Du Buque visitor. [volume] (Dubuque, Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1836-1837, 1836-12-21

IOSCO " Id TIC Vii VII ttlS sooA~3 1850
On motion Of Mr.. Dallam, the House
esolved itself into a COMMITTEES Of the
Whole for the consideration OF said
ill. Mr.. Dallam in the chair.
The committee rose and BY Mr..
)allam, reported the bill without a
The report Of the COM
nittee was adopted by the House, and
he bill ordered to be engrossed for .
bird readings .-5.s.s e I, i.
On motion Of Mr.. Ellis,
The rule ofthe House requiring an bills
% be printed previous to their second
was suspended for the pur-
pose of taking up the bills relative to
! division Of the counties Of Iowa,
Brown and Milwaukee.
On motion of Mr.. Sheldon,
The bill regulating marriages was
taken up and read second time.
On motion Of Mr.. Sheldon,
The House resolved itself into
committee of the whole, on said bill,
Mr.. Parkinson in the chair.
The committee rose and by Mr..
Parkinson, reported the bill 10 the
Housewife the following amendments,
which We're adopted.
Strike out all after the onacting
clause to section fifteen.
Section fifteen, lstline, strike out the
word "those" and insert" marriage"
after the word sscontracls," insert
"therefore."
Section 10th, 5th line, after the
word 'ssame" insert 1according TO law"
And the recorder is hereby required
to publish or cause to be published such
marriage in one Of the newspapers Of
the Territory"
Section "l5" 10 be called section
"lst" and section "l6" 10 be called
sec. "2d."
The report Of tile committee was a.
doptcd, and the bill ordered to be en-
crossed for third reading.
On motion, the Honse adjourned.
COUNCIL.
Wednesday, Nov. 23.
The Council met according to adj
journmcpt.
Mr.. Arndt presented the petition
Of sundry inhabitants Of Brown CO.
praying for the removal Of the seat Of
justice Of said county, and placing il
at the town of Dupere. Laid on the
table.
On motion of Mr.. Sweet,
The Council resolved itself into 4
committee of the whole on the bill tc
establish the seat Of government. Mr.
Smith from indisposition, was excused
from acting as Chairman Of the com
mittee. The president appointed Mr.
Terry.
On motion, the committee rose, an,
reported the bill with amendments.
A message was communicated to III
Council from the Governor per his pri
vate Secretary, George Beatty, Esq
on Executive business.
A message was received from tn
House of Representatives, per thei
Secretary, presenting bill to locat
and establish Territorial road from
the town Of New-York, in the count,
of Dubuque, to the town Of Moscow
on the Iowa river-which bill ha,
passed that House, and asked the con
|currence of the Council to the same
On motion Of Mr.. Teas, the coun
|cil adjourned until O'Clock, r. N.
AFTERNOON.
The Council met according to ad
journmcnt. s.a
Mr.. Arndt called up the report d
the committee on internal improve
ment, and asked for the reading Of ~
same. The memorial was read and
referred to the same committee. Mr.
Knapp asked leave from further acting
on said committee, which was not
granted. ~.
The council procesdedto consider
the report Of the q sttcc u the
whole on the bill to establish and 10.
cate the seat Of government.
Mr.. Arndtmoved TO strike out,in thu
| first section of the amendment, thu
word I" Madison" in the first line o
said section, and insert ''Fond du Lac,
and called for the ayes and noes.
Yeas-Messrs. Arndt, Foley, Knapp
Mcknight, MCraney, President 6.
s Nays-Messrs. Brigham, Ingrsham
Smith, Sweet, Terry, Teas, Vineyard
-.
The Amendments was lost. /
Mr.. Foley moved to strike out th'
word "Madison,' in the first rec
ton and insert 9 Dubuque and callee
for the avAa asad noes -