The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-02-01
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

"WEDNESDAY, Jan 81, 1885.
The House met - the Speaker in the
Chair.
The roll being called - prayer by the
charlain.
The reading of the Journal was dispeps-
cd with.
A message from the Council informed
that it had passed &C. F. No. IA memo
rial to Congress relative to the Half Breed
lands,n - in which the concurrence OF the
House was requested.
The Speaker laid before the House a
message from the Governor, informing that
A. S. Andres WAS duly authorized to bear
Executive message to the House.
Also communication from the Governor
of Iowa, relative to Il memorial to Congress,
passed by the legislature Of Iowa, praying
for an appropriation for the Improvement
of the Rcck ic.and and DeS Moines rapids.
Nj W1:um presented a petition from
sundry citizens q tie Territory, praying
;hat Eph-a:m Il. Whitaker be restored to
the ri hts Of citizei ship, of which be was
in due course Of lav ~ convection and I'M
,ri,onmeat for the crime of larceny twelve
yeas a.o, lerTivot.
On rnc:.::o- IF NJ, Thompson the petition
was res s,-'o.. - ,oe Committee OH the Judi
ciary
Ny. !; .e.-: ga~e notice Of intention to
introduce : -rc::.cT.ol TO Congress for the
establishment ii !, military post at or near
P2lnbina river.
Air. Ia:aso2 Of =. resolution granting
SPECIAL coa,pnn IN 70 the Scrgeant-at-
Arms for morn -. Oh anQ actual trave! in
DONG r-. . 1t melIbeT.;.
Wa. .--5 17t.
NJ. Do Introduced memorial to
trsnt 4 right - establish ferry across the
Mississippi.
Which 50 read fist and second time.
NIr. Register, FROM the Committee on
Enrolled Bills reported as being correctly
engrossed 81 III % extend the time granted
TO the MINT sota and \. w r. 4. Compa-
nv to begin said improvement
Mr.. Davis, on leave granted, introduced
a BILL according to previous notice, grant
inc to Antoine Roberts right to establish
and maintain ferry acre. the Mississippi.
Mr. Dixon, from the Committee on In
ternal improvements, presented report
upon the petitions of sundry citizens of St.
Paul and Little Canada praying that the
Legislature take no action to secure the AL
nulment of the charter of the Minnesota
and n. w. Il. r. Co.
Mr.. Andres, from the minority Of the
committee, reported that he had a report,
adverse to the petitioners to present, but
that i'll health had prevented him from do
Ing SO. -,
The majority report endorsed at length,
and in every particular the prayer OF the
petitioners.
On motion of Mr. Register the report
was adopted, and 100 copies ordered to be
printed in pamphlet form.
Mr.. Dixon, from the Committee Oh In
ternaI Improvements, reported favorably
upon the memorial to Congress praying
for an appropriation to complete the Gov
eminent Works at Fort Ridgley-and rec.
commended its passage.
Messages from the Council were taken
ND, ard the following were read:
Z. F. No. !, regulating the binding of the
public journasl.
A joint resolution directing the committee
of each House to which were referred bills f :
tie apportioument of the representation of the
Territory in the Legislature, to act and report
jointly.
Mr.. Sibley, by unanimous consent, moved
that the House concur in the JOINT resolution
AMI the House concurred therein unanimous
ly.
c. F. No. /, a joint resolution requiring the
journals OF each House to be stitched ano
bound separately, was then taken up, and on