Du Buque visitor. [volume] (Dubuque, Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1836-1837, 1836-12-14

Recording clerk 10
Enrolling do 800 !" s
Sergeant. alarms g 8 90. J"
Doorkeepcr 9 90
Messenger 3 90 :"
Asst. do ]" 3 90 /"
M. Childs, from the select commit
tee appointed for that purpose, report
ed ga bill concerning territorial taxes"
Read the first time and laid Upon the
table.
Mr.. Cox, FRONT the select committee
apposnted for that purpose, reported
"a bill to divide the county Of Iowa"
A message from the council was re-
ceived, returning the bill for the APP
pointmento Of a commissioners prepare
code of laws, with amendments, to
which the concurrence of the house
was requested. Laid upon the table.
Mr.. Ellis, from the select committee
appointed for that purpose, reported
GA memorial of the legislative assem-
bly, to the congress Of the U. States,
praying for an appropriation to open
roads in the county Of Brown
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. disappointment
ola special commissioner, to expend
remainders Of appropriations to open a
road from Green Bay to Prairie du
Chen.
Mr.. Ellis moved the adoption Of the
memorial, which was agreed to.
The bill returned from the council
for the appointment of commissioner
/. to prepare code of laws, was taken
up, and the amendment Of the council
considered. The question was, shall
the amcndmcntbealop upon which
the yeas and pays were demanded.
Yeas-Mcssrs Chance, Coz. Quig-
ley. Sheldon, Smith, Tease.
Nay-Messrs. Blair, Boyles, Box
Camp, Childs, Cornwall, Dallam, Dur
kee, Ellis, Irwin, jenkins, Letter
Lockwood, Mcknight, Nowlin, Par.
kinson, Reynolds. Stanley, Wheeler
Engle Speaker. )-2o
4 So the amendment was lost. Re.
turned to the council.
The bill to incorporate the La Fon
taine rail road company, was then Ia
ken up. Read the third time, passed
and the title agreed to. Sent to The
council for concurrence.
The bill to incorporate the Miners
Bank Of Du Buque, was taken up.
/ Mr.. Quigley moved to reconsider thu
proviso added to the 4th section, which
was agreed to. He then moved an a
mendment by striking out "ten thous
and" and inserting ''fvc thousand,
which was adopted.
, On motion of Mr.. Wheeler, tn
. blank in the LIST section, was filled will
the names Of Ezekiel Lockwood, Fran
: els Gehon, William Myers, Lucius II
Langworthy, Robert d. Sherman, Will
: liam w. Coriell, Simeon Clark, and +
J, NJ. Bissell.
] Mr.. Quigley moved to amend sec
ton 9, by striking out thewords 'smort
J, gagged to it by way Of security orr il
J, the Sd line, which was agreed to.
: Mr.. Nowlin moved to reconsider tn
: amendment Of yesterday in the thir
! line Of section 81, to insert 'sixty
J, instead Of .'thirty," which was agree
: TO. He then moved to say "ninety
instead Of sixty" which was agree
e to.
n The bill was ordered to be engrosse
for third reading. As
y Mr.. Ellis moved that the secrcsar
e he instructed to keep the minutes
n committee Of the wi,olo.upon the bi
& to locate the seat Of government, ar
i spread them upon the journal Of Il
$ house. Agreed to.
u On motion Of Mr.. Letter,
e The bill from the council to loca
Q the seat Of government, was taken ,
and read the second time.
= Mr.. Letter moved that the bill u
read, be now considered in commit
n Of the whole. &
II Mr.. Cox and Mr.. Parkinson we
r. severally called to the chair by I
IF speaker, and declined.
D. "A motion was made and carried II
ID Mr.. Ellis be chairman of the comm
tee. Mr.. Ellis declined.
le A motion was made that the speak
appoint the chairman, upon which I
yeas and nays were demanded.
Yeas Messrs. Camp, Chiids, ID
n tim, Ellis, Irwin, Nowlin, Quigle
tSheldon, Wheeler,9
ee Nays-Messrs. Blair, Boyles, b.
ID Chance, Cornwall; Cox, Durkee, j
m ms, Letter, Lockwood, McKnig
,c Parkinson, Reynolds, Stanley, TIE
N II So the motion was lost. ST