Weekly miners' express. (DuBuque, Iowa) 184?-1849, 1849-02-27
Congressional.

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Douglass Of III. presented the resolutions
of the legislature Of that State, instruct
ing their Senators to go for the Wilmot
Proviso, ordered to be printed.
Debate sprung up upon the subject Of the
Senate reports, in which Mr.. Dickinson
took occasion to comment strongly upon
the utter inaccuracy and worthlessness
Of the Telegraph reports of the proceed
ings Of Congress.
HousE.-No important business.
Wednesday Jan. 3lst.-SENArE.--Mr.
Dodge Of Iowa, presented the resolution
Of the Legislature Of that State in favor
Of the establishment Of Land office at
Fort des Moines.-Printed.
Mr.. Davis of Miss. from the commit
tee on Military affairs reported a Joint
Resolution providing for Typographical
Surveys and reports Of routes from the
valley of the Mississippi to the Pacific.
Printed.
Messrs. Clayton, Davis Of Mississippi
and Davis of Mass. were appointed COM
mittee on the part Of the Senate to count
the votes for Pressdint and Vice Presi-
dent of the United States.
Bill introduced on 7eare. < =
Mr.. JONES asked and obtained the
unanimous consent of the Senate to intro.
duce bill making an appropriation for
the construction Of road from the falls
of the St. Louis river Of Lake Supe rior
to Point Douglass, on the Mississippi riv
er; which was read twice, and referred
to the committee on Roads and Canals.
lowa Educational Fund.
Mr. Jones asked and obtained the unan.
lmous consent Of the Senate to introduce
a bill explanatory Of the act for the ad
mission Of the State of Iowa into the u
Mon; which was read twice.
Mr.. Dodge, Of Iowa. Mr.. President,
ask the indulgence Of the Senate to take
up and pass at this time the bill which
has just been introduced by my colleague.
When the State Of Iowa was admitted
into this Union her constitution provided
that the proceeds ofthe five per cent. fund
accrulng from the Nett proceeds of the
sales OF the public lands within her limits,
and the donation Of 100000 acres of land
given for the purpose Of making roads
and internal improvements, should be ap-
piled to educational purposes. That was
the understanding in both Houses of Con-
gress at the time; and it was considered
that the change would be both proper
and praiseworthy; but the First Comp
troller Of the Treasury has decided that
he cannot pay over the funds to our Su-
perintendent Of Public instruction with
out the passage Of such bill as this. The
chairman of the committee on the Public
Lands (Mr. Breese,( and every Senator
present who was here when Iowa was ad-
mitted, we'll remember that Congress ap-
proved of the application of this fund to
the support Of common schools through
out the State Of Iowa, and the action of
our convention in thus diverting these
funds and lands was greatly lduded.-
The Senator from Florida furthest from
me (Mr. Westcott will we'll remember
the truth Of what l say.
Mr.: Westcott. When the bill Of 1916,
respecting the admission OF Iowa into the
Union, was before Congress, it was refer.
red 20 the Judiciary Committee, and dis
tinct action was taken as to the right and
propriety Of the State having, by pro-
vision Of her constitution, diverted the
fund arising from The five hundred thou
sand acres Of land given to her by the
United States for internal Improvement
purposes, to purposes Of Education
Well, sir, the committee unanimously ap-
proved Of the change, and SO reported
The bill came up the day before Christ
mas in 1916, and debate ensued on this
very point. An amendment was offered,
which can be found in the report in the
Congressional Globe Of that date, provid.
ing that nothing in the act should be con.