The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1849-09-06
TO the Hon. House Of Representatives. O
Minnesota TeaYiioru:

TO the Hon. House Of Representatives. of
Minnesota Territory:
The undersigned petitioner would re-
spectfully represent to your body that he
is citizen of the lst Council District of
Minnesota Territory, and thai he re-
ceived twenty-nine votes for seat in
your Honorable body; and that James
Wells received thirty three votes for the
same place. But your petitioner would
respectfully represent, and is prepared
to show, that several of the votes given
to said Wells were illegal and ought not
to have been received, and that if they
had not been received your petitioner
would have had majority of all the
votes cast for said seats.
Your petitioner would therefore re-
spectfully request that your Hon. body
would appoint such person or persons as
you may think proper, to proceed to Wa
beshaw Prairie in order to take the dep
osition of such persons as will prove the
truth of the facts above set forth.
HARLEY ID. WHITE.
MIR. Pond offered the following res
olution:
RESOLVED, (The Council concurrmg
therein, That James NJ. Goodhue be
and he is hereby elected Territorial
Printer, for the Territory of Minnesota
for the ensuing year,
Mr.. Wilkinson offered the following
resolution as substitute.
Resolred, BY the Legislative Assem-
bly, of the Territory of Minnesota, (the
Council concurring, that the Secretary
of the Territory be authorized to con-
tract on fair terms for all the public prin-
ting authorized by law to be done for the
Legislative Assembly; such as the laws,
journals, bills and Incidental printing:
and that he assign one halt OF said prin-
ting to the publishers of the Minnesota
Chronicle and Register, agd the other
halt to the publishers OF the Minnesota
Pioneer.
Message from the Council by J, r.
Brown, Secretary:
Mr.. SfEAkER:-I have been direct ted
/ by the Council to inform this House that
Messrs. Norris and Loomis have been
appointed by the Council to act III con-
junction with. the committee appointed
by the House OF Representatives tor~the
purpose Of drafting JOINT rules for the
government of both Houses.
| havc-aiso been directed to inform
you that the Rev. Mr.. Boutwell, has been
elected Chaplain to the Council for the
present session, and that james NJ. Good
hue has been selected to do the Incl
cidental printing for the Council. at the
present session.
And then he withdrew.
Mr. Babcock moved that the whole
question In regard to Territorial printing
be laid on the table.
The yeas and nays being called for,
it was decided 10 the negative.
Yeas: Messrs Babcock, Brunson,
Dewey, Johnson, Wilkinson and Mr..
Speaker.
.Nays: Messrs. Bailly, Black, Dugas,
Holmes, Jackson, Pond, Setter, Trask
and Wells.
On motion, the House adjourned to
clock =. NJ
Two O'CLOCK, p. NJ
The Speaker called the House to or.
der The Roll being called, the follow
ing gentlemen answered to their names:
I Messrs. Black, Dewey, Dugas, Jack
son, Johnson, Pond, Setter. Trask,
Wells, and Mr.. Speaker.
| Mr.. Jackson moved a call ofthe house,
and that the absentees be sent for.
The Sergeant-at-arms reported the
absentees i'll their seats.
Mr.. Jackson moved that the further call
be dispensed with.
On motion of Mr.. Jackson,
Ordered, that the committee on Rules
have leave to report.
The committee on rules, by Nj. S.
Wilkinson, their chairman, made the
following report, which,
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