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Newspaper
Madison City Express
Location
Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1843
Page
2
Debates reveal tensions as members accuse each other of disloyalty and treason in a heated session. A motion on reparation failed amid cross accusations about stance on Union dissolution and loyalty to the nation. House procedures proceed with bills and postponed actions on lake access.
The document records crowded debates in the Wisconsin Territory legislature in April 1843 including votes on land acts and canal measures. It notes adjournments, committee actions, and disputes over a charter repeal and public works bills, with speeches from several representatives and references to federal authority and residency questions.
The bill to amend an act for government of towns in the territory and for county revisions was read the third time and passed. An appropriation bill was considered by the committee of the whole, which had leave to sit again. The Council progressed on several other measures before adjourning.
In April 1943 council sessions, motions moved to authorize officials and amend acts for financial and municipal matters. Bills addressed port duties, electricity branches, and cross-town infrastructure funding. The body reviewed corporate powers and adjourned after readings and proposed amendments.
In the 1943 floor action, Speaker and chief clerk certified votes as to a January measure. the chair ruled the resolution out of order, a decision later reversed allowing the regulation to proceed on the title. Members Capron Elmore Hunkina Judson Long Monin Olin Palmer Parsons Pres Tripp Vin Viret voted aye. Agr Birthent Crossman Dir king Manlio Hicks Hopkins Masters Merker Plat Thompson Trowbridge Wilkrr voted no.
A fragmented record shows lawmakers debating amendments to prevent trespass on public lands and clarify possession rights. District figures including MAL, Strong, Daniel Badter, and IW are referenced amid procedural motions, adjournments, and committee actions, with the spectacle of long speechifying and procedural delays.
A fragmented record details an April 8, 1343 gathering where Dirwan Clair Rifereed and others discuss allotments from public lands, appropriations for the capitol, and a bill on territorial matters. The debate covers executive shares, advertising contracts, and a vetoed bill reshaped by committee.
The Wisconsin House discusses petitions from Walworth and Milwaukee counties. A committee report supports dividing Grant County and creating Philia or Philic county, with voters to approve at the ballot box. Debate includes opposition and division on the measure, passage of a related bill, and adjournment to evening.
A fragmentary record from a April 19 1818 session shows petitions from Southport and nearby towns, proposals to organize towns and counties, taxes and debt bills, and measures on election of town officers. It covers a bridge erection, a canal or river project, taxation items, and court venue acts amid legislative activity.
The text notes a bill titled A bill in relation to the election of a territorial printer with two readings. Members Rouarrou and Concarr move resolutions on pay certificates for Caucer members and officers, and a governor inquiry about authorization to draw public funds. The council fixes morning sessions at nine and adjourns.
Fragmented report from April 1844 records a debate in a legislative body about a bill to extend the Watmet court term in Wilwau county and to reform district attorney duties. It notes motions, vetoes, and amendments aimed at employing county attorneys and reducing district attorney fees, with names blurred but indicating key figures and procedural steps.
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