communication in reply to said resolution, and refusing to

surrender said room,

Resolved, that the sergent at arms be directed to remove the effects of said Clark from said room, and take possession of the same, for the use of the Legislature, peaceably if he can, forcibly

if he must.

Resolved, That the above resolution be carried into effect under the direction of the superintendent of public property,

Which was read, when.

Mr. Platt offered the following as an amendment, to wit: Resolved, The Hon. Council concurring, that the superintendent of public property be instructed to cause the room in the Capitol now occupied by the auditor to be cleared of its furniture [except such as belongs to the Territory,] and prepared for the use of committees of the Legislature.

Mr. Hamilton moved the amendment by striking out the words "the Council concurring."

And the question being put, it passed in the affirmative.

The question was then put on the amendment as amended, and it passed in the negative.

Mr Hopkins moved to amend the resolutions by striking from the first resolution the words "peaceably if he can, forcibly if he must."

And the question being put thereon, it passed in the negative. The question was then put on the passage of the resolution, and it passed in the affirmative.

And the ayes and noes being called for,

Those who voted in the affirmative, are

Messrs. Crossman, Darling, Hamilton, Hunkins, Long, Man. ahan, Meeker, Olin, Platt, Parsons, Price, Thompson, Tro w. bridge, Walker and Ellis, [Speaker]-15.

Those who voted in the negative are,

Messrs. Bartlett, Capron, Hicks, Hopkins, Judson, Palmer, and Van Vleet.-7.

Mr. Darling then moved that the communication of Julius T. Clark, Auditor of the Territory, be spread upon the Journal. And the question being put thereon, it passed in the affirma tive.

The said communication is as follows:

To the House of Representatives of the Territory of Wisconsin : The sergeant-at-arms of your body has just called on me and made a formal demand of the keys of the room which I have the honor to occupy as an officer of the Territory. He acts, I am informed, under a resolution passed by your body this morning. Under ordinary circumstances, I should not have hesitated to comply with a request of your body, covering the grounds embra. ced in the resolution. But in this instance I am constrained to believe that there is more meant by the resolution than at first meets the eye. It is well known to your honorable body, that the room in question has been open to your committees at all times, and, as a gentleman, I have at all times taken pleasure in making the room comfortable, and furnishing articles for the convenience of your committees. If this is the case, as none of your committees can deny, I cannot see what object you should wish to attain which has reference to the sessions of your committees, in the discharge of their duties, which is not already enjoyed. I have in my possession, in the room in question, important books and papers, belonging to my office. which I deem it my duty to guard, and I do not conceive that I can do so with justice to the people, whose interests are concerned, and leave them where they are beyond my control.

I have stated to your sergeant-at-arms, and now take the liberty to repeat, that if the object of your body is to have the room at all times in readiness for your committees, such can be the

fact, and not be at the same time inconsistent with its occupa. tion by myself. If, however, it is the object of the House to remove the records and papers, &c., of my office from the room, I do not feel at liberty to surrender it.

I make this communication at the request of the sergeant.at.

Mr. Price presented the petition of inhabitants of Potosi, in Grant county, praying that a ferry may be established across the Mississippi river at said town, which was

Referred to the committee on roads.

. Mr. Hamilton offered the following resolution :

Which was adopted, to wit:

Resolved, That the superintendent of territorial property be instructed, during the recess of the Assembly, to cut a place and put a door, in the partition wall, between the Representa. tives' Hall, and the northwest room adjoining said Hall; provided said door, complete, shall not cost more than thirty dollars. A message from the Governor, by his private secretary, Mr. Charles Doty.

To the House of Representatives:

I have this day approved and signed a bill, entitled

"An act for the collection of certain taxes in the county of Milwaukee."

And deposited the same in the office of the secretary of the Territory. J. D. DOTY.

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, Wisconsin,

Madison April 6, 1843.

Which was read and ordered to lie on the table.

Mr. Long from the committee on enrolled bills, reported the following to be correctly enrolled, to wit:

"Resolution in relation to renting a certain room in the cap. itol to the county of Dane."

Which was signed by the Speaker and ordered to be presented to the President of the Council for his signature.

Mr. Crossman from the committee of engrossed bills, reported the following to be correctly engrossed, to wit:

No. 1, "Memorial to Congress relative to, the canal lands." Agreeably to notice previously given, and by leave, Mr. Mas.. ters introduced

Bill No. 43, entitled "a bill to amend an act of the revised statutes, concerning arbitrations."

Which was read the first and second times.

Bills on their passage being announced, the undermentioned were severally read the third time, passed, and the titles thereof agreed to, to wit:

No. 30 (C. F.) edtitled "a bill to repeal the fourth section of an act entitled an act to organize the county of St. Croix, and to legalize the official acts of certain officers in said county and for other purposes," and

Memorial No. 1, (H. of R.) "memorial to Congress relative to the canal lands."

On motion of Mr. Hamilton, bill

No. 27, [H. of R.] entitled "a bill to repeal an act entitled

an act to incorporate the Milwaukee manufacturing and hydrau lie company, approved March 11, 1839,"

Was recommitted to the committee of the whole house, when On motion of Mr. Trowbridge,

The house resolved itself into the committee of the whole, Mr. Masters in the chair, for the consideration of the said bill, and the following entitled bills, to wit:

No. 27, [H. of R. file] "a bill to repeal certain acts therein named," and

No. 37, [C. F.] "a bill to alter the boundaries of certain towns in the counties of Racine and Rock."

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And pending the report of the committee thereon, the secreta.

of the Council being announced, the Speaker took the chair, when the following message was received, to wit:

Mr. Speaker-I am directed to inform the house that the Council have considered the amendment made by the house to bill No. 26, [C. F.[ entitled "a bill to repeal the several acts concerning the militia, and for other purposes,"

And refuse to concur therein.

Also, that the Governor of the Territory, by message dated the 5th of April, 1843, notified the Council that he had signed

"An act to authorise the register of deeds of Washington county to procure copies of certain records from the office of register of deeds of Milwaukee county."

"An act to incorporate the Prairieville manufacturing com. pany," and

"Resolutions asking appropriation of lands by Congress for the purpose of establishing within the Territory of Wisconsin institutions for the instruction of the deaf and dumb, and blind, and an asylum for the insane."

The committee resumed their session, and after some time spent therein, rose and the chairman reported that the committee had made some progress in bills No. 27, and 37 and ask