The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1849-10-18

maintain ferry across the Mississippi
river; @
BY Mr. Johnson,
No 81, Fl of r., bill granting to
John r Irvine the right to establish and
maintain ferry across the Mississippi
river,
BY Mr. Pond,
No 30. II of r, bill providing for
the proper observance of the Sabbath
day, and for other purposes,
Which bills were seyerally read the
first time.
Mr. johnson by leave presented Pc
tition, signed by numerous citizens of
Saint Paul, and its vicinity, petitioning
for a grant to John r Irwin, the privi-
lege of establishing and maintaining a
ferry across the Mississippi river,
Which was read and referred to the
committee on territorial affairs.
Mr. Wilkinson by leave offered the
following resolution:
Whereas some evil disposed person
or persons are in the habit of commit
ting petty thefts upon members of this
House, by carrying off stationery and
other articles which may be left upon
the desks of members. therefore, Re-
solved that hereafter the sergeant-at-
arms be directed to close this hall inn
mediately after each and every adjourn
ment, and to keep the same closed and
locked until the hourto which the House
adjourned.
Which was read,
When MIR Marshall offered the fol-
lowing as substitute:
Resolved that the sergeant-at-arms be
CURED to enforce the prohibition of smok-
ing in this hall from six o'clock in the
morning until 9 O'Clock p. Nj.
On motion of MIR Pond,
Ordered,
That the questions on the adoption Of
the substitute and original resolution be
postponed until the first of November
next.
Mr. Trask moved
That the vote of this House this
morning, by which the resolution offer
ed by Mr. Jackson, was laid on the ia
bic be reconsidered,
The question having been put, .
The chair was unable to determine
the vote.
A division being called,
There were yeas 9; majority Of the
House,
SO the motion to reconsider was
agreed to.
The question then recurring on the
adoption of Mr. Jackson's resolution,
And the yeas and nays being desired
Those who voted in the affirmative
are
Messrs Black, Dugas, Holmes, Jack
son, Johnson, Morrison, Pond, Setter
and Trask-9.
Those who voted in the negative are
Messrs Babcock, Bailly, Brunson.
Dewey, Marshall, Wilkinson and Mr.
Speaker-7
So the said resolution was adopted.
No 81, H of r, bill fixing the time
of the annual meeting of the legislative
assembly,
Was read the second time,
And on motion of VI. jackson, ordered,
That the said bill be engrossed and
read third time on Monday next.
No IL, II of r, bill to incorporate
the Minnesota Mutual Fire Insurance
Company was taken up,
And the amendments of the select
committee to said bill considered.
The question having been separately
put on concurring in the said several
amendments they were severa!ly decided
in the affirmative.
So the said amendments were con-
CURED in.
And on motion of MIR. Babcock Or
dered,
That the said bill be engrossed and
read third time on Monday next.
Mr.. Babcock, from the joint commit
tee of conference to which was referred,
No IA, H of r, bill for the relief
of B. w. Lott and p. p. Bishop, re-
ported the bill back to the House, recon-
an amendment.
On motion of Mr.. Marshall,
The said report was accepted,
And on motion of Mr.. Tras!L ordered,
That the word FIFTY" wherever it
occurs in the said bill,
No Ia, Fl of r, be stricken out. and
the words "forty-6vc" inserted in lieu
thereof.
On motion Of Mr.. Marshall.
The House resolved itself into the
of the whole House for the
f-rther consideration of No 20, Fl of r,
A bill concerning Justices of the
Peace.
MIR. Trask in tho Chair.
Pending the Session, a message from
he Council was announced,
When the Speaker took the char,
And the following message was COM
by j. R. Brown their Secre-
ary.
Mr.. Speaker:
The Council have instructed me to re-
urn to this House for further action
hereon No 10, CT,
A bill providing for the erection of
certain counties therein named and for
ther purposes.
And then he withdrew.