Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1857-05-23

Ld~g ns,sd tie Council adjourn. Motion
Several calls o. the Council was ordered. and
further proceedings Was dispensed.
Several iGotjons to adjourn were made. and III
we're decided 10 negative.
Setzer moved the previous question on his mo-
The question being put was decided in the
a bill to incorporate tho Sank Rapids Bridge
company was read third time and passed.
Also, to incorporate the Sank Rapids and Sank
River manufacturing company.
SUSPENSION OF RULES.
No "a @. F. an act to legalize the acts of the
county officers in the connties Of Benton and Nor
rison. Was res Q third time and passed.
No l2.C.F. q bill to organise the St. EAugusta
boom company. Was read third time and pas:
Setter movedrthe council resolve itself into
coramittoe OF the whole to take into consideration
all bills ready for a eommittes of the whole.
81 Balcombe in the chair. 90 ia bnh 3r4
A bill for an sctto provide for the destruction
OF black birds and gophers.q sd 15asaiaa
Setter offered an amendment BY striking ont
all after the enacting clause and insert, BILL to
execute the trust created byuan act of Congress
entitled an act making sogrant Of land to the
Territory OF Minnesotasin alterDate sections, to
aid in the construction of, certain railroads in
said Territory and granting public lands in al
ternate sections to the State of Alsbama, to aid
in the construction of certain railroad in said
State, and granting certain lands to railroad
companies therein named.
After sometime being spent therein the commit
tee rose and reported progress and begged leave
to set again. b, ~ .,Iol5I,,.nf is,;-@jj7s
No 20 81 of r. was adopted. On motion the
rules were suspended and the bill ,rssd q third
time and passed, and the title amended so az to
read bill to execute the trust &c. s3aeisgq
On motion the Council adjournsd.19 .a8s
go. ~ =. Thursday, May q, 1857.
Council met pursuant to adjournment, quorum
being present, the journal Of yesterdays proceed
ings was read and approved ISIS .fl,E.5 =,
On motion of Mr. Setter, the rules were sus-
pended, and the Council resolved itself into q
committee Of the whole to take into consideration
all bills ready to be in the committee Of the
whole. MIR. Balcomb in the chair, 3Yza .
After some time passed therein, the committee
rose and reported the several bills back to the.
Council. ia,
BILLS INDEFINITELY POSTPONED.
A bill to incorporate certain town in this Ter
ritory; to amend an act entitled an act to incor-
porate the Transit B. Il. Co.; to establish and
maintain ferries to certain persons in this Terri
tory to incorporate certain towns in this Terri
tory; to incorporate the town Of Mankato. ~
BILLS PASSED.
A bill for making an improvement in the city
OF st. Paul; to incorporate the Minnesota Air
Line Railroad Company !; granting Louis Jerome
the right to establish ferry across the Red river.
On motion ef Mr.. Setter, the Council took .
recess until O'Clock, P. n.
80 mo- 's9 Thursday, May 81, 3P.H.
Council was called to order by tho President.
4sh 4o BILLS PASSED. i3staa
A memorial to the P. M. General.
To locate territorial road from the Big
Sioux river to the Missouri river. nycu 1saa
To incorporate the town of Buffalo.
To incorporate the Minnesota point and Knife
river Plank road Co. r.
To incorporate the American and European
Emigrant Aid Society to incorporate the Min
nesota Central R. R. Co to organize the county
of Manomin to grant the right to establish .
ferry across the Zumbro river; to incorporate
the town of Endion to grant the right to estab-
lish a ferry across the Minnesota river; to pay
| the expenses Of territorial road from Minne-
apolis to St. Cloud; to Incorporate the Minneso-
| ia Western Express Co; to incorporate the Da-
kota Land Co.. to establish the boundaries of
certain counties and for other purposes; to on.
courage the erection of mill dams and mills. A
bill to legalze the acts of the county officers of
Benton and Morrison; to locate the county seat
juries; numerous house bills were read first
| and second time several bills were considered
| is committee of the whole. Bills Passed-to or
ganize and define the boundaries Of the county
| of Anoka; to incorporate the Mississippi Valley
Railway Co.
Relating to District Courts and for other pur-
| poses. To amend an act entitled an act for the
| government of the Territorial Prison. To amend
chapter 8, sec. 10, of the act to incorporate the
city Of st. Paul. To incorporate the Fuller
| House Company. To incorporate the town Of
Bancroft. To incorporate certain towns in this
Territory. To provide for the survey of logs and
lumber. To amend an act to incorporate the city
| of Hastings. To incorporate the Farribault and
Canon City Plank Road Company. To exteud
the corporate limits of the town Of Chat6sld.
| To incorporate Prairie Lodge No. Z, l. O.. o. f..
| To incorporate the town Of Shakopee. seI i.
On motion, the Council adjourned.
| g.,5 In. r THuRsDAY, May q. i.
HOUSE-Met pursuant to notice, and was
| called to order BY the Speaker.
The journal of yesterdays proceedings was
read and approved. ai7f 1000 =
MIR. Thomas introduced memorial praying
| for the establishment of o mail route from Du-
! buque to st. Peter. 49,. .5e
j. R. Brown moved to amend by inserting in
the place of st. Peter, Henderson. Lost, ayes
| IL, noes IL. sasom ha oaga85 GlRa ~
An amendment was added providing for an ad-
ditional mail route from Blue Earth, via. Otter
Tail City to Sioux City, on the Missouri, and the
memorial passed. H3a7'f 4l' 2.
r. j. r. Brown introduced memorial to the SEQ
rotary of War for the location Of troops along
the line of our frontier settlements. Read third
| time and passed. -
Mcvey introduced a resolution that no bills be
introduced into this nouse after to-day. Adopted.
Branch introduced bill to amend the act in
cooperating the city of st. Paul. Read and
passed. ia. Satf@Aio3 s7I s3 ~ ,Ia1
Murray introduced bill to incorporate the St.
Paul Dramatic Joint Stock Association. Read
and passed. 49,. =, ~. Ii
| On motion, the House next considered the bill
for the destruction Of blsck-birds and goaphers.
which had been returned by the Council with the
omnibus railroad bill as an amendment.
| The question being on concurring in the amend
ment of the Council, the Speaker decided Chs
amendment Of the Council bearing on its face the
evidence that the same is in and Of itself an en-
tire new bill, said amendment having engraftsd
ON the face of it neic title and substituted en-.
acted clause,) that the reported amendment Of
the Council is not an amendment, but entirely
new matter, and that consequently the motion to
concur is not Ia order. e8ii So 5gies3T gG. =.
y Gere appealed from the decision Of the Chair.
and the appeal was then read at length. 5u
After which the House adj. -
70 aa1 .ogaf AFTERNOON SESSION. l3aeGni
Kingsbury, from committee on bill No 4S.
H Of R., reported the same back with amend
ments which were read and concurred in. ~
Howell from committee on Territorial expendi-
lures reported back the appropriation bill with