The weekly Minnesotian., 1856-01-26
AFTERNOON SESSION.
COUNCIL.

rose and adjourned.
COUNCIL.
TUESDAY, Jan. %.
Council met and was called to order by the
President.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Penman.
The Journal of yesterday was read and
approved.
Mr.. Flandreau introduced bil granting
to Andrew j. Myrick the right to establish
ferry at or near the mouth of Big Cotton
wood.
Also, an act granting to Hiram Cawood
the right to keep a ferry across the Mime
sofa river in Nicollet county.
Mr.. Rolette introduced bill granting to
j. H. Fairbanks the right to keep ferry
across the Minnesota in Cass county.
Mr.. Balcombe gave notice of bill grant
ing to D. c. Murray the right to keep ferry
at Pine Bend.
The same gentleman offered preamble
and resolution authorizing County Commits
sioners to grant ferry charters to residents
of their respective counties, except those
which ask for charters across streams which
form boundary lines between this Territory
and other Territories or States. Laid over
under the rules.
Mr.. Rolette gave notice of bill granting
to B. B. Stone the right to keep ferry.
Mr.. Lowry gave notice of bill to provide
for locating the county seat of Olmsted Co.,
and for other purposes.
Mr.. Hanson gave notice of bill to incor-
porate the Mississippi Navigation Co.
Mr.. Setter from the committee on En-
crossed Bills reported number of bills and
memorials as correctly engrossed.
Mr.. Hanson from the committee on Ter
ritorial Roads reported No. 10, bill to pro-
vide for laying out certain Territorial roads,
back to the Council with recommendation
that it pass.
Mr.. Setter moved call of the Council,
the Sergeant-at-Armsw was ordered to request
| the attendance of absent members.
Further proceedings under the call were
dispensed with, and the business of the
Council resumed.
The following bills and memorials were
each read third time, passed and their sew
eral titles agreed to.
No. 10, memorial to Congress for an ap-
preparation of $2O,OCO for the construction
of culverts and bridges on the Territorial
road from St. Paul to Elliota.
No. I, a bill to legalize acknowledgements
Of conveyances.
No. 6, memorial to Congress for an ap-
preparation for the construction of road
from the Mississippi to Fort Ridgely:
No. 7, memorial to the Postmaster Gen
eral for tri-wcekly mail between Hastings
and Traverse des Sioux.
No. 8, a bill authorizing School District
No. to levy tax.
No. 9, bill granting Richard G. Murphy
the right to construct and maintain ferry,
was read, and on motion of Mr.. Hanson, re-
committed to the committee on Territorial
Affairs, together with the petition Of E. Bush
nell and AZ others.
No. 10. bill to provide for laying out
certain Territorial Roads.
No. 16 an act to establish and define the
boundaries of Meeker county.
No. l, H. of r., bill to provide for lay
ing out road from the Forks of Crow river
to the head of Buffalo Lake, was read and
referred to the committee on Territorial
roads.
No. 3, II. of r., an act to provide for lay
ing out road from Spring Lake to the Dodd
road, was read and referred to the same
committee.
No. 9, II. of R., bill to provide for lay
ing out road from Winona to Austin, was
referred to same committee.
The Council then went into committee of
the whole, having under consideration
No. 9, a memorial to Congress for an
amendment of so much of our Intercourse
Laws as relates to the payment of Indian
annuities. Reported back without amend
ment, and recommendation that it pass.
The memorial was then ordered to be en-
crossed for a third reading.
The Council again went into committee of .
the whole, having under consideration
No. lS, an act to provide for laying out
certain Territorial roads. Reported back
with recommendation that it pass.
The Council again went into committee of
the whole, having under consideration
No. IL, bill to incorporate the Little
Falls Bridge Company. Reported back with
amendments.
The bill with amendments was then re-
ferred to the committee On interpretations.
Mr.. Flandreau gave notice of intention to
introduce a memorial for additional mail SER
vice between Dubuque and st. Paul.
On motion, the Council adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, January %, 1856.
Council met at 10 o'clock.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
Geo. Kern was appointed Sergeant-at-
Arms, pro tem., until the conduct of S. D.
Heard can be investigated.
Mr.. Setter presented the petition of Hi
ram Berkley, Judd, Walker & Co., and 25F
others, for the construction of q Boom across
the St. Croix, and praying for charter to a
company for that purpose. Referred to the
committee on IncorporatiOns