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

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If~nBs iseollScied BY 'our readers that
The three first days in April were setspart
in the House Of Representatives for the
transaction Of Territorial business. We
have received the proceedings Of these
three days and publish below those parts
that are directly interesting to the people
Of the Territory. ).
ApaiL lon motion Of Mr.. Waller, the
Houseresclved itself Into the Comisittee
Of the Whole on the state Of the Union,
Mr.. White in the Chair. : Z =
The committee then took up, and passed
upon TIE following bills, which were laid
aside to be reported:
The till making appropriations for inn
provements on the western shore Of Lake
Michigan. .,5
The committee took up bill No. 242,
being bill making certain improvements
in the Territory of Iowa; which was de-
ta'ed and explained by Mr.. CARROLL,
Mr.. VINTON, and Mr.. STEENROD.
Mr.. A. C. DODGE went into some ex-
plantations Of the objects on which he pro-
posed to expend the sum appropriated BY
this government for the Territory which
he represented.
Mr.. CAMPBELL moved to amend the
bill BY striking out the appropriation Of
$500 for the Improvement Of the harbor
at Dubuque.
The amendment was opposed by Messrs.
A. c. DODGE, HENRY DODGE, BAR
NARD and CARROLL.
The amendment was rejected.
Mr.. A. C. DODGE moved to amend
the bill by inserting "and that the amount
shall be expended under the direction Of
the Secretary Of Wars" which was adopt
cd.
The bill was then laid aside to be re-
ported. 9i
The committee then took up the bill ma
king appropriations for certain improve
ments in the Territory Of Florida.
On motion Of Mr.. LEVY, the following
amendment was agreed to, viz:
That the amount appropriated to be ex-
pended under this bill shall be expended
under the direction Of the Secretary Of
War"
The bill was further debated by Messrs,
LEVY, CAMPBELL, STEWART, BID.
LACK, SMITH Of Indiana, and others
and was then laid aside to be reported tc
the House. 2a' 19os 50
J The committee then proceeded to con.
s.der the following bills, which were sew.
orally laid aside to be reported: a4s
A bill to establish new collection dis.
trict Gr the Territory Of Florida, to be call
cd the Suzanne district. =. has
A bill to authorize the selection Of Ger.
tain school lands in the Territories Of Flor.
ida, Iowa and Wisconsin. 1aio @
A bill making an appropriation to defray
the expenses OF the session Of the assembly
of the Territory Of Wisconsin, held in De.
cembcr, 1912, and January, l843. Sa
A bill to authorize the President Of The
United States to issue patents for the towr
lots sold in the town Of Mineral Point, ir
the Territory Of Wisconsin. '.~7:saA.
A bill supplemental to an act entitled
An act for LIVING off the towns Of Fur
Madison aud Burlington in the county O
esmciles, AMI the towns Of Bellview, Du.
buque, and Peru in the county Of Dubuque
Territory Of Wisconsin, (Iowa,) and fol
other purposes;" approved the I'd of July
1886; and the amendatory act thereto, ap.
proved March Sd, 1897. q iaAA
A bill granting to the county Of Dubuque
certain lots Of ground in the town Of Du-
buque. e2s'e
I A bill to establish certain post-routes II
the Territory Of Florida.
A bill to authorize the issuing Of patent.
for certain lands in the St. Augustine lane
district, in Florida, the sales Of which wer,
not regularly reported. 1io' sh.os
A bill making appropriations for certain
Improvements in the Territory Of Florida
y A bill making appropriations for certain
improvements in the Territory Of Iowa.
A bill directing the President ofthe Uni.
ted States to cause the reserved lead mine.
in the State Of Illinois, and in the Terrific
ries Of Wisconsin and Iowa, 10 be sold.
This last bin Was debated by Messrs
H. DODGE, A. C. DODGE, JAMESON
HOSE, HARDIN, BARNARD, C.
JOHNSON. and others. 1aa hofaase9
i Mr.. DODGE, Of Iowa, warmly opposed
the amendment proposed BY Mr.. JoHxsox
This lead region had been first opened t.
settlement in 1926 the inhabitants resi-.
ding upon it had been subjected to many
hardships and much Inconvenience. The
bill was fair one-certainly % far as the
Government was concerned. It granted
no prescriptions, and required that a notice
Of six, instead Of three months, should be
given Of the sale Of these mineral lands
the proclamation Of the sale to be made in
all tie Atlantic cities, and full descrip.
ton to be published Of the region and ALI,
cont ined. In relation to the value Of min.
eral lands Of this kind, he referred the
House TO the sales in Missouri five hun.
fdred miles nesrer to the MARKET : He
quoted letter from the Commissioner d
the General Land Once to show that IN
Missouri, while twenty seven township,
had been offered to sale, containing Eve
hundred and fifty thousand acres Of these
mineral lands, to the highest bidder, bu,
some ], 420 acres Of it had found purcha.
sers, and this did not realize to the Gov.
ernmsnt on an average over dollar and
i ! quarter an acre. He read the prociama.