The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-05-16

Territory bill for an act to provide for To-
eating and establishing certain Territorial
Roads bill to incorporate certain towns
in this Territory and to provide for town
governments within the same a bill to in
corporate certain towns in this Territory
bill to establish ferries and maintain the
same to certain persons in this Territory.
BY Mr.. Lowry, q bill to establish certain
towns and for other purposes. rle
A bill to incorporate the Minnesota West
ern Express Company.
A bill to annex portion of Mower coun-
ty Olmsted county, rr ~
By Mr.. Freedom, 4
A bill for an act to incorporate the Min
nesota Air Line Railroad Company.
By Mr.. Humphrey,
A bill to grant certain lands to the Root
River Valley and Southern Minnesota Rail.
road Company; also to the Minneapolis and
Cedar Valley Railroad Company.
BY Mr.. Freeborn-A bill to incorporate
the Minnesota Central Railroad COMPANY.
BY Mr.. Brisbin-Notice of q bill to in
corporate the Minnesota and Pacific Rail-
ROAD company, and granting lands to the said
company Tor the purpose of constructing a
ROAD from Saltwater via st. Paul and St.
Antnony to point between the Big Stone
Lake and the mouth of Sioux Wood River
with branch via st. Cloud and Crow WING
to the navigable waters of the Red River Of
the North. -
BY Mr.. Setzer-Notice of the introduc-
ton of q bill to dispose of the various Grants
OF land given by the general government to
aid in the construction of railroads w;tb;n
the Territory of Minnesota.
On motion Of Mr.. Humphrey, the vote bv
which the bill incorporating the town Of
Traverse was passed was reconsidered in
order to allow the bill to be amended by in
serting the e-actlng clause.
The bill as amended was passed.
After the transaction of the usual prelim-
mary. business,
Council adjourned until tomorrow morn
ing at 10 o'clock. si 2'F'e'1'5T
HOUSE OF REPREsEHTATIvEs.-Ih Speak
er called the House to order at 10 O'Clock.
Mr. Murray offered the following resolu-
ton:
Resoloed, That each and every railroad
company chartered by the laws of this Ter
ritory which shall make application to the
present session Of the Legislative Assembly
OF the Territory of Minnesota for any of the
benefits of lands accruing to the Territory BY
reason Of the passage of an act by Congress
entitled an act making grant of land to the
Territory Of Minnesota in alternate sections
to aid in the construction of certain rail-
roads in said Territory, &C., shall, within
two days after the passage of the resolution,
and before the consideration by this House
OF any bill granting to said companies
Aforesaid any of the lands designated in
the act of Congress, of which previous
mention has been made, make statement
in writing, which statement shall have an
nexed to it the affidavit of the Presi-
dent and Secretary-or in the absence Of
either-by one or more of the board of d.
rect0rs to the effect that the facts as set
forth in said statement are true of their
own knowledge. Said statement shall con-
tain; LIST, The date of the charter of said
company; I'd, the time it was organized 81
the names of its directors and officers; 4th.
the names of each shareholder and the
amount of stock held by each, the amount
actually paid in cash on account of all sub
scriptions to stock; 9th, and the amount Of
stock sold by persons residing out of the
Territory of Minnesota.
The resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Murray also offered a resolution civ
ing the use of this Hall to the Peak family
for the purpose of musical entertainment.
Adopted. sl.s,srs M.
MIR. Berry gave notice of bill in execu-
ton of the trust created by act of Congrefs
and disposing of certain lands to the Min
neapolis and Cedar Valley Railroad Com
pany for the purposes specified.
Mr.. Kingsbury, from, the committee to
whom was referred bill No. S, reported the
same back with amendments.
Mr.. Smith, from the same committee, re-
ported the same back with sundry other
amendments. s-.i.
Mr.. Branch, from the same committee, re-
ported the bill back with amendments, and
recommended its passage.
The reports were laid on the table and or
dered printed. ncqB sls Et4
Mr.. Smith before the question on the mo
ton to print was put, remarked that his
amendments were simply striking out the
sections comforting land. He thought it not
good policy to confer these lands on any one
company singly. He would charter ali the
companies first and introduce an omnibus
bill granting the lands on certain routes to
certain companies, with conditions, restric-
tons and privileges equally apertaining to all
Although it might be desirable to let each
case to stand on its own merits, yet every
days experience convinced him that:a gener-
al bill would be found the only practical
plan, and the sooner we set about this, the
sooner we will be able to return to our
homes, His report on bill No. 5, involved
the merits Of this proposition,
Mr.. Gere offered the following resolution:
- Resolued, That no bill transferring any
POI ton of the lands granted to the Terrific
ry, to any particular company, pass this
House singly, but that the grants upon the
several lines of Railroads to the several
companies be embodied in one bill,
On motion of Mr.. Branch, the resolution
was indefinitely postponed. Ayes 20, Nays
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The House then adjourned