The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-01-19
reported for the Daily Pioneer.
SIXTH SESSION OF THE LEGISLATURE
OF MINNESOTA.
COUNCIL.
THURSDAY, Jan. l8.

THURSDAY, Jan. l8.
The Council met pursuant to adjournment.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Riheldaffer.
The journal of the previous day was read
and approved.
Mr.. Stimson presented communication from
the Surveyor General of the lst District which
was read.
Mr.. Brown, pursuant to previous notice, ask
ed leave to introduce bill to incorporate the
Transit Railroad company, and moved it be
read first and second time by its title, laid on
the table and ordered to be printed.
The same gentleman moved that Council re-
solve itself into committee of the whole, for
the consideration of Council file, No. 4, "a
bill to incorporate the town of Henderson"
which was carried, and the Council resolved
itself into committee Of the whole, Mr.. Kit
son in the chair. The bill was then read, and
on motion was reported back to the Council
without amendment and laid on the table.
The regular order of business having been
gone through with, on motion of Mr.. Murray
the Council resolved itself into committe of
the whole, for the consideration of the Cover
nors message. The message having been read
that portion comprised in the lst, I'd and Sd
paragraphs relating to the general condition
tee on Territorial Affairs.
Pending the reading of the Message the
clerk of the House appeared and stated that
the report of the Superintendent of Education
had been laid before the House, and that 100
copies were ordered to be printed for the use of
the two Houses.
The reading of the Message being resumed,
so much thereof as is contained in the 4th par
agraph, relative to the appointment of Emil
grant Agent, was referred to the committee
on Territorial Affairs.
That portion abiding to the Minnesota and
North-W Western Railroad Company, was re-
ferred to the committee on interpretations.
That portion contained in paragraphs 10,
20 and 81, abiding to land grants from Gene
raj Government, was referred to committee
on Internal Improvements.
That portion relating to banking, was re-
ferred to committee on Judiciary.
That portion relating to the time of holding
general elections, and the meeting of the Leg
slature, was referred to committee on Terri
torial Affairs.
That portion relating to the apportionment
of the Territory was referred to committee on
Internal Improvements.
That portion relating to education was re-
ferred to committee on Schools.
That portion relating to Agriculture, was
referred to committee on Agriculture and man.
ufactures.
That portion relating to the financial condi-
ton of the Territory, was referred to the COM
mittee on Territorial Expenditures.
That portion relating to Imprisonment for
Debt was referred to the committee on Judi
ciary.
That portion relating to the Suspension
Bridge, was referred to committee on Legisla-
tive Expenditures.
That portion relating to the settlers on the
Military Reserve, was referred to the commit
tee on Internal Improvements.
That portion relating to secret political as
snciati4ns: referred tn the committee nm
the Judiciary.
The committee then rose, and the references
made in committee of the whole were confirmed
by the Council, except that portion relating to
banking, which was referred to committee on
Internal Improvements; that portion relating
to an apportionment, which was referred to a
select committee. The reference made in COM
mittee of the whole of the portion relating to
settlers on the Military Reserve, was rejected;
and on motion of Mr.. Brown it was
Resolved, That so much of the Governor s
message as relates to zone of the most -four
iShing towns in the Territory" be referred to
committee on Internal improvements.
And on motion of the same gentleman,
Resolved, That so much of the Governor s
message, as relates to our having chief
magistrate holding the nations helm who has
faithfully observed all the obligations imposed
upon him, and guarded with an unsurpassed
vigilance the national honor at home and
abroad" be referred to select committee,
which was done.
On motion of Mr.. Murray, the Council adj
jOurned.