Tri Weekly Argus (Newspaper) - October 21, 1847, Madison, Wisconsin TENNEY SMITH HOLT THURSDAY 21 1847 SESSION PAPER Business Cards LAND AGENCY Catlin If GENERAL LAND AGENTS i on WISCONSIN Madison Wisconsin JOHN CATLIN E M They would invite the attention of emigrants to a large list of choice lands selected in 1832 which they are authorized to sell on liberal terms Madison May 25 1847 Elk Horn House By Daniel Pecker Elkhorn Walworth county 36 Law Notice LYMAN COWDERY Attorney Counsellor at Law Elk Horn Walworth county Wis 39 H Chapman HI D PHYSICIAN Has permanently located at Madison and of- fers his professional service to the public June 1st George W Careen Attorney at Law Beaver DanHj county Wisconsin 32 Alonzo Wilcox Boot Shoe and Leather Dealer will attend all calls in his line and execute orders for work work with promptness am despatch S one door west of Dean's Store Mttf 3 W T LEGISLATIVE SPECIAL SESSION Hobart and at Law and Land Agents Sheboygan Wisconsin T8rrito- ry H C HOBART K J Spencer M H Practicing Physician will attend to calls in his profession W T JE T Gardner Attorney and Counsellor at Law and Solicitor in Chancery Green county W T J Bristol Physician and Surgeon Plover Portage age county W T J Gillett Hnapp Attorney at Law and Solicitor in Madison W T in the Supreme and District Courts of the Territory Aug 3 1844 Simeon mills of the District Cow and in Chancery Dane county Vr T Office in the Capitol on the west side of the Council ber Win If Justice of the Peace Master in Chancery and Commissioner of Deeds Ctr the State of New York Office in J new brick ing Madison Charles Temple Attorney at Law and Solicitor in Chancery has resumed his professional b and will at- tend to the payment of ta tes at Fort bago Portage Sept 1 1845 E Wake ley Attorney at Law Whitewater W T tices in Walworth and the adjoining counties Charles Bishop Attorney at Law Iowa Co W T Will attend to all business of his profession in Iowa and the adjoining counties 31 J J Attorney and Counsellor Law New Die LaFayette Wisconsin Wij give prompt and faithful to all ness in the line of their profession to their care J HOWE J A Frederick Kellogg Importer and Wholesale aler in Shell Ivory and Horn Combs French English and German Fancy No 110 Pearl St Hew York CUTLERY KNIVES Sciss IRS RAZORS c Hotel WELCH BROTHER Proprietors having recently been repaired is now in condition to afford good accommodations t the traveling public ing for horses and for carriages at all times Give as a call moderate January 1847 Lake House JOEL P will end attention to alt that may favor him with their Horses and oar Oct 19 1847 AFTERNOON SESSION The SPEAKER appointed Messrs Cothren Holliday and Cass on the joint committee to whom was referred tbe Governor's Message Mr HOLLIDAY offered a resolution that the resolution appointing Mr Kellogg clerk pro tern be rescinded and that Mr K proceed in the discharge of his duties according to law Mr moved to take up joint resolution of the Council appointing Matthew Norton to sweep and take care of the nor's and committee rooms and moved that it bo concurred in Mr STEWART moved as an amendment the Superintendent of public property be requested to inform the House whether he has employed any person to perform that office Lost The resolution of the Council was concurred in Mr NEWELL introduced a resolution that the clerk be empowered to employ some ble person to do such writing AS may be ed which was adopted Me MOOERS called up the joint resolution of the Council declaring toat it is inexpedient to do any business this session bat that for which the session was specially called Mr MOOERS the resolution what faulty It cut off everything but tbe for a new convention whereas several other matters relating to the existing and nrr state of things required to be acted on rovision should be made for another session of ie legislature either after the convention or as the convention will need tbe hall e.t he time established by law for the regular on of tbe legislature The Governor in his lessage had not entered upon general matters ut indicated his willingness to co-operate in a measure but it was necessary to pass ertain acts collateral to this He offered an to the effect that no business should e done but to pass a bin for a new convention nd such other as might appropriately o this arrangement Mr REED called for the reading of the lution and it having been read e thought its terms were broad enough to r tbe incidental business mentioned by the eatleman last up The question was taken on the ameo nd it prevailed The Resolution as amended then up nd the vote was taken and in the The ayes and noes ware called mt before they were taken Mr GARDNER obtained the floor and re- marked that he was in favor of having the session commence immediately On he score of economy it was certainly desirable as in the event of another session the mileage unless the rule of constructive mileage should which be did not believe and all the expenses of the legislature would be doubled Tbo expense be nearly as great as for two full sessions This expense tha from Congress would not pay and he Territorial treasury was not in a condition 0 bear an unnecessary burden The people also they were pre- lared for it Bat at any rate our action should how conclusively at aa early day what was to ie done Mr GIBSON thooght gentlemen were dis- appointed in supposing the people wished or expected session to be held now They were not ready for it in the old North district at least and if the regular session were to now they could not get the news of it in Ume to prepare their business before the very of the session They had important business to bring before the legislature at a time but their interests would suffer if they were forced to bring u on unprepared Mr BOTKIN thought we ought to do it all op now He a full expression of opinion in both houses and for tbe of obtaining it he offered an amendment that there be a com- of 3 appointed on the part of the House and 2 on tbe part of the Council to enquire into the expediency of extending tlis present session of the legislature beyond tlie time necessary for providing for a convention and that they report by or otherwise Some discussion was here had as to whether the amendment was in order but it was that it was Mr KINNEY hoped the resolution might be adopted as it was It was necessary to have a regular annual session but the people only wanted tbe convention now Mr MOOERS remarked the object was to get the sense of tbe house the Council hat expressed theirs He thought the was out of order and be did not like the sub- stance of it We could not hear from a com- till to-morrow but might it our selves this He hoped the amend wonld not prevail Mr hoped the amendment might pre vail It had been thought by many that the oh constitution might be revised by the legislature 1 and submitted to the people without tte nee en i sity of a new convention It was a matter fro ma r report to repeal tbe law requiring the an- nuf 1 session to commence on the 1st the i we can go we cannot avoid rur aing the territory in debt Let there be A cor of conference and settle tbe matter at i nee r he vote was taken on the amendment and it -ae lost 1 IK WAKELY hoped that toe importance of he before the house would justify the few he intended to make The qiu ation involved could not be determined too soo i It wan purely a question of expediency It fas not now the question r this cia was or was not wh ither having been convened it was ent or not for the gentleman to return to their cor without having accomplished all tha t it was practicable for them to per form T- It tad been said that the people were not pre- pai ed for sending in to Vhis body the business upi n which they required our action He could not speak for tbe constituents of me i except aa for as the public press might be posed to have reflected then So ar as he knew the wishes of bis own and he ould speak of them with some assurance the j were unitedly in favor of our going into a ge eral and were expecting it of He believed also that the general that the era understanding that a session Was at per to be decided and decided in this way Mr BOTKIN expected his amendment lea t probable had prepared tbe public for din j in their business at a moment's notice ot oui determination Thia would speedily reach evt B those who might doubted the of It had been ge ted that legislative action would be after the convention now in cot temptation should have terminated He coi Id not conceive the necessity of it It would be he province of tbe convention itself and not out i to for the organization and com- me of the State Government which mij ht from its action We should not am that it will overlook its appropriate dut He was firmly of the opinion therefore tha i convened for a necessary purpose we Bought not to adjourn without having me ted whatever it was in our power now to do The ayes and noes were taken on tbe tici as amended it was decided in the negative 10 to 16 Mr MOOERS offered a resolution to the ei t that H is expedient to change the time of th t annual session so as to commence it near th i close of this and moved that a committee of three be appointed to bring in a to that efl ict Mr HOLLIDAY remarked that things are cling into a peculiar attitude How have we as emitted here We are called here to a ci ii session for purpose If we go on w th general legislation for 20 limit of a special shall find ourselves en- at the end in a world of unfinished as which it will be almost impossible to get free and we shall but waste our labors at i have to oome back and do our business over if ain It will be expensive vexations and e s to do ao It is for the interest ot all that should fulfil the purpose for which we were assembled and adjourn immediately thereafter Si we don't There are other authorities be sides ourselves to have a V Jit em the th Council and the unless the lawa are changed winch they will not be likely to consent to in the way we propose w i come back in January It will avoid al difficulty and expense and best dt te the business ol the people to adjourn when w have made provision for a convention and it seemed to him eminently proper to do ao Mr MOOERS remarked farther on the cc ol ao me definite action on this question H 3 wished ta see a direct vote and soon Mr GIBSON moved to amend by inserting a clause to adjourn on the 1st Monday 10 to 12 Mr MARTIN said the remarks of members a out tbe people being ready for the session d uld not change the tact The Governor had b en about among the people and was as lj to know their wishes aa any one and he was e in lavor of a short session This si n required that farmers should be at home Mr HOLLIDAY moved to amend by ir g out all alter the word resolved and it g substantially the Council resolution which w as not noes 14 tfr GIBSON moved in adjourn the last in to li MT GIBSON moved to luy the revolution on tl e HOLLIDAY moved an amendment that tl is session be terminated one week from ri 11 to 13 The question on the adoption of the toos of Mr MOOERS was then put and d d in the 14 noes 12 as ws: Burt Casa I rake Gardner Hanrahan Newell T Virgin Wakeley Walworth and Wil Burns Cothren Feather s Gibson Holiiday Jackson Kinney J Pole Beed Stewart and The Gib s as the committee t i by tile resolution Mr REED gave notice of a the jf ct at a state government Alter which adjourned elicit discussion and was glad to see it had Gentlemen are here for a i can nates to let with or without they go beyond that? horses bought and sofd the fended to 20 days le May 1847 that is tote P MANN expense cf two The The session may be ex bnt is 600 will not tne Wednesday Oct PRESIDENT laid before the Council c Secretary of thp rtorj which On motion of Me n d be printed and referred to tbe joint committee i the Governor's message WHITE offered the following resolution which was adopted to Resolved That His Excellency the Governor ie requested to furnish for the information of lie Council a statement showing the vote cast n each for and against the adoption ol he Constitution in April 1847 arranged to cor- with the Council districts and also a opy of the apportionment made by the rnor of members to the Constitutional Com en- ion in 1846 Mr offered a joint resolution ng the pay of officers at three per day and authorizing the Secretary and clerk to ue accordingly which was ed A message was received front the House the Council that the Hf use had ed tbe resolution relative to tbe employing ot t person to charge of the HaUs and u ct as to the Governor's room and bad ejected the i relative to tlie t the session with to report by ro- or ot aer wit e at as early a day as Mr a for die of a joint committee of three from he Council uid five from tha House to confer the business of the session Mt remarked that as the joint upon that subject which hod passed he Council liad been rejected by the ie thought some measure of this kind necessary or the information of the it might mown whether tbe was to be a abort or to the usual The resolution was adopted and tne chair appointed Mi nan Palmer Collins and Darling the committee on the part ot the Council On motion of Mr the Council adjourned two o'clock P M AFTERNOON SESSION The Council met and adjourned 20 House met called and journal read The speak ar presented from a Secretary ot the Territory relative to tbe census of tbe Territory Mr moved that it be laid on tbe able and prilled Carried Mr introduced a resolution thai AT Shoeffler be employed to print the or's message in German and Mr Raymond ut Norwegian which after tome remarks was adopted A message was received from the Council bat they had not concurred in the amendment of the House to the joint resolution relative o tbe appointment ot chaplains Mr POLE introduced a resolution that the Secretary of the Territory ba requested to re- a statement of tbe amount of made by the last session of Congress tor defraying tht legislative expenses of the ot copy of the law zing said his relative to tbe disbursement of the sama Mr hoped the resolution would be T ie House needed the information was understood by some that the tion could not be used except for the special of the Secretary but he thought u could be used generally for ail legislative roses If we acted economically and va could leave money enough to pay the expenses of tha next session of tue The resolution was adopted Mr PATCH introduced a resolution that Mr REED be appointed chaplain ot tins House Mr BURT remarked that we had already a matter of tha kind on hand undisposed of Council had not agreed to our amendment of the joint 11 relation to tbe ment of striking out name and inserting anc ther bat they might be witling to add another or any number ol names and so we might go on and appoint a dozen lains should he paid if employed and if we go on in this Way it will involve a great and less will complain of the misappropriation ot their bard earned money Besides it was wrong in Tin a House does not need prayers It is tainly us orderly a body as the they had two chaplains yet that could not pre- vent their t canes Ho took tbe same position in the Convention and now iw wished to see a precedent established The resolution was laid on the table Mr from the special committee on that subj jet reported a as follows A To chang 3 the time of holding the next an- session of tbe legislative assembly and tor other purposes Be it enacted by the Council and Houw Representatives of tha Territory of em gee the commencement of the next annual sessi m of tha Assembly shall be on the day of October any law of this Territory to toe standing Sec 2 Tbe present session of tbe legislative shall OB the day ot October 1847 Sec 3 T te Council and House at next annual session to the business in their respective oi ttue present Sea 4 Ibis act shall from Us passage
