The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-02-23
CONGRESSIONAL.

Senate, Feb. llth
Mr.. DODGE, of Iowa, from the sCommitte,
on Public Lands, to whom was referred the bill
for The relief of the towa of Belleview in low
sentatives thereto, reported il hack with add tho
nal amendments, and asked that il might bt
Immediately taken up for consideration
The motion being agaeed to, the bill was theI
taken up and considered as in committee of the
whole.
Mr.. d. can make staten ent with regard
to that bill, which will render it unnec sary 70
have It read, and will thus save time. 1t is
merely bill granting the reserved land in front
OF the towns Of Belleview, Dubuque, and Bur-
lIngton, TO those towns. 1t passed the Senate
some time since, and went 10 the House, and
was there amended. Two other towns are now
included in its provisions. This is question in
which the government is no way Interested
The honorable Senator from Georgia, MIR.
Dawson] and myself had little discussion
upon it when the bill was passed, but then
answered satisfactorily all his inquiries in re-
gard TO it. | hope the bill will now be acted
upon, so that the amendments may go back to
the House.
which recommends that the amendments of the
House be agreed to, with an amendment, to add
the following additional sections to the bill:
SEC. 2. find belt further enacted, That there
ahall be, and hereby is, granted to the citizens
Of Burlington and Dubuque, in Iowa, the land
bordering on the Mississippi river in front Of
said cities, reserved by the act of I'd July, 1886
for public highway, and for other public uses,
together with the accretons which may have
formed thereto, or in front thereof to be dispos-
ed Of in such manner as the corporate authrri-
ties of said cities may direct
SEc. 8. find be it further enacted, That the
grant made by this act shall operate as relin.
auishment only of the right of the United
States in and to said premises, and shall in no
manner affect the rights of third persons there
in, or to the use thereof, but shall be subject to
the same; and on application by duly author.
lied agent of the corporate authorities of said
city to the Commissioners Of the General Land
Office, patent Of REIMBURSEMENT, in accordance
with the provisions Of this act, shall be issued
therefor, as in other cases.
SEC. 4. find be 1t further enacted, That the
lot or parcel of land in the city of Dubuque.
heretofore set apart and used by the authorities
Of said city as cemetery or burying ground,
Under the act of Congress Of the Sd July, 1896,
entitled tan act for the laying off the towns Of
Fort Madison and Burlington, in the county of |
Des Moines, and the towns Of Rslleview, Du
buque, and Peru, in the county of Dubuque, |
Territory Of Wisconsin, and for other purDos.
es," and the act of the Sd of March, 1887, |
amendatory thereof, be, and the same is, grant
ed to the common council of the said city of |
Dubuque to make such disposition of the said |
land included in said cemetery or burying
ground as that common council NAV deem pro.
per.
The amendments reported by the committee
were agreed t..
On motion Of Mr.. DODGE, of Iowa, the ii |
tie Of the bill was amended to read as follows:
:" An act for the relief of the town of Belle. |
view and the cities Of Burlington and Dubuque,
in the State OF Iowa.