The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-11-19
COUNCIL.
THURSDAY, Nov. 4:

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Mr. Springer presented the petition fol
sundry citizens Of Louisa county, praying
that = road may. be laid out from Iowa city
Referred TO committee OH roads.
Revolutions. Mr. Johnston. Tina,
the Judiciary committee be instructed to
inquire into the expediency Of reporting
bill for the relief of insolyent debtors
and bill in relation TO the assignment,
Of property for the benefit Of creditors;
also,
That the committee on schools inquire
into the propriety of reporting memorial
for the relief Of persons residing on school
lands--also,
That, &C.. Of memoralizing Congress
for a donation Of land, the proceeds OF
which shall be applied to school purposes
for the benefit of the settlers on the Halt
Breed lands in Lee county.
Mr. Greene's resolution appointing a
committee on memorials, was amended
by Mr. Hastings, and passed, as follows:
That a committee Of one from each
electoral district be appointed to draft
memorials to Congress on such subjects
as they may deem proper, and that said
committee report 10 this House at as
early u period as possible.
Reporis.-Mr Coop. from committee
on roads, &c., reported back to the Coun-
Gil, G. F. No. l, memorial for an APP
preparation to construct a military road
from Bloomington to Iowa city-which
was then referred to the committee on
memorials.
Mr. Coop, from committee on roads,
&c. submitted the following Report:
Agreeably to resolution requiring the
committee on Roads to inquire into the
propriety of passing law authorizing
persons injured by the location of Roads
through their farms have had the same
under consideration and have instructed
me to report. That in the opinion of
said Committee the passage of such a
law would be injurious. And ask to be
discharged, report adopted.
Bills Sc.-Mr Hastings introduced C.
F. No. 5. A joint Resolution author
izing Russell and Hughs publishers Of
the Bloomington Herald to print the
Laws of the present session-read the
first time.
Mr. Hastings introduced e. F. No. g..
A Bill TO amend an act regulating con-
veyanees, read first time.
G. F. No. 2. A memorial for an appro-
priation to construct Bridge over Big
Cedar Creek, &c. read the I'd time and
referred 10 committee on memorials.
G. F. No. 4. A joint Resolution re-
guessing the influence of our Delegate,
to procure the appointment Of Com
missioner to select two townships of
land for the support Of the low. Uni
versity, considered in committee Of the
whole amended, reported back to the
Council and ordered to be engrossed for
the Sd reading tomorrow.
G. F. No. l.. A Preamble and Resolu-
ton asking appropriation for survey of
Des Moines river, read third time and
passed, also
C. F. No. 8. Join. Resolution asking
additional mail facilities on the route
leading from Fort Madison to Bentons-
port read q third time and passed.
G. F. No. 8. A Bill to amend an &C,
providing for and regulating general Elec-
tons in this Territory ESQ az to introduce
the viva yoce system) was considered in
of the whole the committee
arose and reported said Bill back without
and
On motion Of Mr. Hastings,
The Bill was indefinitely postponed.
On motion,
The Council adjourned.