The Arkansas advocate., 1835-11-06
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

On motion of Mr. Williamson, the reso- lution of the Council, appointing Justices of the Peace, which was yesterday returned from the H. of R. with an amendment, Striking out the name of Daniel R. Mills), was taken up, and the amendment of the House disagreed 10.
 On motion of MT. Clark of Chicot, the resolution offered by him yesterday, request ing our Delegate in Congress to procure the passage of a law giving to the Legislature of this Territory the entire control of the 16th sections within the limits of Arkansas, was taken up and adopted, dnd sent to the H. of R.
 Bills rejected. To establish the bounda- ry line of Van Buren county to elect trus- tees for the school lands; amendatory to the laws relative to revcEue in this Territo. ry.
 Bills p0Ssed.-To erect ll-bridges across Old river bayou and Boggy bayou !; to authorize certain suits to be tried in the Superior court; to build a courthouse in the town of Washington, Hampstead county.
 MT. Young offered a resolution, which was adopted, authorizing James Scul to re- deem certain lands, heretofore stricken off to the Territory for non-p payment of taxes.
 MT; Brown offered the following preamble and resolution
 | Whereas, some years since, by an act of Congress, ten sections of land were donated to tho Territory of Arkansas, and placed under the entire control of the then Gov enor of Arkansas, for the purpose of erect ing and building State-house at the seat of Government in Arkansas; and whereas said ten sections of land have been disposed of by the Governor, and the State house is now in considerable state of forwardness, and as we have no other method by which we can get the necessary information than that of calling on John Pope, late Govefiior of Arkansas, to know the true situation of said fund add State house, and what, f any thing, is yet remaining for the completion of said State house and whereas, also, do- nation of 1000 acres of land was, by an act of Congress, donated to Arkansas for the purpose of building Courthouse at the seat of Government, for the use of Arkansas, and which was, by said act, placed under the entire control of the Goyefnor and whereas said land, or a part thereof, has been sold, and the Court house IS now Ill a state of forwardness, and in order to know the true situation of said fund and Court house, and if any additional appropriation be necessary for the completion of said Court t-house-Thereforc be 1t
 Resolued That the Legislative Council appoint committee to call on John Pope, late Governor of Arkansas, and request that he lay before this House statement of the funds arising from the ten sec tons of land donated to the Territory of Arkansas ; and be 1t farther resolved, that the committee request John Pope, late Governor, &c., to lay be- fore this House statement of the fund arising from the sale of the 1000 acres of land donated to the Territory for the purpose of building Courthouse at the Seat of Government, and also what progress has been made therein.
 On the question of adopting said resolu.: ton, 1t was decided in the negatiue, by yeas and nays, as follows:
 Yeos-Messrs. Brown, Croft. Lafferty, Smith. iidweii, Wilmington, Williamson, Young ana Mir. President--9.
 Nays alessrs Bean, Bradley, Clark of ehico,,