Ordered, That the 44th rule be suspended and the bill be read a third time now. The bill was then read a third time and passed. Ordered, That the clerk acquaint the Council therewith. Mr. Summers from the select committee to whom was referred No. 15, C. F., "A bill to establish the seat of justice in Scott county," Reported the same back to the House without amendment. Said bill was then read a first time. On motion of Mr. Hawkins, Ordered, That the 44th rule be suspended and the bill be read a second time now. The bill was then read a second time. On motion of Mr. Summers, The House resolved itself into a committee of the whole House on said bill. After some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Walworth reported that the committee had according to order had said bill under consideration, and directed him to report the same to the House with amendments, Which were agreed to. A motion was made by Mr. Robertson, That the bill be laid on the table until the first Monday of November next, which was decided in the negative: Yeas 5, Nays 19. The yeas and nays being desired by Mr. Summers, Those who voted in the affirmative are, Messrs. Brewer, Leffler, Mintun, Patterson, and Robertson. Those who voted in the negative are, Messrs. Bailey, Biggs, Clark, Coop, English, Fleenor, Hall, Hawkins, Hastings, Langworthy, Lash, Myers, Owen, Rich, Ross. Summers, Walworth, Wheeler, and Johnston, Speaker. On motion the House adjourned until 3 o'clock P. M. 3 O'CLOCK, P. M. The House resumed the consideration of No. 15, C. F., “A bill to establish the seat of justice of Scott county." A motion was made by Mr. Robertson to strike out all after the word "county," in the fourth line of the first section, and insert the following: "May vote for any point in the county, and, if upon examination it shall be found that any one of the piaces voted for has a majority of all the votes polled for the countyseat, that place shall from thenceforward be the seat of justice of Scott county. But, if it shall be found that no one of the places has such a majority, then, in that case, a new election shall be held on the day of the next annual election thereafter to be considered in the same way, and by the same officers who conduct annual or general elections in said Scott county. At which said. election the votes shall be confined to one or the other of the two points which may have received the highest number of votes at the first election." Which after debate was passed in the negative, Yeas 10, Nays 13. The yeas and nays being desired by Mr. Robertson, those who voted in the affirmative are Messrs. Biggs, Brewer, Fleenor, Hawkins, Leffler, Mintun, Owen, Patterson, Robertson, and Johnston, Speaker. Those who voted in the negative are Messrs. Bailey, Clark, Coop, Hall, Hastings, Langworthy, Lash, Myers, Rich, Ross, Summers, Walworth, and Wheeler. On motion of Mr. Summers, Ordered, That the 44th ruie be suspended, and the bill be read a third time now. The bill was then read a third time and passed. Ordered, That the clerk acquaint the Council therewith A message from the Council by Mr. Wallace, their secretary: Mr. Speaker: I am directed to inform the House that the Council have passed No. 14, C. F., A bill to provide for the expression of the opinion of the people of the Territory of Iowa as to taking preparatory steps for their admission into the Union. No. 15, C. F., A bill to amend an act entitled an act for the appointment and duties of Sheriff. No. 2, C. F., A bill to amend an act to relocate the county-seat of Clayton county. And have passed with an amendment, No. 184, H. R. file, A bill to incorporate the Unitarian Society of Burlington. In all of which the concurrence of the House is requested. The Council have also passed without amendment the following bills of the House of Representatives: No. 177, A bill in relation to that portion of country which is attached to the several organized counties in this territory for judicial purposes. No. 178, A bill to district Van Buren county for the election of county commissioners. No. 183, A bill to legalize the establishment of a territorial road from the ferry landing opposite Oquawka in Illinois, to Napoleon in Johnson County. No. 185, A bill to district Muscatine County for the election of county commissioners. No. 186, H. R. file, A bill amendatory of an act subjecting real and personal estate to execution, approved Jan. 25, 1839. No. 187, H. R. file, A bill relative to writs of scire facias upon judgments in the district court. No. 190, H. R. file, A bill directing the valuation and sale of lots in Iowa City and to provide for the execution of deeds for the same. I herewith present for your signature the following acts which originated in the Council: An act to repeal the acts therein mentioned. An act to define the jurisdiction of several counties in the Territory that front upon the Mississippi river. An act to amend an act entitled an act to provide for the organization of the county of Delaware, and to locate the county-seat thereof An act to amend an act entitled an act to authorize Timothy Fanning to establish a ferry across the Mississippi at the town of Dubuque. And then he withdrew. The Speaker signed the bills above alluded to. Mr. Hastings, from the select committee to whom was referred that part of the Governor's message that relates to the admission of the territory of Iowa into the Union, as a state, by leave of the House, made a report which was read and laid upon the table. Mr. Leffler, from the committee on the judiciary, to whom was referred the petition of the county commissioners of Clayton county relative to the sale of certain town lots at Prairie La Porte, made a report, which was read; And, on motion of Mr. Langworthy, Ordered, That the report be adopted and the committee be discharged from any further consideration of the subject. Mr. Hall, by leave of the House, introduced No. 206, H. R. file, "A bill supplementary to an act to amend an act providing for the appointment of justices of the peace, &c., approved January 14, 1840," which was read a first time; On motion of Mr. Hastings, Ordered, That a select committee of five be appointed to draft a memorial to the proper department of the government concerning the payment of the annuities to the Sac and Fox Indians. Messrs. Hastings, Biggs, Coop, Hawkins, and Mintun were appointed said committee. Mr. Mintun gave notice that he would, on to-morrow or some day thereafter, ask leave to bring in a bill to repeal the act pointing out the mode of petitioning the Legislative Assembly, &c. No. 200, H. R. file, "A bill to legalize and make valid in law the present plat of the town of Augusta, in Des Moines county," was read a second time. On motion of Mr. Hawkins, Ordered, That the 44th rule be suspended, and the bill be read a third time now. The bill was then read a third time and passed. Ordered, That the clerk acquaint the Council therewith. Mr. Biggs introduced the following: Resolved, That the Governor be requested to lay before this House such papers as he may think proper to assist this House in forming an opinion in relation to the payment of the annuities of the Sac and Fox Indians Which was, by unanimous consent of the House, adopted. No. 201, H. R. file, “A bill to establish the county-seat of Lee county," was read a second time; and, On motion of Mr. Patterson, the House resolved itself into a committee of the whole House on said bill. After some time spent therein, Mr. Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Fleenor reported that the committee had according to order had said bill under consideration and directed him to report the same to the House with amendments. To which the House agreed. On motion of Mr. Rich, Ordered, That the 44th rule be suspended, and the bill be read a third time now. The bill was then read a third time and passed. Ordered, That the clerk acquaint the Council therewith. FRIDAY, JULY 24, 1840. Mr. Walworth, from the committee on enrollments, reported, "An act amendatory of 'An act subjecting real and personal estate to execution,' approved Jan. 25th, 1839;" "An act directing the valuation and sale of lots in Iowa City, and to provide for executing deeds for the same;" "An act to relocate the county-seat of Jackson county;" "An act to legalize the establishment of a territorial road from the ferry landing opposite Oquawka, in Illinois, to Napoleon in Johnson county;" "An act relative to writs of scire facias upon judgments in the district court;" As correctly enrolled. The Speaker then signed the above entitled acts. The Speaker laid before the House a communication from the Executive in answer to a resolution passed on yesterday relative to the payment of the Sac and Fox Indians, which together with the accompanying papers were referred to the select committee appointed under said resolution. Mr. Churchman, by leave of the House, introduced No. 207, H. R. file, “A bill relative to taxation," which was read a first time. No. 203, H. R. file, "A bill to incorporate the Baptist Church of Dubuque," was read a second time; and on motion of Mr. Wheeler Ordered, That the 44th rule be suspended and the bill be read a third time now. The bill was then read a third time and passed. Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Council therewith. |