The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-05-30
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY,.
FRIDAY, MAY 81.

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FRIDAY, MAY 2i.
CouNcrL.-Counci met and was called to
order by the President.
Mr. Freeborn introduceda bill for the ex-
tension of Rice street in St. Paul. ,.. =
A memorial to Hon. Jacob Thompson,
Secretary Of the Interior was passed under
q suspension of the rules.
BILLS PASSED.
A bill to incorporate the Saltwater, st.
Paul, and Breckenridge Telegraph Com
pany.
a bill for an act granting to VIM. Wake
field, his heirs, &C., a charter to keep Ter
nv across the Missouri river.
A bill to incorporate the Central Pacific
Railroad Company.
Mr. Stone introduced bill to incorporate
the Crow Wing and Lake Superior Railroad
Co.
Mr.. Setter introduced the following reso-
luton:
Resolced, That no more bills be introduced
in the Council. Adopted.
The Council then re-considered a vote by
which the Traverse DIES Sioux Co. was post
poned, and the bill was passed.
A bill to provide for paying tue expenses
of the Constitutional Convention was
passed.
A bill to establish certain counties, and
for other purposes, was read third time
and passed.
Alter the transaction of some other un-
important business, the Council took re-
cess.
HOUSE OF EpREsENTArivEs.-The House
was called t. order at 10 o'clock.
The House went into committee OF the
Whole, Mr.. Murray in the chair for the con-
sideration Of Council File.
Sundry bills were considered and repor-
ted back without amendment with a recon-
mendation that they pass.
Council Bill to pay the expenses OF
Territorial Road from Minneapolis to ST.
| Cloud, was referred to the Committee on
Territorial Expenditures.
The Speaker laid before the House COM
munication from j. w. Taylor, inviting the
attendance of the House to decision on the
proposed State Constitution this evening.
By unanimous consent Mr. Hayden intro
duced a bill defining the boundaries of Sank
county and for locating county seat there
in.
BILLS PASSED
In relation t. Jurics.
To incorporate the town of Endion.
To inco porate certain towns.
To incorporate the Minnesota Point and
Knife River Plank Road Company.
To organize the county of ManOmlm.
To incorporate the American and Europe
an Emgrant AID Company.
To establish and define the boundaries
Of certain counties and for other purposes.
To encourage the erection of Alildams
and Mills.
To locate Territorial road from the Big
Sioux river to the Missouri river.
Memorial to the Post Master General.
To incorporate the Minnesota Western
Express Company.
TO incorporate the Minnesota Central
Railroad Company.
Granting to Louis A. Thomas and Austin
Adams the right to establish and keep FER
~ acre IS the Missouri.
To legallZe acts o. the county officers Of
the counties OF Benton and Morrison and
! for other purposes.
To grant the right to establish and main
tain bridge across the Zumbro.
Granting Louis jerome . charter to cs-
tablish and maintain ferry across the Red
! River.
To incorporate Dakota Land Company.
TO provide for the payment of tie expen-
ses OF the Extra session Legislative Assem-
; bly, and for the relief of Goodrich and Som
ers, L. N. Newson and others.
To establish certain counties and for other
other purposes.
To incorporate the Nebraska and Lake
Superior Railroad Company.
To incorporate the Saltwater. st. Paul
and breckenridge Telegraph Company.
Granting charter to Vim. Wakefield the
right to establish u ferry across tie Mississ-
ipri River.
Adjourned to , O'Clock p. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
a message was received from the Gorer-
nor, informing the House that he had an
proved and signed bill! to execute tie trust
conferred by act of Congress, and granting
certain lands in alternate sections to certain
railroad companies.
Council bill to incorporate Minnesota
Central Pacific Railroad Company was indie
finte'y postponed.
bill t. incorporate the Chelsea Plank or
Macadamised Road Company, together with
a remonstrancc Of certain citizens against
the same, was referred to select committee
consisting of Mcssrs. Kingsbury, Case and
Barrows.
BILLS PASSED.
A memorial to the Hon. Jacob Thomp-
son, Secretary of the Interior Ayes l2
navs 10.
To incorporate the Traverse des Sioux
Company, and other purposes.
To extend Rice street in the City of St.
Paul
To incorporate tie Minnesota Point Ship
Caral Company.
To incorporate certain towns in this Ter
ritory and providing town governments ia
the saue.