The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1849-10-11
There were yeas 6; nays 4.
So the House adjourned until Monday
at 9 o'clock A. NJ. t..,..r.

at 8 o'clock A. NJ. f..,..
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
MONDAY, Oct. s IS49.
| The journal Of Saturday was read.
Mr. Brunson, from the committee on In
ternal improvements, to which was referred
and maintain dam across Rum River, with
the report Of the committee on corporate ns,
reported .r
No %, H Of r, bill to authorize Calvin
A. Tutte to build and maintain lam
across Rum River.
| Which was read the first time. .at
| Mr. Black from tha committee on roads to
which was referred
No 10, II Of X, bill to provide for lay
ing out Territorial Roads in the Territory
Of Minnesota and for other purposes.
Reported the same back to the House
with amendments.
Mr. Dugas from the committee on roads,
to which was referred
No "a, H of r, bill to locate terito-
rial road from Saint Paul to Little Canada,
! Reported the same hack to the House
without amendment, and recommended its
passage.
No 10, Fl Of R, bill to incorporate the
Historical Society of Minnesota, reported
back from the Council,
! Was taken up.
! When Mr. Trask moved
To amend the amendment Of the Council
| by prefXng to the same as follows:
CATER the words Forbes in the 4th line,
insert"
Which was agreed TO.
The said amendment Of the Council as
amended, WIS then concurred in.
No 2, G f. a memorial to Congress for
an appropriation TO construct a road from
Point Douglass to the St Louis river,
Was read the first time.
No IL, ii of Il, a blu to prescribe the
qualifications Of voters and of hulding Of
flee,
Was taken up.
Aud the question being on concurring in
The 1st amendment of the Council, and the
ayes and nays being desired,
Those who voted in the affirmative are
Messrs Black, Setter and Trask--5.
Those who voted in the negative are
Messrs Babcock, Brunson, Dewey, Du-
gas, Holmes, jackson. Morrison. Wilkin-
son, and MIR Speakcr-9.
| So the said amendment was not concur
| red in.
The question was then put on concurring
IN the second amendment OF the Council
when
Mr. jackson moved to amend the same as
follows:
provided that nothing in the foregoing
act shall be So construed as to allow any
persons 10 vote who are mixed with the Af-
rican blood.''
The question being on agreeing to said
amendment, when
On motion of Mr. Jackson,
The said bin was sa~ !; The table till to-
morrow. y --S-'-..
No2, C F, bill regulating grocery ~
censes, returned from the Cou neil,
Was taken up.
And the questions were severally put,
Will the House recede from its first, sec
ond, third, and fourth amendments to the
said bill!
And were severally decided in the mega
tive.
The question was then put on concurrirg
in the amendment of the Council to the
9th amendment of the House to said bill,
And decided in he negative.
On motion of Mr.. Marshall,
Ordered,
That a committee of conference consist
ing of two be appointed TO confer with a
similar committee to be appointed on the
part Of the Council, on said
No ?, G +, A bill regulating grocery H.
censes,
Messrs Marshall aud Jackson were ap-
pointed said committee on the part Of the
House.
Mr. Brunson from the committee on In
ternal improvements to which was referred
the bill and petition of l.. Laramie for a
| L. I,
reported the same back to the House with :
out amendment and recommended its pas
sage.
Mr. Brunson, from the same committee TO
which was referred the petition of VIM
Lewis, and ffty-cigh, others, to establish a
ferry across the Mississippi River
above the Falls of ST.. Anthony, by leav G
made their report.
On motion of MIR Babcock,
Ordered,
That the said report be accepted, and the
committee discharged from the further con-
sideration of the subject.
No 10, G F, bill providing for the erec-
ton of certain counties therein named and
Tor other purposes.
" as read the second time. And
On motion of Mr. Wilkinson,
The House resolved itself into the com
mittee of the whole House for the consld-
Grafton Of The said bill
Mr.. Marshall in the rhuir.
And after some time passed therein, the
committee rose and 10y their chairman re-
ported progress aud asked leave to sit again.
Leave was granted. ..-..
On motion Of Mr. Marshall ordered,
That said bill No. 10 G. F. be re-
ferred to select Committee of three
Messrs Marshall and Brunson were
appointed said Committee.
On motion of Mr. Brunson The House
adjourned,
TWO O'CLOCK =. NJ.