Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-02-09

A message was received from he Council in
forming the House that i hst ps'sd 'undFI
Council and House bills gsa@ '''''''
Mr.. Galbraish moved call Of the HOUSE,
Six members absent. [ ~
On motion Of Mr.. De Lavefgus further pro-
ceedings under the call Of the House were dis.
pensed with.
The House then resolved itself into com. Of
the whole, Mr.. Mobiles in the chair, for the pur-
pose Of taking into consideration the contested
seat case of Kingsbury vs.. Taylor. sa i
VIM. Hollinshead, Esq, appeared for tho con-
tsstant. A.
WV. Kingsbury. and Judge Cooper for Mr.
Taylor, the sitting member.
Both gentlemen confined themselves so strictly
to the evidence that report Of their speeches
would not be interesting.
On motion of Mr.. Galbraith, the m. rose,
and reported progress and asked leave to sit
again.
On. motion of Mr.. Dc I.aversnc, the House
took recess till p. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The House was in committee Of the whole
all the afternoon, on the case of Kingsbury VS..
Taylor. After the committee rose, the fol-
lowing resolution was adopted:
Resolved, that M. C. ID. Taylor is entitled
to the seat which he occupies in the House.
Those who voted in the affirmative were
Messrs.. Buck, Cleveland, De Lavergne,
Farnham, Galbraith, Haus, Holland, Hull,
Hunt, Jackman, Johnson, Knauft, Lott, Nc
Leod, Murphy, Wilson. Mobiles, Norris,
Pierce, Thorndyke, Wilkinson. and Speaker.
Those who voted in the negative were Messrs.
Bradley, Burdick, Dunbar. Gibbs, Grant, Har-
tenbower, Hubbell, and Stepgcs.
The House then adjourned until 10 to-day.
COUNCIL.
THURSDAY, Feb. I.
The Council met pursuant to adjournment.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Neill.
A quorum was present.
The Journal Of yesterdays proceedings we're
read and approved.
Mr.. Bacombe presented letter from Geo. +.
Brott, informing the Council that he would keep
an emigrant Office open in the City Of New York,
advertise &C., and will ask no remuneration
from the Territory and incur no expense charga-
bic 70 the Territory, if the Council will amend
the act creating the Office of Territorial Emigra-
ton agency, and appoint him.
No. Is H. of r., a memorial to Congress for
an appropriation for the construction of mill
tary road from Fit. Smelling to Pembina.
No. ID Ii. of r., memorial for modi6ca-
ton of the pre-empton law, was passed.
No. 33. ii. of R., an act to continue in force
an act to provide for the appointment of COM
mttee of Emigration for the Territory of Min,
was read third time and passed. Yeas 6, noes
five.
The Governor Informed the Council that he
had signed No. C.. F., act to legalize nc
acknowledgements of conveyanccs hitherto taken
before either the Superior District Court clerks
and Judges of Probate of this Territory.
Mr.. Rolette gave notice of the Introduction of
a bill to Incorporate the Henderson Manufac-
turing Co.
Mr.. Rollins introduced bill to define and es-
tablish the boundaries of the City of St. Antho-
ny AMI for other purposes, was referred to the
committee on Internal Improvements.
No. 33 C. F., bill to incorporate the North
Western Savings Institution was rejected.
No. Al G. F., bill for an act to amend the
Revised Statutes, was Indefinitely posponed.-
Yeas I, nocs3.
After vo.n. several times Mr.. Clark was final
~ elected Sergcant-atarm
The Council then adjourned.