Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1843-03-18

hold in this city, on this subject. on Satur
day next, at z o'clock. Those friendly
to the enterprise, and in favor Of the oc.
cupation Of Oregon by American settlers
are respectfully invited TO attend.
Congressional.
We cut the following from the pro.
ccedings Of the House Of Representatives
Of Friday, Feb. e., on the Civil and
Diplomatic Appropriation Bills
"When the clause making on appro-
pria'ion for the surveyor general was
read
Mr.. DODGE Of Iowa offered an n.
amendment, providing TIM, the said sur.
veyor general shall reside within the
district for which hr is surveyor general.
and discharge the duties Of the said
office.
Mr.. II. stated that he offered the amend.
snent which IL. had JUS, sent To the Chair.
pnder solemn sense Of duty TO his con
4ui'uen'>. and !" The public service. lie
had no personal i'll feeling towards the
prcscn, incumbent TO gratify. But, sir.
(said Mr.. d. the absence If the presen:
incumbent. General James Wilson, from
his post. has been SD frequent. aud 81
long protracied MS ~ call aloud for re-
n,edy or redress. !, has been not only
the subject Of ani,nadversion in the
public piess Of the Territory and of the
country; but, sir, i, has been brought 20
my attention, as Delegate in numerous
letters, from gentlemen Of the hiyhes,
responsibility, residing III the town ot
Dnbuque-where the office is by law 10.
ca.ed--and in that vicinity. Que nfthese
letters (said Mr.. d. will send to The
Chair. that nn extract, which have mark
ed, r,ny be read. Tor the information OF
the House. The extract is AS follows:
DUpuarE iowa TERH,raRY.
December l3. A. d. 1912.
DEAR SIN: venture 70 trouble you on subject
that has bs come one Of general compi lint rfrr
10 the law of Congress. establishing the Surveyor
generals office for Wisconsin, aud Iowa There 10
no provision in that act. requiring the surveyor
general to reside ut the pl ace where he is to keep
his Office; the consequence Is, that the present IL
cumbent. James W .!son. est. resides with his
family. about two Thousand miles hencr; and the
consequence Of that 10. that out Of the twenty
a,onths he has ,joyed tn. emuinments IT ,hst
Office he hiss not bee" here AK months. all cou".rd
il this is no. an outrage. then ! know not what
When Mr. Ellis and General Jones had the "hce.
they were obliged 10 have their r<sidenee at this
place. have not the least doubt hut that Con-
ersss intended TINT 10y locating the ofbce here. u
also inte nded the incumbent should tie located in
the same place; but the ingenuity Ut some foks
IL caution. Here il one specimen: BY locating
the office here. that the Office .it0ldtr may
reside two Thousand miles ~ think you wsuid
have ~ difficulty in &c ting a" a".t ndmc"t TO that
Law. to require. the incumbent tn reside here
uish hij family. II he las any, ~ We AS Ia keep
his lice here. You must he very cara tul ~ iram
ing the amendment. or Yankee cunning Will get
ahs better Of il lam Yankee myself. but I dc
abominate these sm 9th to"gued silver.heelrd Of.
fee ssok.r.. and broken dow, loiici ,,s. pl .yins
such games with Western good natu.s.
Mr.. FILLMORE inquired who was the
writer ol the letter.
Mr.. DODGE replied that he did not
wish to give the name Of his correspon-
Gent, his permission to do SO not having
been gises in the letter; but he would
tell the gentleman from New York, that
he (Mr d.; endorsed the statements con
tanned ia that letter. So lar AS they re.
lated To the surveyor general, and for
what he said and doae in reference to this
matter, he was ready and willing al any
time, to hold himself personally or IN any
other way accountable to General Wilson,
or any Of his friends, here or elsewhere.
Mr. d. said he would also read to the
House on editorial article which appeared
in the ..Miner's Express" Of the Gath o''
November last, n newspaper published
in the town Of Dubuquc.) strongly con-
dcmna,ory Of the conduc, Of this public
func,ionary, every word Of which he
believed was strictly true.
Mr.. ID commenced 10 read: when
Alr. FILLMORE objected. He con.
teGded tina, it was no, in order to intro
duce newspaper articles al this character
tlc knew but little Of this Surveyor
general. or Of the manner in which he
had discharged the duties Of his office /;
but he would say, that he thought he
should no more b. required 10 keep his
family IL the Territory, than should u
member ui Congress be required 10 brlns
his family TO Washington with him.
NJ. DODGE said hat the gentleman
was arguing unjer u misrepresentation
His amendment did not require the SUR
yeyor general TO keep his family with
him, but simply to reside ia the district.
Mr.. ID. sa,d that he was unwilling to
take up the time nf the House in The dis
cuss,on Of ,Li. subject; but if there was
to be opposition 10 his amendment, he
wished 10 show, by reference to the date
Of the annual report OF this surveyor
general. that it was not received until
late in january. OWING TO his absence
when il should have been here, ready IL
be submitted to Congress at the com.
mencemen, oi the session.
4 [tlsre there was general Cry over the
wee, ..Agreed! that's right. We will
81 your amendment y
The question was then taken; and the
amendment was agreed TO.
a Strange Discorrry.--A young Medi
cal Student, al the nains Of Mecedsla, u
Verona, in Italy. has been making some
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