Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-01-16

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MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.
THURSDAY, Jan. II, 1855.
CoUNcIL.-Council met at 10 o'clock, -Presi-
dent in the Chair. Prayer by the Chaplain.
On motion of Mr.. Murray, the reading of the
Journal was dispensed with.
Mr.. Murray offered resolution that the mem
bers and officers of the Council be authorized to
subscribe for sixty newspapers.
Mr.. Brown thought the Council had authority
already. The resolution was adopted.
The Chief Clerk of the House appeared with
message to the Council that the House had ap-
pointed Messrs. Dixon and Davis a Committee to
act in connection with Committee from the
Council to wait upon the Governor and inform
him that the members were prepared to receive
any message from his Excellency.
Mr.. Murray moved that a Committee of two be
appointed from, tho Cornell to GOT :. ~s.j...UeiVn
with the Committee from the IIvuso ait upon
his Excellency, but declined the honor of serving
upon said Committee. .rr... @
The President appointed Messrs. Kittson and
Van Etten.
Mr.. Brown asked leave to introduce Bill.
Mr.. Murray wished the gentleman to read the
title of the Bill, so that the members could vote
Understandings. The title of the Bill was read
and leave granted.
Mr.. Brown moved that the rules be suspended
and that the Bill be read first and second time
by its title and laid on the table. Carried.
Mr.. Brown gave notice that on the morrow or
some future day, he would introduce Bill to
provide for the improvement of the Minnesota
river and for other purposes.
Mr.. Brown moved that the resolution introdu
for a certain number of newspapers, be now tax
en- from the table. Adopted.
The gentleman stated that he hoped the Coun-
Gil would adopt this resolution, as the one intro
duced by the gentleman from St. Paul, did not
provide for paying for the papers out of the mo-
ney appropriated to defray the expenses Of the
Territorial Legislature. Members were entitled
to only certain number Of papers, but if they
wished to pay for more copies out of their own
pockets, he had no objection.
Mr.. Murray did not apprehend that the word
ing of the resolution introduced by him, made
much difference, but to obviate the difficulty COM
planned of, he would offer an amendment that in
the resolution before the Council, the word &C ff
teen - should be stricken out and sixty" insert
ed. The reasons assigned were, that he thought
the papers would answer the purposes of the slips,
which, he had been informed by the Secretary,
had cost for the last session alone, $4,000.
Mr.. Brown, under the circumstances, would not
object. He rose to offer an amendment to the
amendment, viz that before newspapers, the
word " daily" should be inserted /; in the place of
&c fifteen " the word " sixty" should be inserted
and that "said daily papers to contain the daily
proceedings of the Council.' The amendment
to the amendment was adopted, when on motion
of MIR. Murray, the resolution was laid on the
table.
Mr.. Murray moved that the Report of the Com
mittee on Rules BE taken from the table. The
motion prevailed when the Rules were read by the
Secretary.
The Chief Clerk of the House appeared and in
formed the Council that the House was ready to
receive the Governors Message.
The Rules were adopted.
The Committee appointed to wait upon the
Governor, reported that the Message of bis Ex-
celency would not be ready for delivery before
Monday or Tuesday, in consequence of a typo
graphical error.
MIR. Brown moved that the Council 20 into
Committee of the Whole on the Bill relative to the
apportionment of the Representatives of the Leg
islative Assembly.
Mr.. Murray moved that it be referred to the
Committee on Territorial Affairs.
MIR. Van Etten moved to amend by referring it
to Select Committee.
Mr.. Brown was opposed to any such reference.
The Bill was one in which the whole Territory
was interested, and he was opposed to locking it
up in the desk Of a Committee, where it would be
kept from fair investigation by the MEMBERS
Let it be so far perfected in the Committee of the
Whole as all can have chance to know precisely
what the Bill is. The members of the Council
Whole, as the members of any other Committee,
and he therefore hoped that the Bill would not be
referred. --
Mr.. Van Etten was opposed to the Bill and to
considering it in Committee of the Whole. He
believed the action was premature, and that the
Bill gave too much power to the Executive. 1t
was necessary first to have some figures by which
to be guided, and in order to save time and to
perfect the Bill he hoped it would be referred to
a Select Committee.
Mr.. Brown was still opposed to the motion
He saw no necessity for referring it to Commit
tee when the Council was fully competent to act
upon it.
Mr.. Murray was perfectly satisfied with refer
ring it to a select Committee. He thought the
Bill was not sufficiently matured.
Motion to refer withdrawn.
The names of the gentlemen composing the
following committees were then read:
INTERNAL MPROvExENrs.-Brown, Mower. and
Stearns.
TERRITORIAL AFrAIRs.-Stimpson, Van Etten
and Murray.
JUDICIARY Cox.-van Etten, Murray and
Stearns.
AGRICULTURAL AND MANUFACrUREs.-Freebc
Brown and Simpson.
TERRITORIAL Observation-Disclosures, MURRAY
and Kitson.
LEGISLATIVE ExPENDrTuREs.-Stearns, Murray
and Brown.
MLrIA.-Freeborn, Brown and Stimson.
ScHooLs.-Kittson, Simpson and Murray.
INcoRPoRATIoNs.-Murray, Mower and Van
Etten.
TKRRroMAL.-Brewn,M Mower and Kittson.
PUBLIC BUnDING.-Mower, Simpson and Kilt