The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-02-13
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
MONDAY, Feb. II, 1855.

chaplain.
On motion of Mr.. Davis, the reading of the
journal was dispensed with.
The Speaker informed the House that the
first business in order was to consider the OBJ
jections of the Governor to the bill amenda-
tory of the act Incorporating the Minnesota
and n. w. r. r. Company.
The Clerk being absent, the bill was not
forthcoming.
Mr.. Andres asked whether if the bill and
the accompanying objections of the Governor
could not be then considered, owing to the alb
sence Of the Clerk; whether any other bust
hess could be transacted, or, if it could be ia
ken up at any other time.
A motion was made to adjourn, upon which
the yeas and nays were demanded, and resulted
as follows
Ieas-FridIey, Grant, Hanson, Iemay, Reg
ester, Roette, Stinchfeld and Thompson--8.
Nays-Andros, Beatty, Cave, Dixon, Davis,
Haus, Sibey, Willim and Speaker-9.
MIR. Davis moved that the bill and the &C
cOmpanying objections Of the Governor be
made the order of the day for tomorrow.
Mr. Sibley doubted the power to do So
He read the closing section of the Organic act,
and made it point that immediate action on
the veto was necessary and imperative.
Mr.. Hanson denied that it was so, and quot
ed the 9TH section of article 1st of the Consti-
tuition Of the L. S., to prov the correctness
of his position. Bills returned with objections
by the President of the United States had
been laid On the table in Congress, and even
postponed from one session to another.
The Speaker pronounced the motion of Mr..
Davis to be in order, as preliminary step i'll
the final decision of the House, and to follow
out the requirements of the statutes.
Mr.. Davis said he had made the motion for
the only reason that the clerk was not present,
and the bill could not be had, until he came
His own opinion was that the objections of
the Governor should have been considered on
the day on which they were received. lie
withdrew his motion.
Mr.. Hanson moved to lay the bill and the
accompanying veto on the table.
The yeas and nays were demanded and re-
suited:
Ycas-Dixon. Fridley, Grant, Hanson. Lee
may, REGISTER. Roette, Stinchficld, Thompson,
and Willim--lO.
Nays-Andros, Beatty, Cave, Davis, Haus,
Siblcy aud Speaker.
SO the bill and veto were laid upon the ia
BILE.
Mr.. Beatty presented the petition of sundry
citizens of Sank Rapids, praying for the es
tablishment Of a Territorial Road. Referred
to Committee on Territorial Roads.
Mr.. Thompson, on leave granted, introduced
a bill to authorize the location of the County
seat Of Houston county - the choice to be
made between the towns of Brownsville and
Caledonia. Which was read first and sec
ond time.
Mr.. Lemay, on leave granted introduced a
bill to incorporate the Minnesota Topographic
cal Union.
Also bill to incorporate the Territorial
Immigration Society.
Both of which were read first and second
time
Mr.. Hanson on leave granted presented
petition for laying out Territorial Road from
Chaska to the forks of Grow River Referred
to the Committee on Territorial Roads,
Mr.. Beatty, on Leave granted, introduced bill to
incorporate the St. Paul Literary Association, which
read first and second time.
Mr.. Beatty, on leave granted, introduced bill to
grant George r. Stuntz ght to establish and
maiLtain ferry across the St. Louis River, which
read twice.
Mr.. Davis presented a communication from Miss
Helen NJ. Pratt, setting forth, that being anxious to
annul her marriage contract with Mr.. J. q. A.
Ward, she would waive all disputed points in the
matter, and withdraw her petition for divorce.
On motion Of Mr.. Davis, the committee the Ju-
dietary discharged from further consideration of
The subject, and leave given to Miss Pratt to with
draw her petition.
Mr.. Dixon presented petition from Mr. J. q. A.
Ward, praying for divorce from his wife Helen M.
Ward. Referred to the committee on the Judicial
ny.
On motion of Mr.. Sbley, the House went into
committee of the whole on the bill to define and es-
tab ish county lines in the Terrory-Mr. Hanson in
the chair.
After time spent in consideration Of the bill,
Mr.. Davis moved that the committee rise and report
1t back to the House, with a recommendation that it
be indefinitely postponed, which was lost by ayes g.
nays 8.
After some further discussion,
On motion of Mr.. Dixon, the committee rose and
reported the bill back to the House with amend.
ments.
A message from the Governor was received bv the
hands of E. Greene Durbin, Esq, his Private Secre-
tary.
The report of the committee of the whole having
been accepted,
The amendments to the bill were being separately
considered by the House, and the amendments to the
FIRST section being up,
Mr.. Hanson moved to Law the bill on the tabe
Mr.. Davis moved to amend by posponing the bill
indefinitely. '''~ VIII
The Chair stated that the amendment to the fret
section Of the bill had been put to the vote Iu The
decision Of the chair had not been announced nrev;
Gus to the motion of Mr.. Hanson on tho nrnnos.d
amendment.
The motion Of Mr.. Hanson was Withdrawn. and
the decision Of the Chair the amendment being an
nounced,
On motion of Mr.. Hanson, renewed, the bill was
aid on the table.
On motion of Mr.. Dixon, the House went into
Of the whole on the Council File, and took
up and considered memorials praying for appro-
priatons by Congress for the construction of military
roads within the Territory.
On motion of Mr.. Sibey, the committee rose and
reported the same back to the House without amend
ment, with the recommendation tina, they be passed.
The report of the committee was accepted, and the
memorial having been put upon their third reading.
were finally passed.
On motion of Mr.. Dixon, the report Of the COM
mttee of the whole on the bill to incorporate the
Lake Pepin Boom Company was taken up and ac-