The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-05-02
NUMBER 80.
COUNCIL.
MONDAY, April 27. 1887

COUNCIL.
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5 MokDAY, April q, 1857.
The Extra Session of the Legislature com.
nenced at the Capitol this morning At 10
o'clock, A. NJ, and was called to order hv
President Brisbin.
Prayer by Rev. John Pepman.
All the members were present at the open-
ing of the session except Messrs. Rolette
Bassett and Wales. The latter pentIen,sn
appeared in his seat, but too late to partic;-
pate in the proceedings of to-day.
Mr.. Lowry moved the Council adjourn
Lost. s4 n
Mr. Setter offered the following resolu-
ton:
Whereas, Doubts are existing as to the an
thority Of the Legislature of any Territory
meeting in extra session, an appropriation to
defray the expenses of which has been pre
viously made; therefore
ResolUed, The House of Representatives
concnrrIg. that the two Houses adjourn,
sine die.
Mr. Lowry moved to lay the resolution on
And the yeas and nays being called for
and ordered, there were yeas 6 and nays G,
as follows -
YEAs-Messrs. Bailey, Balcombe, Dooley.
Lowry and Mr.. President-6.
NAYs-Messrs. Freeborn, Ludden. Setter
Stone, Thompson and Tillottson-6.
So the motion was lost
Mr.. Setter then moved the resolution he
referred to select committee of three. which
motion prevailed.
The President appointed the following
gentlemen as said committee:
Messrs Setter, Balcombe and Bailey.
message was received from the House
OF Representatives announcing that that
body was ready to proceed to business.
On motion of Mr.. Setter committee of
two, consisting of Messrs. Setter and Bal
combe was appointed to act in conjunction
with similar committee on the part of the
House to wait upon His Excellency, Cover
nor Medary, and inform him that the two
Houses are now permanently organized and
prepared to receive any communication he
may to have to make --.rr
On motion OF Mr.. Setter, a committee of
two, consisting Of Messrs. Freeborn and
Humphrey, was appointed to wait upon the
House and inform that body that the Coun-
Gil was now ready to proceed to business.
On motion OF MIR. Lowry, adjourned till
z o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
HOUSE OF REPREsENTATIvEs.-Th Speak
er called the House to order at 10 o'clock
A. NJ.
The roll was called and the following gen.
tleman were found absent: Messrs. Bar
rows, of Olmsted, Grant and Wilkie fPem-
bina, Greeley of Saltwater, Costello, of st.
Paul, and Haden, Smith and Plummer of
Hennepin.
MIR. Berry presented the credentials of
Charles Jewett, member elect from Rice
county in place of M. l.. Noble, resigned.
who was duly sworn by the Speaker and
took his seat as member of the House
The Speaker, Hon. j. W. Furber, of Cot
tage Grove said that we had been unex-
pectedly called together in consequence of
the granting by Congress of munifcent do
nation to the Territory for the purpose of
building Railroads, and however inconvenient
it might be to many of us to meet at this
time, it was subject of great congratula-
tion to the Territory. AS subjects will come
before us in which differences of opinion on
questions of policy will arise, be hoped that
members would act together in spirit of
harmony, making mutual concession, SO that
the business of the session might be speedily
accomplished. He (the Speakcr) had taken
the Chair upon the assumption that the Of
flcers OF the regular session would be the
officers of the extra session, and should con-
tinue to exercise the functions of that office
until the House, by resolution, should de-
clare otherwise.
MIR. Murray moved that committee of
Two should be appointed by this House to
inform His Excellency the Governor, that
the House was now organized, and were
ready to receive any communication he
might wish to make. Carried. and Messrs
Murray and Whitlock were appointed.
Mr.. Murray moved that A. p. Butler ba
appointed Messenger, pro tenn.
The motion prevailed, and Mr.. Butler was
sworn in by the Speaker.
MIR. Gere moved that a committee of two
be appointed by the House, to inform the
Council that the House was now organized
and ready to proceed to business.
The motion prevailed and Messrs. Gere
and Adams were appointed.
Mr.. Brown said that it was early in the
session to introduce subjects of any charac-
ter, but he believed the exigencies of the
case demanded it. He therefore asked and
obtained leave to introduce two Joint Reso-
lutlons-one asking that a post of U. s.
troops might be permanently established up
on our southwestern frontier, in the vicinity
of the late troubles at Springfield, Minneso-
ia, and Spirit Lake, Iowa-the other asking
that the Sioux Indians now residing in bands
in various parts of the Territory, be imme-
diately removed to their reservation at the
head waters Of the Minnesota River.
On motion of Mr.. Brown, the rules were
suspended, and the resolutions passed their
several readings and were adopted.
Mr.. Gere, from the committee appointed
to inform the Council that the House was
organized, &C., reported that the committee
had performed the duty assigned them.
MIR. Murray, from the committee appoint
ed to wait upon the Governor, reported that
they had performed their duty, and His Ex-
cellency had informed them that he would
deliver communication, tomorrow morning
at IL O'Clock, in writing.
Mr.. Baasen asked and obtained leOke to
introduce bill to accept the Grant of land
recently donated by Congress to the Terri
tory for certain railroad purposes.
The bill was read first and second time.
Mr.. Brown gave notice that he should on
tomorrow introduce Joint Resolution, au-
| thorizing the Governor to send volunteers
| to pursue and capture the Sioux Indians
| concerned in the recent massacre on the Des
Moine river, and appropriate money for that
purpose.
The House then adjourned.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT ALroN-Loss S4O.-
OO0.-On Wednesday evening last, a fire
broke out in the planning mill Of Morrison s.
Beal, which was soon enveloped in flames