MONDAY MORNING, JULY 20, 1840.

The Council met pursuant to adjournment.

On motion of Mr. Browne,

Resolved, That a select committee be appointed, to consist of one member from each electoral district, to make the apportionment of representatives for each county in this Territory agreeably to their present population, and that they be instructed to report by bill or otherwise.

The Chair appointed Messrs. Browne, Lewis, Hepner, Keith, Parker, Payne, and Whittlesey said committee.

On motion of Mr. Hempstead,

Resolved, That Philip Bennett be employed by the Council to assist the doorkeeper in performing the duties of messenger.

Mr. Parker from the committee on the Judiciary, to whom was referred H. R. file No. 175, "A Bill to change the time of holding the district courts in the third Judicial district," reported the same with two amendments. The report was concurred in, and the bill as amended was read a second time.

On motion of Mr. Hempstead, the rule prohibiting the second and third reading of a bill on the same day was suspended, and the bill was read a third time, and on the question of its passage the yeas and nays were called which were as follows:

Yeas-Messrs. Browne, Hempstead, Lewis, Parker, and Rals

ton-5.

Nays-Messrs. Keith, Payne, Swazey, and Mr. President—4. So the bill passed, and the title was agreed to.

No. 6, C. F., "A bill to amend the Act entitled, 'An Act to authorize Timothy Fanning to keep a ferry across the Mississippi river at the town of Dubuque,'" was read a third time.

Mr. Hempstead asked to be excused from voting on said bill, which was granted.

The bill then passed, and the title was agreed to.

C. F. No. 3, "A Bill to amend an Act entitled An Act to provide for the organization of the County of Delaware, and to locate the county-seat thereof," was read a third time.

Mr. Lewis moved to fill the blank with the name of "Thomas Denson," which was agreed to, and the bill as amended passed, and the title was agreed to.

C. F. No. 7, “An act to amend an Act entitled 'An act subjecting real and personal estate to execution,' approved Jany. 25, 1839," was read a third time and passed, and title agreed to.

The report of the Commissioner on Public Buildings being under consideration,

On motion of Mr. Hempstead, it was referred to the standing committee on public buildings.

The Council then went into an executive session.

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After which which Mr. Hempstead, from the mittee appointed to take into consideration the propriety of adopting measures preparatory to the admission of this Territory as a state, &c., asked further time to report, which was granted.

On motion of Mr. Parker, the Council adjourned until 4 o'clock P. M.

4 O'CLOCK P. M.

The following message was received from the House of Representatives by Mr. Fales, Clerk:

Mr. President:-The House of Representatives have concurred in all the amendments made by the Council to No. 175 H. R. file entitled "An Act to change the time of holding the district courts in the second and third judicial districts," except the substitute for the fourth section, to which the House have disagreed.

The House have passed,

No. 179 H. R. file entitled "A Bill to amend an act establishing certain territorial roads therein named."

No. 1, C. F., "An Act to repeal the acts therein mentioned."

No. 2, C. F., "An Act to define the jurisdiction of the several counties in this Territory that front upon the Mississippi river."

No. 180, H. R. file entitled, "A Bill to relocate the county seat of Jackson county."

No. 181, H. R., entitled, "A Bill to provide for the survey of a territorial road."

No. 182, H. R., entitled, "A Bill to establish a territorial road from Burlington to Keokuk, &c."

Mr. Payne asked a suspension of the rule requiring one day's notice to introduce bills, which was granted; and he introduced

C. F., No. 10, "A Bill to authorize James Wilson, his heirs or assigns, to build a dam across Skunk river in Jefferson county;" and

C. F. No. 11, "A Bill to authorize Guy Wells and James Wilson, their heirs or assigns, to build a dam across Skunk river in Henry county;" which were severally read a first time.

On motion of Mr. Payne, the petitions of citizens of Des Moines and Louisa counties, in relation to a road, were taken from the table, and

On motion of Mr. Inghram were referred to the committee on roads.

Mr. Lewis presented the report of Gen. Francis Gehon, respecting the census, which was read; and

On motion of Mr. Payne was referred to the select committee appointed to apportion the representatives, &c.

Mr. Lewis also presented the account of Gen. Gehon for taking the census; which

On motion of Mr. Lewis, was referred to the committee on claims.

Mr. Parker presented five petitions of the citizens of Scott county in relation to the county-seat of said county, which were read, and, objections being made to their reception, the Chair put the question, "Shall the petitions be received" which was decided. in the affirmative by yeas and nays, as follows:

Yeas-Messrs. Browne, Hempstead, Hepner, Hughes, Inghram, Lewis, Parker, Swazey, and Mr. President-9.

Nays-Messrs. Keith and Payne-2.

Mr. Parker then moved that the petitions be referred to a select committee of three, which was agreed to and the chair appointed Messrs. Parker, Swazey, and Browne said committee.

H. R. file No. 175, "A Bill to change the time of holding the district courts in the second and third judicial districts," being under consideration as returned from the House with its disagreement to the substitute of the Council for the 4th section,

On motion of Mr. Parker the Council receded from their amendment.

The following bills were then taken up, and severally read a first time:

No. 179, H. R. file, “A Bill to amend an act establishing certain territorial roads therein named, approved Jany. 14, 1840."

No. 180, H. R. F., "A Bill to relocate the county-seat of Jackson county."

No. 181, H. R. file, "A Bill to provide for the survey of a territorial road," and

No. 182, H. R. file, "A Bill to establish a territorial road from Burlington to Keokuk."

On motion of Mr. Lewis, the Council adjourned until 9 o'clock to-morrow morning.

TUESDAY MORNING, JULY 21, 1840.

The Council met pursuant to adjournment.

Mr. Browne from the select committee to which was referred the apportionment of representatives, &c., for this territory, reported that having learned that a joint committee had been appointed by the House for this purpose, ask that they may be authorized to act with said committee, and make report in accordance with previous instructions,

Which was agreed to by the Council.

H. R. file No. 179, "A Bill to amend an Act establishing certain territorial roads therein ramed, approved Jany. 14, 1840," was read a second time and considered in committee of the whole, Mr. Parker in the chair. After some time the committee rose, and through their chairman reported said bill back to the Council with one amendment, which was concurred in, and

On motion of Mr. Payne the bill was laid on the table.

H. R. file No. 180, "A Bill to relocate the county-seat of Jackson county," was read a second time.

Mr. Parker moved to amend the bill by inserting in the 5th line. after the word "next" the words "or within ten days thereafter," which was agreed to; and the bill as amended was ordered to a third reading on to-morrow.

H. R. file 182, "A Bill to establish a territorial road from Burlington to Keokuk," was read a second time, and

On motion of Mr. Inghram was referred to the Committee on Roads.

On motion of Mr., Inghram, Messrs. Hepner and Payne were added to the committee on roads.