Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1844-04-20

.AHa4As@lANek tl& Is101& 0lne, }ouk-'
nal and cher preliminary business the fol-
lowing bills, o. leave given were reported:
A b1llto anfhorize the Legislatures Of
the several Territories to regulate The ap-
portionment Of representation and for other
purposes. s
"A bill to enable the people Of Iowa to
form Constitution and State Government
for The admission Of such State into the
Union.
A bill respecting tie employment and
compensation olthe Territorial Legislatures.
A Till giving the assent Of Congress 10
the holding Of an extra session Of the Leg
islative Assembly Of the Territory Of Iowa.
This last bill having been read twice,
and containing no appropriation was or
dered to it, third reading; and, after some
conversation, was read third time and
passed.
Tie House then re solved itself into Com
,ni,tee Of the Whole on Territorial business,
The committee took up, con- Tered, and
laid aside to be reported to the House, with
out amendment, bill for the relief, O
James Anderson, Of the Territory Of Iowa
The bill making an appropriation for the
payment Of the Iowa militia called into ser.
vice in Ee,ember, 1889, coming up in its
order
Mr. CAVE JOHNSON, intimating tc
the House that the militia for whose pay.
ment this bill provided, had been called Out
with reference to the boundary difficulty
between Missouri and Iowa, expressed hi.
strong opposition TO it, as involving a spe.
cies Of expenditure on the part OF tie Gov.
ernment to which there might be no limit i
the sanction Of Congress was given 10 thi.
appropriation.
! Mr.. DODGE, Of Iowa, said that at The
proper time he would SILVER LARGE will
the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. CAvI
JoHNsoN) in relation to this matter. HI
had once or twice had the pleasure of driv'
ing that gentleman TO the wall by reason o
ills bill, and he trusted that he would, " her
opportunity served, do so again. The Til
had passed this House BY triumphan
vote at the last session, but had not passed
the Senate. As, however, it would prob
ably give rise to some discussion, he woult
move that it be laid aside Tor the present
with view to dispose Of the other bill
before the committee.
i The motion having prevailed, the bill wa
laid aside for the present.
1 The bill to enable the people Of Iowa t,
firm Constitution and State Government
ard for the admission Of Iowa into the Union
was taken up, on motion of Mr.. A. c
DODGE, and read.
Mr.. JAMESON suggested, as ther,
had net been time for the examination o
this bill, and as lie knew not but it involv
ed the question OF the disputed boundar,
between Iowa and Missouri, that it be lai,
aside. for the present.
Mr.. DODGE said, so far as tie boun
Diary was concerned, it had been his obiec
in drawing the bill carefully to avoid touch
ing that vexed question at all. The iii
left the matter just where it found it, tn
boundary hereafter to be ascertained..
After some further conversation, by gen
eral consent the bill was postponed till to
morrow.
/ The bill respecting the employment ant
compensation Of officers in the several Ter
ritories was taken up, and having been read
at the suggestion Of Mr.. CAVE JOHN
SON it was postponed till tomorrow.
! A bill to authorize the Legislatures o
the several Territories to appcr,ion Rep
resentatives among their le spective Terri
tories was laid aside to be reported.
/
The bill to provide for the payment o
the Iowa militia called into service in De
: cember. 1899, was taken up, on motion c
Mr.. A. c. DODGE, and read.
] Mr.. DODGE said that he remarked t
the gentleman from Tennessee, (Mr. CAvl
Johnson, few hours ago, that he woult
when the proper time arrived, be ready t
shiver lance with him in support Of hi.
ill, he did it in no spirit Of taunt or boast
ing, nor because he had the vanity to be-
lieve himself match for that gentlem;n
but because he believed the bill to be jus
and right, notwithstanding the contemptu
Gus and almost insulting manner in which
it had been spoken Of. This. Mr.. d. said
he thought he would be able to show TO th,
House, If members would only give hin
their attention for short time.
In answer 10 the first question which
presented itself, viz: how this claim ha.
come before the Congress Of tie Unitet
States, he procte led to refer to the histor,
Of the case, showing the fact of the Difficult
ties which had occurred between the Stat
Of Missouri and the Territory Of Iowa, a
the date at which these services were rem
dered, on question of disputed boundary
that Missouri had attempted to take pos
session Of q tract of land which had unit
that time been in possession and under III
jurisdiction of Iowa, and had proceeded L
tax and to take away the properly Of thos'
citizens Of Iowa residing thereon;s that, a
last resort, the Governor Lucas Of low
whom, as United States Governor, Mr.
D.. contended the citizens Of Iowa wer!
bound to obey, having no discretion in TIL
nnatter--by and with the unanimous advic,
Of the three United States Judges Of Iowa
together with that Of the United States Dis
trict Attorney, whose opinion was express
sed officially, had ordered out the mi.i.ia o
iowa; that they, in compliance with thei
obligations Of allegiance to the constitute:
authorities ofthe Territory and ofthe Uni,et
States, had promptly obeyed the order, ans
had furnished from am, nz themselves The