Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-01-02

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.;.,.,ive Proceedings. We shall endeavor
10 embrace all ofimportance.
COUNCIL, Dec. 13.
bill TO provide for the election of ter
r;torial printer was taken up and passed.
Much business was introduced, and acted
on in Intermediate stages, but no other bust
ness perfected on this day.
H. OF REPS.-Dec. Is.
A resolution was introduced by Mr.. FL
more. from the Joint committee on legislative
expenditures, providing that the House dis
pense with the printing of the daily Journal
or Gins This resolution excited consider
able DISCUSSION.
9he report of The Superintendent of terri
toral property was submitted 10 the House,
and afler Tnuch discussion was laid on the
table and five hundred copies ordered 10 be
printee.
Amemorai from the Council to Congress
for the Improvement of the Fox and Wiscon-
sin rivers, was adopted.
COUNCIL, Dec. Ia.
Thofollowing bills were passed: A bill to
amend the act to Incorporate the fox river
school district No 4, in the town of James
vile to lay tax for the purpose of building
or purchasing a school house.
No further business was perfected.
d. OF REPS, Dec. IA.
The resolution for dispensing with the
printing of the daily journals was called up
aud after much discussion was adopted.
A bill TO enab lc school district, No. 4, in
tn, town OF GAINESVILLE, to lay tax for the
purpose of building or purchasing school
house, was passed,
COUNCIL, Dec. Is.
The veto by which the Jancsv;lle School
III ,use BIZ was passed, on motion of Mr..
Wilton, was reconsidered
The resolution from the House for dspen-
sing with the printing of the daily slips, was
taken UP and passed
Jeint resolution rclltivc to appropriations
for Iarbors on the western shore of Lake
Michigan was taken up and adopted.
II. OF REPS, Dec. 10.
Mr. During made report relative to the
WISCONSIN Marine and Fire Insurance Com
pany. which after much discussion was hid
ON the table and a thousand copies ordered
q be printed,
The Jancsville School House bill on mo-
tion of Mr. Capron, was rcconsIdered, and
brought again before the House. This was
done in consequence of receiving remon-
STRANGE from citizens of GAINESVILLE against
the proposed measure, subsequent to the
p.ssrgc o tie bill.
COuN-IL, Dec, l6.
No business was perfected i'll the Coan-
Gil this day, nor was any of very general i'm
p0rtaucc acted on.
HOUSE OF REPS. Dec. Is
No business WIS perfected in the House
on &is day Much discussion was had on
bill introduced b. Mr.. Plat, TO provide
for assessing and collecting the county rev.
orrue for the county of Grant. Mr.. Trow-
bridge introduced * bill to amend an act
entitled an act TO amend an act TO mcorpo-
rate Tie Fox River Hydraul c Company"
COUNCIL, Dec. II.
Mr.. tkcr submitted several resolutions
instructinq the committee on territorial en-
.,enditurcs 10 ascertain and report spocllical-
" with regard 10 the several items con t tu-
ting the debt of the territory, which VIC C a.
doptcd.
MIR. Strong, of Iowa. from the select com
mjttcc to which was referred the SUBJECT OF
the Infringement of the boundaries of Wis
con sm, by the government of the United
States. submitted a report, which was read,
and on motion of Mr.. Newland, 800 cop,es
of The report ordcrel TO be printed.
Mr.. Strong, Of Iowa, also submitted from
said committee. an address to the Congress
of the United States, touching the subject
matter of the report, which received two ron-
dnrs. and was ordered to be printed.
HOUSE OF REPS, Dec. Is.
Nothing of importance was perfected on
&fs day. Considerable discussion was had
ou.a bin on the subject of the Canal Lands,
introduced by Mr.. Plat.
tp,oposition 20 adjourn over the holidays
WAS discussed and rejected.
COUNCIL, Dec. 10.
Mr. Croker, from the committee on ter
ritorial ailairs, made a report relative 10 the
lands granted by Congle;s TO the Territory
tor the support of university, accompanied
bv bill and Joint resolution.
The GAINESVILLE School House ill was ia
acnup on reconsideration and passed.
IL. OF REPS, Dec. IL.
The business of thc House on this day
s1pns;stcd princp ally of a discuss ON ON the
subject of printing a communication from Al
fred Bunson, and with reg ri to memorial
IN CONGRESS on the subject of an act passed
nv that body providing for the paymedt of
certain accounts of the Territory of Wlscon-
s;n.