The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1841-03-11

airy committee. on the ll,h nls 1a'
have hardly been acted on in 4,
during its late session. Alboa, Joy
fair in its features, still we shall $
'hlng oy Its failure. All the iufo,n.,'
that can possibly be attained bv :.
sloners appointed under such l.,
already been before Congress ,as as'
be remembered that an able r..
Bill were introduced at the previar, ''
sion through the instrument,l;,n :,
Hon. W. W. Chapman, giving H.,
she asked. That bill was one of,bs !
ON the calendar, and it will be I;ul.
pr'slng If our present Delegate b,, n
attended TO it SO as to have secnrsa
action of the House upon it,
A BILL
For ascertaining and settling Tho ,,,.,,
ern boundary line Of the 7srrita oyn 4
Ioaca. "O'y
Be it enacted by the Senate and r.,
of Representatives Of the United g.,
of America in Congress assembled. ~
for the purpose of finally sestlipe N
southern boundary line of the Tern,
of Iowa, and the northern boundsrv II
of the State of Missouri, commiss;o :
shall be appointed by the President ofS.
United States, by and with the advice !,
consent of the Senate, who in comm,
ton with commissioner who NAV h.
pointed on the part of the State Of n.
souri,, according TO the act of the Ge.s-
Assembly of that State, passed on 4.
nineteenth day of December, in The .,
eighteen hundred and forty, entitled ~
act for ascertaining and settling the porI
ern boundary line of the State of Miss
ri,' and in conjunction with third en-
missioner, to be chosen by the Cover,
of the Territory of Iowa, shall be au,An
lied to decide all the points in disuut. !,
to the true southern boundary line Of /.
Territory of Iowa; and to cause the 81
line, when ascertained, TO be run n
marked. and plats thereof to be return
to the offices of the Secretary Of, ST.,
of the United States, the Secretary \
State of Missouri, and the Secretary n
Iowa Territory; and the line so deeii5
upon, when approved by Congress, shl
be the southern boundary line Of The Ts,
ritory of Iowa.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, tn.
the said commissioners shall have move
and authority to appoint surveyor, and
engage the necessary assistants and /,
borers, to enable them, or majority d
them, to ascertain and mark the said
line.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, TM
the compensation Of the said commission
ers, and of the surveyors employed By
them, shall be at the rate Of eight dOlan
per day, for SO many days as they shall
be necessarily from home in attending b
the said business; and the pay of the labo.
ers and assistants shall be fixed by h.
commissioners, and paid out Of the con.
tingent fund which may be provided fol
that purpose.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, Tha
the compensation and expenses Of sal
commission shall be borne equally by hi
United States and the State Of Missour
and the sum of FIVE thousand dollars, on
of any moneys in the Treasury Of d
United States not otherwise appropriate
towards paying the one half Of the con
pensation of the said commissioners an
surveyors, to be paid TO each Of them 0
his certificate of service. at the Treasar
of the United States; and that a conf
gent fund of three thousand dollars !
created for defraying the expenses I
assistants and laborers, and procurin
on the line, and meeting oil
er incidental expenses, to be placed in d
hands of said commissioners; the OF
half Of which shall be paid them on The
warrant on the Secretary of the Treasul
of the United States, out of any money
in the Treasury of the United States,
be paid 10 them Immediately on their !
rival in the State of Missouri.
Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, tn
no person appointed or employed und'
this act shall be citizen or inhabitantt
the State of Missouri or the Territory
Iowa.
Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, Th
in the event of a vacancy by death, resi-
nation, or otherwise, of the commission
to be appointed on the part of the Uplt
States, in the recess of the Senate, D
President of the United States shall hal
power to fill such vacancy.
Sec. z. And be it further enacts'
That this act shall take effect from an
after the passage thereof.
Mr.. Preston having, according 10 a
pointment by the Senate, notified Gensr
Harrison of his election, reported :
Thursday the following as the General
reply:-
"That he receives this manifestation
the confidence of his countrymen WI
profound gratitude, and that he will ca
nestly devote himself to the discharge
The duties it imposes SO as, according
his best ability, to promote the union al
welfare Of the country
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