Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1857-03-07

Douglass Rsilrosd Company. Passed.
bill to incorporate the town of Mankato.-
;, A bill to establish bridge across the zunbro.
Passed. M 80 $3.50 -
is jill co,nrrss Or mn WHOLE !
On Council File.
4 Z, memorial to the P. N. General for certain
A bill to provide for taking the census and the
formation Of State Goverpment for Minnesota.
This bill was debated at length BY MeSsrs.
King, Foster. J. B. Brown, Stannard. Gere.
Keith and others. -
Mr.. Brown called for the reading Of the Treas.
urer's Report.
Several amendments which had been proposed
. On motion of Mr.. Gere, the COMMITTEES recon-.
mended that the House appoint COMMITTEES to
act in concert with similar Committee from the
Council, for the further consideration of this bill
A, bill TO organize the county Of Glencarrie.-
Mr.. Hayden moved that the Committee recon-.
mend its indefinite postponement.
Mr.. Foster offered an amendment, annexine st.
county-seat to that city. Lost. EE -
Mr.. Bassen offered an amendment ORGANIZING
and defining the boundaries Of the county Of Ane-
ka and also OF the county Of Manomin. Loaf
MIR. M'Vey submitted an amendment, inserting
the word "Gorman" instead Of "Glencarrie. %
Adopted.
On motion Of Mr.. Hayden the bill was iude6u-
itely postponed.
A memorial for certain mail service.
bill to incorporate the Chaska Company.
A bill to incorporate the town of Glencarria.
A bill to provide for the location and estab-
llshment OF q permanent seat of Government nv
the people of Minnesota.
= Mr.. Whitlock' offered an amendment that the
names Of the places mentioned--viz Henderson.
Nicoiet Island, Shakopee, st. Peter, &c.,-and
the clause forbddng its location elsewhere. there
BY limiting and controlling the action of the peo-
pie, be stricken from the bill. s70Fl
r. Mr. Whitl0ck sustained the amendment .hlv
declaring himself q Democrat in the broadest ana
highest sense, aud in favor of the untrsmmelled
action OF the people in their sovereign. capacity.
Mr.. =. T. Brown opposed the amendment, saw
ing that such = course would locate and fix the
capital tcheye soio o. and this sswe's are opooe
ed to. He wanted the capital moved awav from
St. Paul, and such action a. Is proposed by ~
gentleman from Belle Plaine would throw tha
whole matter into the hands Of the people. ma.
jority Of whom are identified with ST. Paul inter.
ests. The seat Ut Government (he said) ought
to be in the Minnesota Valley. -
Mr.. Whitlock rejoined, agreeing with Mr.,
Brown that the capital ought to be in the Mime.
sofa Valley. but reasserting bis con6denea n thu
integrity OF the people, and whatever might be
the result, be would leave it with them. He had
long walked in the Democratic ranks he would
not prove recreant to their great principle of
Popular Sovereignty now. This matter Is the
peoples own !; what business have their seryauta
got to restrict their preference and fetter their
action BY legislating where it shall or shall not
be2 II the capital is established at st. Paul br
vote OF the majority of the citizens Of the Ter
ritory, he would respond q hearty amen. But let
the people decide, though Henderson suiferl- r~-
!, The Dill was then made the special order for
the afternoon.
" MIR. King, from Committee on engrossed bills.
reported the omnibus bill for ferry charters. :
Adjourned until 3 o'clock. - IL
,tah Ems Wednesday, Mar. 4.
bea Afternoon Session. -
HOUSE.-Met pursuant to adjournment and
was called to order by the Speaker.
communication from the Commissioner Of
Emigration on the Speakers table, was announced
and read by the clerk. Referred to the commit
tee on Judiciary, authorizing them to report by
bill.
The report Of the committee of the whole was
then taken up, considered and acted on as followsc
The bill to incorporate Harms city, read Sd
time and passed. -. -; 80.
). A memorial to Congress for the establishment
of q mail route. passed. o,to ~
ri A bill to incorporate Chaska Co., passed. m
A bill to incorporate the county of Glencarrie,
indefinitely postponed. -sr ,ooo, Il,
A bill to incorporate the town of Glencarris.
The amendment authorizing the people to vote
for permanent seat Of government was consid-
cred and debated with much animation BY Messrs
Whitlock, Murray, j. r. Brown and Others. i'ana
Mr.. Whitlock entrenched himself upon his sPo-
pular sovereignty position of the forenoon, re-
asserting bis opinion that this legislation, pre-
scribing the places sohers the Capital shall or
shall not be located, was extra judicial and far
cical, and robbed the people of their rights. "a
MIR. Smith responded. saying that the gentle.
mans democracy was like comet, one thing
yesterday and another to-day, so cratic in it,
character that he could not follow it. He refer
red Every cruelly) to the fact of Mr., Whitlock,
who is now so loud an advocate of popular
sovereignty having voted only the other day, to.
send the Capital to st. Peter, overriding Sc the
wishes of the people to decide this matter" Where
was his popular sovereignty then He advocated
his course then on the principles of Democracy
pretends to standlon the same platform to-day,
while his action Is directly opposite .4 &
The vote was then taken on the amendment,
which was adopted BY ayes Is, noes l6.
MIR. McVey moved that the bill be indefinitely
postponed, which motion was lost by ayes II noes
II. ~, ~
COMMITTEES OF THE WHOLE.
A bill to provide for taking a census, and the
formation Of State Government.
This bill provides for the election Of l0S del
egates, to meet in convention, to form and adopt
State constitutional
This bill was subjected to much discussion, and
voluminous amendments, and finally, after being
improved until many were dissatisfied with it,
the bill was ordered sngrossed.
A bill to provide for the time Of holding the
district courts Of this territory. Amended and
ordered engrossed.
Adjourned.
Thursday, Mar. s.
HOUSE.-Met pursuant to adjournment and
was called 70 order BY tho Speaker. -
communication was read containing q report
Of ameeting in Minneapolis, endorsing the ss-
lions Of Mr.. Bassstt in the Council and Mr.. Plu-
mer in the House. s ,....e'...@. q.
Mr.. Whitlock asked lesve to introduce Q bill in
relation to the drawing Of jurors in Courts Of
Justice.
Mr.. Murray objected to the introduction of any
bills, as the Council had placed itself again un-
der call and would probably remain in that
condition until Saturday night, 80 that any busi-