The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-02-20

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| Mr.. Patch moved call of the house
which was ordered, and Mr.. North re-
. ported absent Ae
The Sergeant-at-Arms was directed
. to notify the absent member to appe ar
in his seat.
The Sergeant-at-Arms reported Mr..
North III his seat.
On motion of Mr. Trask,
The house resolved itself into COM
mittee Of the whole,
Mr.. Rice in the chair, Aa
For the consideration Of 1881
No. 8 (H. of r. A bin for an act to
incorporate the University Of Minneso-
ia;
And also,
Chap. 2, of bill No. I3 &c. F. A bill
revising and consolidating the general
statutes Of the territoay.
: During the session of the committee
OF the whole, message was received
from the Governor by w. q. White,
Esq. private secretary,
When the speaker resumed the chair
for its reception viz:
Mr.. Speaker,
have the honor to communicate to
you message from the Governor in
writing.
The private Secretary then with
drew,
; And the committee Of the whole re-
ssumed its session,
And after some time spent therein the
committee rose and by the chairman re-
ported back 10 the house,
No. s III. Of r.. A bill for an act to
incorporate the University of Minneso-
ta, with amendments: in which they ask
the concurrence of the House.
Also,
Chapter No. ., Of bill No. I3 C. F.
A bill revising and consolidating the
general statutes Of the territory, with
out amendment.
The question recurring on concur
ring in the amendment Of the committee
; of the whole toulouse bill No. 8,
. They were severally concurred in.
, Mr. Brunson moved to amend the bill
as follows:
"Strike out in first line, Sec. 13, af-
ter the word sat-" the words, ''or near
the Falls of st. Anthony" and insert
the words, "such place as the Board Of
Regents may select"
/ Mr. Wells offered the following
amendment to Mr.. Brunson's amend
. meEt,
: "Strke out all after the enacting
; clause"
The speaker remarked that the amend
+; ;ment to the amendment could, not be
considered until the first amendment was
disposed of.
| The question recurring concurrins in the
amendment of Mr. Brunson,
And the ayes and nays being called for and or
+; dered;
F: Those who voted in the affirmative are Me.srs.
; Brunson and Wells-2
Those who voted in the negative are Messrs
Farribaut, Ford, Gilman, Ludden, North, Patch,
Ramsey, Randall Rice, Sloan, TAYLOR, Tiiden
Trask and Mr. Speaker--l4.
. So the amendment was not coEcUrred in.
The question recurring on concurripg IN the
amendment Of Mr.. Wes
5 The ayes and noes being called for and order
ed,
Mr.. Wells voting in the affirmative.
! son, Farribault, Ford, Gilman, Ludden, North,
: Patch, Ramsey, Randall, Rice, Sloan, Taylor,
Tilden, T'rusk, Mr.. Speakcr-l5.
So The amendment was not concurred in.
Mr.. Ludden offered the following amendment
: to the bill:
.By adding Sec 90 The Legislative Assem-
! bly, may, at any time alter, amend. modify
. peal this act.''
som and others, .'citizens Of the Territory of Min-
nd ~, Of <,
The question being put, the amendment was
concurred in.
. Mr.. Rice offered the following amendment 10
:tbe bill:
!; "Amend Sec. 10, line first, by striking out The
WORD ''four'' AID inserting five, ,''and add after
the fourth subdivision, IS, the department OF
agriculture. 80
/ The question being put, the amendment wa.
concurred IN.
! On motion of Mr.. North,
! The said bill was ordered TO be cnsressed and
sread the third time on Tomorrow.
: Chapter Of bill No. l3, (C.F.) A bill revis-
Ing and consolidating the general statutes of the
Territory,
. Was taken up, and
On motion Of Mr. Trask,
|. Read a third time by its title.
|. The question being put,
. ''Shail this chapter Of the revision pass
|. 1t was decided in the affirmative.
!: Mr. Brunson, from the Committee en- Internal
reported follows:
..The Committee on Internal Improvements, to
whom referred the petition Of w. Ii. C. Fol-
Falls and Snake river," praying for the erection
and constitution Of new county, to be called
Chisago entitled TO al the powers, privileges and
ammunities, enjoyed and exercised by other or
lganzed counties Of this Territory within the
following boundaries to wit: 'Beginning at a
point on the river ST. Croix, where the township
line between towns 80 and So, north Of range l9,
west Of the 4ih principal meridian, crosses said
yiver; thence running west on said town line TO
its intersection with range line between 81 and
R2; thence north on said range line TO the south
line Of town So; thence west on said line to the
range ne between % and "a; thence north on |
said range line to the south boundary line Of the
county of Itasca; thence east along the south /
boundary hne of The county, Of ltasca to the boun
;iary between the Territory Of Minnesota and (
Stale Of Wisconsin; thence said boundary line /
between Minnesota aud Wisconsin, 10 the place |
,f beginning Wouid respectfully report that |
shey have had the nait:r under consideration aud l
IRE of the opinion that the prayer Of the Pesiton-
trs should be granted, with the following amend
nen., TO wit: Instead Of the line between ranges
4 . 10 ~. ha..