Dcs Moincs River,
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Below is bill introduced into the House
Of Representatives, BY our Delegate, maxi
ing provisions for the Improvement Of the
Des Moines river. Whether it will meet
the approval Of Congress we are not ad-
vised. Il ought to however. The bill is
cautiously framed, 60 that the land, if
granted, could not be used for other pur-
poses than those Of the grant, nor sold for
any sum that the Legislature might be
pleased to set upon it. The provision,
that it should be public highw ay, free
from all toll or charge Of transportation to
the general government, is also, in our
opinion, as it should be. Mr.. DoDcE ap-
pears to be anxiously looking out for the
interests Of Iowa. Let him continue TO do
so, and Iowa will not fail to reward him.
Mr.. DoDeE, on leaue, introduced the fol-
lo,cing bill, granting certain lands TO the
Territory Of lo,ca, to aid IN the improue-
| nent o. the navigation Of the Des yMoines
rivsr, ia said Territory


Be it enacted By the Senate and House Of
Representatives ofthe United States Of FINER
ica u, Congress assembled That there be,
and hereby Is, granted to the Territory Of
Iowa, for the purpose of aiding said Ter
ritory to improve the navigation of the
Des Moines river from its mouth to the
Raccoon Fork, $50 called, in said Terri
tory, one moiety Of the public lands, (re-
manning unsold, and not otherwise dis
posed Of, encountered, or appropriated, in
strip five miles in width on each side Of
said river; to be selected by an agent or
agents to be appointed by the governor Of
said Territory, subject to the approval Of
the Secretary Of the Treasury Of the Uni
ted States.


SEC. 2. lind be 1t further enacted, That
all the lands by the first section of this act
granted as aforesaid, shall, after the selec-
tons thereof shall have been made and
completed as aforesaid, be subject to be
disposed Of by the legislative assembly Of
said Territory, for the purpose aforesaid,
and no other.


SEC. 3. find Be 1t further enacted, That
the said river Des Moines shall be and
forever remain public highway for the
use Of the government of the United States,
free from toll or other charge whatever,
for any property of the United States, or
persons in their service, passing through
or along the same: Provided. al,cays, That
it shall not be competent for the said Ter
ritory or future State Of Iowa to dispose Of
said lands, or any Of them, at price lower
than, for the time being. shall be the min
inum price Of other public lands.