Weekly miners' express. (DuBuque, Iowa) 184?-1849, 1849-02-06
A motion 10 print ten thousand copies

sThsicivil; and Diplomatic bill coming
Eub the amendment Respecting mileage
Was discussed, Nj. Morse La. contend
ed that if any distinction was to be made
it should be in favor Of distant members.
Mr.. Murphy Of N. Y. asked Mr.. Morse
the expense of coming from N. Orleans
lie replied 800. Morse asked Murphy
the expense of coming from New York;
he replied $40, and got 800. Morse
replied, 'it cost me $500, and | got
$4,000. The House was convulsed with
laughter. Adjourned. rrv - 9:,-af,..
Wednesday Jan. 17,h.--sENArE.-A
greater part Of the day was occupied up
on the bill for the. reduction of, postage.
The bill as amended by the Senate,
/ provides for. the following rates: err,
| On llletters not exceeding one-halC:
ounce and for all distances, prepaid three
cents; if not prepaid, 4 cents; drop let.
tiers one cent. ~. ....r, ''- ~.
| NewsPapers-one ounce-oyerr fifty
miles one cent, ndlunder fifty miles one
halt cent.---Daily, paper at same rate al
10
! Foreign letters Is cents each. .sa-.s
The bin abolishes the :rranking privi-
lege. Letters Of members of Congress-,
not exceeding ! ounce, on public business,
to be paid for oat Of contingent fund. -
Public Documents TO be, froe,f as now.
A great variety Of amendments were
, offered. The amendmen! excepting for.
eign papers was adopted. -. .1.'
| The Senate adjourned without final ac-
ton upon the bill. '.-'>s ".i. s@,..i. ,'
HoUsE.-An amendment to, the civil
and diplomatic appropriation, bin, was d..
dopted in, committee Of the whole giving
members Of Congress a salary Of $4,000
per annum, and ten cents per mile for
travelling.
Mr.. Thompson, Of Iowa introduced the
joint resolution Of the General Assembly
of Iowa instructing their Senetors and
Representatives in Congress to use their
influence in procuring an appropriation
for the erection Of a brid &c across the
Des Nome river, whe the military road
from Dubuque 10 the Southern boundary
line crosses said river: Referred TO the
committee on military affairs. 40
4 OUR NORTHERN BOUNDARY,
The following is the amendment pro-
posed by Mr.. Dodge, Of Iowa, to the Bill
rs. 367,] to cause the northern boundary
Of the State of Iowa to be run and mark
ed, viz: -..n..s'~1- ':'.G> .'t,"
/
Strike out all after the enacting clause
and insert the following, and amend the
title 10 read as follows: Il bill to ascer-
tain and mark the northern boundary of
the State Of Ioaca. |
Be 1t enacted by tic Senate and House
Of Representatives Of the United States of
america in Congress assembled, That the
surveyor general Of Wisconsin and Iowa,
under the direction Of the President Of
the United States, be, and hereby is, re-
quired to cause to be surveyed, marked,
and designated by proper monuments, so
much Of the northern boundary Of Iowa
as lies between the Mississippi and Mis-
souri, rivers, as defined by the act enti-
tied "An act TO define the boundaries of
the State Of Iowa, and to repeal so much
ofthe &C: Of The third Of March, one thon-
snnd e;shA .."drsu auu 1orty-hve, as re-
lates to the boundaries Of Iowa. approx
ed fourth August, eighteen hunde red and
forty-six; and to enable the President 10
carry this act into effect, the sum Of five
thousand dollars is hereby appropriated.
SEC. 9. And be it further enacted, That
the line so surveyed shall not be recog-
nized as the boundary of Iowa, until i!
shall have been confirmed BY the Legis-
lature Of that State; and when it shall
have been so confirmed the surveyor
general of Wisconsin and Iowa shall
make out two fair copies Of the survey of
it, and field notes, one of which shall be
transmitted to the governor, and the 9th.
er to the general land office; and the sur
veyor general shall enter the same on re.
cord in his office.
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That
the State of Iowa is hereby authorized to
appoint commissioner on the part Of
that State, to act in conjunction with the
surveyor general in ascer:aining and
desi grating the aforementioned bounda-
ry, if it shall deem it expedient to do so;
and in case Of the appointment Of such
commissioner, he shall, with the survey
or general, certify all the returns of that
survey: Provided, however, That the sur
vey of that boundary shall not be delay
ed longer than the ,hirtieth of June next.
for the appointment of that commissioner.
ALL THE INTELLIGENCE. @
The Editor Of The Iowa Re publican, Ia
Wing paper, published at Iowa City,
says, that a majority Of the Democrats of
Iowa are Wings, "D they kae,u IT," This
is the estimate that whig leaders usually
put upon the intelligence Of the people!
"Whigs, Jhey kae,o it"!! We spurn
with contempt, the base insinuation, and
ask the author Of it TO endeavor TO be-
come little more acquainted with the
people Of the State, before he presumes
thus to pass upon their political intelli-
gence