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In the House of Reps. on the lth. inst MR A. V. BROWN, chairman of the Committee of Territories, reported bill extending the civil and criminal jurisdiction of the courts of the Territory of Iowa, south and west of said Territory to the Pacific; which was referred to Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union, and ordered, together with the report, to be printed.

 The bill extends said jurisdiction west of the Rocky mountains, from latitude 42o south, to 54o 40 of north latitude It gives GAO acres of land to each inhabitant of any State or Territory who may have heretofore removed, or may hereafter remove to that country, and cultivate and use the same for five years. Also, l60 acres for the wife of such inhabitant, and the like quantity to each child when taken there, or which may be born in the Territory It further provides for the appointment of another judge for the Territory of Iowa, who is to reside in Ore- gon; and also for the appointment of justice of the peace

 The sum of one hundred thousand dollars is appropriated to build forts on the main pass to Oregon, and within 1t, and to carry into effect the other provisions of the bill.