Du Buque visitor. [volume] (Dubuque, Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1836-1837, 1836-12-07
Chance, Cornwall. Durkee, Ellis, Left
Ter, Lockwood, Midnight, Parkinson,
Sheldon, Smith, Teas. Engle, Speak

OndnCe, COCnWau. DuTAcc, Ellis, Len.
Ter, Lockwood, Midnight, Parkinson,
Sheldon, Smith, Teas. Engle, Speak
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Nays.-Messrs. Camp and Quigley.
The bill was ordered to be engross-
ed for third reading.
Mr.. Lockwood moved to adjourn.
Lost. -
The bill was ordered to be engrossed
for third reading.
On motion of Mr.. Dallam,
The bill to establish certain Terri
torial roads, and for other purposes,
was taken up aad~read the second
time.
On motion Of Mr.. Teas,
The house went into committee of
the whole for the consideration of the
bill just read, Mr.. Teas in the chair.
The committee rose, reported pro-
gress and asked leave to sit again.
Leave granted.
A motion was made to adjourn, upon
which the yeas and nays were called
for.
Yeas-Messrs Chance, Cornwell, Dali
lam, Ellis, LETTER, Lockwood, Parkin-
son, Sheldon, Smith, Engle, (Speaker)
10.
Nays-Messrs. Blair, Boyles, Box,
Camp, Mcknight, Quigley, Reynolds,
Teas-S.
The motion was carried, and the
House adjourned.
Monday, Nov. FL.
The House met pursuant to adjourn
ment. Prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Gear,
Journal read and approved.
Mr.. Dallam from the Committee on
engrossment, reported the bill to locate,
and establish a territorial road from the
Des Moines river; and the Bill to APP
point a Commission to prepare code
of laws, to be correctly engrossed.
Mr.. Dallam from the select Commit
tee appointed for that purpose, report.
ed GA bill to anthorise the board of
supervisors" of Crawford county to
build a bridge and levy tax, to pay
for the same," which was read the
first time and laid on the table.
Mr.. Durkee from the select commit
tee appointed for that purpose, report
ed bill to make valid certain cen
veyances in the county of Craw-
ford" which was read the first time
and laid upon the table.
Mr.. Quigley from the select COM
mittee appointed for that purpose, re-
ported GA bill authorising the seizure
of boats and other vessels by attach
ment in certain cases which was read
the first time, and laid on the table.
Mr.. Boyles called up the resolution
offered by him On Friday last, relative
to the hour of adjournment. The reso-
luton was negatived.
Mr.. Ellis offered the following reso-
luton which was ordered to lie upon
the table until Tomorrow.
Resolved, if the council concur, that
the Legislative Assembly adjourn and
terminate its present session, on the
10th December next.
The bill tolocate and establish Ter
ritorial road from the Mississippi to
the Des Moines river, was read the
third time and passed, and the title
agreed to. Ordered to be sent to the
council for concurrence.
The bill to appoint commission to
prepare a code of laws was read the
third time.
Mr.. DalIam moved to fill the blank
in the fourth section with the sum of
five hundred, Mr.. Lockwood moved
to fill with eight hundred. The vote
was taken upon the large sum, which
was negatived. The question then oc-
CURED upon the smallest sum, which
Mr.. Quigley demanded the yeas and
nays.
Yeas-Messrs. Blair, Childs, Corn
wall, Dallam, Durkee, Ellis, Irwin,
jenkins, Letter, Lockwood, Midnight,
Sheldon, Engle, (Spr.)-l4.
Nays-Messrs. Boyles, Box, Camp,
Smith, Teas, 30.
Mr.. Quigley asked the unanimous
consent of the house to allow him to
offer the following additional section
Section 5.-And the expenses Of
the commission be paid out Of, and de-
Quoted from the pay of the present
Assembly. Not granted.
A message from the council, by its
Secretary, was received, stating that
a bill entitled $ An Act to continue in
force an act to prevent the circulation
OF foreign bank bills of q less denomi-
nation than five dollars" passed that
body, TO which the concurrence of the
house wasrequested. Laid on the table.
Mr.. Jenkins moved to lay the bill
Tor the appointment Of commission