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Resolved, That the Librarian be and hereby is directed to distribute to the Senators who have not received the same, the acts, resolves, and journals of the Legislature of the State of Wisconsin for the session of 1852,

Which was adopted.

Mr. McLane introduced the following resolution:

Resolved, That a committee of two be appointed to act in conjunction with a similar committee of the Assembly to inform the Governor that the two Houses are now organized and ready to receive any communication which he may have to make.

Which was adopted.

And Messrs. McLane and Stewart were appointed said committee.

Mr. Stewart introduced the following resolution:

Resolved, By the Senate, the Assembly concurring, that the joint rules and orders of the Senate and Assembly for the session of 1852 be adopted for the government of the two houses during the present session,

Which was adopted.

Mr. Whittlesey introduced the following resolution:

Resolved, That each member of the Senate be allowed to receive -newspapers per week to be paid for out of the State Treas

ury.

Mr. Whittlesy moved to fill the blank with "twenty."

Which was agreed to.

Mr. Wakelely moved to strike out the word "week" and substi tute the word "day."

Which was adopted.

And the resolution as amended was adopted.

Mr. Alban introduced the following resolution:

Resolved, That the Clergymen resident in Madison be invited by the President to open the sessions of the Senate with prayer during the present session,

Which was adopted.

On motion of Mr. Pinkney,
The Senate adjourned.

THURSDAY, January 13, 1853.

Prayer by the Rev. W. II. Thomson.

Journal of yesterday was read and approved.

Mr. Alban moved to reconsider the vote of yesterday by which was adopted the resolution of the Senator from Dane in reference to newspapers for the Senate.

Mr. Blair moved that the resolution be laid upon the table,
Which was disagreed to.

And the motion to reconsider was adopted.

Mr. Alban moved to amend the resolution by striking out all after the word "Resolved," and inserting "that each member of the Senate be allowed to receive for distribution thirty daily newspapers or their Equivalent per day to be paid for as other Expenses. of the Senate are paid, and such papers shall be furnished singly and in wrappers."

Mr. Stewart moved to amend the amendment by striking out the words "are paid,"

Which was agreed to.

Mr. Stewart moved to amend the amendment of Mr. Alban by striking out the words "thirty" and inserting "twenty,"

Which was disagreed to.

And the amendment of Mr. Alban as amended was adopted, and the question upon the adoption of the resolution as amended having been put,

It was decided in the affirmative, and the ayes and noes having been called for, those who voted in the affirmative were,

Messrs. Alban, Allen, Blair, Bovee, Briggs, Cary, Hunter, McLane, Miller, Reed, Sharpstein, Smith, Vittum, Wakeley, Whittlesey and Wiel,-16.

Those who voted in the negative were,

Messrs. Bashford, Bowen, Dunn, Lewis, Pinkney, Prentice, Squires, Stewart and Sterling,-9.

Mr. Wakeley from the select Committee for the revision of the

rules of the Senate, submitted the following report which was read and adopted, viz:

The select Committee to whom was referred the revision of the Rules of the Senate, recommend the adoption of the rules of the last Session, as printed, with the following amendments:

To Rule 4. Strike out in the 2d line the word "article" and insert "rule."

To Rule 8. Strike out in the 2d line the word "should," and insert "shall."

To Rule 9. Strike out in the 2d and 3d lines the words "any five of their" and insert the words "a smaller."

To Rule 14. Strike out the words "to be composed of three members each," and insert after the words "directed by the Senate" the following: The Committee on the Judiciary shall consist of five members, and the other Committees of three members each. To Rule 28.

Strike out in the 5th line the words to commit." To Rule 30. Page 8, strike out the words "which have been adopted in Committee of the whole, but not acted on in the Senate."

To Rule 35. Add the following words: "Previous to the reception of such report, further procedings in the call shall not be suspended, except by a vote of two-thirds of the members present."

To Rule 37. Strike out all after the word "members" where it occurs in the 4th line and insert the following: "Amendments and other propositions reported by the Committee of the whole shall be disposed of in the same manner as if proposed in the Senate."

To Rule 42.-Strike out the word "twenty" in the first line and insert "fifty."

To Rule 43.-Strike out in the 1st line the word "one" and insert "three."

E. WAKELEY,

J. C. SQUIRES, Committee.
B. PINKNEY,

Mr. Whittlesey moved that the same Committee be instructed. to procure printed two hundred copies of the Rules as revised.

Which was agreed to.

A Message from the Assembly, by Thomas McHugh, Esq., its Chief Clerk.

MR. PRESIDENT ;

I am directed to inform you that the Assembly is now organized and ready to proceed to business.

Messrs. Holmes and Chase, have been appointed a Committee on the part of the Assembly to act in conjunction with a similar Committee on the part of the Senate, to wait upon his Excellency the Governor, and inform him that the two Houses are now organized, and ready to receive any communication which he may have to make to them.

The following appointments of the Sergeant at Arms, were then read:

SENATE CHAMBER, Madison, Wisconsin,
January 12th. 1853.

To the Hon. the Senate,

I have this day appointed

John L. Sweney, Assistant Serg't At-arms.

John Schreck, Second Assistant Serg't At-arms.
Truman L. Smith, Door Keeper.

Charles Wheeler and G. F. Becker, Messengers.

And James Carson, Fireman, for the Senate during the present session

THOMAS HOOD, Serg't At-arms of the senate.

Mr. McLane from Joint select committee appointed to wait upon His Excellency the Governor made the following report:

The Committee in behalf of the Senate to wait upon his Excellency the Governor in conjunction with a joint committee from the Assembly and inform him that the two houses are organized, and ready to receive any communication he may have to make to them, report that they have discharged their duty, and that the

Governor has informed them that he will on to-day at 11 o'clock A. M. Send a copy of his message to each of the two houses.

GEO. R. McLANE.
ALVA STEWART.
Committee.

A message from His Excellency the Governor, by H. S. Orton, Esq., his private Secretary.

To the Senate and Assembly,

GENTLEMEN:

Since your last annual session, nothing has transpired, of extraordinary importance in the civil affairs of the State. During the past season, our citizens have enjoyed unusual prosperity, in the ample products and remuneration of their industry and enterprise. Abundant harvests, and high markets, an inerease in monied circulation and the downward tendency of the rates of interest; a prevailing confidence among business men, and in business enterprises, continued accession to our population by emigration, the energetic prosecution of internal improvements under the skillful management of companies, the extension of permanent agricultural improvements and the rapid growth of our cities and villages, are among the encouraging indications of the present, and give cheering promise of the future.

We have sufficient reason for congratulation in the condition and prospects of our State.

In respect to many advantages, she occupies a highly favorable position that cannot well be overlooked, either by the emigrant seeking a home in the West, or by those wishing to make safe and profitable investments of capital.

It appears by the returns of the last general census, that the ratio of increase in population has been greater, and the health of the people better, in Wisconsin, than in any other State in the Union. And in soil, climate, mineral resources and commercial position, she may justly claim to be equal, and in many respects superior, to the other Western States.

With a large area of territory, and comparatively a very small

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