The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-01-31

Resolved i the House OF Representatives of Minnesota
territory ihaf W. sapr"vc OF the improper altera
a. ihc 'nii dorfinc minihccnt grant "i lands
ie1l-or s0roNe Ju,e 18th 1894, and for which alter
alton bill subsequently, repealed and that We
rspu nate al through whose fundamentally said atera-
. tiuu WAS brought about.
al, Hanson moved 10 indefinitely postpone the res
oilt!on.
/ W. Davis demanded the yeas and nays, which
: wr,e cgeieo. ana resulted As follows
I Vca---Dxca fr;diey, Cant Hanson Lemav Eesister
! EY.et,e. >;irchGeia. lr.,Inp>on N,llim- 10
>nv,--.tn's"~, Beatty, cave ray- liaus Sibley, Nr
Sir Davis o;jercd the following resolutions:
R,So'l iY Inc o'i~e ii Representatives Of Minnesota
icrl.o! Nat the House ropudatc the action Of Con
81, i e.ealng tle municent grant to this Territory
E5>.ir,l. fur:ho~ Tha. We endorse the course the
Co.. psy has nrsne! ia altering tie bin granting Lands
"a tis Territory 50 that the sa; grant should 20
/ }-.c 'Iecal boucGt.
/ The yeas and nays were demanded and ordered,
and resulted:
.4.-Ton, Fri Ne" Grant, Hanson, I-ernay, Register,
..Eal>-ag.Go., rcat:y Cave. Davis, Haus, sibley.
Tl,,l. 30 within. Mr. Speatcr-?.
1- motion nj Mr.. Sibcy, the House wen, into
aoulute@ q The whole, AIG Davis in the chair, upon
tn ! TO cnaim the qualifications of certain county
officers oI : bi,y county, and also
i bill entitled to amend an act relating to
an"t;nucrrS.
4 message from Council informed that It had pas.
-"d No. ! I. K, pint resolution 10 regulate the
binding oil the Journal. Also,
! |",nt resolution that the committee Of each house
appointed to consider tie bill provide Tor The APP
i'r!iNntnt Of the rcp eseutation of the Territory in
the Lrgs !atc. etc., be Instructed 10 act and report
jointly.
Ga motion Of hir. Siblev, the bill relating
iliattoH ii the qualifications at officers OF Sibley
conpy va ordered to be reported back to the House
W!iLu,t amendment.
O.. !A4i;3n OF ,'r. sh!cy the bill relating to ave
toaoo.s vas referred back to the House with the
recommendation that il he referred to the committee
81 -. o,ai affairs.
.ne COMMITTEE !usc, and
go moiIon OF >r. cibicy, the third reading of the
biz - "ta.i The qualifications of certain county Off
r"r7 q 1i}ty c,,rntv, WAS dispensed with, and the
Hill was p. seI.
a, Lpaav y,,c notice Of his intention to intro
due bill - incorporate the ST. Paul and Saul, Ha.
glds Pal' Road Company.
: tl 3.Otitn ot Hc. Sihlev, the bill from Council
:. .,ng 1 ,rrv right - Levi Sloan and others, was
iei"r'ed t" me committee on Interpretations.
Also, Corn / bill to authorize the laying on, Of
certain. leIrit TAI Eoa,s, referred to the
I rIiltec On Territorial Roads.
cn motion Of w. Fridspv, the House went into
Committee .. he whole, NJ. Hanson i'll the char,
and considered bill cnti;icl act to amend
10 incorporate the minnesota and Northwestern Il.
T. Co.
Dir. Wiiljm no, cd 20 amend section !, Inc I, by
striking 'at the vurd ''tYo,'' and inserting the wor,
'',hrt 60 I'd .n'ed.
NJ. NilIin moved to amend section l, by adding
ilat the lands granted to the Company be exempted
i1l taxation u,tl the patents be issued therefor ac
c0roH.g each - miles oi the road is completed
cord''g 20 the terms OF the charter, which ador-
ted. cas 10 navs I.
4 THcS~a'c from the Governor by the hands of E.
Gre ac ,jubiD, his private secretary, received
III. Davis offered Is additional section to the
bill under cunsIoel alton, that the Company be repu;r-
"a 20 raj o. a he
si.ucion oi said road. and work toward Lake Supe-
aior ana toward the iowa lire. Which was lost by
yeas !, NAYS :.
Nv Wim moved to amend section ,, by re1uir-
in, the Company locate the route Of said road so
titt It shat! pass within one and one quarter miles
from ltnt =. Croix, adjoining the eastern limits Of
thc owl If :; uater, and to and through the town
Of 81. anthony. Which was adopted by yeas 10,
na}s E.
::h~ committee rose and reported the bill back to
thu t;uuSn with tie amendments.
Ga Il.tion Of Mr.. Davis the amendments were CON-
sid"rcd and passed upon separately.
Mi. Davis again made a motion that the Company
b" icrlred 10 Commence operations at St Paul. and
Wr:!< simultaneously toward Lake Superior and the
Iona Inc. Lost hr yeas 9, NAYS 8.
Nj. Davis moved that the power bc reserved to
The Legislature of the Territory To alter amend the
charter At the extinction of tel years. Which was
Ihc bill then ordered to bc engros:ed tor
third reading 10y the following vote:
Ho.sIiXon. Iridlcy, Grant Hanson, Iemay. Reg,s,er
U,;ette. ot4uc!.neli. Thompson. Willim-l>
-lar -Nnlros beatty Cave, Davis, Haus Sibley, Mr.
SpeaLei-7.
Hr. Davis, on leave granted, offered the following
resolution:
Re ovcl That this House enquire OF the Honorable
E.mHrt Ico whether he is authorized t. ACCEPT or
Jet he charter OF the Minnesota \. W. Railre al Co.
and 70 inform tiS IIoue who the Company consists Of
Which was list b, yeas 6. nays 10.
0" motion Of Ar. H)ictte, the House adjourned.