Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1843-01-14


citizens Of Dubuque and Jackson counties
asking for the establishment, q: q terrific
rial |. ,'ad, to con- mencc AT Cascatio or tue
falls OF The s!aquote,a, and run 10 or
near the mouth ot the Tetc DIES Morris
creek, a petition Of sunday citizens o
Jefferson county. praying Tor the rc!oca
ton q! 1 part OF the Territorial Road
runnn, from Fort Madison 10 Fairfield
lying between the House OF james CALI
Eher and tina: olDayii G. Brown; and a pc
,lion OF sundry citizens OF Cedar ant
: Linn counties, praying for the review o
a par; Of tho Territorial Road running
from Bloomington, via Upton to Marion
commencing at Clear Creek, Cedar coun
ty, and gong to WIN. Abby's in Linn
county were presented. Mr.. Teas, from
the Joint Committee on Revision, repor-
ted the following bills: 70 provide for
changing the venue in civil and criminal
cases. 10 define the duties OF county
surveyors. 10 regulate interest on mo
ney. Relative to divorce, alimony, an
for other purposes. TO limit actions, aud
for avoiding vexatious law suits. 10
authorize evidence by the oath Of parties
Mr.. Springer from the committee ON the
Judiciary, reported bill to change the
time OF holding the District Court in the
Cd judicial district; also bill relative to
the office Of Recorder Of Deels. On mo-
ton OF Mr. Cox, The report Of the ierri.
;oriaI Agent was referred to a commit
ice of three. 10 ascertain if the same was
correctly printed. \ message was re-
ccved from the House informing the
Council Of the passage by the former
body OF a bill to relocate part Of the
Territorial road in Henry county; also u
joint resolution authorising the committee
10 fix the prices OF printing, to administer
oaths and examine witnesses.
III Tie House. a petition Of Mr.. Wal.
tiers. asking an allowance for printing
certain acts otthc Wisconsin Legislature;
II petition o! sundry citizens OF Benions-
port asking an extension o.. time for com
p,e:ing ~ certain midi dam also 4 petition
Ioi sundry citizens OF Bcntonsporl, ask
be donated to the holders Of certain
charter for mill purposes; aud petition
oil sunday citizens o. Lee county asking
| the Legislature 10 authorize Isaac Il.
Chandler and others TO construct a Ger
tain mill dam, We're presented. Mr. Sales
gave notice that he Woulu on some future
/ day, ask leave TO introduce bill to
amend an act entitled an ACT relative to
Mechanics Liens aud other purposes. MIR
! Aiclii!ien, from the committee or Re
vision, reported "a bill authorizing Il
Board OF County Commissioners in each
county IN the Territory OF Iowa." also.
ian act in relation 10 the safe custody o.
persons arrested for crimes and mslc.
meanorS;' also. "a bill to prevent and
punish sanlng;' also, IAN act for the en-
enlargement OK agriculture aud domestic
manufacturer A bill 10 repeal the char.
Ter OF the Miners Bank OF Dunulnc, and
tproyiie Tor the winding up OF the a.laifs
Of the same, being the order oil the day.
the House resolved itself into committee
OF The whole for lis cons.ee fatioa, and
after some iinia spent therein The coinalii-
lee reported tic same back 70 .lc House
without ameadinent. AIier some debate,
en- motion Of -If. Rogers, tho bill was
then lax! Oh the table SUBJECT to the olda.
OF the House.
WLnsrs DAY, Ian. 4, lei3.
hMe C9uucii, ps,iilon Of saAl..y
citizens Oh Scott county, praying that ii
charter may DC graatei 10 s,nl Bellhan
and David Sears TO keep a ferry itoin
fractional Sec. SO, in township IS north
range 4 east; and Il petition OF sundry
citizens ol Dcs Moines county, praying
the repeal oil An act concerning Weights
and Measures. approved Jan. 4, 1889, and
that an act may be passed authorizing
the Board OF Commissioners in each
county to appoint suitable persons as ln-
spectors Of Weights and Measures, were
presented. On motion Of Mr.. Teas, Re
sored, That the committee on Common
Schools be instructed to inquire into the
expediency OF applying all sums of mo-
ncy to which this Territory may be en-
titled under The provisions Of the act Of
Congress approved 4lh Sept. ls4I, en,l-
tied an act 10 appropriate the proceeds
of the sales Of the public lands &c as a
fund for common schools purposes, and
that said committee report by bill or
otherwise as soon as praclic. ble. Mr..
Harris, from the committee on Roads re-
ported Bill 10 locate a Territorial Road
from Cascade, in Dubuque county. TO the
mouth O! the Tetc des Morles, in jackson
county, and a bill TO relocate part Of
the Territorial Road running from Fort
Madison, in Lee county, to Fairfield in
Jefferson county. An act to locate
Territorial Road from Benefits Mill, in
Buchanan county. via the county seat of
Delaware, to .Olmstead's Mill in said
county, was read u THIRD time and pass
ed.
In the Honse, the chsir submitted a
communication (,om the Secretary Of
the Territory. informing the House that
he had just received several Treasury
Drafts on various offices for por
tons Of the annual appropriation,
aad amounting in the aggregate to Sis.
975-one o. the drafts alluded to, is tor
Sits on the land office at Fairfield;
another is for $4,000 on the Land office
a, Palmyra and Il third for $1,000 on
the Bank OF America, deposit Bank in
City OF New York, and asking tie pas
sage Of Joint Resolution authorizing the
Secretary to negotiate said Drafts for
such POUNDS as they would be willing to
receive in payment, in case tne amount