Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-03-08
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MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.
COUNCIL.

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MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.
COUNCIL.
THURSDAY, Feb. 90.
Council met PURSUANT to adjournment.
Prayer BY the Rev. Mr.. Penman.
Journal read and approved.
A number of House bills were read first time
and referred.
A bill entitled an act to amend an net to in
corporate the Minnesota Historical Society, was
read third time and passed.
An act to incorporate the Cannon Falls Manu-
featuring Co., was read and passed, and its title
agreed to.
A memorial to Congress for change of the
Red Wing, Winona, and Brownsville Land Dis
tricts, passed.
Also, an act to incorporate the town OF Has
tings in Dakota CO.
An act to pr ovide for laying out Territorial
road from St. Cloud to Fl. Ripley.
An act to provide for laying out a road from
Watab to point intersccting the road from
St. Cloud to Pembina.
A House bill to provide for the payment of an
unsettled account was Indefinitely postponed.
Some disposition was made of the bill incor-
porating the Henderson and Farribault plank
road Co.
\ bill to incorporate the Chisago Seminary at
Taylor's Falls; and
An act to incorporate the Presbyterian lnsti-
tutc Of the Presbytery of ST. Paul.
An act to incorporate the Clinton University,
of the county of Steele.
An act to incorporate the town of Little Falls,
West.
Council adjourned till SPIN.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The bill locating the county seat Of Steele CO.
was taken up and passed.
Mr.. Fandrau introduced a bill amending the
Revised Statutes, in relation to Sherif's giving
title to real estate sold by them. Read Il first
and second time by its title and ordered TO he
printed
An act to incorporate the county of Todd was
passed.
\ memorial to Congress praying for the re-
moval of the Winnebago Indians, was considered
and indefinitely postponed.
a House bill Incorporating the Lake Pepin,
Henderson and Glencoe rsiroad Co.
The vote indefinitely postponng the bill incor-
poratins the Henderson and Farribault Plank
Road Company, was reconsidered, and the bill
was laid on the table until tomorrow.
Council adjourned till ID.
HOUSE.
THURSDAY, Feb. %.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
House met at the usual hour.
Mr.. Galbraith introduced bill granting an
extension of time to the NJ. & y. w. r. Il. Co.,
and for other purposes, and moved the House go
into committee Of the whole to take action on the
bill.
lie withdrew his motion.
Mr.. Galbraith moved the bill granting an cx-
tention of time to the NJ. & n. w. Il. II. Co. be
taken up and passed notwithstanding the veto of
Governor.
The bill was taken up and was not passed by
vote of ayes and nays 81.
Mr.. Norris moved that the bill introduced BY
Mr.. Galbraith be laid on the table to be printed
and be made the special order of the day for to-
morrow at 10 o'clock.
Mr.. Galbraitll m we'd the House resolve itself
into com. of the whole.
Mr.. Buck rose TO point of order stating that
the House could not 90 into com. of the whole
without a suspension ot the rulcs-thc chair dcc-
ID the motion in order.
Mr.. Holland appealed from the decision.
The decision was sustained, ayes % nays IL.
The House then resolve itself into Committee
the Whole to take into considc ration the bill
,nting an extent;on Of time to the NJ. & y. w.
X. Company.
Mr. Norris offered IN amendment requiring the
.npany to deposit 100000 with the Treasur-
IF 81, n, r.l,o
mpany should violate any of the provisions of
bill.
After the com. rose the following amendments
re introduced:
By ilr. Norris-Provde], always, that the
mpany shall deposite with the Sec. of the Treas
y Of the United States, or before the 18th day
IF July, 1856, two hundred thousand dollars
worth of State or United States stock, in trust
for the Territory or future State of Minnesota, to
he forfeited to the said Territory or State in case
he said Company should fail to construct the
lid road according to the amendments thereto,
lie said Company at the same time receiving the
itercst thereon. Lost.
Mr.. Van Worries offered the following addi-
onal section as an amendment:
A"N '""'N VI o"'" '""u sh'ii pass W 81 polut
exceeding one and forth miles from that
rtion of Lake st. Crox, adjoining the eastern
ats Of the City of Saltwater and also to and
oush the City of St. Anthony, anything con-
ned in the act to Which this is amcndatory to
contrary Notwithstanding.
By Mr.. lie Boutillicr-that the said Co. shall
Id a branch to hit St. Cloud, Watab, Mile Lac
from thence to Lake Superior.
BY Mr.. Norris nothing in this act contained
the amendments thereto, shall be SO construed
to exempt the lands OF said Co. from taxation
r the patents issued.
" Mr.. lIoland-said the Co. shall construc
keep in operation branch road from St
Il to Mankato via Shakopee, lie Sucur, Hen.
son and St. Peter.
TRANCE to say Mcssrs, Galbraith, johnson
mt, De Lavergnc, and Mcleod, from the Min
ota Valley voted aginst this amendment.
,lr. Bradley offered the following amendment
That the said road shall pass to and through
City of st. Anthony, which was lost.
Mr.. Van Worries offered the following amend
mt:
That said company shall construct brancl
I'd from st. Paul to Saltwater. Lost.
After many more salutary amendments bein;