The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1849-11-01
LEGISLATURE.
COUNCIL.

B ctttUCy tue UOScTUOTy tuu luS peuliuu VI
various citizens Of the Penbina settlement
rel.,ve TO the encroachments of the servants
If the HUDSON Bay Company Oh the rights
&c the citizens of this territory, and the ex-
tension of civil jurisdiction over that portion
OF our territory,
/ Reported
| No 7, c 4, memorial relative to the Penn
binH settlement,
W hich was read the first and second
! time.
Mr. Rollins from the committee on en-
crossed bills,
| Reported as correctly engrossed
! No 20, F, bill TO authorize the cleo
ton If rnunty treaSurers and defining their
duties, and
NoI7, CT, bill to provide Cor the cleo
ton Of register Of deeds aud to define their
duties and powers,
! NJ Norris from The committee appointed
to ccofer with Committee by the house
OF representatives on the disagreeing vote
Of tie two houses, on
NJ IL, II of X, a bill To prescribe the
quail; ficarion Of voters and Of holding Office
reported
That the committee recommend he house
Of representatives To concur M the hrsi
aine sdmsnt Of the council IN saul bill, and
they recommend to the two houses the adop-
| ton # the following substitute for the, sec
ond amendment of the council as amended
/ by TIE house, VIZ;
| "i'hat all persons Of mixture Of white
and indian blood and who stal! have adop-
ted ,;e habits and customs of civilized men
are hereby declared 10 he entitled tn all the
right and privileges granted by the proVis-
ions If this art"
NJ Norris from the joint committee on
euroied bills,
Reported rs correctly enrolled,
No SO, II Of X, bill authorizing the
Governor to issue his proclamation for the
huid.ag OF a court an the county OF w aba
shaw and for other purposes:
M SO, II Of II, a bill to divorce Eleazor
F Rag from his wife EIzorah 6 Ring,
Nc 3. c F, memorial to Congress for GER
! tain roads therein named;
! No IL, c r, bill to prescribe qualifica-
| ton al voters and of holding Office,
Than coming mp,
! AND the question recurring on the adop-
ton ~ the council of the report Of the
committee of conference.
/ Ii vas decided in the affirmative,
I So ;ne council adopted the report of the
coInui> tee Of conference on said bill,
! No %, II of r. bill to authorize Calvin
/ \ Tuc lie to build and maintain a dam across
Rum ever, returned from the honse of rep
resents lives with The second, third, ard
fourth amendments Of the council 10 said
bill nov concurred in by the house, be-
ing th,'n taken up, and
The question recurring. will the coun-
Gil recede from the said amendments,
Mr.. Rollins called for the question on
the amendments separately, and the
second amendment of the Council be-
ing the first now cOncurred in by the
house, being then read, the council re-
coded tnerefrom.
The third amendment of the Council
being tae second nonconcurred in by
the house was then read, and the coun.
ell refused to recede.
The fourth amendment of the COun
Gil being the third nonconcurred in by
the house being then read, the Council
refused to recede.
No 7, Fl of r, bill to Congress fol
an appropriation to lay out and con
struct a road from the Iowa line to Men
dota was then read first and SECOND
time.
No 50, II of r, a bill concerning
seals, was then read first and secon(
time
No AZ, II of r, bill granting t.
James Beatty the right to establish ant
maintain ferry across the Mississippi
river in the county of Benton, was ther
read the first and second time.
No. 20, c f, bill to authorize thu
election ofcounty Treasurers and to de
fine their duties,
Then coming up,
And the question then recurring on or
dering the bill to third reading,
1t was decided in the affirmative,
And the bill was read the third time.
The question then recurring on agree
ing to the title of the bill,
1t was decided in the affirmative,
So the title was agreed to.
No. II, c F, bill to provide for tn
election of Registers of Deeds and t
define their duties and powers,
Then coming up, and
The question recurring on orderin
the bill to third reading,
1t was decided in the affirmative,
So the bill was read the third time.
The question then recurring on tn
passage Of the bill,
1t was decided in the affirmative,
So the bill passed.
The question then recurring on
greeting to the title of the bill,
1t was decided in the affirmative,
So the title was agreed TO.
Mr.. Norris moved that No D, G +
bill regulating the time ofholding tn
general elections and for other purpose
Be now taken up, and
= On motion of Mr.. Norris,
The council resolved itself into
committee Of the whole,
!. Mr.. Sturgis in the chair.
e For the consideration of said bill, an
y Afier some time passed therein,
The committee rose and by the
chairman reported the same back to tn
= council with an amendment.
8 The question then recurring on tn
adoption by the council Of the ament
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