Du Buque visitor. [volume] (Dubuque, Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1836-1837, 1836-11-09

The question was then taken ON Mr. Ellie,
amendment and lost. The question recurring
on the adoption of the original resolution as S.
mended; it was carried in the Affirmative.
| On motion of Mr. Letter,
Hesolced, That the committee on territorial
affairs be discharged from any further consid,
Grafton Of that pert Of the Governors message
which refers to the Seat of Government: and
that it be referred TO q select committee, with
instructions TO report when called upon by the
House.
Messrs. Cox, Nowlin, Childs, Durkee,
Lockwood and Teas, were appointed that
lcommittee.
On motion of Mr.. Ellis, the house took a
recess, until 3 o'clock p. NJ.
At o'clock, p. M. the house met pursu.
ant to adjournment.
| On motion of Mr. Lockwood,
Hesolred, That one hundred copiesgof the
Organic Laws Of the Territory, be printed for
the use of the members of this house.
On motion of Mr. Ellis,
hesotDed, That the resolution appointing six
Of the seat of government, be reconsidered.
Lost.
On motion Of Mr. Chance,
Hcso!red, That committee be appointed to
memorabilia Congress, to fix the boundary
line between the territory of Wisconsin and
the state of Missouri, according to the present
boundary Of the territory of VI isconsin.
On motion of Mr. Teas,
Resolred, That five be appointed for that
purpose. Whereupon, the chair appointed
Messrs. Chance, wheeler, LETTER, Lockwood
and Midnight, that committee.
On motion of Mr. Chance,
RESOLVED, That committee of five be ap-
pointed to memorabilia Congress on the SUBJ
/ inof of G. H.
dams on the west Of the Mississippi, and be-
tween the Black Hawk purchase aud the Mis-.
souri, river.
Whereupon, the chair appointed Messrs.
Chance, Dallam, Camp, Blair, Blair & Corn,
wall.
| On motion of Mr. Lockwood, ~
Res0lued, That the Speaker of this House
be requested to invite the ministers Of the Cos
Ipel of the different denominations that may
visit this place, alternately to perform divine
service, at the opening Of the House.
On motion of MIR Teas,
| Res0lued, That the committee on printing
be requested to contract for the printing of one
hundred copies of the strnding rules for the
use Of the House.
On motion of Mr. Cox,
Resokced. That the committee on territorial
affairs, be instructed to inquire into the expe-
| UASANy "a laying ouS q SClAitoAAoA ACoA lAo'.A
Prairie du Chem, in the county of Crawford,
by way of Bots Prairie, to Plattville, in tho
county of Iowa.
On motion of Mr. Teas,
Resolred, That the committee on territorial
affairs, be instructed to inquire into the expo
diency Of establishing territorial road from
Pennington, on the Des Moines river, by way
of Burlington, to Du Buque, thence to Prairie
du CHEN, by way of Salisbury.
The following resolution was received from
the Council:
; "Resolued, That committee of three BIO
appointed, to act in conjunction with such
committee of the lower house, to draft me-
mortal to Congress on SO much of the Gov
errors message as relates to the granting Of
presumption rights
The house concurred, and the chair appoint
ed Messrs. Letter, Quigley, and Durkee the
committee.
Adjourned.
FRIDAY, October 90.
The House met pursuant to adjournment,
and was opened with prayer by the Rev. Mr.
Mazzuchelli.
MIR Chance presented petition from the in
habitants of Des JMoines. praying for divi.
sion of Des Moines, which was laid on the
table.
!, Mr. Jenkins presented a similar petition
was also laid on the table.
On motion of Mr. Teas,
Rcsclred, That committee of three be APP
pointed to act in conjunction with such COM
mlttee from the upper House. to draft memo
nal to Congress, on that part Of the Govern
or's message which relates to the establish
ment of Surveyor Generals Office in the
territory, and two land offices on the west Of
the Mississippi.
Mr. Chance moved that memorial be pre-.
scented to Congress, praying donation Of
twenty thousand dollars for the purpose of i'm
proving the rapids of the Des Nome river.
MIR Quigley moved as an amendment to the
resolution, that itbe referred to the committee
on Internal Improvements, which being a.
greed to, the resolution as amended, was car
ried.
On motion Of Mr. Quigley,
Hesofred, That committee of three be ap-
: pointed in conjunction with similar commit
tee from the Council, to memorabilia Con-
gress upon the propriety Of ceding to the sew
eral towns of Fort Madison, Burlington, Bell
view. Du Buque, Peru and Mineral Point, the
proceeds of the sales of the public lots in said
towns, for the public improvements Of SAID
towns and their harbors.
On motion of Mr. Lockwood,
Resolred, That the committee on teritona!
affairs, be excused from acting on that part Of
the Governors message, which makes it then
!, duty to report memorial to Congress on tho
, subject Of presumption rights to lands.
On motion of Nj Camp,
Resolced. That the committee on territorial
Affairs be discharged from the further consider
alton Of that part Of the Governors message
which relates to the establishment OF sur
f a snt 1fnYV