The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1849-09-27
mendment, it was agreed to.

Odileu ior, thOsc VINO VOted In the air.
NATIVE were Messrs. Black, Brunson,
Dugas, Holmes, Jackson johnson,
Marshall, Setter, Trask and Wells. 10.
Those In the negative,
! Messrs. Babcock, Bailly, ewey,
Pond, Wilkinson and Mr.. Speaker. 6.
The second amendment was then
adopted
The question then being OH the Sd
amendment, and the ayes and nays be-
ling called for, the amendment was adop-
tied.
Those who voted in the affirmative
were
Messrs. Babcock, Bailly, Black,
Brunson, Dewey, Dugas, Jackson,
Johnson, Marshall, Pond, Setter and
Wells. ID.
Those in the negative, were
Messrs. Holmes, Trask, Wilkinson,
and Mr.. Speaker. 4.
Mr.. Babcock offered the following
amendment
BE 1t further enacted,
That the said Elan Greedy, his heirs,
executors. administrators, or assigns,
shall pay annually into the treasury of
the Territory of Minnesota, the sum Of
two cents on each thousand feet of lum-
Der passing through said dam, and ac-
count to the proper officers, under oath
for the amount of lumber passing
through said dam.
Mr.. Setter moved to amend the
amendments by striking out the words
4, '.two cents, and inserting the words
one cent: y.
The amendment was accepted, and
the question recurring on the amend
ment as amended,
1t was disagreed to.
MIR. Babcock then offered the follow
ing amendment:
Nothing herein contained, shall pre-
vent any future Legislature from at any
time altering, amending or repeating
the same"
Mr. Brunson offered the following
amendment.
After the word same, add the follow
ing words -" after the lapse of six
years"
And the question being put,
VIII the House agree to the amend
ment,
1t was adopted.
And the ayes and nays having been
called for, those who voted in the affir-,
native were
Messrs. Bailly, Black, Brunson, Du-
gas, Holmes, jackson, johnson, Mar
shall, Setter, Trask, Wells-I1.
In the negative Babcock,
Dewey, Pond, Wilkinson and Mr..
Speaker-5.
| The question recurring on Mr.. Bah.
cocks amendment as amended, it was
disagreed to. a
! On motien of Mr. Trask,
/ Ordered, That said bill lie on the ta-
bic and be printed, to be taken up on
Friday next
Mr.. jackson presented the certificate
of Mr.. Morrison, member elect from
the 9th district, who was sworn in and
took his seat
On motion of Mr.. Brunson,
The House adjourned.
Two O'CLOCK P. M.
No. 3 H. of r., A resolution provi-
ding for the election of Territorial
printer,
Was taken up.
On motion of Mr.. Setter,
Ordered that the consideration of the
resolution be indefinitely postponed.
On motion of Mr.. Trask,
The House resolved itself into the
commit 90 of fha whole ON
No. G. F, A joint resolution author
izing the Secretary of the Territory to
subscribe for certain newspapers, and
for other purposes,
Mr.. Brunson in the chair, and after
some time spent therein, the committee
rose, and by their chairman reported the
same back to the House with an amend
ment.
The question then REQUIRED on agree
ing to the amendment of the committee
of the whole, and having been put, it |
1t was decided in the affirmative:
And the yeas and nays being called for,
those who voted in the affirmative were |
Mrssrs. Brunson, Johnson, Marshall, |
Setter, Trask, Wells, Wilkinson, Nor |
rison and Mr.. Speaker.
Those who voted in the negative were,
Messrs. Babcock, Bailly, Dewey, |
Holmes, and Pond.
Mr.. Marshall moved to amend the
amendment agreed upon by the commit
tee Of the whole, by striking out all af
ter the word copy, and insert in lieu
thereof, "of eacf and every newspaper
that may be published in this Territory, /
beginning with the first number of such
papers, and have the same bound and
preservedin the Territorial library"