The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-12-19
A bill to regulate the Office Of Notary

Public.
A bill regulating Legal Pleading
A bill relating to Codifying the Statutes
A bill regulating Banks and Currency.
A bill regulating Salaries Of State, Coun-
ty and Judicial Officers.
Mr.. RICHARDSON gave notice Of bill
organizing the County Of Sank.
RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr.. BAILLY To authorize the Sec
retary to procure additional assistants to
help him.
Mr.. VAN ETTEN opposed it. We were
now employing two Clerks (Enrolling and
Encrossing) who have not, and may not for
ZONE DAYS. do a stitch of work. We paid
them six dollars per day for doing-nothing.
He moved that they be required to assist
the Secretary. Carried.
Mr.. CAVE, of Ramsey, moved that Mr..
Streeter's resolution in regard to printing
certain documents, be taken up. Carried.
Mr.. STREETER proposed substitute,
ordering $50 copies of the amended rules, the
joint rules, constitution of the State, Ena
bling Act and Territorial Organic Act to be
printed, together with lists of the Standing
Committees.
The resolution was adopted.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
BY Mr.. JONES: A bill authorizing Clerks
of Courts to grant orders for publication.
By same: A bill extending the time for
the collection of taxes.
The bills were read first time, and ac
cordng to the rules laid over one day.
On motion of Mr.. VAN ETTEN the SEN
ate adjourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow.
HousE.-The House was called to order
by the Speaker. =
The SPEAKER announced the names of
Messrs. Starkey and Fladeland as the special
committee to act in conjunction with the Sen
ate committee to procure the translation OF
the Governors Message.
NOTICE OF BILLS.
By Mr.. STARKEY A memorial to Con-
gress to defray the expenses incurred by the
expeditions against the Indians of Spirit Lake
and Sunrise River.
By Mr.. ATKINSON: To straighten the
north line of Meeker County.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Mr.. PIERCE: To establish the Coun-
ty of Douglas Referred to committee on
Towns and Counties.
By Mr.. BRADLEY To extend the time
for the collection of taxes in Scott County.
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
On motion of Mr.. STARKEY, the House
resolved itself into Committee Of the Whole
Mr.. Starkey in the Chair, to consider the Bill
providing for the election of U. S. Senators.
Mr.. BALCOMBE moved substitute for
Section one, fixing the times of election more
definitely. Adopted
Mr.. TEFFT moved to amend Section two
by requiring two-thirds Of the members to
be present before they could proceed to an
election. Lost.
Mr. SHEETZ moved to amend section two
by requiring that the person elected shall re-
ce!ve majority of all the members of both
Houses. Lost.
Sundry other verbal amendments were
proposed and adopted, when the Committee
rose and the bill was ordered engrossed.-
The bill as engrossed is as follows:
BILL to Provide the Election of United States
Senator's for the State of Minnesota.
b IL enacted by tie Legislature efUse State Of Mime
sofa:
SECTION l. That on Wednesday, the 23d
dav of December, 1857, at IL o'clock A. NJ,
and thereafter on the first Tuesday of Janu-
airy, next before the expiration of the time
for which any Senator was elected to repre-
sent this State in Congress, if the Legislature
shall be then in session, and if not then with
in ten days after a quorum of both Houses
shall be assembled at the next meeting of the
Legislature, the Senate and House of Rep
resentatives of the State of Minnesota shall
meet in Joint Convention in the Hall of the
House of Representatives, to elect a Senator
to represent the State of Minnesota in the
Senate of the United States and when so
assembled, may adjourn from day to day, but
shall not adjourn sine die until after said Sen
ator is elected.
Sec 2. On the assembling of the Joint
Convention, as provided for in the preceding
Section the Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives shall call the Convention to order,
and preside over the Convention. The Clerk
of the House shall then call the Roll of the
Joint Convention, and upon majority of the
members being present, the Convention shall
then proceed to the election of one or more
Senators to the United States Senate, as the
case NAV be. and the person or persons re-
ceiving majority of all the votes cast, shall
thereupon be declared to have been duly
elected as Senator or Senator'S to represent
the State of Minnesota in the Senate of the
United States.
SEC. 3. At all elections in this State for
United States Senator or Senators, the vote
shall be taken UiUa rOce, and the Clerk shall
enter each vote upon his Journal, and upon
the final declaration of the vote by the
Speaker, a certified copy of such election
shall then be signed by the President of the
Senate and the Speaker of the House. and
attested by the Secretary Of the Senate and
Chief Clerk of the House, within three days
said certificate of election, duly signed and
attested as herein provided, shall be present
ed to the Governor for his signature and
upon the signature of the Governor being at
tached to said certificate of election, the
same shall be delivered by the Speaker of
the House of Representatives to the person
or persons entitled to receive it under and
by virtue Of the provisions of this Act.
Sec. 4. Upon the election of any person
to the office of United States Senator, it shall
be the duty of the Governor to notify, in
writing. such person of his election where
upon such person or persons so elected shall
notify the Governor in writing, his acceptance
or rejection of such Office; and in the event
of his refusal to accept said Office, then said
office shall be declared vacant, and the Gov
ernor shall issue a writ for q new election;
and if, at the time of such vacancy being de-
clared, the Legislature should be in session,
they shall at once proceed to an election of
United States Senator-and in case of va
cancy occurring in the office of Senator of
the Senate OF the United States for this State
during vacation Of the Legislature, the Gov
ernor of the State shall appoint some person
to fill such vacancy, until the next meeting of
the Legislature.
Sec. 5. This act shall take effect from
and after its passage.
On motion of Mr.. RUTAN, the Chief
Clerk was instructed to procure desks for
the use of the Enrolling Clerk. Adjourned.