The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-12-19

q resolution providing thatthe Houses 60 in
to joint session at noon on the 18th inst, to
elect two U. S. Senators.
Amended so as to read the Odd inst.
Mr. VAN ETrEN moved the resolution so
amended be laid OH the table.
Mr.. BAILLY moved call of the House.
Messrs. ADAMS, BATES and MIXER
absent.
Mr.. SMITH moved further proceedings
under the call be dispensed with. Carried.
On motion of Mr. ITO adjourn, the ayes
and nays were called-yeas Ii, nays 10.
Mr.. CAVE moved the adoption OF Mr..
Van Etten's resolution.
Mr.. HALL of Ramsey, offered an amepd-
ment to Mr.. Cowan's bill.
Mr.. SMITH moved to adjourn until 2!
o'clock this afternoon. Carried, and Senate
adjourned.
D O'CLOCK, P. M.
The hammer fell, the members in their
places, wien Mr.. CAVE moved call of the
House.
Several absent members were reported.
Further proceedings under the call were
dispensed with
On motion of Mr.. JONES, the Senate adj
HousE.-The House was called to order by
the Speaker.
The bill for the election of U. S. Senators
was reported.
NOTICE OF BILLS.
BY Mr.. BUTTERS-A Memorial to Con-
gress for the purchase of the Winnebago and
Sioux Indian Reserves, and for the relocation
of the tribes on different tracts Of land.
By Mr.. ATKINSON-To establish the
County of Monongahela.
PROTEST OF REPUBLICAN MEMBERS.
Mr.. SHEETZ presented the following pro-
test signed by the Republican Members OF
the House
Whueas, the Congress of the US. at the
instance Of our people, and in the exercise OF
that Constitutional "power to make all need
full rules and regulations respecting the Terri
tory" did on the Sd day of March, A. d.
1919, organize and establish the Territory oil
Minnesota and furnished Government for
the same, appointed its Officers, paid their
salaries protected our People, and have con-
tinued so to do, down to the present hour;
! and
Whereas, said Congress has not thus far
signtied to our People, the dissolution, with
drawal or abrogation Of said Territorial
| Government. Therefore,
Resolced, That all attempts on the part OF
this body to exercise the functions of Legis-
! lation in the name or on behalf of the "State''
of Minnesota previous to our Admission into
the Union, are revolutionary in their char
acter. in deregation of the genius of our
Republican institutions and violative of
the Constitution of the United States and OF
the State of Minnesota, which we have sworn
| to support.
Entertaining these views and feeling deep
ly impressed with the responsibility of the
occasion, undersigned do hereby, and
on behalf of the people by whom they
have been chosen to represent, and in the
name of the Constitution OF the United States
and the State of Minnesota, most SOLEMLY
PROTEST against any and all attempts on
the part of this body to make or enact laws
for the government Of the people or State OF
Minnesota, prior to our Admission into the
Union as such. And in an especial manner
do they protest against the recognition by
this body of any official Act of the present
Territorial Executive, inasmuch as all such
acts would be unauthorized, illegal, UnconSti-
t,aiOnai and oOid.
For these reasons they therefore request
that this their solemn protest be spread upon
the Journals of this House.