Minnesota weekly times., 1857-05-16

reported is heck Nth varies as1endments.
kfrq1rtsd saine bill back With W
NJ. nit6 &soh same eonmittSS reported bin
land &ften aid bin, sn6 Simpiv ncorpo-
rating the company for tbe road from Saltwater
70 the foot Of Big Stons Lake, rssommsnding it,
NJ. ). B. brs<n m.v.d the. ali Ii. report. Of
me several aonni1fass b aeespted. and ordered
printed % With The amendments 70 the bill proposed
Mf. Gsre offered the following ~ u
Assoeeed, That no bill transfsFring any ,por-
tion OF the lands granted to this terrtorv bv act
q Oongress approved March Sd, 1857, T. any par
~ Hcalar company pass this House snaiy. bit Shs*
~ Qenke upon the several lipss of rail roaa 70
sns se,eIsi n companies be embodied in one bill.
@r. murray moved to lay the Resolution on the
table. Negatiyed ayes Is, naye 10. 81 8. 10
Mr. cmith moved the resolution b adopted.
Oham9lin moved to adiourn-loet.
:. Branch moved an indefinite postponement Of
tns kesolution carried, ayes 2, naye Is.
murray moved that the House resolve itself in.
20 20 committee OF the whole On bills No. 10 and
IL lost. On motion Of Mr.. Gers the Houss -.
journed.
sCOUNCIL-Aet pursuant to adionrnment and
Was called 70 order BY the President.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
bill 70 grant. lands to the Root River Vallev
ana Southern Minnesots B. r. Co. also to the
minneapolis and Cedar Valley B. &. Co.. intro
duced By NJ. Humphrey.
ritory; also bill to provide for locating certs;n
territorial roads; also . bill to incorporate Ger
tain towns, and provide for town eoyernme.t
within the same, introduced by Mr.. Rolette.
. A Dill to establish certain counties. &C.: ALAG
phi 70 incorporate the Minnesota Western ySx-
press Co; also bill 70 annex . portion of the
sUan e nEHs' - 70 the county Of 0nssead in
A bill to incorporate the Minnesota an \ A..
Line 4. Il. Co.; also bill to ineorpor ate -.
Freeborn. mF'
Mr.. Setser gave notice that he wouls ;n...,a,,
on to-morfow Or some future day, q ,,ill to d;s.
pose OF the sarious grants Of land 3; ven hv ~.
general Heyernment 70 aid in the . .nstrueton of
railroads u this Territory. Adjom ned.
corNcu Thursds y, May. IA.
was called to order By the Speaksi "11
Stone introduced bin to orr IA =. N. g. A..
gusta Boom Go. M A0 ~ A"-
town Of Manksto. ''p0la'e tue
The Comnaittse on enrolled bin. r.no,t.d .h.
following bills ~ correctly ., sroIed. hin, 'e ~
..PProprlete money TO 30 ex' ,snded in procuring
n re ~ % CERTAIN ienal captives in bondage
among tne Indians also q memorial TO Tho pa.
sident Of the United State 3 aIao ;o;nt 80
luton for the removal Of til Indisn. - th.;.
servation. The committee on enerosssa h;iI.
ported the following as correctly s.cro.sad.
Dni 20 grant certain lands to the Trsnst Ra;lroad
Co.: GO. On motion Of MIR. Setter, the Council
sn' ln.0 executive session. Af.sr executive ses
Jul n. N UToncll-a OH to provide for the pay.
ment OF the expenses Of the Convention n form
constit ution for the State of Minnesots in a.
coraance with an act Of Congress approved March
8; lSoI, was referred tc select comm;tt.s son-
eisslng OF Setter, Fresborn and Doolev. h;il
70 grant lands TO the Transit &. R. Go. vas read
: sniro time. The question recurring On it's pss-,
Isge, pI those who voted in the abrasive we're
Ir,ney, nsiGomDe' Bassstt, Doolsy, Freeborn,
mf!pmphrsy, =! Lowry, Stone, Thompson. Tillotson.
wales and the President--l2., Mr. Setxer vote3
N the negative; the bill was passed. On mo-
zion or Mr.. Thompson, the Council reaolved r..
sen into committee Of the whole 10 take into
consderatien bill to grant certain lands to The
Root River Valley and Southern Minneeota r. R.
70; also joint resolution relative to the pro-
OF Minnssota; also bill to accent the erant and
execute the trust conferred upon the Territory Of
Minnesota BY act of Congress approved Msrsb q.
1891. Setxer in the chair. After some time he'
ing spent therein, the committee rose and renort.
90 progress and asked leave to cit again report.
Cd joint resolution with the recommendation r he
read third time; the resolution was ordered TO
b. read . third time. The bill Wa .lso ordsrsS
to third reading.
Adjourned.
uorer. Thursday, May IA.
AOuSE-Mst pursuant to adjournment and
vas called 70 order by the Speaker. Foster Of
fered the following:
Rssolssd, That the resolution BY which the
House had refused to consider anv other bn.;ne.s
than that contemplated by the PROCLAMATION of
the Governor, be 80 far suspended a TO admit Of
the consideration of the bill to ineorporate the
naissssippi Valley r. r. Co.. and the bill for the
Minnesota and Northern R. r. Co. Adopted,
On motion OF Mr.. Murray, 8. HUFF was elected
enrolling clerk of the House. HUFF took the osth
oI once; Oommittee OF the whols-J. r. Brown
N the chair. Bill No. 10, to incorporate the
Mississippi Valley r. r. Co. After eonsiderinr
the bill tor some time, and adding sundry ainend.
ments, committee arose and the bill va refered
70 q select committee Of five cousist,nr of Mnr.
ray. Sweeney, Adams, Foster and King. On me.
tien OF Mr.Adams the several reports Of the COM
mittees yesterday were taken from the table for
conslderas,on. The reports were ell resd as
length, and after some debate Mr.. Brsnch,s Was
adopted BY ayes 81, nays 16. The Secretarv Of
the Council appeared and announced the passage
BY that body Of sundry bills. Comm,ttee of the
whole-Whitlock in the Char. Bill No. &. fers
the incorporation of the Minnesoss and Pacific
n. X. 20 read BY sections, debated at length.
amended considerably, and finally the committee
rose 70! ana asked isave to cit again. Adjourned
till IL o'clock. ao9 -oa -I7'1
. Thursday, May IA, 3 LIP. M. b.
HOUSE-Met pursuant to adjournment and
resumed its business in committee of the vhole
on the Pacific r. r. bilJ-Berry in the chair. In
continuing the consideration Of this bill. an AMI
mated and prolonged discussion took place, in
URh snI AIunA~k Ill A. -