The following message from the house of representatives was delivered by the clerk thereof, viz: "Mr. President: The house of representatives have passed a resolution relative to a message to be sent to the executive, in which I am directed to ask the concurrence of this house." After some time the committee rose and reported said joint resolution to the council with an amendment, in which the council concurred. The resolution was then ordered to a third reading, and the question being put on the passage thereof, it was determined in the affirmative, The title thereof was then agreed to, and Messrs. Crocker and Barber, were appointed of the committee, on the part of the council, under said joint resolution. On motion of Mr. Barber, The message from the house of representatives, in relation to the joint "resolution relative to a message to be sent to the executive," was then taken up and read the first and second time. Mr. Martin moved a suspension of so much of the rules of the council as requires the consideration of resolutions in committee of the whole, before being ordered to the third reading, so far as the resolution under consideration was concerned; Which was disagreed to. On motion of Mr. Whiton, The council resolved itself into committee of the whole, for the consideration of said joint "resolution relative to a message to be sent to the executive," Mr. La Chapelle in the chair. And having considered the same, the committee rose and reported said resolution to the council, with an amendment, which was concurred in. The following message from the house of representatives was delivered by the clerk thereof, viz: "Mr. President: The house of representatives have concurred in the amendment of this house to the 'resolution relative to the appointment of a joint committee to wait upon his excellency, the governor. Mr. Crocker, from the joint committee appointed to wait upon his excellency, the governor, submitted the following report, viz: "The joint committee appointed by the two houses, to wait upon his excellency, the governor, and inform him that the legis lative assembly is now in session, pursuant to adjournment, respecifully report, that they have discharged the duty imposed upon them, and were informed by his excellency that he was still of the opinion he had formerly expressed, and had no communication to make to the legislative assembly, except a copy of his proclamation, convening the legislature on the sixth day of March next, which he requested your committee to lay before the legislature." Which said report and the accompanying proclamation [SEE APPENDIX "D"] was read; and, On motion of Mr. Whiton, Laid on the table. On motion of Mr. Whiton, The council adjourned until half past six o'clock this evening. HALF-PAST SIX O'CLOCK, P. M. Mr. Crocker offered the following preamble and joint resolutions relative to the present session of the legislative assembly, which were read the first and second time: WHEREAS, the members of the council and house of representatives of the territory of Wisconsin did, in pursuance of law, assemble at the capitol on the first Monday of December, 1842, and having organized their respective houses according to accustomed usage, appointed the usual committee to wait upon the governor and inform him that they were so organized, and ready to receive any communication he might have to make to them; And whereas, the governor refused to meet or recognize the right of the members to hold a session of the legislature, for the reason, as has since appeared in a communication by him addressed to the members of congress, "that no appropriation had been made to defray the expenses of said session;" And whereas, the members of the council unanimously, and the members of the house of representatives, with but two dissenting voices, did, at said session, declare it to be their opinion that an appropriation had been made by congress to defray the expenses of said session; but inasmuch as the governor, in violation of his duty, had refused to meet or co-operate with the legislature, it was deemed expedient and advisable to adjourn to the last Monday of January, 1843, in the belief that the obstacles, pretended to exist in the mind of the governor, would be removed by some action of congress, directing the proper application of said appropriation, or for the making of another appropriation for the expenses of said legislative assembly; And whereas, the congress of the United States did, on the 24th day of December last, by "an act making appropriations for the civil and diplomatic expenses of government, for the half calendar year ending the 30th day of June, 1843," appropriate the sum of $19,275 for the expenses of said legislative assembly; . And whereas, the legislative assembly of the territory of Wisconsin, in pursuance of said adjournment, did convene at the capitol, and did appoint the usual committee to wait upon the governor and inform him they were in session; And whereas, the governor replied to the said committee, that he was still of the opinion he had formerly expressed, and had no communication to make to the legislative assembly, except a copy of his proclamation, convening the legislature on the sixth day of March next; And whereas, serious doubts exist, whether there can be a session of the legislative assembly without the concurrence of the governor; therefore, Resolved, That entertaining the opinion we have formerly expressed, that the appropriation of $20,000, made on the 18th day of May last, was intended to defray the expenses of the session of the legislative assembly, convened on the first Monday of December last; yet, inasmuch as the governor has refused to co-operate with the legislature, we deem it advisable to adjourn, to meet on the sixth day of March next. Resolved, That the only reason heretofore assigned by the governor, for refusing to meet the legislature, having been removed by the appropriation of 24th December last, leaves no other excuse for his singular and unwarrantable conduct, than such as can be found in his determination to prevent all legislation, and sa crifice, for his own private purposes, the welfare of the territory and the interests of the people. Resolved, That the conduct of Gov. Doty, in again refusing to meet the legislature, after he has been officially informed that an appropriation has been made by congress to defray its expenses, is another evidence of his violation of law, and utter disregard of the duties of his station, and of the wishes and interests of the people. Resolved, That a copy of the foregoing preamble and resolutions be forwarded to the president of the United States, and to the presiding officers of the senate and house of representatives of congress. Mr. Whiton moved that the joint resolutions be now laid on the table. Which was decided in the negative. Mr. Crocker moved to suspend so much of the 29th rule of the council as requires all bills and joint resolutions to be printed before being considered in committee of the whole, so far as the joint resolutions under consideration were concerned; Which was agreed to. On motion of Mr. Crocker, The council resolved itself into a committee of the whole, for the consideration of said joint resolutions, Mr. Rountree in the chair. After some time the committee rose and reported the said joint resolutions to the council without amendment. Mr. Whiton offered the following substitute to the first resolution under consideration, viz: "Resolved, That the legislative assembly will now proceed to discharge its duties, without regard to any course that has been or may be pursued by the governor." The question being on the adoption of said substitute, And the ayes and noes being called for, Those who voted in the affirmative, are Messrs. La Chapelle, Rountree, Whiton, and Strong, (Pres't) 4. Those who voted in the negative, are Messrs. Barber, Crocker, Martin, and White-4. So the substitute was rejected. The question was then put-"Shall the resolutions be read the third time?" Which was decided in the negative. So the resolutions were rejected. The council adjourned. MONDAY, February 6, 1843. The journal of the previous day having been read and corrected, Mr. Whiton presented a petition from James Heath and others, of the town and county of Rock, asking that certain lands may be annexed to said town; Which, on motion, was referred to a committee of three; And Messrs. Whiton, White and Barber were appointed said committee. On motion of Mr. Whiton, The council adjourned until two o'clock this afternoon. TWO O'CLOCK, P. M. The following message from the house of representatives was delivered by the clerk thereof, viz: "Mr. President: The house of representatives have passed a 'preamble and resolutions relative to adjourning the present session until the sixth day of March next,' in which I am directed to ask the concurrence of this house." On motion of Mr. Rountree, The "preamble and resolutions relative to adjourning the present session until the sixth day of March next," were then taken up, and read the first and second time. On motion of Mr. Crocker, |
