Third Session of the Second Legislative Assembly, 1839-40, Convened at Madison, December 2, 1839, and adjourned January 13, 1840. Fourth (extra) Session of the Second Legislative Assembly, 1840, Convened at Madison, August 3, 1840, and adjourned August 14, 1840. COUNCIL. President-WILLIAM A. PRENTISS, of Milwaukee. Secretary-GEORGE BEATTY. Sergeant-at-Arms-GILBERT KNAPP. In place of Marshall M. Strong, resigned. + In place of Geo. Wilson, resigned In place of Joseph Brisbois, resigned. First Session of the Third Legislative Assembly, 1840-1, Convened at Madison, December 7, 1840, and adjourned February 19, 1841. COUNCIL. President-JAMES MAXWELL, of Walworth. Secretary-GEORGE BEATTY. BROWN, FOND DU LAC, Charles C. P. Arndt, MILWAUKEE AND WASH- Jonathan E. Arnold, RACINE Sergeant-at-Arms-MILES M. VINEYARD. RACINE. William Bullen, DANE, DODGE, GREEN AND JEFFERSON. Ebenezer Brigham. REPRESENTATIVES. IOWA. Levi Sterling, GRANT. John H. Rountree, CRAWFORD AND ST.CROLS Charles J. Learned. Speaker-DAVID NEWLAND, of Iowa. Sergeant-at-Arms-FRANCIS M. RUBLEE. BROWN, FOND DU LAC, Chief Clerk-JOHN CATLIN. George Batchelder. Thomas E. Parmelce, Reuben H. Deming. William H. Bruce,* Mason C. Darling, MILWAUKEE AND WASH INGTON. Joseph Bond, William F. Shephard. Seat successfully contested by Albert G. Ellis. IOWA. Francis J. Dunn, GRANT. Daniel R. Burt. Nelson Dewey, Neely Gray. CRAWFORD AND ST. CROIX. Alfred Brunson,+ Joseph R. Brown. Seat contested by Theophilus La Chappelle, and Joseph R. Brown appointed Commissioner to take testimony and report. Second Session of the Third Legislative Assembly, 1841-2, Convened at Madison, December 6, 1841, and adjourned February 19, 1842. 1 Killed by James R. Vineyard, Feb. 11, 1842. 2 In place of Jonathan E. Arnold, resigned. IOWA. Thomas Jenkins," GRANT. Daniel R. Burt, Nelson Dewey. DANE, DODGE, GREEN, Lucius I. Barber, 3 Resignation sent to Council, Feb. 14, which was refused to be accepted, and a vote expelling him from the Council was passed. 4 Elisha S. Sill claimed a seat as an additional member but was not admitted. Mr. Parmelee afterwards resigned. 5 Seat contested and awarded to Theophilus La Chappelle. 6 In place of Hugh Long, resigned. 71n place of Francis J. Dunn, resigned. First Session of the Fourth Legislative Assembly, 1842-43. [The two Houses organized on the 5th of December, 1842, but the Governor, (J D. Doty) refused to communicate with them, as a body legally assembled, accord ing to the act of Congress, as no appropriation for that object had been previously made by Congress. The Houses continued in session until the 10th day of Decem ber, when they adjourned until the 30th of January, 1813, when they again met, and continued in session until February, 1843, when they adjourned until March 6, 1813, on which latter day, they again convened, as well in pursuance of their vote of adjournment, as in pursuance of the Governor's Proclamation, calling them together as of a special session, on that day. Of this intention of the Governor, they had been apprised by resolutions referring to his Proclamation, introduced by one of their members at their first session. The Houses continued in session subsequently until the 25th day of March, when they adjourned without day. Both Houses again assembled on the 27th day of March, as of the second session, and adjourned on the 17th of April, 1843. The session was held at Madison. Officers the same in both sessions.] COUNCIL. President-MOSES M. STRONG, of Iowa.. [Resigned March 18th, and Morgan L. Martin of Brown elected to fill the vacancy.] Secretary-JOHN V. INGERSOL. Sergeant-at-Arms-CHARLES C. BROWN. [Mr. Ingersol resigned March 31, 1843, and John P. Sheldon appointed for balance of session.] These Councilmen did not take their seats until March 5, 1842 Second Session of the Fourth Legislative Assembly, 1843-4. Convened at Madison, December 4, 1843, and adjourned January 31, 1844. COUNCIL. President-MARSHALL M. STRONG, of Racine. Secretary-BENJAMIN C. EASTMAN. BROWN, CALUMET, FOND DU LAC, MANITOWOC, MARQUETTE, PORTAGE, SHEBOYGAN AND WINNEBAGO. Morgan L. Martin. ROCK AND WALWORTH. Charles M. Baker, Sergeant-at-Arms--G. C. S. VAIL Speaker-GEORGE H. WALKER, of Milwaukee. Chief Clerk-JOHN CATLIN. BROWN, CALUMET, FOND Albert G. Ellis, Mason C. Darling. CRAWFORD AND ST. CROIX. John H. Manahan. IOWA. Moses Meeker, George Messersmith. Robert M. Long. Sergeant-at-Arms-J. W. TROWBRIDGE |