Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-02-15

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|. TERRITORIAL BILLS
The following bills relative to the business oil the Territories
Of the United States having been considered IN COMMITTEES
Of the Whole on the OF the Union, seveay order
ed to third reading and wee forthwith read the third time
passed and sent to the Senate for concurrence, viz
The bill appropriaing S4 900 for the erection Of light
house al the of Southport Lake Michigan, in Wis
consn.
The bill approprating 900 for the continuation Of thu
works for the improvement of the harbor of Southport
Lake Michigan, in Wisconsin.
The bill appropriatng 900 for the improvement Of thu
road from SAeboygan to Fox river Green lakes 2,00t
for the military road Fort Howard and Fond du Lac
So 900 for the from Southport, by Geneva Beo al
in the Territory of Wisconsin.
The bill authorize the President Of the United States
issue patents for lots sold in the of Mineral Point
Wisconsin.
The bill Supplemental to act for laying of the towns
Fort Madison and Burlington, in the county of Des Mones
and the towns Of Bellevue Dubuque and Peru in the coun
ty of Dubuque, Territory of Wisconsin, and for other pur
poses, approved I'd July, 1886, and the amendatoy
approved Sd March, 1887.
The bill providing for payment of certain military scrvic
in Florida This bill provides for payment OF Florida militia
called out at times the wears 1888 and 1882 under
commands of Col Robert Brown Maj Isaac GARRISON, Capt
Arthur Roberts, Capt j. l.. Thigpen, Capt VIM. Williams
Capt William Gone, Capt J. l.. Stewart, Capt Stcpher
Daniels
The bill making appropriations for certain improvements
the Territory Of Iowa This bill grants 5000 for the road
from the Mississippi Bluffs to Iowa city 900 for the road
from the Mississippi Bluffs to the Old Fox and Sac Agency
UUU The road from 10
Of Missouri 900 for the improvement of the harbor at the
town of Dubuque.
The bill making appropriations for certain improvements in
the Territory Of Florida This bill grants S2O 900 for the i'm
povement of the channel and mouth of the Suwannee RIVER
and SIS, 900 for the completion Of the Hauoyer canal.
THE IOWA MILITIA BILL.
The bill provide for the payment of the Iowa militia called
into service in 1885, the occasion OF the boundary difficulties
between the Territory of Iowa and the State OF Missouri and
approprang S4 355 for that purpose, up its regular
order for consideration.
motion was made by Mr. DANA that the bill lie the
table, The yeas and nays ordered the question: and
being taken Yeas l07, nays 40,
IOWA AND FLORIDA.
motion was made by Mr. AARON V. BROWN that
the committee proceed the consideration Of the bill TO
thorze the people Of the Territories Of Iowa and Florida to
form Constitution and State Government, and for the ad-
mission of such States into the Union equal footing with
the original States There in favor Of this motion 81,
and against it 5-no quorum voting.
Another count had, and there was majority found IN
favor of taking up the BILL
The bill read by the Clerk the second section of which
is as follows
Sec O. Ind further enacted That the following shall
be the boundaries of the said State Of Iowa, wit Beginning
in the middle of the channel of the Mississippi river OPP
poste the mouth of the Des Mones thence the said
Des Mones the middle OF the main channel thereof
point where the northern boundary Of the State Of Missouri
Jas the be finally esabshed) strikes said river
thence with the said northern boundary las the same
be finally esbshed the middle of the main channel OF the
Missouri thence in the middle of the main channel OF
the river last mentioned the mouth of the Sioux or Calumet
river thence direct line TO the middle OF the main channel
of the ST. Peters river where the Waonwan river according
to Ncoe map enters the thence down the middle Of
mel the Mississippi thence down the middle OF the
main channel Of said river, to the place of beginning
Mr. RELFE moved amend the second section by striking
the boundaries Of Iowa, and inserting the following
oBegnnng in the middle of the main channel OF the Mis-
ssspp river due of the mouth Of the river Des MONIES
thence the middle Of the main channel of said river Mis-
spp to point opposite the mouth of the St Peters river;
thence oft The main
river where the Waonwan river enters the
ing Nicocts map thence in direct line to point in the
middle of the channel OF the Missouri river opposite to
the mouths Of the Sioux Calumet river thence down the
middle Of the main channel Of the Missouri river, nl shall
the parallel OF latitude which through The
rapids Des Mones thence along the said parallel
latitude the middle of the channel Of the main fork Of the
said river Des Moines thence down and along the middle OF
the main channel Of the said river Des Mones the mouth
of the same, where empes into the Mississippi rivers thence
due east, TO the beginning. "
Mr.. RELFE in the of explanation Of the effect OF
of his amendment read from the Constitution of Missouri the
boundaries of that State defined by that instrument and
the oct Of Congress of 9th March, 1920, as follows
Beginning middle of the Mississippi river the
parale of hrtysx degrees of north latitude thence
along the said parallel Of the ST. Francois river
thence up and following the OF that river in the middle
of the channel thereof to the parallel OF degrees
thirty minutes thence along the point where
the said parallel is interected by meridian line passing
through the mouth Of the Kansas river where the emtes
into the Missouri river thence from the point aforesaid north
along the said meridian ne the intersection OF the parallel Of
latitude which passes through the rapids the river Des Mones
making the SAID line correspond VIII, e inaan ooua, mne
The said parallel ofauds, TO the middle Of the channel Of The
fork Of the said rirr Des .Hoies thence doon along
the middle Of the main channel Of the said rilr DeS Hones, 10
the mouth Of the same ,phe,e embaes into the .Msssabi
irer thence dle east to The middle IF the mann channel 81 he
Mississippi thence down and following the Of the
Mississippi river in the middle Of the main channel thereof
to the place Of beginning"
Mr. BROWN, of Tennessee, Chairman Of the Commit
the Territories stated, in explanation Of the bill that
in assigning bounds the State they had not taken in
all the boundaries called for the Convention
people Of Iowa, having declined indulge their wishes in
having their southern boundary precisely designated On the
contrary they had far departed from the boundary asked
for leave the line in dispute between Iowa and Missouri
hereafter be settled The State Of Missouri had somewhere
northern boundary line wherever that line was it would
constitute according to this BILL the southern boundary line
Of Iowa. The committee had left that question to be settled
at another time by the authority competent to settle 1T and
they very DESTROYS that that question should remain just
left by the provisions Of the bill No possible in
justice could be done to Missouri cloudnot the shadow
of shadows upon the title while, on the other
hand Iowa received, with the exception of particularly desg
mating this line, all she had asked for He trusted the House
would not attempt to interfere with the disputed claim by at
tempting settle it either way. Mr.. b. had no wishes to
indulge the subject he felt anxiety about the success
Of either party having looked into the relative merit Of
their respective pretensons bill would soon come up pre-
scnng the naked question: and that the proper time for
its discussion
Mr. RELFE, however, still pressed his amendment. The
bill described the boundaries of the State, and he pro-
posed that the line between her and Missouri should be es
tabshed All he asked that the House should de.
clare the southern boundary Of Iowa to be parallel OF a
tude passing through the rapids of the river Dcs Moincs
Mr.. BRENGLE reminded the House that no other than
the actual northern boundary line Of Missouri could be made
the southern boundary Of Iowa. Missouri, ono OF the
States Of this Union, had right TO have her boundaries set
tied by the Supreme Court of the United States The ques
ton Of boundary between her and Iowa, being controversy
between States expressly within the constitutional us
dcon Of that Congress did not possess the power to
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