Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-01-12
Mr.. Gers rose to explain, and to inform Mr.. Ide

Mr.. Gers rose to explain, and to inform Mr.. Ide
that the certificate of Mr.. Colville was genuine.
Mr.. Buck wished to ask the gentleman if the
certificate of Mr. Coville was from the Register Of
Deeds of the Senior County? He understood
Fillmore was the senior county, and Mr.. Colville's
certificate was from the Register of Deeds of
Mower county
Mr.. Gere rose to explain and read the statute
on the subject. -
Mr.. Ide desired to knock some of the gentle
mans high-Aown ideas from under him, and for
the benefit of the members be would say that the
votes given in Rice County for Colville, had nev.
er yet been canvassed, nor bad they been returned
to the Secretary of the Territory, and yet Mr..
Colville appeared on the floor of this House with
a genuine certificate to claim his seat.
Mr.. Norris considered the whole proceeding
without precedent. The idea that man can
come up and claim seat when the House was al
ready full, was simply absurd. The House had
given Mr.. Vaughan his seat, and the House must
also act on the case of Mr.. Colville. Action of
the House was imperative.
The matter was further debated with consider
able earnestness, by Messrs. La Vergne, Mcleod,
Norris, Ide, Gere, Bradley and Mobiles, when the
Speaker referred the members to the organic act,
from which he derived his authority to act as he
did.
Mr.. Mobiles denied that full return had ever
been made of the votes cast for Mr.. Colville in
the senior county, and he therefore mo we'd
That the question be laid on the table until
committee could investigate the matter.
Mr.. Van Vorhes offered an amendment to the
resolution thata committee of three be appointed
to send for persons and papers. Lost.
The resolution was then taken up and adopted,
ayes 10, nays lS.
Mr.. Vaughan vacated the chair, and Mr.. Col
vile took his seat.
On motion the House proceeded to vote for
Speaker. Messrs. Gardiner, Van Vorhes and
Norris were nominated.
The ayes and noes being called the vote stood
whole vote Unnecessary to a choice 20. Gar
diner l9, Van Worries IL, Norris S, Holland /,
Mobiles L. No choice.
The House proceeded to vote the second time
for Speaker, with the following result:
Whole number of votes 37,-necessary to a
choice 10.
Gardiner 10 -
Van Vorhcs IL
Norris 6
Holland
Mr.. Gardiner did not vote the second time, but
stood behind his chair, and after the result was
decided, some of his colleagues claimed that he
was not in his seat.
[Contemptible.-
Those voting for Gardiner both times were
Messrs. Burdick, Colville, DeLavergnc, Dunbar,
Farnham, Gere, Grant, Hartenbower, Haus, Hub
bell, Hunt, johnson, Lott, Mcleod, Sturgis, Tay-
lor, Wilkinson, Wilson, Speaker.
Those voting for Van vorhes, were-Messrs.
Bradley, Cleveland, Galbraith. Gibbs, Ide, Jack
man, Kirkman, Knauft, Mobiles, Pierce, Thomp-
son, Thorndike.
Those voting for Norris wcre-Boutiller, Buck,
Holland, Murphy, Van Worries.
Mr.. Norris voted for Mr.. Holland.
A Committee of two was appointed to escort
the Speaker elect to the chair, on taking which
he thanked the members for the confidence repos-
ed in him in brief speech.
The House then proceeded to vote for perma-
nent Clerk, when L. II. Edwards received 20 votes,
Mr.. Shepley 6, and Mr.. Abbott IL.
Mr.. Edwards was declared elected.
On motion of Mr.. Norris, the House adjourned
to meet this morning at 10 O'Clock.