The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-11-26
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

LHNFSuuy AfoC. Ia.
Notices given TO bring in Bills, &c.
By Mr. Summers, bill 10 amend an act
entitled an act to authorize John H. Sui
livan and Adrian H. Davenport to estab-
Ilish, and keep ferry across the Missis-
lsippi river at the town of Rockingham.
BY Mr. Hendershot:, ga bill to repeal
an act entitled an act to prevent .respass,
and other injuries being done to the pos
session of settlers on the public domain
and TO define the right Of possession on
said lands
Bills. &c. read second time.-"A.
bill to amend the several acts relative to
Mechanics liens, &C."
ga bill to amend an act entitled an act
to provide for the appointing of Justices
of the Peace" &c.
A bill supplementary TO act defining the
duties of county Surveyors.
A bill to amend an act entitled an act to
provide for the election of county Treas
urers, and to define their duties.
A bill defining the duties of Consta-
bles in cases Of imprisonment.
A memorial to Congress for an appro-.
pris,ion to improve, and continue the con-
struction of the military road from Du
Buque to the Missouri line.
A bill supplementary to an act defining
the duties of Supervisors of roads and
highways.
A memorial to Congress for an appro-
priation to improve the road from Burling-
ton to Davenport.
Bills, &c. read third time and pass
ed.-A resolution asking an appropriation
for the improvement of Territorial read
from Keokuk TO Iowayille, on the Des.
moines river.
| A resolution requesting the influence Of
Jour Delegate in Congress, in procuring
the appointment of a commissioner to se-
Ilect two Townships Of land for the sup
port of the University of Iowa.
bill to attach Benton county TO Linn
for judicial purposes.
A memorial to Congress for an appro.
priation to improve certain rivers.
A memorial to Congress for an appro-
, priation to continue the construction Of
the Agency road.
A bill prohibiting vice and immortality
3 was read third time, and the question
being put, Shall the bill passl Was de-
} termined in the affirmative. Yeas Id.
!, Nays 10.
: The yeas and nays being desired by
, Mr. Hendershott, and were as follow:
: Yeas, Messrs Avery, Box, Briefly,
g Browning, Felkner, lsett, Letter. Lewis.
Miller, Porter, Teeple, Toole, Wilson OF
Y H.. and Wilson of j.
Y NAYS, Messrs Hendershott, Langwor-
thy Lash, Mason, Robertson, Steele, Sum,
e mers, Van Antwerp, Whitaker and Cox
Speaker.
4 bill to divorce Elizabeth Jones frem
i her husband Berry Jones, was read !
y third time. and the question being put.
Shall the bill pass! was determined ii
d the affirmative. Yeas Is. Nays O..
) The yeas and nays being desiied by M
Walworth, and were as follow:
o Yeas Messrs Briefly, Browning, Felix
IF ner, Isett, Lash, Lewis, Miller, Porter
Robertson. Steele, Teeple. Toole, Viii.
i aker, Wilson of H., and Cox, Speaker.
Nays, Messrs Avery, Box, HeIldel
A shott, Langwor,hy, Leflier, Mason, Va
er Antwerp, Walworth and Wilson Of J 81
le Reports Of Committees. by MIR LEFT
&c Ter; From the committee on The judiciar.
lie reported with amendments, a. bill =
n amend an act concerning Grand and Pet
o. Jurors.
"a BY Mr. Memberships; From the commi
tee on corporations TO whom was Teferre
We the petition Of Geo. w. Jones for a fer
'g, charter at Du Buque, recommending til