Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1842-10-01
territorial Affairs before Congress,
TO MY CONSTITUENTS.
EelIn1r Ciii-cns..:


the NEXT session, will prevent me from
visiting you SO generally i'll person as
could wish. have, therefore, to make
use Of the columns Of a public print,
which have been kindly offered me. as the
hes, means Of communicating with you
upon those subjects, which. Us your Dele
gate, have been entrusted to my care.
Tho following is list Of the Bills
which passed both Houses Of Congress
aud became laws.
A Bill granting to the county Of johnson, in the
Territory Of Iowa. the right Ut presumption to
tract Of land for seat Of justice for said county.
and repen';ng the second section Of an act APPROX
ed the third day OF March, eighteen hundred and
thirty mine. entitled can act making donation OF
land to the Territory OF Iowa. for the purpose OF
erecting public buildings thereon"
a Bill to suthorize the county commissioners Of
Linn county. in the Territory OF Iowa. to enter,
By legal subdivisions, quatcr section Of land upon
which the county seat has been located.
A Bill to grant pre- enption rights to settlers on
the dubuque CLAIM 30 called in the Territory
OF Iowa.
A Fill to authorize the County commissioners Of
Lee county 10 select, under the direct OF the
those granted to the Halt Breeds Of the Sac aud
Fox indians.
Bill for the relief OF Tho.na. NJ. Isett Of Mus.
eatine county lows Territory.
A Bill regulating III. services Of the several
Judge. in the Territory Of liwa.
The following Post Routes were also
established.
From Dubuque 70 the county seat Of Delaware
county.
* From, Dubuque, via the county seat of Jones
county aud Rochester (onthe Red Cedar) 10 West
/. Liberty.
From, Dubuque. VIA RichGcld. Point Pleasant.
and Davcnrort 70 Stephenson. Illinois.
From Davenport, svh Cc.areville and Moscow.
AoD ...h< NJ ffSx.xl fN..Aa
From Fort Madnon, ria Wrist Point and Tusca.
.rora, TO Bentonport.
EIea'Eew w RSs.g a, al'iaei, via Black Hawk and
From Bloomington,svia G. larviilf and West
rros. Il sbse pinice..to EslL,v gs, to be changed
50 as to run fron'-Av assspin'con1s'a camaaehe
Ffpn' Burlington. via f,.o6s creek, ST. Au-
gustine and Middle Grovk. to- Peoria. :,
From, Van Burcn. Iowa rsrritory. via Fatri. ID
court house and Washington cossI bouse~-se 'o,sa
iron, Wspp.l!o, yascatte.sca and st.sisamo. e
fron, Bur,insso on via Dol.siIle. v;rsin;aG rove.
Pope fsrnf. Columbus city, Port Allen a"i Iowa
From, Iowa City, via Ririrnond, Washington.
Brighton Pleasant Grove. Fairfield. snnd keo.au.
qua. Iowa Territory to Waterloo. al,.souu;
county, seely's Mills and PumaclNs. Marion.
From Savannah. Illinois sia Clafisston, Good
enoc's mills. Bnrriston's Settlements Edinburgh.
Upton aud Washing ton ferry. to Iowasrity.
From, Ke oLuck, Via Ambro.ia. FranKsin, Yves:
Point. McC arv. r.ioNs,, Mount Pleasant, frsuton,
end Washington. to iowa city -
F:on, kacxrile, illinois, via MNaeFsburgh,' to
Eiuominn ton, Iowa. ,s.sHs
Fres,, Keosanouu. cnrthc county roads via Ely's
Ford TO B. r. Wilson in Van Bnreii county,
Frv,a Keosauqua via Wushnxtoaand Salem. in
Henry county,to Mount Pirnaaat.
f~ al,
county sea, of Dtleware codaty, to Prairie du
CHEN. Wisconsin Territory.
From Marion to Piea>antviiie
From, Fort Msaisoa via West Point and Salem,
to Fairfield.
From Fort Olson, via Franklin, to FarR,ng-
ton.
From Prairie Ia Porte, Iowa Territory. tosPra.
RE du CHEN Wisconsin Territory. via .uontholos.
in Ola, tou countv, Iowa Territory .sAsqA
From Farmirgtnn, Honalartc. Van Eufsn Pitts.
bnrsh PhilaAeIp hia, Portland aud IowAyil,e. to
the Unitcd States lndiaa Agency, on the Des
hloines river
Sec. 2. ..and be II further enacted. That the
above rout. shall go into operation on the first
dag Of July. eighteen huntrcn anl forty three Or
SCORER, should the funds OF the Department justify
the same: Provided. That as soon as u responsible
contractor shall offer 10 transport the males over
any portion OF the above routes for the revenue
derived from the Office. 10 beyestabshed
ther. on, until the first day Of July, eighteen han
dred and forty three, the Postmaster General shalt
JOHN WHITE.
Spoke, ., &c Figs ( R aay9:
President ef the Senate pro sesnpore.
1'pp'''s' 49,, - JOHN TYLER.
Fifteen thousand dollars were appro
priated for he payment Of materials fur
nishcd and work doue on our Peaitentia:
Fire thousand dollars to dcfray the
expenses Of troatics with Inc Sac. Fox
and Winnebago tribes Of Indians, having
for their object ccssion, TO the United
States, Of the country now occupied by
them in this Territory. This is the sec
ond appropriation made by Congress 10
effect this desirable object, than which
there is none other III my estimation ct
80 paramount importance 10 the growth
md prosperity Of Iowa. That a treaty
lust alike to the Indians, the government,
and to all concerned, may be successfully
ncgnciakesI, is my most earnest wish
Thirteen thousand tsnr hundred and
treniy one datlars for the payment Of
srrearages due cur citizens Oh account
OF expenses incurred by the Legislative
Assembly were Also appropriated. The
procurment Of this Claim. though not
large, and founded in strict justice, how
cxiravagant 80 ever the Legislature may
have been, was attended ,silh much diff
Guilty.
in the House Of Representatives the
Connni,tec Of Ways and Means refused,
by large so.e. even to report IN lnvor
Of the old claim az $1,000, the most of
which has been due for upwards offi'rce
years When TO that was added the sum
of$5,l2l,Oe, the excess Of expenditure
At the last session of the Legislature, (as
vas informed by an official statement
from the Territory the chances we're in
deed hid Cor its allowance. More fortu
nate, however, ia ,ise House, than in the
Committee, I was enabled to satisfy the
mcnlbers Of the justice Of the claim, and
s succeeded, by means Of an amendment, in
sItaying il inserted in the Civil and Diplo-
,Baiic Bill in which it should have been
placed by the action Of the COMMITTEES
ihoir opposition to the contrary notwith-
S,n.,d;ng.
III the scnalc it was also destined, con-
ssary 10 Nj reaonab'c and just expecta-
y ton, 10 meet with even more opposition
sh..x q id IN the House