Du Buque visitor. [volume] (Dubuque, Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1836-1837, 1836-11-16
Eerrttortal negtslature.

AFTERNOON SESSION..
The house met at three O'Clock, p.
NJ, pursuant to adjournment.
The following communication was re-
ceived Ly the speaker from the secre-
tary of the territory, & read to the house:
BELMONT, Oct. 90, 1896.
To the honorable the speaker of the house of rep
resentatvcs of the territory Of Wisconsin:
SIR have the honor to submit
through you as it's organ, to the house
Representatives of Wisconsin terrific
ry, ga great seal for the territory" ac-
companied by an impression of the
same, emblematic of the mineral re-
sources of Wisconsin.
JOHN S. HORNER,
Secretary of Wisconsin territory
On motion of Mr.. Quigley, the COM
munication of the secretary was receiv-
ed and entered upon the journal.
On motion of Mr.. Cox,
RESOLVED, That the seal presented by
the secretary be adopted as the great
seal of Wisconsin territory.
On motion of Mr.. Parkinson,
Res0lvcd, That select committee
composed OF the entire delegation of
the county of Iowa, be appointed for
the purpose of reporting, by bill or 9TH
erwise, for the division of said county.
Mr.. Chance moved that the report
ofthe committee on printing, be taken
up and re-committed, but gave way to
the following resolutions Of Mr.. Ellis.
Resofved, That Messrs. Clarke and
Russell, publishers ofthe Belmont Gaz-
cite, be employed to print, on slips,
daily, copies of the journal of the pro-
ceedings of the house, fortheuse of the
members (onescopy being furnished
them by the secretary,) and to publish
the same in their Gazette, and to do
such other printing as may be required
tor the use of the house during its pre-
sent session, and atthey be paid such
price for the same as is paid the print
ers to congress for similar work.
ResOlved, That MIR. II. 0. & c.. C.
Sholes, publishers of the Wisconsin
Democrat at Green Bay, be employed
to print the journal of the proceedings
OF the house, in pamphlet form, and
that they be paid the same price as is
paid the printers to congress for SINH
lar work.
ResOIUed, 1.-THE council concur, that
the laws which may be passed at the
present session of the legislative assem-
bly,, be published in the Belmont Ca
zette, the Du Buque Visitor, the Mil
waukee Advertiser, the Wisconsin De-
mocrat, and the Wisconsin Republican,
and thattherespective publishers there
OF be paid the sum of seventy-fve dol
lars each for the same.
Mr.. Box moved that the committee
on territorial affairs, be instructed to
enquire into the expediency of memo
r!allzing congress to order the sale of
the lots in the several towns ordered to
be laid of, be held in their respective
places, which was lost.
Mr.. Chance offered the following:
ResOlved. That memorial be pre-
sented to congress, requesting them to
pa pass z law. authorizing the sale of
Inc sixteenth section in each town.
ship, when the public lands are offered
Tor sale, and give in lieu thereof, the
value Of section of land at the pres
ent minimum price Of the public lands.
.he money arising from said donations,
70 create fund for the support of COM
mon schools; which was rejected.
Resolved, That committee be an
pointed TO make the necessary arrange
ment in the representative hall.
IN motionsof Mr.. Cox,
The char appointed M essrs. Cox.
Chllds, Wheeler, Cornwall, and Jen-
kins that committee.
On motion of Mr.. Sheldon.
Res0lvcd, That the secretary Of the
house make list of all the members Of
TINS house, and arrange them in alpha
Det'cal order, and be required to call
.nem in such manner on all questions,
wnen the yeas and nays are called for.
=, IN motion, The house adjourned un-
til Monday.
-, MONDAY, Oct. 81.
~, Inc house met pursuant to adjourn-
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