The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-01-19
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY,,


TUESDAY, Jan. Is.
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.. Stone gave notice of leave to introduce
bill to incorporate the Little Falls Bridge
Company.
Mr.. Freeborn introduced memorial to
Congress praying for an appropriation for the
improvement of the road from st. Paul to
Elliota, of which previous notice had been
given; which was read first and second
time.
Mr.. Thompson introduced memorial to
Congress for an appropriation Of Sis, 900 fol
the improvement Of Root River; which was
lead first and second time.
Mr.. Rollins gave notice that on tomorrow
or some future day he would introduce bill
authorizing School District No. S, in the
city of st. Anthony, Ramsey county, to levy
a tax and obtain money for the purchase Of
ground and the erection of school buildings
for school purposes. .
Mr.. Freedom gave notice of leave to in
troduce memorial praying for an appro-
priation to construct road from some point
on the Mississippi to Fort Ridgely.
Mr.. Flandreau gave notice of the intro
duction Of memorial to Congress praying
for the establishment of Land Office at
some point in the Minnesota Valley.
Reports of committees being in order,
| Mr.. Flandreau from the committee on the
Judiciary, reported the bill for the suppress.
sion of unauthorized shinplasters as currency
back to the Council, with amendments.
On motion, reading of amendments was
dispensed with, and they were considered in
committee of the ole.
On motion of Mr.. Setter, the Council went
into committee of the whole, Mr.. Thompson
in the chair, having under consideration
No. l, G. F., bill for the suppression Of
unauthorized bills as currency. and No. 8,
G. F., memorial for an appropriation fol-
the improvement of the Minnesota River.
| Pending the consideration of the former, a
message was received from the House, in
forming the Council that the House had con-
Cured in the passage of the Joint Resolu-
tion, No. l, C. F.
On motion of Mr.. Setter, the committee
of the whole rose and reported No. 1, G. F..
back to the Council with amendments; also
That they had under consideration No. 3
c. F., had made progress thereon and asked
leave to sit again.
On motion of Mr.. Setter, the bill as amen
ded was read by sections, and the amend
ments adopted.
Mr.. Setter moved that the bill be engross
ed and printed and read third time on
Thursday next. Which motion prevailed.
On motion of Mr.. Setter, further time
was given the committee of the whole fol
considering No. 8, CT.
Mr. Flanflreau introduced hill to amend
chapter IS of the Revised Statutes, which
was read first and second time.
Mr.. Hanson introduced bill repeating the
act abolishing imprisonment for debt which
was read first and second time, and on mo-
ton referred to the committee on the Judi
ciary.
Mr.. Hanson presented a petition from the
members of the bar of the Territory, pray.
ing fer the repeal of the act abolishing i'm
prisonment for debt, which was read, and
500 copies of the same ordered printed.
Mr.. Hanson presented memorial from
the County Commissioners of Hennepin
county to amend the Statute in relation to
highways; which was read and referred to
! the committee on Territorial Roads.
Mi. Hanson, leave being granted, intro
duced bill legalizing conveyances hereto
fore taken by Clerks of the Supreme and
District Courts.
Mr.. Flandreau gave notice of memorial
for a further appropriation to complete the
works at Fort Ridgely.
Mr.. Hanson gave notice of a bill authori-
zing Richard Murphy to construct and main
tain ferry across the Mississippi river.
Mr.. Hanson gave notice of bill for the
opening of Territorial road from Minneap-
oils to Shakopee.
On motion, Council adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
TUESDAY, January Is.
The House met at 10 o'clock and was
called to order by the Speaker.
Prayer by the Rev. E. D. Neill.
The Journal was read and corrected.
Mr.. Taylor presented the petition of o.
Walker and others, relative to the st. Croix
Boom Company.
Mr.. Norris presented the petition of Mr..
Major and IS others, asking that a ferry
charter be granted to VIM. FELTON,.
Mr.. Galbraith gave notice that he would
on some future day introduce Bill to es-
tablish an Emigration Society.
Mr.. Farnham gave notice of Bill to es-
tablish ferry across the mouth of Rum
River.
Mr.. Ide introduced Bill to provide for
the laying out of Territorial Road from
the Iowa line to intersect the Dodd Road.
Mr.. Mcleod introduced a Bill to provide
for laying out a Territorial Road from LIE
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