The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-02-07

TssS JournI ras rdsd aud corrected.
Mr. Plumer Was excused from attendance
for four days.
Mr.. Berry petition for Territorial Road
from High Forest to Minnesota. Referred
to committee on Territorial Roads.
Mr.. Sweeney, two petitions which were
referred to committee on Appropriations.
Mr.. L. Nj. Brown, the remonstrance OF
numerous citizens of Scott, against Q divis-
ion of that county. Referred to committee
on County Boundaries. s-.a,.~,....s
A message was received from the Council,
informing the House of the passage of GER
tain bills, in which the concurrence Of the
House was asked. at+.
=. ..a.i: NOTICE OF BILLS. 80
BY Mr.. Berry a bill for Territorial Road.
Mr.. Baasen bill Incorporating the Mime
sofa Express Company;
Also, bill establishing Military Post on
the Red River of the North.
Mr.. Sweeney, a bill authorizing the county
officers of Goodhue county, to borrow money
for the erection of county buildings.
Mr.. Able, a bill for Territorial Road
from GAINESVILLE to ST. Cloud.
INTRODUCED.
By Mr.. Baasen, bill providing for laying
out certain Territorial Roads;
Also, bill incorporating the New Ulm
Academy.
By Mr.. King, bill granting certain per-
sons the right to establish Ferry across
the Mississippi river. -
By Mr.. Able bill incorporating the town
of GAINESVILLE;
A bill Incorporating Grow Wing City;
A bill for Territorial Road from Month
cello to Otona; .....,,--
A bill for Territorial Road from Month
cello to Princeton.
By Mr.. Thompson, bill incorporating the
town of Brownsville; 80
A bill for Territorial Road from Winnie
bago to Cedar River.
By Mr.. Keith, bill to incorporate the
town of Excelsior. .. ..4
By Mr.. Howell, a bill to amend the School
laws. 81. .s.f e
By Mr.. Case, bill Incorporating the town
of River Side.
BILLS ON THEIR THIRD READING.
No. 49, bill relating to assessments and
assessors, passed, and the bill agreed to.
No. So, bill Incorporating the town oil
Clear Water. Passed, and the bill amended
and agreed to. ST. 7a- I..f, s
No. so, bill, organizing the county Of
Waseca. Passed and the title agreed to.
mittee of the Whole, Mr.. Thompson in
the chair, having under consideration the
Council file of bills. .,.
Memorial No. l, praying for the estab-
lishment of certain mail routes, was laid
aside. ,s -, -
No. 2, joint resolution for the relief OF
Combs & Brother, was laid aside.
No. 5, joint resolution for the relief OF
William Coville, Jr., and for other pur-
poses, was laid aside.
No. 2, a memorial for the establishment
of certain mail routes, was amended by adj
ding the words, "Also, from Fort Ridgley
to Sacramento, California" .s
The memorial was then laid aside.
No. /, a bill to incorporate the St. An
thony and North Minneapolis Bridge Com
pany. Reported back, with the recommen-
dation that the bill pass.
No. 4, joint resolution providing for the
appointment of secretary to the Committee
on judiciary. Laid aside and reported
back n t.
No. 6, bill to amend an act entitled Gan
act granting to certain persons the right to
establish ferries in this Territory Laid
aside.
No. 81, bill authorizing married women
to convey real estate by power of attorney.
Laid aside.
The Committee of the Whole rose and re-
ported progress.
No. l was amended, passed, and the title
agreed to.
No. 2, read third time and recommitted
to the Committee on Territorial Expendi-
lures.
No. was recommitted to Committee on
Territorial Expenditures.
Memorial No. 2, was read third time,
amendment concurred in, passed and the title
agreed to.
Bill No. l, was read third time by it's
title, passed, and the title agreed to.
The amendments to No. 4 were concurred
in, and the bill read third time, amended,
passed and title agreed to.
No. 6, recommtted to select Committee
on Ferry Charters.
No. IL was re-committed to select COM
mittee, consisting of Messrs. Payne, Gere
and Sweeney. s-s
On motion, the House adjourned until
2 o'clock, p. NJ.
Two O'CLOCK p. M.
House met pursuant to adjournment, and
resolved itselfinto Committee of the Whole,
for the consideration Of the House file of
bills, Mr.. Berry in the chair.
No. 3, joint resolutions relative to the
University of Minnesota, laid aside, with
the recommendation that it be indefinitely
postponed
No. 4, memorial for the establishment of
a territorial road
No. IA, repeating the ferry charter granted
to James M. Goodhue, amended.
No. 81, bill authorizing the people of
Dakota county to hold an election for the To-
cation of county scat
No. 81, a bill to incorporate the St. Paul
Savings Institution
No. 80, a bill to incorporate the Superior
City, st. Paul and St. Louis Railroad Co..
No. SO, a bill dissolving the marriage con-
tract existing between John Leach and Mary
No. GO, bill legalizing the acts of the
county officers of Morrison county;
No. 81, bill authorizing the trustees of
school districts to collect taxes by civil &C
ton
No. GO, a bill authorizing the construction
of mill-dams in Freedom county. Referred
to committee on Judiciary.
No. Ga, bill to amend the act of incor-
poration of st. Anthony. After sometime
spent therein. the committee rosa and "a