Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1837-11-25

expliei. OF their condition. esaaiag the
su,vuss Of CAPITAL paid ia the amount Of depostes;
the profits on haad; tie amount Of hills il eircua-
,ion; and the character thereof; WHISTLER pWpost-
ing 10 be PAYABLE On demand q Otherwise; the e
mount Of debts due from all other persoas o. eospo-
rations; the amount OF specie u banks The alDoanf
Of all bilfs of other banks; the kind Of funds with
vhic. di,couaes hare been made: the amount Of
,hsr stock ia Other banks; the amount Of real e.
tate, and other properly not herein specified; to-
seta or with saeh other facts a may tead 70 chow
whether the said corporations have complied with
the requisitions d ther ehatsn, not; and thar
said eounmiuee be empowered 70 Rnd tos persoas
and papers.
The substitute vas accepted BY Mr.. Sheldon.
Mr.. Teas Offend the amendment :--Inseu eand
thar said comminee, should they deem il aecssea-
~, shaI and ther hereby required, = visit in
person said banks''-which amendment Vas also
acceptsd.
NJ. Durkee msyed 10 insert after the ~oTa ssoss.
6eers', the words ssor any other psrsons'. which
was agreed to.
MI. Smith nocsed 70 strike ous the word uhre.,,
and insen the s,rh .sthrse,'' which amendmsn,
vas accepted, saking the resolution read ssthat
there be appoiand committee Of three,n BE.
The question sss then taken On the adop,ioa Of
the resolution Is amended and passed.
The Speaker appointed Mesxs Sheldon, Ensle,
On motion 4 Mr.. Enxle, twas
Resolved, TAs. the Executive Of ibis Territory
BE- requested . furnish this HOUSE with copy Of
any correspondence he may have had with the Ex-
ecaiiys Of the State Of Missouri, upon the subject
Of The boundary lire between that State and this
Tenitnr: and also with copy Of The cosrsspon-
deace upon the same subject, between him aad the
President ofrhe United States, q far n he may
deem the Communication Of ths same compatible
with public interest
SereraI memorials, On various szS5aess, ~sfs
considered, and referred.
Mr.. Ch;Ids, chairman Of the committee on FL
mace, instructed by resolution Of Tuesday las,
to enquire into the expediency Of abolishng impri
sonmen; fog debt, respectfully repou that they do
not think the subject properly eogaizable BY them.
and therefore askto be discharged from It's further
Consideration.
On motion of Mr.. Sheldon the subjec. OF impri-
soamens for debs be referred to the judiciary COM
mistee.
Mr.. Qaigiey, chairman Of the committee on
Schools, 70 whom ere referred the petion Of inha-
bitanss of the counties of Cook and Du Buque,
pairing for act 70 authorize the sale Of the six
teensh section ia township 70 Of range east, made
the following report: (See report No. ~ Tha,
your committee kn0~ OF no law Of Congress which
aushorises the Legisature Of this Territory to sell
otherwise dispose Of the sixteenth section any
other portion Of re public domain west Of the Mis-
sissppi rirer, and submit the following resolution
Resolved. That the committee on Schools be dis
charged from the further consideration of the said
pstiiioa: which was passed.
The Go,eraoEfs message on the subject of ie-
solves passed By the Legislature Of the State Of
Massachusetts,, concerning the franking privilege,
was taken up and the message and resolves were
read. and
On motion Of NJ. Sholes, were referred to Sc
lect committee Of three, for the purpose Of memoirs
aiizirg Congress On the subject.
The Sosaker appointed Messrs. Sheldon, Sholes,
and Ensls said committee.
On motion Of JAr. Eagle, tbs resolution sent
from the Counc 6r the Concurrence of the House
the subject Il the publication Of the laws, was
then taken up md read second time.
Nh. Teas s,ssed thai it be referred 70 . select
committee. Lost.
On motion Of M. Teas. the resolution was laid
On the table until Tomorrow