The legislature of the re-organized Territory of Wisconsin met at Madison, called the first session of the second legislative assembly by one passage and the third session of the Legislature by another; Governor Dodge's message recommended investigation of the banks, land grants for river and harbor improvements, revision of the laws, division of the Territory into judicial districts, pre-emption rights for miners, and other measures.

The evidence

• “On the 26th day of November, 1838, the legislature of the re-organized Territory of Wisconsin— being the first session of the second legislative assembly — met at Madison. Governor Dodge, in his message, recommended an investigation of the banks then in operation, memorializing congress for a grant of lands for the improvement of the Fox river of Green bay and the Wisconsin; the revision of the laws; the division of the Territory into judicial districts; the justice of granting to all miners who have obtained the ownership of mineral grounds under the regulations of the superintendent of the United States lead mines, either by discovery or purchase, the right of pre-emption ; and the improvement of the harbors on Lake Michigan.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/01-wisconsin-antiquities-indians-territory.md, PDF p. 43 / book p. 47

  Butterfield, C. W., et al. The History of Rock County, Wisconsin: its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871585.

  Grade A: Found on a page of one of our sources

  

• “The first session of the Legislature, in 1836, by a proclamation of General Dodge, who was the first Governor, was convened at Belmont, now in Lafayette county, on the 25th day of October, of that year. The second session was held at Burlington, now in the State of Iowa, November 6th, 1837, at which session the seat of Government was located at Madison, where the third session of the Legislature was held November 26th, 1838.”

  1856-history-of-rock-county/01-wisconsin.md, PDF p. 21 / book p. 3

  Guernsey, Orrin, and Josiah F. Willard, editors. History of Rock County, and Transactions of the Rock County Agricultural Society and Mechanics' Institute. Janesville, Wis.: William M. Doty & Brother, 1856. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871593.

  Grade A: Found on a page of one of our sources