Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1843-02-11
LEGISLATIVE SYNOPSIS.
IS ssGsss. THunspaY.Eap g. 1913.

LEDlsL ATrvE SYNOPSIS.
- .sss Tausspar. Ear. 2, 1913. I
n lie Hos,e, Mr.. N'itsaa spresea,ed a
! pe,i.i5t, from citizens Of :ilsnry~ county,
ka1kidk q tspeal' of the law relating y
baaeks and muliat,oes. !, NJ. Sales pr.
sen,edr :, petition from 'ci,;zcns OF Dies
Moiues county demonstrating againt the
passage of s.yalpa.,cn or s,oy law. Nj.
Hacklsqan gays. notice that he would on
some future Jays ask leave IA. introduce q
bill for he, rshef .! pe,i, JURORS in l'es
Moines county. On motion Mr. Hack'e-
man. she jcini jjssuu.ion relative to the
printing, pE Tho laws was taken from the
table 81. NEWELL moved to amend he
fesolulion by. siriking: out "Hughes & VIII.
,iism." end inserting "lohn 3. Russell y
] upon which. the yes and noes were Us
follows:
-..Ysss--A8e,srs. Blair, Jay. Lewis, Mcmillan,
NeX6ii. Robertson Sales. Steele. Thornton. Wal
worshsasd " itsor.-ll::
A&ys -alsssrs Andre.. barton. terry. Briefly.
AfigE.. Bun!.r. Cp!ber.'on. Fs'koet, GoaI.rd'
uacEleman. hepner. McCulloch, Rogers, Swear.
ingen. and :Nir. speaker.--ls.
So the motion was lost, and the reso-
luton was passed by vote Of Is TO g.
A resolution was offered by Mf. Sales.
authorizing James.G Edwards to prin,
the Journals OF the House. Mr.. Wal
worth moved to strike out .James e
Edwards" and insert civilian Crum,"
which was agreed to by the following
vote:
Teas-Mcssrs Barton, Berry, Briefly, Bunk.
er, Culbertson, Felkner Godd.rd, Hac kleman,
Steele, Swcsringcn, Thornton, Walwors!,, and
Mr.. s2eaker.-l8
Nays-Messrs. Andres, Blair, Briggs, Lewis,
Nnwcil, Robertson, Sales aud Wilson %
The resolution us amended was then
adopted by vote Of % to Those voting
in the negative being Messrs. Briggs,
firpner, Robertson and Sales. An act
relative TO promssory noes, bonds, due.
bills. &c.--an act supplemental TO an act
providing for the relocation Of the Coun.
~ seat Of Lee countY-an act concerning
costs aud sees-and an at 10 relocate the
road 10 Burlington via II. Madison to
Sugar Greek Bridge-were severa!ly
read third time aud passed.
FRIDAY, FEB. Sd, l843.
III Tie House. petitions we're presented:
by Mr.. Bunker, from citizens Of Wash
ingion county, asking the relocation Of q
certain road; by Mr.. Newell, from Eliza-
te,h Ridgwny. asking to be divorced
from hor husband; by Mr.. Barton. from
Mary Dura!. asking to bs divorced from
her husband. Mr.. Rogers introduced u
resolution providing for the publication
of The decisions OF the Supreme court
The following bills were introduced: By
Mr.. Wilson, bill 10 amend The nc. in-
cooperating Salem; by Mr.. lIackleman,
bill! for the relief Of peti, jurors in cer-
tain cases; by Mr.. Briefly, bill to au
thorize the County Commissioners OF
Scot, g. Lee counties to gran. licenses To pi-
lo:s, &c. Anact,o amend the actincorporut.
ing Mt. Pleasant-an oct regulating gen'l
elections in this Tcrritory-an nc, pro
viding for holding elections ut St Peters
and other places an act TO incorporate
the Jackson county Academy-an act 10
regulate Weights AMI Nleasures--un &c,
20 amendt tue act incorporating keosuuqua
--Hnd IN act to locate a road from tie
northern limits Of Missouri Ia kcosauqua
were seyerally read third time and
passed.
TIE WIG LEADER IN THE HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The Bloomington Herald. in speaking
OF .sWhig Leaders," makes the following
we'll timed remarks:
s.Thc acknowledged leader Of the prcsen
House OF Representatives Of the Iowa Leeis;
ia.ure,is one-forgetting now his given name
We will use that 80 appropriately BESTOWED
Upon him by tho correspondent, Of the Bur
lIngton Gaze.ie-onc "Chatiering Coxcomb''
Walworth. This person. il fitted for the sta.
lion BY no other silgle qualification, certainly
has one " hich ie considered an import ant re
quisite in Wing ssleader,n as will nave been
noticed by oil who have visited tho Hail OF
The House OF Representatives since he has
heen member. That redu,site 10 unparal-
lelcd assurance. which this schattering coz.
comb certainly possesses in an eminent de-
gree. Il 10 rather amusing than otherwise 10
MO the fellow either fut,ering about The
House or bobbiny up and down in his sea,
prpstua!ty, like duck IN a hail storm, and
Addressing the speaker every time he 10 up
will, abDat as much proprety, and sense, &c.
hcially, as biped OF tina, species would do
doubtless. il he possessed the power OF com
municsling his ideas through tho medium u
words.
Our object, however. was not so much e
hcstOw sny remarks OF our own upon III.
Wing tsicader' u the Iowa House Of Repre-
senlatlves, - to call public attention 20 ,he
circumstance that. mere a. well as az Wash
ing,on city, the Wing Representatives hay.
assigned that post 10 one supposed 10 b
deeply lmbued with tho ssordsr u abolition.
ISM"
We clip tho following article from lat,
number Of the Miners Express, published Il
Dubuque. II isnot the first occasion, by /,
great many, upon which We hive heard init
nations o. . similar character with regard
the abolition principles Of the s.chaiisrinl
toxcomh's whom the Wings in the House
seem 10 have selected to play the part Of tiei
sslesdeY.'
.Bu. who 10 this Mr.. Walwor,h," says I'll.
Express, sswho struts 10 chanticleerly in 10
wa City? 10 he, or 10 he not, professions
bankrupt, On Alton abolitionlst, Of Loyejoy
memory. the same who once soioIrncd 70
s>timc in Dubuque, and was refused admit,
tsncs in.o society, not only for his principle
on negro emancipation. bu. for being the aid