Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1857-05-23


Wardlaw and others Tor goods furnished the
Watonwan expedition, and bill to define the
boundaries between Rice and Dakota counties to
be read third time. They were so read, passed,
and their titles agreed to.
Adjourned.
Saturday, May. l6.
COUNCIL-Met pursuant to adjournment and
was called to order by the Speaker.
quorum being present the Journal of yester-
days proceedings was read and approved.
Mr. Rolette introduced memorial to the Pres
ident of the United States. ss Z f."@
MIR. Setter introduced bill to organize the
Comfy of Manomin. 2
MIR. Stone introduced bill to legalze the acts
of the county officers in the counties of Benton
and Morrison. EN-
Mr.. Humphrey introduced memorial to the
Post Master General. & asat..at 60
Mr.. Balcombe introduced bill to authorize
the regents Of the Minnesota University to bor-
row money; also, a bill to incorporate the Minnie
sofa Point and Knife River Plank Road Compa-
nv; also bill to incorporate the Town of En-
dein.
A memorial to the President Of the U. S., ask
ing to change the Distributing Office from Dubu-
que to Prairie du Chen, was read a third time
and passed-under a suspension of the rules. .
On motion of MIR. Rolette, the vote by which
bill granting lands to the Root River Railroad
Company was ordered to its third reading, was
reconsidered. .,..r..a.. .s. arsas az SEA-
Mr.. Bailey offered the following amendment
and this grant is made on the express condition
that the said Minneapolis and Cedar Valley Rail.
road Company shall construct, equip, maintain,
and operate branch from any point on said road
to Hastings; which was adopted. @.o...4
Mr. Rolette offered an amendment, which was
lost. -..-.s.a.. .. - .s" 1T
On motion of Mr.. Thompson, the bill was Or
dered to its third reading. No. ~, II. of R., q
bill to provide for the payment OF Robert Ward
law and others for goods furnished TO the yolun-
| teers engaged in the Watonwan expedition during
| mittee on Legislative Expenditures. a. .@ -.
A bill to incorporate the town of Manhattan,
| was read third time and passed. ...'-
No. 10, c. f., a bill to grant certain lands to
| the Root River Valley and Southern Minnesota
Railroad Company, also to the Minneapolis and
| Cedar Valley Railroad Company, and to execute
the trust created by an act of Congress entitled
an act making grant of lands to the Territory
of Minnesota in alternate sections to aid in the
construction of certain railroads in said Terrific
~, and granting to the State of Alabama to aid
| in the construction of certain railroad in said
State, approved March Sd, 1857, was read third
time and passed. ... =. ~ ~
On motion of Mr.. Rolette, the Council ad-
| iourned until Monday next at O'Clock P. M. 81.
SATURDAY, May Is, 1857.
| HOUSE.-Met pursuant to adjournment and
was called to order by the Speaker. '.
The Speaker announced the reception, in COM
pliance with the resolution of the House, Of a
communication from the Northern Pacific R. R.,
giving a statement of the condition and resources
/ of that Company. Read by the Clerk.
| On motion of Mr.. Whitlock, the communica-
ton was laid on the table and 100 copies ordered
| printed for the use of the House. 81.
| Mr.. Foster from committee on Ii. of r. No. 10,
| a bill to incorporate the Mississippi Valley r.
r. Co. reported that bill back to the House with
| sundry amendments. - .'
After some debate the amendments were con-
Cured in by the House. ~ nv .-:...
The order of business was then suspended and
| the House went into -at a.o-.'
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
On bill No. 2, for an act in execution Of the
trust imposed by Congress, granting lands to the
| Territory, and disposing OF certain lands in q
manner therein mentioned. 49,. ~
And also for the consideration of No. 10, a
bill to incorporate the Mississippi Valley R. R.
| Co. 49,"
After some time spent therein, the committee
rose, and the first bill, (No. p was reported
| back to the House with the recommendation that
it be laid on the table, and the other, (No. l0,)
with sundry amendments, with the recommends
ton shat they be concurred in, and the bill or.
dered engrossed. -..... .fs E..
The first recommendation was concurred in, and
| No. 2, was laid on the table. .. IL . .... 49,.
Among other amendments to bill No. 10, which
were concurred in, were the following: ".a
By MIR. j. X. Brown, provision for the con-
| struction of branch road from Hastings to some
| point of intersection on the Minneapolis and Co.
dar Valley Railroad, and thence to the Minnesota
| river. ..,u..-.. . ... .--.
| By Mr.. Hayden, a provision requiring the COM
pany to construct cattle guards and build fences
| along the line of the road, and making them liza
BILE for any damages resulting from non. COM
piance. The bill was then ordered to be engross-
| ed for its third reading. ' .. .- -a-.s ,:-..
MIR. Wilson moved that the House 60 into COM
| mttee of the whole on No. /, G. F. 4. ...
Mr.. Murray moved to adjourn. Lost. "
Mr.. King moved the previous question on Mr..
| Wilson's motion. ..----
MIR. Murray moved call of the House. After
| which he moved to adjourn; and stated in this
connection, that he would fight the bill inch by
inch, and would keep the House in session till Z
O'Clock to night, if it did not accede to his pro-
| position. sss.asras ssaa.g 4sta,
MIR. King did not believe that four.ffths of this
House ought to allow themselves to be bullied
into submission by the whims of one obstinate
member. . ...... . s .r#rss.s 80 .s ssr .'s.
The motion to adjourn was lost, and the House
went into committee of the whole on the Transit
| Railroad bill. After some time passed therein,
! the committee rose. Adjourned to O'Clock.
..., u. Saturday, May Is, IL P. NJ.
HOUSE.-Met pursuant to adjournment and
| was called to order BY the Speaker. Mr.. Gere
moved that the resolution OF this house requiring
| statement of the condition Of each railroad Co.
before the consideration of any bill relative to
| such road by the House, be suspended. Murray
/ onnosed tho motion saving that this road fthe
Transitl seemed to avoid all investigation of its
affairs by the Legislature thought every road
should be above suspicion and should come be-
| fore the Territory with clean hands; hoped the
house would insist on the conditions of its resolu-
ton. On motion the resolution was suspended by
ayes "a, noes 9. On motion of Gere, the rules
/ Of the House was so far suspended as to admit
of the consideration of Council File No. [the
Transit r. r. bill. On motion of Gere, the
House resolved itself into q ~. ~.
| COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE " "A 4s4
For the consideration Of @. F. No. 1. Gere in
the chair. The bill was read BY sections. Az.
ter some time spent in its consideration, without
! the addition Of any important amendments, the
/ committee rose and reported the bill back to the
House recommending its engrossment. Murray
i otered an amendment. to change that clause
which reads -s'no lands granted to this compa-
ny shall be subject to taxation until such lands
shall have been sold or conveyed" BY inserting
after the word s'sold, " the words ssor contracted
to be sold." He urged this amendment partly
on the ground that it hsd been inserted in the
previous railroad bills. .ss.s rsr9t.s9 =
] On ealh,of the ayes and nays, the amendment
was lost By ayes IA, noes %. The bill was then
ordered engFossed. On motion tho motion order.
ing the Pacific Railroad bill to be engrosseG. was
reconsidered, and amerdEzsas providing that the
Minneapolis ard Cedar Valley read should be ex-