Du Buque visitor. [volume] (Dubuque, Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1836-1837, 1837-02-08

lJuue 10, 1885 was passed, ] deem
most agreeable to heintcntof that law
and proprietor other reasons, that til
whole subject should By submitted /
the decision,of congresss The impor
lance Of your early acti' I, upon it is to-
obvious to need remark
ANDREW / ACKSON.
WAsn1s sroS, Dec. Ma s
Congressional PtN xkfsEslgs.
Mr.. JONES, delegate from yNiscon,
sin territory threw himself on the in
dnlgencc of the house to be allowed t.
move several resolutions. embodymg
the prayers of sllndry memorials from
the legislature Of the territory which,
he represents, whieh-he having re-
'celved no mail from that territory for
the ten dayspreceeding the catastrophe
he had reason to believe weresde-
stroyed in the post-ol1ice during the
late fire in'his city. He then moved
the following resolutions
4 eRsolvea, That the committee on
territories be instructed to inquire in
TO the expediency of 50 amending the
act establishing the territorial govern
meut Of Wisconsin, as to authorise the
appointment of two additional attor-
news; and that the committee also in
quirc into the cxpediercy of authori-
sing, by further amendment of said
act, the jurisdiction Of justices of the
peace in cases where the sun in con.
troversy shall not exceed one hundred
dollars.
The resolution was agreed to.
On motion Of Mr.. Jones, it was also
Resolved, That the committee on
Public lands be instructed to inquire
into the expe,liency of making appro-
pria.ions in lands and in money, for
the construction of roads in the terri
tory Of Wisconsin. from lake Michi-
gan to the Mississippi river, through
the lead mines of the United States !;
for road from the northern boundary
line of Missouri, through the counties
Of Des Moines and Du Bu1ue; for the
con,pletion of the road leading from
Chicago, Illinois, through the counties
Of Milwaukee and Brown, 10 Fort
Howard, at Green Bay.
Mr.. Jones submitted the following
which was rejected
Resolved, That the committee on
Indian affairs be instructed to inquire
into the expedicncy Of appropriating
money for holding treaties with, and
the purchase Of lands belonging 10 the
Sac, Fox, Sioux, and Winnebago In
dams in Wisconsin territory, and ia
provide for their removal west Of the
Mississippi river.
Mr.. Jones submitted the following
resolution, which was rejected:
Resolved, That the committee on
Public Lands be instructed to inquire
into the cxpcdiency Of appropriating
Cor the pnrposc Of constructing roads
and bridges in the territory Of Wis
consin, in money, the value atthis time
of all the rent lead received at the u
nited States lead mines, on the Upper
Mississippi river, which money shall
be expended for the above purposes,
under the direction of the government
and legislative assembly OF said terri
tory.
Mr.. Jones submitted the following
resolution, which was rejected:
Resolved, That the committee on
Public Lands be instructed to inquire
into the expcdiency of 50 amending
the act Of congress for laying OFT GER
tain towns in Wisconsin, approved Ju-
ly 2, 1886, as to conform in its provi-
sions to the amendment to an act en-
titled San act authorizing the laying
off a town on Bean river, in the state
Of Illinois and for other purposes, app
proved the 9Th day ofFebruary, 1922"
On motion Of Mr.. Jones, it was
Resolved, That TIE committee on
territories be instructed to inquire into
the expediency Of establishing a sepa-
rate territorial government for that sec.
ton Of the present territory Of Wis.
consin which lies west Of the Missis-
,ippi river and north Of the state Of
Missouri.
Nnmotion Of Mr.. Jones, it was
Resolved, That the COMMITTEES on
commerce be Instructed to inquire M
to the expediency 0f improving bar
bors and constructing light houses on
the coast Of fake Michigan in the conn-
ties &c Milwaukee and Brown, 10 Wis