Du Buque visitor. [volume] (Dubuque, Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1836-1837, 1836-12-14
.Lerrttortat 1egtslature.
,,,,rsp OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

,rUDSP OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Tuesday, Nov. %.
fIoree me, pursuant TO adjournment, Journal
road and approved.
Mr.. Ellis presented petition from inliabi.
,an.a Of Iowa county. relative TO the DIVE
sion Of that county, which was referred to
the committee heretofore appointed consist
ing Of the delegation Of Iowa, Brown aed
counties:
Mr.. Wheeler presented petition from in- |
habitants Of Brown county, relative to the To-
cation Of Territorial road, and requested its
reference 70 select committee. Granted. J
Messrs. Ellis, Irwin. Sheldon, Childs, and
NJ. Knight, were appointed the committee.
NJ. Ellis called up the resolution offered by
him Yesterday, relative to the day of adjourn
mcnt. Mr.. Nowlin moved to amend tho rcso-
luton by striking out the 10, and inserting
the 9th. Mr.. Childs moved 10 say the 18th.
Mr.. Sheldon moved to say the LIST. The ques-
ton was taken upon the Goth. which was ne
patiyea. Yhe question was then taken upon
the 18th, which was agreed TO.
The resolution was adopted as amended,
and sent TO the council for concurrence.
Mr.. Cornwall offered the following rcsolu-
tion, which was adopted.
Resolved, That a committee OF three b.
appointed 70 bring in bill to authorize the
survey and location of a Territorial road 10
commence at Milwaukee on Lake Michigan,
and run thence to the Blue Mounds. SO as TO
intersect the United States road from Green
Bay to Prairie du Chen.
Mess1s Irwin, Cornwall and Durkee, were
appointed the committee.
Mr.. Sheldon from the committee on Banks
and interpretations. reported "a bill 10 III.
corporate the Dubuque and Belmont ran read
company" Which was read the hrst time
and Tablespoon the tabl..
I'm motion of Mr.. Durkee; the bill for the
division Of the counties Of Iowa. Brown and
Milwaukee, was taken up and recommitted.
Mr.. Cox obtained leave and presented pc
titions from the inhabitants Of Iowa county,
relative TO division OF that county. which were
referred 10 the committee to which similar pee
t;tions were referred this morning.
Mr.. Dnrkee from the selec. COMMITTEES mp
pointed for that purpose. reported a memoria!
70 Congress on the subject Of the construction
Of rail road from Lake Michigan to the Mis-
sissippi. Read, laid upon the table and or.
dcyed TO be printed.
On motion Of Mr.. Fills.
The house resolved itself into committee
al the whole, for the further consideration Of
the bill to incorporate the La Fontainc rail
road company. Mr.. Cox in the Chair
The committee rose for the purpose of ale
lowing call OF the house to be made, and the
following gentlemen answered to their names.
Messrs. Blair, Childs, Cox, Dlrkee, Ellis,
irwin. Midnight, Now!in, Pa. kinson. Quig-
lev. Sheldon, Smith, Teas, Englc, lSpeaker.)
IN motion, the house adjourned 10 3 o'clock,
Pm.
AFTERNOON SEss ON.
The house met pursuant TO adjournment.
On motion Of Mr.. Teas
The house resolved itself into committee
Of tho whole for the coaside:aion Of the bill
70 incorporate the La FoniG;..c rail road COM
pany. Mr. Letter in the chsir.
The committee rose and by MIR. LETTER, re.
ported the bill with amendments. to vii: Sec.
], LIST line, strike out the word :" Legislative
Assembly," and insert ..Councii and House
Of Reprcsentatiyes,' 9TH line strike out ..twen.
" and insert ..iriy," III, line the words fused
Of said corporation by this act.
Cd section, 9Th line, before the word " pro-
y;stnns'' insert .'lhirty days" before the word
,.giyen'' insert '.pubiicly.'
Strike Out all Of section and insert the fol-
lowing: the said company shall, within five
years after the passage Of this act, construct
and complete rail road from La Fontainc, on
Fox River, to Wianebago City, or some other
convenient Point Of Winncbago Lake with
the power to transport, take and carry proper
ty and persons uponthe same, by the power
and force Of steam, of animals, or Of any me-
cl.anical or other power. or Of any combiaa-
ton Of them; and it said company shall not
commence said road on or before the Alb day
Of July next, a.id complete orc mile Of said
road before the 18th day Of Jnly thence ensuing,