hundred and seventy-four dollars.

D. Newland.

G. H. Walker.

To David Newland, for extra compensation as President of the Council, two days at three dollars per day, six dollars.

To George H. Walker, Speaker of the House of Representatives, for extra compensation as Speaker, fifty-eight days, at three dollars per day, one hundred and seventyfour dollars.

To Richard T. Davis, for work done on doors and R. T. Davis. windows of Capitol, and putting up shelves in library

and locks on members desks, ten dollars and fifty cents.

To William Wilcox, for repairing hearths and fire- Wm. Wilcox. place in Representatives Hall, and plastering in legislative halls, six dollars.

To J. T. Wilson, for making fender for arch of chim-J. T. Wilson. ney, making ash-pan, and mending shovels and tongs for

legislative halls, five dollars.

To Carlos Jocelin, for mending chimney where capitol C. Jocelin. took fire, and furnishing materials for same, five dollars.

To A. J. Wells, for nine days services in cleaning rooms A. J. Wells, in Capitol, and chopping wood, eleven dollars and twenty-five cents.

To John Y. Smith, Superintendent of Territorial prop- J. Y. Smith. erty, for services as librarian and taking charge of Capitol, furniture of legislative halls, and Territorial property, his salary from 1st July, 1843, to 1st July, 1844, three hundred dollars.

To John Y. Smith, for stationery and services for the J. Y. Smith. use of the Legislative Assembly, twelve dollars.

To John Y. Smith, for cash paid on official letters and J. Y. Smith. law library, five dollars and twenty-two cents.

To John Catlin, Post Master at Madison, for postage J. Catlin. of the members of the Legislative Assembly, during the present session, four hundred and thirty-six dollars and thirty-two cents; which appropriation shall have preference as to payment by the Secretary of the Territory over any other appropriation embraced in this act.

To the Rev. Jesse L. Bennett, for his services as chap- Rev. J.L. Benlain to the House of Representatives during the present nett. session, one hundred dollars.

To Peter H. Van Bergen, for furnishing two hundred P. H. Van Ber cords of wood for the use of the Legislative Assembly atgan. its present session, three hundred dollars.

To Charles Doty, for services as Clerk in the Execu-C. Doty. tive office during the present session of the Legislative Assembly, fifty-nine days at three dollars per day, one hundred and seventy-seven dollars.

To Seth M. Van Bergen, for hauling to steps of the S. M. Van Capitol, one hundred and forty-five cords of wood during Bergan. the present session, at twenty-five cents per cord, thirtysix dollars and twenty-five cents.

To Theopilus Haylett, for fifty-seven days labor chop- T. Haylett.

Library.

J. Catlin.

B. C. East.

man.

J. Catlin & B.

ping wood for use of Legislative Assembly, during its present session, and eight days labor in cleaning Capitol, and assisting in repairing same, in November last, at one dollar and fifty cents per day, ninety-seven dollars and fifty cents.

For additions to the library, the continuation of reports, parliamentary history, &c. five hundred dollars, to be drawn and expended by Charles M. Baker.

To John Catlin, for preparing the journal of the House of Representatives of the present session for publication, and affixing an index thereto, two hundred dollars.

To Ben C. Eastman, for preparing the Journal of the Council of the present session for publication, and fixing an index thereto, two hundred dollars.

The said John Catlin and Ben C. Eastman shall, withC. Eastman. out being allowed any compensation therefor, beyond what is hereinbefore allowed them, prepare the laws passed at the present session for publication, with an index and marginal references thereto; provided such services shall not be rendered in due season by the Secretary of the Territory, and for that purpose they shall have access to, and be furnished with all the laws and resolutions passed at the present session in the office of said secretary; and they shall carefully compare the proof sheet of the printed laws, with the laws on file in the office of the Secretary of the Territory.

M. C. Darling To Mason C. Darling, for extra compensation as Speaker pro tem of the House of Representatives, two days, six dollars.

Rev. R. F.
Cadle.

P. C. Hale.

J. D. Weston.

J. Y. Smith

To the Rev. Richard F. Cadle, for his services as Chaplain to the Council during the present session, one hundred dollars.

To P. C. Hale, for balance due for binding one hundred and forty-two volumes of the laws of Wisconsin for library, in 1843, and transportation on the same, after deducting for three parts sets had by him laws, six dollars; fifty-two dollars and twenty-five cents.

To J. D. Weston for stove and two clocks furnished

for the Legislative Halls the present session, thirty-six

dollars.

To John Y. Smith, Superintendent of territorial propfor his boy. erty, for hire of assistant librarian during his absence on official business, the session of the Supreme Court, and the present session of the Legislative Assembly, ninety

four days, at one dollar and fifty cents per day, one hundred and forty one dollars.

To John P. Sheldon. and George Hyer, for incidental Sheldon & printing for Council and House of Representatives, of Hyer. bills, journals, reports, and folding, stitching, and paper for the same, and for newspapers furnished the members of the Legislative Assembly at its present session, in full as per bill, one thousand five hundred and twenty-one dollars and twenty-two cents.

To Henry K. White, for writing for the Legislative H. K. White. Assembly, at its present session, one hundred and seventy-seven dollars.

To Albert G. Knight, for writing for the Legislative A. G. Knight. Assembly, at its present session, one hundred and seventy-seven dollars.

To Nehemiah Locy, for services for the Governor and N. Locy. Legislative Assembly, in making fires, carrying wood, sweeping capitol and attending on committee rooms and library, one hundred and seventy-seven dollars.

To Mason C. Darling, for services rendered and expen- M. C. Darling ses as one of committee on joint resolution of the Legislative Assembly in examining into the affairs of the Milwaukee and Rock river canal company, and the Milwaukee Fire Insurance company, sixty dollars.

To John S. Little, for the law library furnished the J. S. Little. Wisconsin Library during the year 1843, ten dollars, to

be paid John Y. Smith and by him forwarded to said Lit

tle.

and S.M.Van

To John Y. Smith for three and a half days work by J. Y. Smith. Robert Moore and S. M. Van Bergen, carrying wood and Robert More cleaning rooms of Capitol at the commencement of the bergen. present session, five dollars and twenty-five cents.

To Nelson Bigman, for services cleaning halls, privy, N. Bigman. spittoons, carrying wood, &c. forty-nine dollars.

To C. Latham Sholes, for two hundred and thirty-eight C. L. Sholes, copies of Southport Telegraph, furnished the members of the Legislative Assembly, eleven dollars and nine

ty cents.

To H. O. Sholes, for one hundred and eighty copies H. O. Sholes. of Green Bay Republican, furnished members of the

Legislative Assembly, nine dollars.

To Thomas Eastman, for three hundred and forty-four T. Eastman. copies Northern Badger, furnished the members of the Legislative Assembly, seventeen dollars and twenty cents.