Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-02-23

No. 10 C. F., memorial to Congress for the
passage Of an act regulating the clerkships OF
the District Courts of this Territory, was passed.
No. 90 H. of R., in relation to the county seat
of Carver, was ordered to its third reading.
HOUSE.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 20.
House met at the usual hour. 80
Prayer by the chaplain.
Journal read and approved.
A message from the Governor was announced
containing his veto message to bill No. 40, grant
ing an extension Of time to the NJ. 4 N. w. r. R..
Co., which was read, and on motion of Mr.
Wilkinson was laid on the table and made the
special order of the day for Tuesday morning
next.
The House then resolved itself into Committee
of the Whole on ferry bills.
After some time the Committee rose and asked
leave to sit again.
Adjourned until Pm.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The House resolved itself into com. of the
whole on the Omnibus ferry charter bill.
COUNCIL.
THURSDAY Feb. 81.
The Council met pursuant to adjournment.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Penman.
A quorum was present.
The journal of yesterdays proceedings were
read and approved. ,.. - ....
Mr.. Hanson presented petition from the citi-
Gems of Dakota county, praying for the non-pass-
age of a bill relative to the change of the boun-
Diary of Dakota county.
Mr.. Setter gave notice Of the introduction of a
bill to authorize the Common Council of the city
of St. Paul to issue bonds for certain purposes.
Several bills were reported as being correctly
engrossed.
A Joint resolution for the relief of the Clerks
of the House and Council, was passed.
A bill to amend section l6, article of the Re-
vised Statutes, was passed.
A bill to incorporate the Minneapolis & St.
Cloud Railroad, was passed.
bill relative to the terms of the District
Court, was passed.
An act to amend chapter l6 of the Laws of
1858, was passed.
memorial asking for treaty with the Chip
pewas and Sioux, was passed.
bill relative to the county seat of Carver,
was passed.
No. l26, II. of R., an act entitled an act to
increase the powers of the Board Of Regents of
Min. Ter, was indefinitely postponed.
Several bills were considered in committee of
the whole. .-'.
A bill relative to the county seat of Fillmore
Co., was passed.
The Council adjourned.
HOUSE. +
THURSDAY, Feb. 81.
The following petitions were Introduces:
BY Mr.. DeIavcrgnc-petito against the alter
alton of the boundaries of lie Sueur CO.
BY MIR. neutrality-suspicious. of the citizens of
St. Anthony praying for the establishment of the
county of St. Anthony and also that St. Anthony
city be made the county seat thereof.
Also remonstrance from the same place ask
ing that no part of Ramsey CO. be attached to
IIenncpin county.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
BY Mr.. Lott-a bill to incorporate the Little
Falls manufacturing Co.
of Glencoe.
A MESA &c from the Governor was announced
informing the House that he had signed the fol-
lowing bills and memorials:
A bill TO provide for the location of the county
seat of Watab CO.
A bill to incorporate the Minnesota salt mining
Company.
A bill to provide for the laying out of Ter.
road from Spring Lake to intersect the Dodd
road.
Memorial to Congress for certain mail routes.
Tho follnu;po b;lls uora ro,d , tb;,@ t:,,o ID
passed:
A bill to provi for the location of u Ter.
road from Winona to Watab, and from Winona
to the Iowa State line.
Memorial to the Postmaster General praying
for additional mail service in the Minnesota VAL
ley.
Memorial to Congress for certain mail facilities.
Memorial to Congress for an appropriation of
$4,000 for the construction of bridges and cul-
verts on the road running from the Iowa State
liue to Rochester in Olmstead CO.
bill to incorporate the St. Anthony falls wa
ter power Co.
A bill to locate the county buildings of Hen
nepin CO. and to establish the boundaries of the
same.
A bill to organize the county of Farribault and
to establish the county thereof.
Memorial to Congress relative to the District
Courts Of Minnesota.
Joint Resolution for the relief of the Clerks of
the two Houses. ~ s
A bill to incorporate the Gale donia Academy
at Caledonia.
bill to provide for the election of county au.
ditors and prescribing the powers of the same.
A bill to amend the Revised Statutes.
The House then adj. until 2 P. NJ.