Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-01-18
CONGRESS.

Mr.. Dodge, of Iowa presented mem
.orial adopted at convention of citizens
of central Iowa, held at Iowa city, ask
ing grant of land to aid in the construc.
ton of the Council Blnffs and Davenport
railroad: which was referred to the COM
mit!ee on Public Lands. ....... b..
Mr.. ID. also presented two petitions Of
the citizens of Lee county, Iowa, asking
an increase of the pension of Isaac w.
Griffith, soldier in Mexican war; which
was referred TO the committee on Pen.
sions.
Mr.. Douglas submitted the following
resolution; which was considered and a.
greed TO: .-.. ... ..-..
Resolved, That the committee on In.
dian Affairs be instructed TO in lnire in
to the expediency of making apprrpria-
tons for the exllngaishment Of the lndi-
an title to that portion of the Territory
of Minnesota which lies west of Missis.
sippi river: and also for The ex,inguish.
ment of the Indian title to that portion
of the Territory of Oregon which lies
between the sum nit of the Cascade noun.
tains and the Pacific ocean; AMI also for
the extinguishment of the Indian title to
that portion of California which lies be.
tween the summit of the Sierra Nevada
or California mountains, and the ocean
and also for the extinguishmeni Of the
Indian title to the valley Of the Great
Salt Lake; and also for the eytinguish.
ment of the Indian title 10 that portion
of New Mexico which lies east Of The
summit of the Sierra Matlre. or Rocky
mountains. And that said conm ttee be
further instructed to inquire into the OK
pediency of laying off and setting apar: /;
portion of the Territory of the Uniiet
States as one or more Indian territories
within which the emigrating Indians may
be permanently located and protected.
Mr.. Dodge of Iowa submitted the fol.
lowing resolution; which was considered
and agreed TO:
Resolved, That the committee on Pos,
Office and Post Roads be instructed Il
inquire into the expedency of establish.
ing mail route from Bloomfield, vi;
Ottumwa and Lancaster, to Washington
Iowa.
Mr.. Walker gave notice that he woult
tomorrow, or on some subsequent day
ask leave to introduce bill to cede III,
public LANDS to the respective States II
which they are located, upon the condi
ton that they be sold by said States tt
actual occupants only in limited quanti
ties for cost of transfer merely.
Mr.. Downs gave notice that he woult
tomorrow, or on some subsequent day
introduce bill to reduce and graduate
the price of the public lands.
Mr.. Dodge Of Iowa gave notice tia
he would tomorrow, or on some subse
quent day, ask leave to introduce bill
TO remove the distractions to the naviga
ton Of the Mississippi river at the De.
Moines and Rock River Rapids, in said
river.
Mr.. JONES presented three petitions
Of citizens of the State of Iowa, asking
the construction of railroad from the
Missouri river to the Pacific ocean;
which was referred TO the Committee on
Public Lands.
Mr.. j, also presented petitions of cit
liens of Jefferson county, Iowa, asking
a grant of land to aid i'm the construction
of railroad from Dubuque TO Keokuk
in that State; which was referred to the
committee on Public Lands.
Mr.. BRADBURY, of Maine, offered
the following resolution, which lies over
for future action:
Resoiued, That the President be re-
quested to cause to be laid before the
Senate all charges which have been pre-
ferred or filed in any of the departments
against individuals who have been reno
we'd from office since the 9TH day OF
March last, with specification of The
cases, If any, in which the officers char
ged have had opportunity to be heard,
aud statement of the number of reno
walls made under each department.
In the House of Representatives. on
the same day,
Mr.. Jacob Thompson gave notice thai
he would ask leave on tomorrow, OF
on some subsequent day, to introduce a
bill of the following title:
A bill to repeal an act entitled "An
act TO establish the Home Department,
and to provide for the Treasury Depart.
ment, an Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury and commissioner of GUS
TOMS"
A resolution was also offered by Mr..
VENABLE and adopted, calling on the
President for full Information in relation
to all the steps adopted since the last
session Of Congress for the government,
&C., Of California.