The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-05-23

Alter the transaction of some other I'M
important business the Council adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPREsENTATIvEs.-T House
was called to order at 10 o'clock.
MIR. Thomas presented memorial asking
that mail route be established from Du-
buque to st. Peter.
MIR. y. Il. Brown moved to amend bv stli-
king out st. Peter and inserting Henderson.
Lost-Ayes II, Nays IL.
The memorial was then read o third time
and passed.
Mr.. j. r. Brown introduced a memorial
to the Secretary of War for the location of
troops along our western frontier. Read a
third time and passed.
M. Payne offered q resolution that no new
bills be introduced into this House after to-
day. Adopted.
Mr.. Branch introduced bill TO amend
Sec. 10, chapter 7, of the act to incorporate
the city Of st. Paul. Read third time and
passed.
Council bill to incorporate the town of
Montorville, was on motion of Mr.. Payne
taken up and passed.
Mr.. Murray introduceda bill to incorpo.
rate the St. Paul Joint Stock Dramatic Asso.
citation. Read third time and passed.-
Ayes "a, nays IL.
On motion of Mr.. Geer, the rules were
suspended and the House took up House
bill No. ~, to provide for the destruction of
black birds and and gophers, returned to the
House from the Council, with an amendment,
and an amendment to the title thereof, for
the concurrence Of the House.
MIR. Baasen moved that the amendment
OF the Council be concurred in.
1.-The amendment consisted in striking out
all OF the enacting clause and inserting the
Omnibus Railroad bill, and amending the
title so as to make it conform thereto.l
The Speaker said there appeared to be an
lnformality about the bills, as the amend
ment Of the Council bore evidence up.
on Its face that it was in and of itself a new
bill, there being engrafted upon it new mat
ter anda new title substituted, while the
matter in the bill sent to the Council had
been struck out. He decided that the re-
ported amendment of the Council was MT an
amendment, but Qe,o bill, and therefore the
motion to concur was out of order.
Mr.. Geer appealed from the decision of
the Chair. Decision reversed. Ayes 8.
nays %.
The amendment was then read and con-
Cured in. Ayes 33, nays 3.
Adjourned to halfpast 2.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr.. Howell from the committee to whom
was referred the appropriation bill, reported
the same with amendments. Concurred in.
Mr.. Hayden, from the select committee to
whom was referred bill to incorporate the
Upper Minneapolis Bridge Company.
The House went into Committee of the
Whole to consider the appropriation bill.
No amendments were made, and the com.
mittee rose and reported the bill back, which
the House ordered engrossed.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Mr.. X ngsbury: To incorporate the
St. Paul Water Company.
Also, to incorporate the Minnesota Point
Ship Canal Company.
Also, to amend chapter sc of the Revised
Statutes.
BILLS PASSED.
To legalize the acts of the county officers
of the counties of Benton, Stearns and
Morrison.
To incorporate the town of Manhattan.
Relative to an improvement in the city of
St. Paul.
To incorporate the tSauk Rapids Bridge
Company.
To incorporate the Minnesota Air Line
Railroad Company.
To incorporate the Sank Rapids and Sank
River Manufacturing Company.
To organize the St. Augusta Boom
Company.
Adjourned until tomorrow.