The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-09-05
CONsT1TUTlONAA OONvRNT1ONss
FRIDAY. AUGUST g. 1851.
praver nv the Chanlain.

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE or CONFERENCE
Mr.. GALBRAITH, from the Conference
Committee, submitted the following paper
for the first report from the joint Commi'-
tee:
81, The Committee of Conference appointed
by the two Conventions, to agree upon q SIN
eie Constitution, to be submitted 10 the peo-
Die, respectfully submit the report annexed
The COMMITTEES also further report that, in
their opinion. thew will be able to submit q
final report At 10 o'clock, this day.
M. SHERBURNE, Charm.
Tx. STANNARD, Sec,y.
JOSEPH r. BROWN,
w. HALCOMBE,
w. w. KINGSBURY,
THOS. j. GALBRAITH,
CYRUS ALDRICH,
CHARLES MCCLURE.
The joint report includes engrossed bills Of
the following titles, which were severally
read through by the Secretary and then
they were severally passed the first and sec
ond reading, and referred to the Committee
of the Whole:
Executive, Militia, Bill of Rights, Bank
ing, County and Township, Legislative, Dis
tribution Of Powers, Judiciary, Elective
Franchise, Impeachment and Removals, Fl
nance and Taxation, Education, Name and
Boundaries, Corporations other than Bank
ing, Amendments to the Constitution.
Subsequently, on the motion of Mr.. GAL
BRAITH, the Joint Committee had leave to
witbdraw.the Judicial Chapter for amend
ments to make the number of the districts to
conform to that heretofore adopted in this
Convention, and to make the county of Ram
sey to constitute one district. sI-
Mr.. COLBURN submitted the following
resolution in connection with the above mo
ton
Resolved, That the Committee of Confer
ence be instructed to provide in that portion
Of the Constitution relating to the judiciary
for the election of a Prosecuting Attorney in
each Judicial Circuit.
Mr.. FOSTER objected to the resolution,
preferring to leave it altogether to the Com
mittee. If we admit instructions in this in
stance, We must in others, and there would
be no end of it.
So the resolution lies over.
On motion by Mr. Foster, it was
Ordered, That the rules be so far suspend
ed as to allow these several bills reported
from the Committee on Conference to 90 to
their consideration on the third reading with
out printing.
Mr. GALBRAITH, from the Committee
OF Conference, now reported back the Chap
Ter on the Schedule, which was read through
BY the Secretary, passed the first and second
readings, and was referred to the Committee
of the Whole.
Mr.. STANNARD, from the Conference
Committee, reported back the Judiciary
Chapter, amended as above indicated by Mr..
Galbraith.
Mr.. GALBRAITH, from the same Com
mittse, made their final report on the matter
OF the Constitution-the chapter on Miscel-
laneous Provisions
These two reports were severally twice read
and referred to the Committee of the Whole.
Mr.. COLBURN moved dispensation of
the rule requiring the several propositions
just reported from the Conference Commit
tee to be considered in Committee of the
Whole. Adopted.
Mr.. HAYDEN moved a dispensation of
the rule recurring ergrossment in order to the
thicd reading Of these several Articles: which
was also adopted
Mr. COL6URN moved that the several
chapters reported, be considered article by
article.
Mr. COGGSWELL and Mr.. MCCLURE
preferred to consider as one subject, the re-
port which had been submitted as whole
tor il was evident that it must be so adopted
or rejected.
DIR. GALBRAIIrH hoped every gentle
mon ""'ghf h""o "a opportunity of being
heard. The joint Committee were not dis
charged and reasonable charges could yet be
made under proper Instructions.
Mr.. COLBURN withdrew the motion.
Mr.. COGGSWELL moved an order, that
the fifteen minutes rule be suspended during
the consideration of this report of the Com
Dittee Of Conference.
MT PERKINS opposed the motion from
Considerations connected with the necessity of
an early adjournment.
Mr.. COGGSWELL liked much of the re-
port very well but some of it he disliked
most cordially He wanted ga clear lick at
the ring"
Mr.. GALBRAITH. Gentlemen might
SPEAK beyond fifteen minutes, BY unanimous
Mr. HAYDEN bought fifteen minutes
was ample time .or speech on this report.
Mr. -" vOMBB proposed to amend, by
A0''' ~ that any member may write out his
remarks on these notifications, and SO re-
port himself, to any length but the motion
WAS not insisted upon. - x
Mr. MCCLURE conceded in the view taken
by Mr, Coggswell.
The Convention referred to suspend the
rale-yess %, nays "a.
The PRESIDENT stated the question to
be on the third reading of the Report of the
JOINT Committee. .,........
Mr. GALBRAFrH Mr.. President. The
Committee of Conference in this matter, as
the Convention is well aware, has been in
session upon this subject, with the Commit
too appointed on the part of the other Cham
ber for some time and it has been the OBJ
iect of the Committee allthe time to arrive at
ore conclusion---the adoption of one Consti-
tuition considering that object to be para
mount to all others, in order to avoid pros.
pective stale, Of anarchy. 1t is no use now
% talk of the past. The past is a matter OF
history il has gone to record and who
soever has been in the wrong must bear it,
II wrong has been done, it affords no reason
why We SHOULD not do right now and to
Judge from the common impression coming
up to us from the whole people of this Terri.
tory, as well as from strangers aud disinteres
ted persons from abroad, what conclusion
must we come to other than that to us, the
duty OF submitting one Constitution is "a
mount to oil things This ground the Com
mittee had takea and under Heaven, the,
viii stand or fall uponit. We come in ana
report to this Convention one Constitution
aud only one, and by that Constitution this
Committee stand pledged now and foreyer:wt
took this ground, believing that the Conyen
ton would sustain our action /; and we know
Though we are neither prophets nor sons O
prophets, that but one voice will come n,
from the people on this subject, which is an,
which will be that this making of one Con
stitution is good act.
There are things in the Constitution W
have reported which no member of our con
mittee approves: aud there are also things
the Constitution adopted by this CONVEX
ton, which large majority of the bod,
turning all round, do not approve A ju
aud proper Constitutions must express Il
aggregate of the views Of the people. Di
ferent men of diverse views meeting to form
Constitution, it is impossible for them
please everybody. There were ten member
of the Joint committee, and no two of thel
sitting down together could think alike VI
on all Subjects. For them to have come {
gether, then, it must have been by assimil,
ton, sacrifice. compromise. They have dor
the best they could have done under Ii
circumstances. Take il, and adopt it as
whole, If you can; or take the responsible