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... seats , viz : -Messrs . Childs , M'Williams , Sheldon , Boyles , Smith , M'Knight , Shanley , Cox , Engle , Leffler , Blair , Box , Teas , Chance , Jenkins , and Reynolds . On motion of Mr. Engle , Mr. SHELDON , of Milwaukee , was ...
... seats , viz : -Messrs . Childs , M'Williams , Sheldon , Boyles , Smith , M'Knight , Shanley , Cox , Engle , Leffler , Blair , Box , Teas , Chance , Jenkins , and Reynolds . On motion of Mr. Engle , Mr. SHELDON , of Milwaukee , was ...
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... seat as a member of the House . On motion of Mr. Engle , A. W. M'Gregor , elected to supply a vacancy occasioned by the death of H. T. Camp , of Dubuque county , was admitted to his seat , and the oath of office was duly administered to ...
... seat as a member of the House . On motion of Mr. Engle , A. W. M'Gregor , elected to supply a vacancy occasioned by the death of H. T. Camp , of Dubuque county , was admitted to his seat , and the oath of office was duly administered to ...
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... seats be provided within the bar of the House , for the members of the Council , when the Executive shall meet the Legislature . On motion of Mr. Teas , Resolved , That the United States officers of the Territory be invited to take seats ...
... seats be provided within the bar of the House , for the members of the Council , when the Executive shall meet the Legislature . On motion of Mr. Teas , Resolved , That the United States officers of the Territory be invited to take seats ...
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... seat and respectfully address himself to " Mr. Speaker , " and shall con- fine himself to the question under debate and avoid person- ality . VIII . When two or more members happen to rise at once , the Speaker shall name the member who ...
... seat and respectfully address himself to " Mr. Speaker , " and shall con- fine himself to the question under debate and avoid person- ality . VIII . When two or more members happen to rise at once , the Speaker shall name the member who ...
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... seat . On motion of Mr. Engle , Resolved , That a committee of two be appointed to act in conjunction with a similar committee , appointed by the Coun- cil , to draft rules for the regulation of the Territorial Library . Messrs . Engle ...
... seat . On motion of Mr. Engle , Resolved , That a committee of two be appointed to act in conjunction with a similar committee , appointed by the Coun- cil , to draft rules for the regulation of the Territorial Library . Messrs . Engle ...
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16th rule amend an act appointed bank bill to authorize bill to establish bill to incorporate bill to locate bill to provide Blair Boyls Brunet Brunson chair chairman reported Chance Childs commissioners committee rose Cornwall Council be informed Council file Council for concurrence Deponent Dubuque Durkee Engle engrossed entitled A bill entitled An act establish a ferry following resolution Fort Madison gave notice house adjourned House of Representatives house resolved insert introduced bill Iowa county Jenkins Leffler Louisa county M'Gregor M'Knight M'Williams message was received Messrs Milwaukee Mineral Point Mississippi river motion nays being called Nays:-Messrs Nowlin offered the following Parkinson petition of inhabitants Quigley read the second read the third reported said bill Reynolds Rock county Rock river seat of justice select committee Shanley Sheldon Sholes Smith Speaker suspended with reference Teas territorial road territory of Wisconsin third reading votes Wheeler Wisconsin territory yeas and nays Yeas:-Messrs
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Page 20 - When any member is about to speak in debate, or deliver any matter to the House, he shall rise from his seat, and respectfully address himself to "Mr. Speaker," and shall confine himself to the question under debate, and avoid personality, 21.
Page 24 - No standing rule or order of the House shall be rescinded or changed without one day's notice being given of the motion therefor; nor shall any rule be suspended, except by a vote of at least two-thirds of the members present...
Page 22 - When a question has been once made and carried in the affirmative or negative, it shall be in order for any member of the majority to move for the reconsideration thereof...
Page 22 - ... and shall not be debated or decided on the day of their being first read, unless where the House shall direct otherwise ; but shall lie on the table, to be taken up in the order they were read.
Page 19 - He shall preserve order and decorum ; may speak to points of order in preference to other members, rising from his seat for that purpose; and shall decide questions of order, subject to an appeal to the House by any two members — on which appeal no member shall speak more than once, unless by leave of the House.
Page 105 - The total amount of debts which the said corporation shall at any time owe, whether by bond, bill, note, or other contract...
Page 34 - In every case of an amendment of a bill agreed to in one House and dissented to in the other, if either House shall request a conference, and appoint a committee...
Page 24 - When a Member shall be called to order, he shall sit down until the President shall have determined whether he is in order or not; and every question of order shall be decided by the President without debate, but if there be a doubt in his mind he may call for the sense of the Senate.
Page 71 - Mississippi, without permission of the President of the United States or the governor of the State of Illinois," had openly broken the compact.
Page 35 - When a message shall be sent from the Senate to the House of Representatives, it shall be announced at the door of the House by the doorkeeper, and shall be respectfully communicated to the chair, by the person by whom it may be sent.