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


COUNCIL.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
MONDAY, Feb. IL.
The Council met persuant to adjournment, and
was called to order by the President.
A quorum was present.
Mr.. Setter introduced petition praying for
the laying out of Ter. road from Saltwater to
Snake river.
No 81 CT, bill to incorporate this road.
Mr.. Roleette introduced a bill to incorporate
the Henderson and Fort Ridgley Rlank Road Co.
Mr.. Flandrau introduced bill for an act to
cntitle d. A. Secomb to practice as special
Attorney and Councillor in all the courts of the
Ter. of Min, together with a petition from Mr.
Secomb relative to the bill.
Mr.. Brisbn moved the bill together with the
petition be indefinitely postponed. Mr.. Flandrau
moved it be referred to the com. Judiciary.
Ayes noes 6.
Mr.. Ludden moved the following resolution be
ADOPTED: That the Judiciary com. are hereby in
.t,r cted to take into consideration oil other de-
ei,ions of the Supreme Courts, and report the
same.
The resolution was lost, ayes 3, noes 10.
The Council then resolved itse!f into com. OF
the whole Mr.. Flandrau in the chair, having un-
der consideration various roads, they were re-
ported back with the recommendation that they
pass.
HOUSE.
TUESDAY, Feb. 10.
The following petitions and circumstances
were introduced:
By Mr.. Ide-petition of l2S citizens Of the
western portion of Dodge county requesting to
be attached to Steele county.
Also, petition from some of the citizens Of
Steele CO. asking that portion of said CO. be
attached to the co. of Orleans.
Bv Mr.. Norris-two circumstances of citizens
of St. Anthony praying against the passage
of the St. Anthony Falls Water Power Co. bill.
The following notice of bills were given:
By Mr.. Grant-a bill to incorporate the town
Of Mile Lac.
By Mr.. Burdick-a bill to incorporate the town
of Henderson.
The following bills were introduced
BY Mr.. Burdick-a bill to incorporate the Far
ribault & Henderson Plank Road Co.
By Holland-a bill to incorporate the Mutua!
Friends Association at Shakopee.
By Mr.. Hunt-a bill to dissolve the marriage
contract between Louisa Boulder and her hus-
band Henry Boulder.
A message from his Excellency, the Governor,
was announced informing the House that he had
approved and signed the following bills and me-
MORALS
Memorial to Congress for mail routes from St.
Paul to West Union.
Memorial to Congress for the construction of
mail routes aud roads from Like Superior to
Little Falls.
Memorial to Congress for certain mail routes.
A bill for the location of Territorial road
from the banks OF Crow River to the village of
St. Cloud.
A bill to attach portion Of Siblcy county to
lie Sueur co.
A bill for Ter. road from Watab via IIe's
settlement to ST. Peters.
A bill to change the mime of Sirena NJ. Hunt
ley to Sirena NJ. Ames.
bill granting to S. a. Bnlcomb the right to
construct dam across the Pembina river.
A bill for the location of Ter. road from
Houston county to Mankato.
a bill to incorporate the Wat ID bridge Co.
A bill authorizing the Register of Deeds OF
Scott co., to record the p,t of Shakopcc city and
lcgalize the same.
Memorial to Congress for the improvement of
the Mississippi from ST. Anthony to Sank Rapids.
Memorial to Congress for tn. Improvement of
navigation of the Mississippi AM for other pur-
poses.
The following bills AMI memorial were passed:
Memorial to Congress to alter the form of the
Wnona, Red Wing and Root River Land Dis
tricts.
A bill to incorporate medical society for the
promotion of Medical Science.
A bill to incorporate the Lake Superior, Mis-
sssppi and Northern Pacific X. X. Co.
bill to provide for the laying out of Ter.
road from Cannon Falls to the Iowa line.
A bill for the formation of corporations for
miniog, smelling or manufacturing Iron, Copper,
Coal, Silver and other ores or minerals and for
other manufacturing purposes.
A bill to establish the county of Mcleod and
for other purposes.
A bill to increase the powers of the regents of
tho University of Minnesota under certain cir
cumstances.
a bill to incorporate the St. Paul Gas Co.
bill to provide for the more speedy pubca.
ton of the Session Laws.
The House then resolved itself into com. of
the whole House bill after which adjourned till
2P.M.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The House had under consideration and dis.
cussiOn all the afternoon, bill for the division
of Ramsey county. The bill was finally referred
to a com. consisting of Messrs. Gere, Thompson
Bradley, Hull and Taylor. The House then adj.
COUNCIL.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 20, 1856.
The Council met pursuant to adjournment.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
quorum was present. The Journal of yester-
days proceedings were read and approved.
PETITIONS INTRODUCED.
BY Mr.. Hanson, Petition of School District No.
l, of Henncpin Co. to borrow money to buy lots
to build School Houses.
By Mr.. Tillotson, petition from the citizens of
Fillmore Co., for act granting to the legal vo-
tiers of said county. the right to vote at special
election to be held on the first Monday in April,
1856.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By MIR. Stone, to incorporate the Lake Su-
perior and Mill Lac Plank Road Co.
By Mr.. Ludden, o bill to incorporate the West
Branch Dem Co.
By Mr.. Hanson, a bill to designate the site
wherein to erect the county buildings of Henoe-
pin Co. and authorize the boundaries Of the coun-