The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-07-30

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Thursday Morning, July %.
Mr. Myers from the committee on en-
crossed bills reported, No. 1872, III. K.
file, ga bill to amend an act entitled an
act relating to the office Of recorder Of
Deeds, &c.
No. 1913, II. r, file, ga bill to divorce
Harriet Williams, as correctly engross-
ed 81
No. IL. G. F..,,"A bill to authorize James
Wilson his heirs or assigns to build dam
across Skunk river, in Jefferson county,
was read second and third time, and
passed.
Mr. Summers from the select commit
tee to whom was referred, No. Is CT ,
"a bill to establish the seat Of Justice in
Scott county, Reported the same back to
/ TO the House, without amendment.
Said bill was read first and second
1 time and considered in committee of the
whole.
A motion was made by Mr. Robertson,
That the bill be laid on the table until
the first Monday of November next,
which was decided in the negative, YEAS
5, Nays 10.
4 The yeas and nays being desired by
Mr. Summers, Those who voted in the
affirmative, are Messrs. Brewer, LETTER,
j Minton, Patterson and Robertson.
Those who voted in the negative, are
Messrs. Bailey, Biggs, Clark, Coop,
English, Fleenor, Hastings, Hawkins,
Langworthy, Lash, Myers, Owen. Rich,
! Ross, Summers, Walworth, Wheeler,
and Johnston, Speaker.
; A motion was made by, Mr. Robert.
son to strike out all after the word s.coun.
ty', in the 4th line of the LIST section and
insert the following ssmay vote for any
point in the county, and if upon exami.
nation it shall be found, that any one Of
the places voted for has a majority OF all
the votes poled for the county seat, tina
place shall from thenceforward be the
seat of Justice for Scott county. But if i
, shall be found that no one of the places
voted for has such majority, then IL
; that case, a new election shall be held or
the day of the next annual election, there
after to be conducted in the same way
and by the same officers who conduc
annual or general elections in said Scot
county. At which said election the vote:
shall be confined to one or the other 0
I the two points which may have receiv-
ed the highest number of votes at the
, first election.
Which after debate was passed in The
negative, Yeas 10. Nays 10.
The Yeas and Nays being desired by
Mr. Robertson, Those who voted in tn.
: affirmative are Messrs. Biggs, Brewer
, Fleenor, Hawkins, LETTER, Minton
Owen, Patterson, Robertson, and John
\ ston Speaker. Those who voted in til,
n negative are Messrs. Bailey, Clark, Coop
Hall, Hastings, Langworthy, Lash, My
ers, Rich. Ross, Summers, Walwortl
and Wheeler.
The bill was then read third time an(
passed.
= Mr. Hall, by leave of the House, intro
. duced No. EOS, H. r. file, "a bill supple
! mentary to an act to amend an act provld
. ing for the appointment OF justices OF tn
peace, &C., approved January IA, 1910
: Which was read first time.
: On motion Of Mr. Hastings,
: Ordered, That select committee 0
five be appointed, to draft a memorial t.
the proper department Of the Government
> concerning the payment of the annuitieI
= to the Sac and Fox Indians.
No. 200, H. R. file, "A bill to legaliz,
: and make valid in law the present plat 0
the town of Augusta, in Des Moine
county," was read a second and third tim.
and passed.
: No. 2Ol, III. r. file, ga bill to establish
the county seat of Lee. county," was reat
a second and third time and passed.