Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1838-03-10


in either House But mai,i.:e long speeches.
Mr.. Wright and Mr.. Hubbard have each made
an able effort in support of the lndependeHl
Treasury Bill, and MIR. Rives against it, and
in favor Of his substitute. Messrs. Buchanan
and Grundy have been instructed to vote a
gainst the Bill. It's passage is considered
doubtful Our Industrious and attentive De.
legate is always at his post. In The proceed.
ings we find the following:
Mr.. JONES presented the following: A me.
mortal TO Congress for the passage Of pre-.
emptlon law. A memorial to Congress for an
appropriation for building harbors. A petition
praying for the right Of presumption. A pe,i.
ton OF John IL. Sullivan and Adrian II. DAY.
export and others, praying for the ruh, of pre.
emp'ion. A memorial of the Legislative AS.
sembly OF Wisconsin. praying for the improve.
ment OF The P!ketonica river. A petition for "a
post route in Wisconsin Territory. A resou-
ZION Of the Legislative Assembly Of Wiscon.
SIN Territory, on the subject OF new land
district including Madison city A petition OF
the citizens OF Bloomington, Wisconsin Ter
ritory, praying for the passage Of special pre-.
emp,lon law for their benefit. A petition of
the citizens OF Belleview, Wisconsin Terrific.
ry. praying the right OF presumption may be
granted TOD Bell for one quarter section of
land. petition Of the citizens Of Noun,
Pleasant, Wisconsin Territory. who pray for
the passage OF special presumption law for
their benefit. petition for post route from
Southport TO Geneva, in WISCONSIN Territory.
A petition Of Pierre Menard and others, seen
rifles OF Felix ST. Vraln, deceased. A memo
rial for an appropriation for road from Ra-
cine 10 the Mississippi A memorial to Con-
g'ess for an appropriation for building road
from Southport 10 Rock river. A memorial o.,
the cl'lzcns OF Milwaukee, for a grant of PRO.
ceeds Of the sales Of lands on Fox river. for
the improvementtl thereof Petition of citizens
of Davenport and vicinity, in Wisconsin Ter.
ritory. for the right Of presumption TO the land
on which that town is situated Memorials
Of citizens of Milwaukee, for light house al,
kcwdunee, and for harbor at the same place.
A memorial Of the citizens Of Milwaukee and
its vicinity, for the construction of a harbor al
that place, and for an appropriation for the road
from Chicago 10 Green Bay. A memorial Of
the Legislative Assembly Of Wisconsin Ter.
ri,ory, praying for an additional appropriation
TO complete the public buildings at the seat Of
Government Of the Territory. Memorials from
the Legislative Assembly Of Wisconsin Terri.
tory, praying Tor an additional appropriation TO
complete the improvement in the navigation Of
the Mississippi river. at the Des Moines river
and Rock river rapids; for donation Of two
townships ofinundated lands ia the Mississip.
pi bottom, opposite to the town Of Burlington,
Wisconsin Territory. for the construction ofa
road through the said bottom; that the right Of
citizenship may be extended over the Stock.
bridge Indians who reside on the east side Of
Lake Winnebago, in Wisconsin Territory; for
the construction Of road from Prairie du Chi
en- to the northern boundary Of Missouri. on the
west side oflhe Mississippi river, in said Ter
ritory; also, for road from Racine, on Lake
Michigan, to some point on the Mississippi RI
yer, in said Territory; also. memorial for the
relief Of Major jeremiah Smith, for the destruc-
ton of his house by fire whilst the Legislative
Assembly wss in session in it. The petition
Of John Davis, who prays for pension as an
invalid.