Bloomington Herald

The following 'matters and things,' we see by the Congressional proceedings, have been presented by Gen. Dodge:

The preamble and joint resolutions adopted by the Legislature of Iowa at its last session, requesting him to urge upon Congress the justice and propriety of paying the claims of the citizens of that Territory for services rendered, and expenses incurred by them in resisting the attempts of the State of Missouri to take possession of a portion of the country within the limits of Iowa: referred to the Committee on the Militia.

A memorial from the same body, asking an appropriation to pay the debts of previous legislatures: referred to the Committee of Ways and Means.

A memorial from the same body, representing that the mail facilities from the States east of the Mississippi river to the Territory of Iowa, and particularly the cross mail from Galena to the interior of Iowa, is, and has been, inadequate to the wants of the people of that section of the country, and urgently asking to have a weekly mail established, to be carried in post coaches from the city of Galena, in the State of Illinois, to Iowa City, the capital of Iowa Territory: referred to the Committee on Post Office and Post Roads.

A joint resolution of the same body, asking the establishment of a post-route from Nauvoo, Illinois, to Montrose, Iowa: referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads.

A joint resolution of the same body, asking Congress to defray the expenses of a treaty with the Pottawatomie Indians, and asking the removal of the Missouri, Sac and Fox, and Iowa Indians: referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

A memorial from the same body, requesting their delegate to use his best exertions to obtain the mail routes from Washington, in Washington county, to Keokuk court-house; thence to Mahaska court-house; from Brighton, in Washington county, by way of Richland, in Keokuk county to Mahaska court-house; from Fox Post Office in Van Buren county via the county seat of Davis county, to the centre of Appanoose county; from Fairfield, via Agency City, Ottumwa, Eddyville, to the Six Mile Prairie, in Mahaska county; from Fairfield to Mahaska court-house; from Bloomington, via Moscow, Tipton, Franklin, to Marion, in Linn county: referred to the Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads.

A memorial from the same body, representing that at their last session an act was passed incorporating the Jackson county Academy, at the town of Andrew, in the county of Jackson, the object of which was to establish a permanent and well-conducted institution for the instruction of youth in the various departments of learning, and to disseminate useful knowledge throughout the community, and praying Congress to grant to said institution a township, or thirty-six sections of good land, for its endowment: referred to the Committee on Public Lands.

A memorial from the same body, praying Congress so to amend the pre-emption laws as to grant the right of pre-emption to those who may have settled upon the public lands prior to their survey: referred to the committee on Public Lands.

Congressional.—In the House of Representatives, on the 18th ult, Mr. Owen, from the Committee on Roads, reported a bill making appropriations for certain improvements in the Territory of Iowa. On the same day Mr. J. W. Davis, from the Committee of Public Lands, to which was referred the bill to direct the President of the United States to cause the reserved lead mines in the State of Illinois, and Territories of Wisconsin and Iowa, to be exposed to public sale, reported an amendatory bill; which was read twice, and referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. On motion of Mr. J. W. Davis, Ordered, That the Committee on Public Lands be discharged from the consideration of the memorial of the legislature for the sale of the reserved mineral lands, and the issuing of patents for lands heretofore sold; and that it do lie on the table.—Ter. Gaz.