incorporated - Several acts creating corporations were passed Territorial roads were
provided for - Building two dams across Rock River authorized - Rock, Dane, Jefferson
and Fond du Lac counties were organized - Many towns established - University land
located - Judicial districts established and judges assigned - Time of annual session
changed to first Monday of December - Revision of laws - Time of service of delegate
fixed and an election provided for first Monday in August Futile attempts to draw
party lines- Doty, Kilbourn and Burnett were candidates - Doty was elected - Gov.
Dodge's term expired 4th of July - He was reappointed for three years - The land
sales at Milwaukee, which had been postponed, took place on 18th of February and 4th
of March - The action of commissioners to distribute money under Winnebago treaty
was annulled and a new commission appointed.

CHAPTER XXI.

TERRITORY OF WISCONSIN-1840.

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Seven important measures introduced by the delegate, none of which were adopted-

appropriations were made, except for ordinary territorial expenses- - The preemption

act extended for two years- In the Legislature of 1839-40, which met December 2,

there were seven changes of membership - Names of members, nativity and occupation

are given - Governor's message and its recommendations - More about Madison titles-

The public buildings unfinished - Suits commenced - Report of committee on the

subject - Doty's position that acts of Legislative Assembly did not take effect until

submitted to Congress, and letters on that subject from H. N. Wells, E. V. Whiton,

Hans Crocker, Morgan L. Martin, and others - Southern boundary and State govern-

ment Banks - Capt. Cram's estimates of appropriations for roads' $130,000 --- Land

sale at Green Bay and at Milwaukee in April - Legislature adjourned on 13th January

to 3d of August - Census, 30,747- New apportionment of House of Representatives -

Several new towns were created - Winnebago county was laid off in January, 1840, as

also St. Croix and Sauk - Dodge and Washington counties organized - Milwaukee

"Bridge War"- Several acts of incorporation passed-Time of general election

changed from first Monday of August to fourth Monday of September - Election of

President in 1840- Doty's address, entitled, “Voice of an Injured Territory "—its

effect.

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TERRITORY OF WISCONSIN - 1841.

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Appropriation for Legislative expenses reduced from $34,000 to $20,000 — No appropriation

for harbors or interual improvements Legislature of 1840-1 met Dec. 7 — House of

Representatives under new apportionment was almost entirely changed - Message and

its recommendation Contested election case of Bruce and Ellis- Brothertown

Indians - Also La'Chappelle against Brunson - Condition of the capitol - Territorial

suits Reports of committees on subject Territorial bonds for $7,000 authorized to

be issued for completing capitol and contract let to Daniel Baxter State government

and southern boundary - Nothing done Banks and safety fund - Examination of

bank of Mineral Point - Favorable report The bank failed in about four months-

Memorials were passed asking Congress for appropriations for harbors and other im-

provements —
- Territorial Geologist - Schools - Act for township government, optional

with counties - Numerous towns established and territorial roads provided for -

Portage county extended to north line of the Territory, and organized for county pur

poses - University lands - Certificates bearing 10 per cent. interest were issued for

Territorial indebtedness - President Harrison died April 4, 1841, and Tyler became

President He removed Dodge and appointed Doty, also removed the Secretary,

Attorney, Marshal, Surveyor General and most of the Land officers, and many other

U. S. officers-Gov. Doty also made numerous removals of Territorial officers – Whig

party organized in 1841, and nominated Jonathan E. Arnold, candidate for delegate.

The Democratic party organized and nominated Henry Dodge, who was elected.

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TERRITORY OF WISCONSIN -1842.

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Congressional action- - Appropriation for Legislative expenses Settlement of arrearages
- Appropriations must precede sessions of Legislature - Doubts whether appropria-
tion should be made to Mr. Dunn the old or Mr. Field the new secretary - Equivalents
for preemption rights - Post routes - Gov. Doty's minor son appointed pension agent
-Appointment withdrawn and Paraclete Potter appointed - Changes in membership
of Legislature - Contest of Parmelee and Sill-La'Chappel vs. Brunson - Party affilia-
tions exhibited Contest for president of the council - Democratic speaker - Secret
executive sessions abolished Governor's message; a long paper
Referred to com-
mittees in each branch and numerous reports made- The Governor's message strongly
recommended State government - Legislature thought it too soon-Gov. Doty issues
proclamation for vote on State government; but little attention paid to it - Boundary
line between Michigan and Wisconsin - New apportionment of members - New
counties What counties adopted town system - - New towns-Acts to amend village
incorporations vetoed - Passed notwithstanding veto - Other bills passed over vetoes —
Fond du Lac association incorporated - Banks - Imprisonment for debt abolished-
Numerous private acts passed Territorial roads - Contest over the office of State
Treasurer - Public buildings and Territorial suits - Lead mines-Leasing system
revived - Public feeling - The killing of C. C. P. Arndt by James R. Vineyard.

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TERRITORY OF WISCONSIN

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Harbor and Light house appropriations-Appropriations for Territorial expenses - Certain
officers made elective - Term of office of members of the Legislature reduced —
Stockbridge Indians - Legislative Assembly meet Dec. 5, 1842 - Mostly new members
Organization - Governor Doty refuses to meet the Legislature - Action of the
Legislature on the matter - The Governor's reasons — Memorial to the President
asking the removal of the Governor - Both houses adjourn until the fourth Monday of
January Governor appoints special session for 6th March - Adjourned session -
Governor still refuses to meet the Legislature — Adjournment to 6th March - Both
houses meet on 6th March - Committee wait on Governor, who said he would send a
written message at 2 o'clock that day- Message - A question of grammar Recom-
mendations of message - State government — Territorial debt · Proceeds of public
lands Internal improvements Short session - - Message referred - Conflict between
Governor and Legislature renewed-
"Special
"session or "Adjourned" session -
Resolutions adopted that the session is "special". - President of council resigns --
Governor willing to coöperate - Session terminates on 25th March - New session on
27th March Organization continued - Peace restored - Various acts passed - To
extend term of court in Walworth county - Appoint superintendent of Territorial
property, passed over Governor's veto - Repairs of capitol - Baxter's claim - Ter-
ritorial suits-Controversy with the librarian, B. Shakelford Controversy with the
auditor, J. T. Clark - Reporter expelled from seat in the House of Representatives —
Legislature make no provision for vote on State government Proclamation of Gov-
ernor for vote - But little attention paid to it - Governor's vetoes - Bills passed by 2%
Errors in Governor's estimates of Legislative expenses - Report of Treasurer
Territorial tax - Ashburton treaty, fixing northwestern boundary - Division of Grant
county defeated - Dodge county - St. Croix county Creation and division of towns

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- Territorial roads - Dams -Racine to levy tax for harbor- Election of sheriff,
etc. Feeling about abolition - Banks - Small-pox - Death of Gov. Stevens T. Mason
- Election of delegate - A party question, H. Dodge and Geo. W. Hickox, candidates.

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Appropriations by Congress for harbors and legislative expenses -- A section of land
granted to improve Grant Slough and Potosi - - Legislature met Dec. 4, 1843 - Slight
changes in membership Organization - Death of Dr. Lewis F. Linn Message of
Gov. Doty -State government - Short session
"Fifth state
and its boundaries Shall foreigners vote for state government? -- - Question of form-
ing state government submitted to the people — Large majority against it — Negro
suffrage Infringement of boundaries - Report of committee -It shows the in-
fringement, suggests a mode of restitution, and the effect on state government
Receipt and disbursement of share of proceeds of the public lands Bill to pay Ter-
ritorial debt-Report of Auditor and Treasurer of the Territory, was misleading-
Their nominations were rejected - Territorial suits → Completion of the capitol
-J. Y. Smith reëlected superintendent - Baxter claim - University lands -- Railroads
Wisconsin Marine and Fire Ins. Co. - Betterments - Terms of courts - Trespass
on University and Canal lands -- Redemption from tax sales and limitation of suits
Organization of Portage county - Fond du Lac -- Dodge - Sauk -- Copies of record of
deeds to be obtained in Grant, Green, Portage and Winnebago counties - Towns
organized Villages incorporated - Dams authorized Free bridges in Milwaukee
and Racine - Territor al roads Academies Special tax for harbors in Milwaukee,
Racine and Southport - Vetoes by Governor-Wit and mirth - Adjutant General ----
Memorials to Congress - Length of session and small appropriation — Adjournment
sine die Future sessions to commence first Monday of January -- Murder of Robert
D. Lester - Politics Whig convention -- Removal of Rufus Parks - Nathaniel P.
Tallmadge appointed to succeed Governor Doty.

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Congress - Appropriation for Legislature only $13,700 -- None for harbors except at
Southport - $10,000 for roads - Meeting of Legislature -- Change of membership -
Organization -- Rock and Walworth counties- Harmony between the Governor and
Legislature - Contrast between Tallmadge and Doty Message Approves the act
of last session as to suffrage of foreign-born citizens - Militia -- Internal improve-
ments and harbors -- Debt Education Agriculture - - Benediction No recom-
mendation of State government Action of Legislature on the subject -Futile efforts
to repeal suffrage act- Modified by its friends - Auditor and Treasurer - Their
reports Secretary of the Territory His reports - Complimented by resolution --
Judge Irvin -- Dissatisfaction at his absence -- Office of Supreme Court Com-
missioner abolished-Territorial suits, more delay Baxter claim Territory cannot
be sued - Territorial tax to pay debt - New counties, Chippewa, La Pointe - Wash-
ington county organized Dodge county seat located - Winnebago county - Mil-
waukee county Town government in Marquette county and Brown Futile efforts
to divide Jefferson, Dodge and Portage counties -- Sauk county seat Amendments
of town government law Act of Congress granting lands for town sites -- Portage
City Fairplay -- Boundaries of Milwaukee extended — Beloit incorporated -- New
towns Banks - Unauthorized banking - Orthography of Wisconsin - Territorial
printer Liquor license- - University lands - Relative to County Treasurers, Clerks
and Judges of Probate - Territorial roads - Special tax for roads in Milwaukee
and Brown counties - Quietus of bridge controversy in Milwaukee — Improve-
ment of Grant river at Potosi - - Penitentiary - Dams- Divorce Change of
name Wisconsin Phalanx - Janesville Academy - Congregational society in Mil-
waukee - Memorials to Congress -- Fees of Clerk of Supreme Court and Secretary of
State Sheep and dogs - When laws take effect
- Adjournment sine die - Claim of
preemption to lands reserved as mineral lands - Not sustained by Supreme Court of
U. S. Efforts of agents to lease lands -- President's message recommends sale of
mineral lands - Henry Dodge appointed Governor in place of Tallmadge, removed —

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Welcomed at Mineral Point by dinner and ball Other appointments Surveyor
General, Marshal, Attorney, Land Officers - Morgan L. Martin nominated as delegate
by the Democratic convention, James Collins by the Whig convention, and Edward D.
Holton by the Liberty party Martin elected - Stage lines - Disastrous conflagration
in Milwaukee.

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Certainty of early State government -- Enabling act passes Congress - No contest about
boundaries -- Propositions of Congress · Harbor appropriation defeated by veto -
Appropriation of $25,000 for roads reported did not pass - Appropriation of land for
Fox and Wisconsin rivers-Appropriations for Territorial government Surveyor
General's salary increased — Stockbridge Indians - Sale of mineral lands authorized
Legislature meets 5th January - Change of membership - Organization - Nativity,
age, residence and occupation of members Governor's message Referred to State
government, school, debt, penitentiary, sale of mineral lands, rivers and harbors,
militia and Indians Message referred -- Bill for State government reported and
passed both houses Election for or against to be on first Tuesday of April - Census
first June- Apportionment for convention - When delegates elected - When con-
vention to meet - Apportionment of Legislature - Wis. M. & F. Ins. Co. - Bank of
Mineral Point - Debt-Auditor's report - Baxter claim - Territorial suits - Escheat of
lands to the Territory - New counties: Waukesha, La Fayette and Columbia - New
county out of Jefferson and Dodge defeated by vote of people -- New towns Sheboy-
gan county organized — County seats; Sauk, St. Croix - Line between Crawford and
Chippewa established - Milwaukee incorporated as a city - Villages incorporated;
Madison, Prairieville, Sheboygan and Potosi - University lands- Beloit college in-
corporated - Carroll college - Madison academy- Common schools - Terms of courts
in 2d district- Court practice - Railroad charters - Plank roads - Territorial roads
Bridges in Milwaukee - Toll bridge in Darlington - Improvement of Grant river —
Ferry at Potosi - Dams Rochester cemetery Religious societies to sell property
Manufacturing Co. -- Filing of ministers' credentials - Divorce - Change of name --
Militia War with Mexico Wisconsin Volunteers - Indian scare
Liquor license
near Muscoda - John Catlin Secretary of Territory vice Floyd - Confirmation of
Governor's nominations - Territorial printer and superintendent of property elected
Memorials to Congress - Proceeds of canal lands turned over to Territorial treasury
- Burning of wife and children of Marshall M. Strong, and his house - Adjournment
sine die Sale of mineral lands - Political parties - Newspapers - Vote on State
government Census- Governor issues two proclamations; one apportions members
of Legislature, the other delegates to convention - Effect of party in election of dele-
gates Meeting of Constitutional convention - Delegates elect - Absentees - Not
sworn - Election of president; influences affecting it - Other officers - Rules --
Standing committees - Judiciary committee increased — Mr. Ryan is indignant and
refuses to serve on the committee - Disposition of the printing- Article on banks and
banking - On suffrage and the elective franchise - Death of Thomas P. Burnett and
his wife and mother -- Article on judiciary - Rights of married women and homestead
exemption - Resignation of Marshall M. Strong of his seat - To be submitted to vote
on first Tuesday of April - Adjournment sine die.

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TERRITORY OF WISCONSIN — 1847.

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Division of the Democratic party upon adoption of constitution - Congress passes act for
admission of the State-Assents to the change of boundary proposed in the constitution
-- Proviso of ratification by vote of people Same appropriations for Territorial ex-
penses None for harbors - Two for light-houses- Chippewa Land D strict created
Land for Beetown - Preëmption to Champion and Deering at New Diggins - Legis.
lature meets January 4th - List of members --- Organization -- Message - - It refers to
admission of State into the Union; Territorial debt; Harbors; Militia; Capt. Knowlton's
volunteer company in U. S. service; Indians and purchase of lands Incident as to
W. A. Barstow - Opposition to constitution developed - Committee report a bill for

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a new convention in June, if the constitution shall be rejected Passes the council;
indefinitely postponed in House - Railroads — Report of Grant river improvement—
Improvement of Grand Rapids, of Wisconsin river - Memorial to Congress for improve-
ment of rapids in Mississippi river - Dams - Bridge at Oshkosh Special harbor tax
at Racine - Navigation Co. at Green Bay - Removal of suits from Milwaukee to
Waukesha County seats: Washington county; Iowa county; Columbia county-
Organization of La Fayette county-Winnebago county. - New towns organized-
Villages of Southport and Fond du Lac incorporated; Prairieville changed to Waukesha;
Beloit repealed, and Milwaukee city charter amended, and authorized to borrow money
for school-house sites Territorial roads laid out - Memorial asking for U. S. road
from Prairie du Chien to La Pointe - Insurance Co. incorporated - Churches authorized
to become corporations - -Nashotah House" incorporated; Lawrence Institute in-
corporated; Memorial for grant of land to it; passed council, but not the House
Academies or seminaries were incorporated at Monroe, Watertown, Sheboygan, Beaver
Dam and Prairie du Sac, and a library association at Beloit - Sumptuary laws
University lands- Divorces and change of names - Dower - Election of Printer and
Superintendent Baxter claim - Penitentiary - Facetious report on quackery - Sale
of the mineral lands - The voting for the ratification or rejection of the constitution -
Official result - Democratic convention to nominate a candidate for delegate - The
result - Whig convention nominate John H. Tweedy - Charles Durkee, Abolition can-
didate Official statement of result; Mr. Tweedy elected - Proclamation of Governor
for special session - Convened on 18th October -Two changes in council House all
new; list of members - Organization - Message; limited to question of State govern-
ment Action of Legislature confined to the passage of a law for another convention
of sixty-nine delegates to be elected on the 29th of November - Apportionment of
delegates Convention to meet December 15th -Census Another convention, if
constitution should not be adopted - Session of Legislature postponed - Political
division of the convention - Population.

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TERRITORY OF WISCONSIN .1848.

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Second convention meets List of members - Organization William S. Hamilton con-
tests the seat of John O'Connor - Commission to take testimony - Contest unsuccess-
ful - Rules - Prayers - Standing committees - Printing - Article on "Executive,"
Veto; Lieutenant Governor "Organization and functions of the Judiciary
"Boundaries"-"Legislative"- "Suffrage "-"Exemptions from forced sale "—-
"Banks and Banking "- Other articles adopted without contest - Submitted to
popular vote second Monday of March - Elections of State officers, etc., second Monday
in May Legislature meet first Monday in June Convention adjourned sine die
February 1st - Constitution adopted by the people on the 13th March - Admitted into
the Union May 19th- Last session of Legislature met February 7th Members the
same Organization - Message- It refers to harbors; Grant river improvement,
Death of Silas Wright, and does not deem it proper to submit "subjects of general
legislation "-appropriation only sufficient for session of 24 days - Laws were passed in
relation to making land office certificates evidence; publication of notices; convey-
ances; commitments; cemeteries and telegraph - Resolutions in relation to the death
of Silas Wright, John Quincy Adams and Captain Augustus Quarles - Settlement of
the Territorial suits - Baxter claim Memorials to Congress Repudiating resolu-
tions of 1842 rescinded Divorces; 42 asked and 24 granted- Change of names-Ap-
propriation to heirs of T. P. Burnett- - County seat of La Fayette county-Vote on
division of Grant county-Boundaries of Fond du Lac, Winnebago and Calumet
counties in Lake Winnebago-Adams county organized; and Manitowoc - County
seats; Sauk, Columbia and Washington Records transferred from Milwaukee to
Waukesha county - Mr. Mooers of Washington county resigns his seat - New towns
organized - Village charters amended and repealed - Beetown - Incorporation of
"Du Lac Academy;" "Sinsinawa Mound College; "Wisconsin Medical College," at
Milwaukee Milwaukee & Waukesha R. R. Co.; supplementary act — Sixteen plank
or turnpike roads incorporated -Numerous Territorial roads Five ferry charters -
Eleven acts were passed authorizing the erection of dams on navigable rivers - "Wis-
consin Iron Co.," incorporated - Lumber inspector for St. Croix county - Territorial
Printer and Superintendent Legislature adjourns sine die- TERRITORY OF WIS-
CONSIN becomes only a memory.

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