The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1849-10-11
Which motion prevailed,

from the House of Representative,
by w. ID. Phillips chief clerk thereof
VIZ:
Mr. President:
The Speaker of the House of Rep.
resentatives has signed the following
acts and memorials:
An act to incorporate the Historical
Society Of Minnesota.
An act granting to Franklin Steele
the right to establish and maintain fer.
ry across the Mississippi river.
A memorial to Congress relative tc
the purchase af the Sioux Indian lands
west of the Mississippi river.
And then he withdrew.
The President pro TEN. then signed
the said acts and memorial, and they
placed in the hands of the chairman Of
the committee on enrolment, for presen-
tatlOn to the Governor.
No IL, II of r. bill TO prevent the
taking or conversion OF any logs, masts
other timber, and for other purposes,
Then coming up in order, was read ID
| first and second time, and
| On motiON OF lNf LOOINlS,
Was referred to the committee on the
judiciary, with instructions to report as
soon as practicable.
No 3, II of 4, a memorial of the
Legislative Assembly of the Territory
Of Minnesota to the Congress of the
United States for laying out mail route
from ST. Paul to Fort Gaines and other
intermediate points, and also to Still
water, then coming up in order, was
read q first and second time.
Mr.. LOOMS moved that No IS, II of
r, a bill to provide for laying out Ter
ritorial roads in the Territory of Min
nesota, and for other purposes, be now
taken up,
! Which motion prevailed
! Mr.. LOOMS then moved that the
/ Council resolve itself into committee
of the whole for the consideration Of
said bill, which motion prevailed,
And the Council resolved itself into
committee of the whole,
Mr.. Norris in the Chair, on said bill.
And after having had the same I'M
der consideration for some time, the
committee rose,
And by their Chairman reported pro-
gress, and asked leave to sit again.
Leave was granted.
No Ii, G. F, bill authorizing the
laying out and establishing Terrific
rial road from Rice creek to Crow-wing
Having been laid on the table, and
made the special order Of the day, for
this day, was now taken up,
And Mr.. Burkleo moved the bill be
laid on the table,
Which motion prevailed.
On motion Of Mr.. LOOMS the Coun-
Gil adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
THURSDAY, Oct. ii, lS49.
The journal of yesterday was read
and corrected.
Mr. Pond gave notice Of a motion for
leave to introduce
A bill providing for the proper obser-
vance of the Sabbath day, for the sup
preston Of gambling, and for other pur-
poses.
MIR Setter, in pursuance Of notice,
asked, obtained leave and introduced
No 81, H of r, bill fixing the time
of tie annual meeting of the Legislative
Assemb.v,
Which was read the first time.
Mr. Wilkinson, in pursuance Of notice,
asked, obtained leave, and introduced,
No32, H of r, bill to locate Ter
ritorial road from Point Douglass to St.
Paul.
Which was read the first time.
No /, c F, memorial to Congress for
an appropriation to construct a military
road from Fort Smelling to the mouth of
the Sioux river on the Missouri,
Was read the scond time.
And on motion of Mr. Babcock,
The House resolved itself into the
eommftee Of the whole House for the
consideration of the said memorial.
MIR Pond in the chair.
And after some time passed therein,
the committee rose and by their chair
man reported the same back to the
House without amendments.
On motion Of Mr. Trask,
Ordered,
That the said memorial be read
third tin to tomorrow,
No 20, H of r, bill concerning JUS
tees Of the peace,
Was again taken up
And on motion of Mr. Trask,
The House again resolved itself into
the committee of the whole House for
the consideration of the said bill,
Mr. Trask in the chair
Pending which, message from the
Governor was announced
When the Speaker took the chair,