Du Buque visitor. [volume] (Dubuque, Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1836-1837, 1836-11-16
returns 60 "a. as tho same have been filed in his

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regret / cannot afford the desired information.
10 such papers being filed in my Office.
Very Respectfully,
Your ob't humble scrv't,
JOHN s. HORNER.
Secretary of Wisconsin, territory.
The communication was ordered TO be laid on
he table.
Mr.. Camp moved that the house adjourn until
Monday.
On motion Of Mr.. Letter,
The ayes and noes were called for, which stood
IS follows;
Ayes: Messrs. Camp, Chance, Childs, Cox, r.
win, jenkins, Midnight, Nowlin, Parkinson, Quig-
ley, Reynolds, Sheldon, Shanly, Teas, Wheeler,
Engle, (Spkr.)-l6
Noes: Messfs. Blair, Box, Boyles, Ellis, LefTler,
Smith,-6. So the question was carried i'll the az
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The house then adjourned until Monday.
MONDAY, Nov. 7.
The house met pursuant to adjournment.
A call of the house was asked for by MIR. Letter,
and made. The following gentlemen answered 10
their names, viz: Messrs. Boyle, Blair, Box, Rey-
nolds, Stanley, Smith, Engle, (spkr.)
There being quoinm present, the sergeant-at-
arms was sent for absent member, and in a few
minutes a quorum appeared, and the Journal OF
Thursday was read and approved.
A bin prescribing the duties of coyoners, was
read the second time, and, on motion of Mn Ellis,
laid on the table.
A bill TO locate and establish territorial road
west Of the Mississippi, read the second time,
which, on motion OF MIR. Reynolds, was alto laid
on the table.
The house then adjourned until 3 o'clock P. III.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The house met pursuant to adjnurnment.A
On motion of MIR. LeiIier, the house adjoqned
TUESDAY, Nov. 8.
Tho house met pursuant to adjournment.
On motion of Mr.. Leffler,
| Hesotred, That the committee appointed tosake
into consideration the subject of locating the iea
| of government, be instructed to report On Friday
next.
| On motion of Mr.. Childs,
Resoired, That the standing committee on banks
and insurance companies be henceiorWard entitled,
| "a committee on banks and incofporations.'
The following message was received from tho
council:
| :sMoNDAY, Nov. 7th, 1885,
GIN COUNCIL.
"Mr. Tens called up the resolution Offered by
him OH Monday last.
"Resolued, That a select committee be Appoint
cd the part Of the council, to confer with ,sm-
liar committee that may be appointcdo the paI of
the house agree upon the tito Of
the laws ofthis territory,and that the house may be
requested to concur in the appointment Of said
committee--passed. Committee on the pert of the
councii-Messrs. Teas and Mcknight
The house concurred with the councilupon the
above resolution, and Messrs. Durkec and Ellis
were appointed committee OH the part ofthe house
Mr.. Teas moved that the bill entitled, "a bill to
locate and establish a territorial road west of the
mississippi DO now taken up, and thatthe house
resolve itsclfinto committee of the whole on said
bill, Mr.. Durkec in the chair. After having the
bill some time undor consideration, the committee
rose, and the chairman Of the committee announce
cd himself as ready to report.
a message was received from the council, in
which it was stated that the bill entitled "a bill to
authorize the legislative assembly to punish for con-
tempt, and to privilege the members from arrest,
sent TO them by the house, had received their con-
currence, and had passed the council without a.
mendment.
The bill sent to the council from the house, enti-
tied "a bill to establish the judicial districts of the
territory of WISCONSIN,, and for other purposes
was returned with al amendment, 10 which they
asked the concurrence of the house.
The council also sent bill entitled % bill regu-
lating and defining the duties of shsriffs,' which
had passed the council, and asked the concurrence
of the house.
On motion, tho house adjourned until O'Clock
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The house met pursuant to adjournment
Tho house heard the report of the committee of
the whole house upon the bin entitled "a bill to To-
cate and establish a territorial road west of the
M ississippi,' which reported with the follow
ing amendments:
In the first section, the blank was filled with the
names OF Abel Galland, Solomon Perkins, Benja-
min Clarke, Adam Shenel, William Jonas, and
Hcnry F. Landers. Lin the 4th line of the same
section, alter tho word river, the words "thence
to Motifs mll,' were inserted. In the fifth line
OF subsection, after the words sDes Moines coun-
ty,' tho words sthence to Wupello' were inserted
aftef the word sthencc, in the sans line and sec
ton, sthe nearest and best route' was inserted
Also III the sixth line, LIST section, all the words af-
Tor thence were stricken OUT and sby the nearest
ana pest route to Bcllvew, thence by the nearest
ana pest route to Du Buque, thence by the nearest
and best to Prairie la Porte, and thence by the
nearest and best route TO the ferry landing at Pra-
re du Chien,' was inserted in lieu thereof Lin the
second line OF the second section, the blanks were
hed with the words 'sfirst Mondays and tsMay,,
In the second line of The third section, after the
word 'one,' the words 'or more, were inserted
In the fst line ofthe fourth secon after the words
survey or the words sor surveyors were inserod
and the phrazeology Of the balance of said section
altered to read correctly. The sixth section was a
mended ny changing it to the seventh, and the FOL
lowing inserted in its stead:
section b. And be il further enacted. that sal
road shall be opened and kop, in repair as county
roads are, and that part of the expenses incur
req or damages sustained by any person or persons
y rs ou' 'a.a road, snail DC PAID out OF the ter
lltofial tfeasury'--all of which amendments were
separately put to tho house, and were adopted.
Mr. Lockwood moved further to amend the said
OH, oy striking out tho name Of Hcnsy u. LANDLORD,
IN the FIRST section, and inserting tho name of Eli
sha boardman, which was adopted
On motion, the bill was orderedto be cngrosscd
and read a third time.
;. Dill ohttled, bill to establish the judicial
districts OF the territory of wisconsin, and for 9TH
u purposes, was taken up, and the amendment of
the council was read. Mr.. Dallam moved TO amend
'no uhnehament OF the council, bystriking out the
sahe ana inserting IN lieu thereof the following.
(sce section (Which was adopted.
a pl'l regulating and defining the tlutos of sher-
ifs, as pa ssed and sent from, 1lsa ca,,.,;1