The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-02-14

NEW SERIES, NO. Is.
| HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,
Tho House met n, ten o'clock. Prayer By
the Chaplain. The Journal was then Rad and
/ corrected :"
TIN House then proceeded to the cousiders-
ton ci the special order Of the day, the mxtter
o. tho contest between VIZ. w, KrsossrHY
and n. Z. ID. TAuos. for seat Ia the Housu.
both parties were represented by counssl.
Ar hoLLtSsmsAb Appearing Tor the contestsnti
and Judge Coorxs ior the sitting mcu,ber.
NJ. hollinshead opened In clear and iarcI.
bio alignment. ahowine the positions upon which
hc rceted his case Juage Cooper rcplied In =
lengthy argument aud Mr. Hollinshcad closcd.
Ihc Commitscc thsn rose. and tho Houss
took rcceas until M r,n.
Arrsasoos snss,ox.
The House met Al tbrss O'Clock ana rsso,vd
Itself into Committee OF the whcle. on tho sps-
cial order Of tho day.
The Committee. after some time spent In
considering the case, rosc, and reported 10 the
House the following resolution Of the minority
OF tho Committee, and recommended its pas.
ag;
Resolved, Tha, Nathan c. D, Taylor, Ia en-.
Titled 10 the seat be now holds IN this Hou~ ~
q Representative from the first Council District
OF tha Territory
Thr report was accepted. and tho resolution
passed by the following vote
ysAs -N...r. Bach clsav,ises, rasph.m, e.,s.s,,A.
le't MaIsoA, Marrhy MOBILES, Kcrsis, Pierce, TAssc
dAs, wiAins's. Wilson and NJ. spsshsr---ai
n.N me.-ss bradley, nsrdel, Dsntsn Clubs, liar
ssass~st. Uahhsii and s,aysis--s
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THURSDAY. Feb. I. 1885.
UNcIL.
Council met at 10 o'clock, An.
Prayer by Rev Mr.. Nell.
The roll being called quorum was found
10 be- present
Reading Of Journal dispensed with
A communication wan received from Geo.
Y, Brott, submitting q proposition. that II tho
Legislature would appoint him Coa,misaioner
Of Emigration, he would keep an oihoe open
In the city Of New York. advertise In papers
throughout Europe. and employ assistants who
could speak foreign languages. &c. Be- and
make no charge therefor. s
No. IL, II. II t., memorial to Congress
praying for modification Of the Presumption
Law, wss read third time, the ruloa xasav.ssa
Cd and passed, and liz title agreed 10.
No. 10, II. OF r., memorial foe an Appro-
priation for the construction Of military road
hon Fort Smelling 20 Pcmbina. was passed
and its titlc agreed TO.
No. %, II. of r., . bill to provide for the
continuance Of the ofiiee Of tho Commissioners
of EmiKration was taken up, debatcsi, passed
and its title agreed TO.
A s~xl II
announcing that he had approved and sig, ed
No. Z, q. f.. an sct 10 legaliEe acknowledge
ments Of couvsyances hcretolorc taken before
and Judges 0f Probate Of this Territory"
Mr. Rolette gave notice Of leave 70 intro
duce blu 10 incorporate the Henderson Man.
ufaeturiog Company.
Tho Council then went Into Committee Of
the Whole, Mr.. Luddcn In the chair, 10 con
slider No. IL, q. r.. . bill 10 lay oat road
from Red Wing 10 Henderson. and No %,
O, T., = bill TO Incorporate tho Northwestern
Savings Institution,
And after some time spent therein, the con
mittec rose and reported the bills back with
Report wss accepted and tho smendmen.s
wore adopted.
Mr.. Laddeu moved to further amend No. %,
O. ", by steikiug out the enscting clause
| Equivalent 10 defeat Of ths bill carried.
Mr.. Rollins introduced bill 10 deGne and
sstablnh tho boupdaries Of tho county Of 81.
Antbooy, and Tor other purposes.
Referred to tho Committee on Internal I'm.
provemeuts.
No. II. O. r.. was rsskred to tho Special
Committce.
Ths Council went Into The Committee of the
Whole, Mr.. Baicomb Ia tho chair, 10 consider
No. Il, II. Of H., . bill providing Tor chang.
Ing the tims Of holding Elections.
| This bill declares that Q residence Of Gvs
months In The Territory entities the resident 10
= votc.)
NJ. Roletts moved to strike out "nve," aud
insert six months. carried
On bis motion. November" was stricken
out and October" inserted.
The COMMITTEES then rose aud reported tho
bill back with the amendments. and rceommcn.
dcd liz Indefinite poslpobemeDt.
Report accepted and tho amendments sdop
ted; and on motion. tho bill was indefinitely
postponed.
On motion Mr. Roiett. the Council proceeded
to tho elsctiop ofa permanent Sergentstsrms.
Henry jackson Was nominated BY Mr.. Elan.
drau and ID. Y. Bradley by Mr.. Freeborn. In
addition 70 the candidates presented yesterday.
A call Of tbs Council having been had,
Messrs. Bailey. Hanson. Setnr and Thompson
were found 10 be absent.
A message Was rec~ved ffom the House an
nouncing that that body had passed, Joint
Resolution. No. 4. G. r., for the relief Of N.
w. McCrscken and w. J. Howell.
On the 9Th ballot. Awis Clark was elected
permanent Sergeantatarms.