Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1843-02-18

utive session without dispOslng Ut Mr..
RS motion.
III Tie House, Mr.. G. Davis offered y
resolution which was adopted, asking in.
formation concerning the Officers enya-
ged in the collection Of the revenue
Mr.: Boardman offered resolution, which
was adopted, asking Information relative
10 the purchase OF the ground adjacent to
the General Post Office building. a.
motion was made by Mr.. Thompson,
to reconsider.tho vote by which the Ar
my appropriation bill was passed. Mr..
Thompson proceeded to debate the
grounds for his motion when Mr.. Dodge.
of Iowa, appealed TO him to allow the
question to lie over, as the day had been
sci apart for Territorial business. Mr..
Thompson acceeded 10 Mr. Dudge's re-
quest; but at the Suggestion OF the Speak
er finished his remarks After lew re-
marks from Mr.. Ora ,ycr in reply 10 Mr..
Thompson, the motion 10 reconsider was
laid on the table. A resolution asking in
formation relative 10 the conduct oi Judge
Belts in the Soners case, was offered, bul
rejected. number OF memorials were
then presented by MIR. Winthrop, asking
the establishment OF the Presidents Ex-
chequer plan. Mr.. Roosevelt made an UNI
successful attempt to limit the considera-
ton oil Territorial business 10 two instead
of,hree days. Alter the transaction oi
ported certain resolutions OF inquiry rel.
utiyc 10 the capture OF Montery aud the
sccall OF Commodore Jones. The House
having resolved Itself nlua COMMITTEE ot
the Whloc proceeded 10 the consideration
OF Territorial business. Tne blii au.
rhorlzug the election oil Officers ior tue
Territory OF Wisconsin was taken up.
and alter being amended SO as to llmt
the term Of service Of the members oil the
Legislature So that i. shall be the same
as taat oi:the Legislature Ol Iowa, It was
laid aside to be reported. The bill up.
i'propriating $4,000 tor harbors OH The
western shore OF Lake Michigan was
then taken up, ana debated by several.
members. Mr.. H.. Dodge defended the
bill, with much zeal and ability, and. at
ter some unimporlant amendments II was
laid aside to DO reported. Some bits
making appropriations tor certain pur--
poses in Florida, were then considered
and laid aside 10 be reported. The bill
for the survey and location OF certain
roads IN Iowa was then taken up. Mr..
A. G. Dodge proposed substitute giving
the same sum (S5O.OOO) Tor the improve
men. OF the Des Mo.nes and Rock river
rapids. After some remarks by MIR.
Dodge and other members, the Committee
arose without acting on the bill. A con-
fden,iai communication from the Pres.-
dent; also, several Communications from
tho differen, Departments were laid be-
foro the House. Mr.. Pope introduced
bill concerning the Legislative Assembly
Of Wisconsin. Mr.. Chapman introduced
q bill explanatory Of the pre- emption act
Of June 22L, 1888.
Judge Belts, ol' New York, has decided
that man who contracts large deb IN
Germany, and comes to this country,
and obtains residence, is enlllled 10 the:
benefit oil tho Bankrupt Law against the
suit OF the foreign creditor.
Ercessive Modesiy.-- Some grave
chronological lecturer, recently, IS SAID
"a have remarked that s'there were but
three great heads in tho United States,
one being that OF Henry Clay, the other
81 Daniel Webster, and" placing his
hand upos, his own deranged cran'um. ht.
continued, .sthe third, gentlemen, modes
" forbils me 10 naeMti0n!!"
Topiofiical EIuqaence.--The "Wol
yercen y paper published ut Ann Arbor,
Mich, gives US the following touch Of
eloquence. The editor mus. 10 tear
less champion oil the liberty Of the press
"A man that would cheat prlnter,
would steal meeting house, and rob lie
grave yard. Ii he has . soul, ten thou
sand Of its size would hive more room in
musquitn's eye than q bull-irog has in
the Pacific Ocean. He ought to ~
winked at by blind people, aud kicked to
death across lots by crlpples."
APreacher having married couple in
church the other day, ludicrously gave
out at the very next hymn--''Allstaken
souls that dream Of Heauen!''
The expressive aud elegant phrase Of
"Ho,n is your MAJ" we have sci down IN
our new edition Of subllmatcd English
thus:
Inform ME Of the state in which you left
The dear old dam. who Jo, 10 call you son.
EXECUTED -s,egal, Who murdered a
German pedtnr, IL Halifax county, Va.
exp,aled his crime few days ago on the
gailows. Upwards Of 5000 people us
ssmbled to see him hung Stegal made
no confession under the galiows, but pre-
yiously admitted his guilt, and ssid thai
directly after the decd. he thought seri
ously Of blowing oul his own brains. liz
was only 10 years old, had previousl,
sustained ! good character, and had .
wife and child.