Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-01-19

CO., rsed,a arst and second time and laid on the
table to be printed i T. .aa
Mr.. Stsns gave notice that hs would - assve
70 introduce bill to incorporate the s.. 'Cload
Fire Marine Insurance Company.
Mr.. Setter No.. ~, . bill to legaliss 90
knowledgements Of conveyances heretofore taken
before the Supreme or District Court clerks Of
this Territory was ordered to be engrosssd.
No. &C. F., bill to provide for laying out .
read third .ime and passed. .r.
No. q. F., q bill to amend chapter IS Of the
Statutes was read . third time and passed. *.
No. 3 G. F., memorial to Congress for .
grant of lands to improve the navigation of the
Minnesota river, read third time and passed
No. e. F., a memorial for an appropriation
Of $500 for the improvement of Root river, read
q third time and passed. 80. ,.te g
No. C. F., bill to suppress the issue and
circulation of unauthorized bills as currency, was
read third time and passed.
On motion of Mr.. Hanson, the Council resolved.
itself into Com. of the Whole, Mr.. Setter in the
Chair, having under consideration No. 40 and 10
q. F., smessage from the House being announced,
the clerk thereof appeared and informed the
Council that the House had appointed Messrs.
Lott and Buck com. of two to act in oonjunc-
tion with q similar com. to be appointed by the
Council, for the purpose of reporting joint rules
for the government of both Houses during the
present session. After some time spent in the
com. of the whole, the com. rose and reported
NJ. A G. F., a bill granting to Richard Ireland
and Richard Austin, the right to establish and
maintain ferry across the Mississippi river At
Point Douglass, with amendments.
No. 9C.F., bill granting to R. s. Murphy the
right to establish and maintain ferry across .he
Minnesota river, vt point now known as MUIR
phey's Ferry, with amendments.
No. 10 C. F to provide for laying out certain
Territorial roads, with amendments, and with re.
commentator that the bills be passed. 'r~-s g
Mr.. Rollins gave notice of the introduction of
bill to annex fractional township %, range "a,
west to Hennepin Co. saai-
Mr.. Freedom gave notice of the introduction of
bill to provide for laying out Territorial road
from Henderson to Fort Ridsley, and also of a
bill to amend chapter IS, page I'll, of the Stat
utes of Minnesota.
HOUSE.
House met pursuant to adjournment.
Prayer by Rev. E. d. Neil.
The Journal of yesterday was read and cor
rected.
Mr.. Knauft presented petition from John Ide
and others, for ferry across the Mississippi river
The following bills and resolutions were intro
duced by Mr.. Galbraith. a bill to establish the
boundaries between the counties of Dakot. and
Scott.
Also bill to incorporate the Minnesota Emil
grafton League.
by Mr.. Lott, bill to provide for laying out
Territorial road from St. Paul to Big Woods.
Mr.. Mobiles offered resolution that memorials
to Congress shall take precedence to all other bu-
siness.
BY Mr.. Dunbar, bill to amend sec. l6, article
8, of the Revised Statutes.
Mr.. Knauft introduced resolution requiring
to be printed 900 of the Constitution of the U.
S. in the German language, and 500 in French,
also 500 copies of the organic act of the Terrific
~ to be printed in each of the above languages.
The resolution was not adopted.
The resolution relative to that portion Of the
Governors Message which refers to the Nebraska
bill was taken up.
The House then proceeded to the election Of
com. to whom ii was to be referred.
Mr.. Wilkinson nominated Messrs. Mcleod, Hol-
land and Lott, and the ayes and noyes being Ia
ken there were ayes "a, noes IA.
Mr.. Holland introduced resolutions endorsing
Pierce's Administration, and that port; OF of the
Governors Message which relates to Slavery and
the Nebraska act, and moved that the com. be in
structed to report similar resolutions.
Mr.. Wilkinson moved to lay the resolution on
the table-lost.
Mr.. Holland moved the resolutions be now act
ed upon. Pending the motion the House took
recess till three O'Clock p. NJ.
AFTERNOON SEssIoN.-The House met at o.
clock-Nothins but confusion ensued. ssThe gen.
tleman last up'' absent and could not be found
The proceedings will appear tomorrow in our
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