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Wisconsin House and Council Open in Madison Assembly
The Madison legislature convened February 7 1848 with La Fayette Kellogg as clerk and Burns of Iowa elected Speaker after a third ballot The session sets officers pro tem and appoints committees to receive the Governor's message printing plans and prepares for the territorial transition The Council and House exchange messages and approve printing in English German and Norwegian for the session.
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House
Madison
Monuaz
LaFayette Kellogg
Burns
Iowa
Sturns
Walker
Hanks
H.G. Abbey
N. Powers
Henry Britton
Riley
Messrs
Mowers
Botkin
Movers
Thomas McHugh
Ele Sera Pro
H. N. Wells
Wim
R. Smith
Lockhart
Sergeat-at-Arms
W. B. Magee
G. W. Bunce
Toxsnar
la Fayette Kellogg
Henry G. Abbey
John Mullanphy
D. N. Powers
Wm. Riley
Wm. Dutcher
Moritz Schoeffler
James D. Reymert
Northern Light
Beriah Brown
W. Wyman
House of Representatives
Newell
Hirh
Igbora
Holmes
Thos. McHugh
Richard Peters
P. Lockhart
Sergeant-St-Arms
B. Magee
Jorge W. Bunce
Rock River Cannal Co
Holliday
Racine County
Cothren
Mooers
Walworth
Wakely
Burt
Stewart
Gardner
Sinney
Babcock
Virgin and
Jackson
Reed, Pole and
Martin
Featherstonhaugh
Cass
Drake and
Patch
Newell, Williston
Martin and Gardner
Mocers
Wakely, Stewart, Featherstonhaugh and
Drake
Patch, Walworth
Drake, Hanrahan
Hanrahan
Walworth, Kinney
Pole
Virgin, Gardner
Babcock and Jackson
Gibson
The
Rock River Canal Company
Reed
Gardiner
John Hooper
Judicial Committee
S. B. Steadman
Milwaukee
Janesville
Beloit
Vanrahan
Board of Supervisors
Dodge County
Territory
Woun
W. ‘I’. Bonniville
Washington County
Turner
Legislative Assembly of
Wisconsin
Congress
Cxamun
Menel
Joseph Turner
Ch’n