The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-12-12
NUMBER 13.

"FonS. ho De1eVed that q call could be
made at any time.
Mr.. MKUNE said that the members
could have call at any time if they so
wished
Mr.. STREETER wanted ia know what
rules governed us?
Mr.. VAN ETTEN of Ramsey said we had
no rules except such as we might adopt.
The Senate refused CALL nays 20 yeas l6.
Mr.. NORTON moved Reconsideration of
the vote. Lost. Yeas IA, nays 19.
Another motion to adjourn was lost.
Mr.. HALL of Ramsey moved the original
question (of Mr.. Hull)
| Mr.. LINDSLEY of Olmsted moved to
adjourn until 10 o'clock tomorrow.
The PRESIDENTre refused to entertain the
motion.
Mr. LINDSLEY said motion to adjourn
is always in order.
Mr.. HUDSON moved the whole matter
be laid on the table.
The Chair ruled it out of order. .
Mr.. VAN ETTEN STATED the case," at tho
request of the President.
The yeas and nays were called, resulting as
follows: yeas 19, nays I6.
| Mr.. FOLSOM of Chisago asked, who are
the Committee to wait upon? Who is the
great unknown? Who is the person called
| Governor? He thought it was not known
who that functionary was yet.
| The main question coming up
| Mr.. M'KUNE moved the matter be post
poned Indefinitely
The PRESIDENT thought he could not
entertain the motion.
Mr.. MKUNE read from the manual, in
support of his motion, and its legality
MIR. REDPATH supported Mr.. MKUNE.
The Chair still refused to put any motion
except Mr.. Halls.
Mr.. LINDSLEY protested. The minority
had rights, and it was dangerous proceed
ing, to, for tyranical majority to trihe with
them. The time would come when they
would regret tit WAS two-edged sword
which would cut both ways.
Here several motions to reconsider, calls of
the house, adjourn, &C., were made and dis
cussed.
Mr.. VAN ETTEN declared he had been
indulging his Republican friends, who be un-
derstood, had some end to carry. He was in
favor of trifng no longer. He would insist
on the previous question.
Mr.. NORTON stated that there scus mo-
tive on the part of those who opposed the
passage of such resolution, that would
set an unheard OF, unknown, unusual prece-
dent.
Mr.. VAN ETTEN accused the Republi-
can Senators of captiousness, no matter ulat
their designs we're.
Mr.. LINDSLEY thought the charge of
captiousness came from the gentleman with
rather bad grace. The Chair had stated
rulings and sprung decisions on them, depriv-
ing them of their rights. Such course on
the part of the majority, no matter how they
might have been drilled Ia any course, was
neither manly, decent nor honest.
Mr.. STREEER, of Houston, declared he
was willing to see the question fairly discus
Mr.. HALL, of Ramsey, declared he also
was in favor of fair discussion, and had no
particular fondnees for the original question
he had moved.
Mr.. FOLSOM begged the courtesy of the
Senator, asking if he would Withdraw it for a
moment; he wanted to offer an amendment.
Mr.. HALL said the question was not now
in his hands:
Messrs. COwAN, JONES, and others
thought the whole discussion was out of or
der.
| The Roll was then commenced by the
Clerk. Several members wanted to know
what they were called on to vote upon.
Tbe Chair stated that it was O motion for
the previous question.
The roll being completed, was announced
as yeas 20, nays ID.
Some more motions to reconsider, &C..
were made and ruled out of order.
The original resolution coming up, was
carried by the following vote-.yeas q, nays
IA.
A motion to reconsider was lost.
On motion of Mr.. RICHARDSON, the
Senate adjourned until tomorrow morning at
10 o'clock.
HousE.-The House was called to order
by the Speaker.
After the usual preliminary business,
The SPEAKER called Mr.. Bradley to the
Chair.
Mr.. PIERCE moved that the House now
take up the report of the Committee on
Rules, and act upon each rule sep.rately.-
Adopted.
The report was read, amended aad adopt
ed !; and
On motion of Mr.. PIERCE, 400 comics
were ordered printed for tie use OF the
House, together with the joint rules of the
two. Houses, the list of Standing Committees
of the House, and the Constitution Of the
State and Enabling Act of Congress.
Mr.. OTIS offered a resolution trat COM
mittee be appointed by the House to act in
conjunction with similar committee from
the Senate, to wait upon Ills Excellency the
Governor, and inform him that tie two
Houses were now organized and recGy to
hear any communication he nigh. Lave to
make.
Mr.. BALCOMBE said that this question
ion that he should like an opportunity of
meeting it with authorities, &c, and would.
be able to do so at any future session he
therefore moved that the resolution be laid
on the table, which was rejected BY a tie
vote, as follows
AYEs.-Messrs. Atkinson, Bradley Bray,
Buffers Carpenter, Chase, Crosby, Ccutten-
den, Cummings, Decow, Dow, Eanes, Foster
Frost, Fladeland, Graham, Hawkins, Killer,
Kinghorn, LIE Blond, Locke, Masters, he
Grorty, Murphy, O'Nei, Otis, Pierce, aauch,
Rutan, Scofeid, Stsrkey, Stevens, Tut.le,
Vertress, Wilson, Young, and mir Speaker
81. -.-...
NoEs.-Messrs. Bacon, Balcombe, Bart
lett, Bearce, Bevans, Burgess, Campbell,
Chowen, Dauerm, Dunham, Gaslill, Gibson,
Grover, Hinkley, Heyd, S. r. johnson,
Smith johnson, Keith, Libbey, Lord, Mack,
intire, Parker Peckham, Petite, PoshIer.
Power, Randall, Seeley, Simpson, Sheetz,
Tattersall, Teft, T. A. Thompson, Townsend,
Walker, Wakefield, and Way-37.
This is strict party vote, with the cxcep-
ton Of three Democrats among the noes,
whose names are designated in Italics.
On motion Mr.. WATROUS, (sis. Eredley
in the Chair,) the House then adjourned.
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