The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1849-09-06
LEGISLATURE.
COUNCIL.

s.eia a. ~. aui' tue seat or government, on
Monday the third LAY of September, one
Thousand eight hu'adred aud torty-niae, be-
Ing the time apo inted by the proclamation
OF the Governo Of said Territory, tor the
meeting OF said Assembly, on which day at
5 o'clock +. Ma, the Council was called to
order ny the Hon. G.. X. SMITH, Secretary
Oh sa'a Ierr itory, and the roll being called,
Inc tosio.snig named members were present,
VINO, alter prayer by the Rev. Mr.. HoBART
were s.ev orally sworn by Hon. ID. COOPER,
oae OF the Territorial Judges. and took
their seats: 2
FROM the First District, JAMES G. Nos-
his.
From the Second District, SAMUEL Bunk
leo. :.%
From the Third DISTRICT, VIM. ii FORBES
an d jams NICE. BoAL. ...,s.s
+, From the Fourth District, DAAID b.
i.ooMn. ..
From the Fifth District, JOHN ROLLINS.
From the Sixth District: DAVID OLM
srED and VIM. X. SrURGis.
From the Seventh District, MARTIN Nc
LEoD. -.
IA quorum being present, the Council, on
motion OF Mr.. Oin,sted, appointed SAMUEL
DUKKLEo President pro tenn.
On lnotiou OF oar. NoRRls, JOSEPH II.
BsowN was appointsd Secretary pre- tenn.
:. On motion oi MIR. FORBES, iiEsRY A.
LAMBERT was appointed Assistant Secreta-
~ p'o tenn. . -
On 'mo,ion of Mr.. MCLEOD, BENJAMIN
L.. SELLoRss was appointed Sergeant-at-
Arms pro tenn.
On motion of Mr.. FoRBEs, Henry A.
GLIDDoN was appointed Messenger pro
TEN. 80,
Who were severaly sworn in 10y the Hon.
~. COOPER.
On motion Of Mr.. NoRRIs, the rules of
The Council OF Wisconsin Territory for
lS47 were adopted tor the government OF
THIS Council unlu other rules shall be adop-
ted.
MIR. OLMsTEAp, on leave, introduced the
following resoiuUon,
ResoircG, 1 hat committee Of three be
appointed 10y the Chair, TO prepare rules
tor the permanent government oil the Coun-
Gil, and that they ts instructed TO report at
the earliest day practicable. =.
w hich resolution was adopted, and
Messrs. OLMsTLAD, LOOMS aud FORBES
were appointed said COMMITTEE.
The following message was received from
the House OF Representatives 10y AisssrS.
DkUrSON anu DEWEY. VIZ.
"Mr. President: We have been in
structcd to inform the Council that. the
HOUSE of Representatives mas organized
pro teinpore, aud are now ready to proceed
To business" aud then they Withdrew.
On motion OF MIR. NoRRIs, the Council
adjourned until one O'Clock +. NJ, to-mor-
row.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
MONDAY, September ).
First Legislature of the Territory of
Minnesota.
AT ii O'Clock A. M. on Monday. Septen-
Der Sd, the Gag went up in from. of the cap
itol, and the members of tho House assem-
bled in room . by 20 feet in the tempo.
rary capitol. The roll being called, the
members elect arose and took the oath of
offce, administered to them by the Hon.
Chief Justice Goodrich.
Mr.. " llkInsOn. l move that Joseph w.
Furbur be elected Speaker pro tenn. Car
RED.
MIR. jackson. | nominate VIM. D. Phil
lips 10. Clerk pro TEN. Carried.
MIR. Babcock nominated John P. Charles
for Assistant. Clerk. Carried
Mr.. jackson nominated b. w. Bellows
for Seargent-at-arn.s. Carried.
Mr.. babcock nominated y. II. Kelley AS
Messenger. Carried.
Mr.. Bailly nominated Alexander Mel cod
as Fireman. Carried. @
Mr.. Babcock. arise to offer to the
House q set Of rules. The House is aware
that We are yet without rules. We ought
10 adopt temporary rules until a committee
mar s.,tx
Mr.. Jackson. | move to substitute for
the rules Offered, the printed rules of the
Wisconsin Legislature for The session of
is4S.
Clair. The question is on this substitu-
ton. Are you ready!
Mr.. w likinson. | have not examined
elthes set OF rules. | call for the reading of
them. t
The Clerk then read the rules offered by
Mr.. Babcock.
MIR. Brunson. Are not the rules offered
ny The gentleman from Sank Rapids, sub
sIantialIy the same as those OF the Wiscon-
SIN Legislature!
Mr.. Babcock. They are partly from the
rules of Congress, and some of them from
the rules OF the Council Of, Wisconsin.
thought as NE were commencing for our
selves that we should adopt our own rules
instead of those of Wisconsin,.
The Clerk then read the printed rules of
iered by MIR. Jackson, until he reached the
JOINT rules; and inquired OF MIR. jackson if
hs contemplated the adoption of the joint
rnles9
MIR. jackson. No, Mr.. Speaker.
Speaker. hen The Clerk need read no
farther. I,lI-.
After some further debate, the motion of
MIR. Jackson To Substitute being put, was
carried in the affirmative aud rules adopted
pro tenn.
AIR. Wilkinson. move thar commit
tee OF three be appointed to adopt perma-
nent rules. Carried.
- The Chair appointed Messrs. Wilkinson,
Babcock and Jackson. ',a
Mr.. Setter, Of st. Croix, appeared and