Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1857-02-28
TUESDAY. FEB. II, 1857.
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURES.


MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.
Saturday 81.
Several House bills were read q first and SEQ
ond time. The Secretary was requested to return |
the Council bills to the House whether or not the
bills had been amended, if SO, to put his certif-
cate to them to that effect.
On motion No. 70, II. of R., bill for an act
to incorporate the st. Anthony, Anoka, Month
cello, Little Falls and Crow Wing Railroad Co.
was indefinitely postponed.
COUNCIL BILLS ON THIRD RE AIDING.
No. 20, II. of R., q bill to incorporate the st.
Johns Seminary.
No. s, II. of R., bill to incorporate the Wi
mona Ferry Co.
No. IS, H. of R., a bill to incorporate the Has
tings, Minnesota River and Red River of the
North Railroad Co.
A memorial to the Post Master General for
certain Mail service.
Mo. IS. to amend an act to incorporate the
town OF Minneapolis.
No. y, to incorporate the German Land Asso-
citation of Minnesota.
No. Is, to incorporate the Cannon Falls Lyce-
No. 20, to incorporate the town of Glencarrie.
On motion the Council adjourned.
Monday, Feb. %.
COUNCIL.-Met pursuant to adjournment and
was called to order by the President.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
quorum being present, the journal of Satur-
days proceedings was read and approved.
Mr.. Setter offered the following resolution:
Whereas, There exists at the present time, re-
ports injurious to the fair fame and reputation
of members of this Council, charging them with
bribery and corruption in voting on the bill to
remove the Capital to st. Peter, therefore be it
Resolved, That a committee of three be sp-
pointed to investigate the truth of these charges.
with power to send for persons and papers,to adj
minister oaths, to take testimony in the matter,
and report. at as early a day as possible.
Under the rules, the resolution was laid on the
table until to- morrow.
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
A bill to incorporate the city Of Hastings, was
considered.
No. SO, a bill to prevent the circulation of GER
tain bank issues.
No. GOA bill for an act supplementary to Chap.
" of the session laws of 1856, entitled an act to
prevent the issue and circulation Of certain un-
altered bills as currency.
Fo. 6S, an act granting to Giles H. Fowler and
others the right to establish and maintain ferry
across the Mississippi river.
No q an act to establish the County of Glen
coe aud for other purposes.
No. 7, memorial of the Legislative Assembly
to the President of the United States.
Several House bills were also taken into con-
sideration.
BILLS PASSED.
An act to incorporate the city of Hastings.
A bill to incorporate the city of Winona.
Adjourned till O'Clock, Pm.
Monday, Feb. %.
Afternoon Session.
HOUSE.-Met pursuant to adjournment, and
was called to order by the Speaker.
PETITIONS &C.
BY Mr.. Gere, petition of Mr.. Russell and
others for territorial road; also,
petition for mail route.
Referred to select committee consisting of
Messrs. Gere, Thomas ane Howell.
ByMr Gere, a memorial to Congress for a
mail route from Chatfeld, via Fillmore and
Spring Valley, to Austin.
Rules suspended and memorial read 1st, I'd
and Sd time and passed.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Whitlock from Com mittee on Incorpora.
tions, reported back to the House, Council bill
No. %, to incorporate the Mississippi river Man.
ufacturing Company and recommended its pas
sage.
Also House bills Nos. 29l, 236, 234, 2l9, $685.
ISL, and 81, with amendments and recommended
that they pass.
Mr.. Berry, from committee on Judiciary, report.
ed bill Nos. 164 and l34-the former with a.
mendments and the latter without, recommend.
ing their passage.
Mr.. Stannard from select committee, reported
bills 80 and l49 back to the House, recommend.
their passage.
Mr., Able reported back to the House, bill 282
to incorporate the Chaska and Lake Minnetonks
Ship Canal Co., recommending its passage.
reported back to the House, bill No. 1879, to in.
corporate thu Minnesota Central R. r. Compa
ny. Also,
A memorial to Congress.
No. IL, for an Industrial University for tn,
promotion of practical education.
Also No. 10 for military road, re recommending
their passage.
Mr.. Murray. from committee on bill No. 200
relative to changing the apportonment of repre-
sentation in the city of St. Paul, presented ma
jority report.
Mr.. Branch presented: minority report.
Mr.. Gere moved to lay both reports on the ia
BILE.
Which was lost.
Mr.. Murray advocated the majority report.
Mr.. Branch opposed it as establishing an inc.
quality.
Mr.. Adams said that he was in favor of letting
the st. Paul members settle their own affairs
He thought this was entirely local question and
should be left to those interested, of which
course of action, he thought the gentlemen from
Sc. Paul had not set a very good example.
Mr.. Branch Cinterrupting) this is political
question rather than local.
Mr.. Adams (resuming) have the floor. When
the gentlemen speak of political questions they
must remember that have been read out of the
Republican party by the journals of this city
who, believe, claim to be omnipotent, and as
have not yet been received by the Democracy,
shall not, Of course, be expected to vote on this
question.
Mr.. McVey. move that the gentleman (Mr
Adams) be hereby taken to the embrace of the
Democratic party! :.
Which opportunity Mr.. Adams thought it I'M.
necessary to g embrace"
A motion to adopt the majority report wal
then lost, ayes, II nays, II.
Both reports were then laid on the table.
Several bills were then referred to committees
BILLS PASSED.
A bill to incorporate the Southern Minnesota
and st. Paul Railroad Co.
A bill to incorporate the Old Settlers Associa-
ton.
A bill to detach the county cs Farr,bault from
Blue Earth county. .-r
A bill to incorporate the Farribault and Can
non city Plank road Co.
A bill to incorporate the New Ulm Academy.
A bill to incorporate the town of Farribault.
A bill to legalize the survey of the town Of
Minnesota.
A bill to incorporate the GAINESVILLE and Swan
River Bridge CO.