Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1857-02-14
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No. Al. . bill to sineorperats The hinnshaha
No: 81 Siiiy % iasorporsss sas olIo.r. Of til.
to third reading. 80
No. &c. ! bill to incorporate the Niningsr, st.
Peter and St. Paul Western Railroad company.
Referred to select committee Of three, consist
ing Of Messrs. Kingsbury, Hayden and Plumer.
On motion Of Mr.. Murray. the rules we're sus-
pended, and Council bills Nos. 4, 6, 16, Is, q,
Land AZ, we're read q third time, paced and
their titles agreed to.
Mr.. Grant presented . memorial to Congress,
for an appropriations Of funds for the erection Of
Custom House at St. Joseph, in Pembina Co.
Read third time and passed. -
Dir, Gere introduced q resolution that no priv ;
ate bills be received in the House after the 10Th
OF the present month. Passed. kEtf538 Z
BY Mr.. Wilson, an act to amend an act incor-
porating the Minneapolis and St. Cloud Railroad
company. ~
After a cross-fre of questions and answers,
motions, calls of the House, reconsideration,
and ayes and nays five times, interspersed With
an immoderate amount of laughter, questions of
order and parliamentary tactics, consuming over
an hour of time, sjust for fun,' the dienifed
body got itself into a peculiar fix, from which IL
could not Immediately extricate itself. Finallv.
| after lodging good many of the technicalities
Of Gushing and Jefferson, the House adjourned.
r. Wednesday, Feb. IL.
IT, COUNCIL.-The Council met pursuant to adj
jeurnment, and was called to order by the Presi-
dent.
Mr.. Wales offered the following resolution:
Resolved, That the com. on county boundaries
be instructed to report Council File, No. 7, q
bill to establish the county of Anoka forthwith.
mt oHa anti tho~
it was decided in the negative. str ~,
MIR. Freedom offered q resolution to provide for
paying the engrossing CLERK out Of the money to
be appropriated by the joint resolution, passed
| by the Council few days ago. -
INTRODUCTION OF PETITIONS, BILLS, MEMORIALS &c.
A bill to incorporate the Glencoe Colegiate
Institution. by W. W. Wales. t1a.5
| To incorporate the town Of Waukonsa.
An act to amend Article 9, in Section 7, of
Chapter 5: on page 10, of the Session Laws,
Jan. 2, 1856 o aGey 40 ls1g 8 -
= REPORT OF COMMITTEES. ~,
No. 65, bill to incorporate the Emigrant Aid
Association, with recommendation it be passed.
| Incorporations.-No. q, bill to incorporate
the Mississippi river Improvement and Manufac-
turing Company, report substitute for said bill.
No. 40, II. of R., relative to the Assessors and
| the Assessment OF property, was indefinitely
| postponed.
| BILLS ORDERED TO BE rNcRossrD.
No. IS, ~, o, CT.
! BILLS, &C., READ THIRD TINE AND PASSED.
| No. 80, to grant Amos CLARK the right to main
tain ferry across the Mississippi river.
No. II, bill to amend an act to incorporate
the Red river and Southern Minnesota Railroad
company 1
No. 63, an act granting to j. NJ. Thompson and
G. 6. Wykof, the right to establish and maintain
ferry across the Mississippi river.
| No. As, to incorporate the Red Wing Literary
| and Scientific Association. s6f sfs'l
An act granting certain persons the right to
establish ferry across the Minnesota river at
Bloomington.
BILLS, &C., CONSIDERED IN CON. OF THE WHOLE.
AND AMENDED By THE COUNCIL. :
No. %, an act to incorporate the Mississippi
river Improvement and Manufacturing company,
| with amendment.
| A bill to incorporate the German Land Associ-
alton of Minnesota, with amendment. No. 16,
II. of r., to incorporate the Mount Zion Hebrew
Association. No. 70, a. of R., to incorporate
the Brunson Seminary. No. 90, to incorporate
the North Western Ins. Co. at st. Paul, NJ. T.
No. "a, to incorporate the La Crescent gravel
and plank road company. 90
On melton the Council adjourned. saf
! Wednesday, Feb. IL, 1857.
HOUSE.-Met pursuant to adjournment and
called to order by the Speaker. eo
,H PETITIONS &C. rA
| By Mr.. McVey o remonstrance from the cit-
gems of Dakota Co. against being taxed. Refer
county.
By Mr.. Noble, petition to annex Township
Ito Rice county.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
The committee to whom was referred House
bill No. 1885, to establish certain countless report
ed it back with amendments which were concur
red in. -
A communication from the Minnesota Histori-
cal Society, on the use of funds appropriated to
them by the Legislature was read and $50 copies
ordered printed.
| Mr.. Whitlock from committee on bill No. SO,
to limit the power of County Commissioners, re-
ported it back with the Recommendation that it
pass.
Also No. 8, to incorporate the Winona ferry
Co., with the same Recommendation. e
Also all the bills for ferry charters, in omni-
| bus bill.
Mr.. Able, from com. on bills for the incorpo-
ration of new towns, reported sundry bills with
various recommendations. sHea
| The secretary of the Council here appeared and
announced the passage by that body, Of Nos. 4,
1873 and also of bill to incorporate the st. Antho-
ny Falls Water Power Co. "p
| Also bill to amend tho session laws.
Also of a bill to incorporate the town of La
Crescent. ren
Also of bill for ferry charters.
Also that the Council had refused third read.
ing to No. so H. of R., to legalize the county acts
Of the county Of Morrison. ofs1s alg ~
! The committee on Interpretations reported by
two new bills.
Mr.. Kingsbury from Committee on House bill
No. 7 to incorporate the st. John Seminary, re-
ported it back without amendments and recon-
mended its passage. l5B.
| Mr.. Thompson, from com. on enrolled bills re-
ported Nos. IA, Is, l8, As and 80 House bills
Nos. and memorials, and No. / Council bill
as correctly enrolled. sa0e3
| Mr.. Adams, from committee on engrossed bills
reported Nos. "a, 80, 3S, 80, 70 and l0l, as cor
rectly engrossed.
- Mr.. Ramsey from committee on House bill III,
to organize the county of Itasca, reported it back
! with amendment. 3ss . ~ 81 gscl lssig
H. NOTICES or BILLS. 81 lrssau
By Mr.. Grant, q bill for an act to amend the
Revised Statutes.
By Mr.. Wilson, a bill teincorpcrate the Trus-
tees for the College Of Buffalo county, Loot
| By Mr.. Plumer, . bill to incorporate the Mime
apolis Savings Institution. a.sS..
By Mr.. Adams, a bill for an act preventing the
obstruction of streams, emptying into the Missis-
sippi river above Rum river. =
| aiaYg BILLS INTRODUCED. 1sr stw
By Mr.. Wilson, . bill to incorporate the town
q By Mr.. J. r. Brown, q bill to establish certain
counties. o. 5s Vices = pfrl7e} Yfk ata ~
Also, q bill to incorporate the town Of L. Sue.
1 ar and for other purposes. asf t..
| By Mr.. Howell, bill to incorporate the town
| of Lower Monticello. N -6lc ew eJgal "a.
By Mr.. Barrows, . bill to extend the time for
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