The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-09-05
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
FRIDAY. AUGUST IS, 1857.
n by the Chaplain.


Prayer by the Chaplain.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE.
Mr.. GALBRAITH, from the Conference
Committee submitted the following paper
for the first report from the joint Commit-
tee:
The Committee of Conference, appointed
by the two Conventions, to agree upon a SIN
gle Constitution, to be submittei 10 the peo'
pie, respectfully submit the report annexed.
The Committee also further report that, in
their opinion, they will be able 70 submit a
final report at 10 o'clock, this day.
NJ SHERBURNE, Charm.
LIZ. STANNARD, Sec'y.
~ JOSEPH +. 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
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
BRAlTH, the Joint Committee had leave to
withdraw.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
Mr.. COLBURN submitted the following
resolution in connection with the above mo
ton:
Resolred, That the Committee of Confer
ence be instructed to provide in that portion
OF the Constitution relating to the Judiciary
for the election of Prosecuting Attorney in
each Judicial Circuit.
Mr.. FOSTER objected to the resolution,
preferring to leave it altogether to the Com
mttee. Ii 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
mittee, 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.
MIR. HAYDEN moved a dspenSation of
the rule renuirirg o-crossment in order to the
.hicu rCai. ot these several Articles: which
was also adupted
Ar. COL 81 IN moved that the several |
CHAPTERS ,epoTred, be considered article by
article.
Mir. COGCoWtLL and Mr.. MCCLURE
pfeierred 70 consider IS one subject, the re-
port which had been admitted as a whole
Ter L was evident that it must be so adopted
or rejected
dr 5ALBRAtFH hoped every gentle
mon '".@h' h""" opportunity of being
heard. The JOINT Committee were not dis
charged, ana reasonable charges could vet be
made under proper instructions.
Mr. COLBUIN withdrew the motion.
Mr.. Cc'FUSWEiL moved an order, that
t1e fifteen minutes rule be suspended during
'he consideration Of this report of the Com
Ilttee u Conference.
Mr, PERKINS opposed the motion from
con ceraiions connected with the necessity of
a. earlg adjournment.
4ir. COGGSWELL liked much of the re.
port very well out some of it he disliked
nl0sf cordially lie 6anted ga clear lick at
the ring"
Mr. GALBRAITH. Gentlemen might
sieas oey ond ntteen minutes, ty unanimous
Nj HAYDEN light fifteen minutes
W. "-'i'le I''n' .or speech on this report.
II' 60 -OMBb proposed to amend, by
-, hat any member may write out his
remarks On the.o Qualifications, and SO re-
FORT hrmseli 10 any iength but the motion
WIS NOT insisted upon.
Nr. MCCLURE coiuciled in the view taken
by Air Coggsweii.
The Convention referred to suspend the
r1i7-vess %. nays "a
The PRESIDENT stated the question to
be on the third reading of the Report of the
JOINT Coumjttee.
Mr. GALBR Attn Mr.. President. The
Committee Of Conference in this matter, as
the Convention is we'll aware, has been in
session upon his subject, with the Commit
70 appointed on the part of the other Cham
Der for s)ne tire and it has been the OBJ.
ieci of the Committee aithe time to arrive at
Gee conclusion--the adoption of one Consti-
tuition considering that object to be para
mount 10 all others, in order to avoid pros
pectee state &c anarchy. 1t is no use now
- talk Of the past The past is matter of
history il has gone 10 record and who
soever has been in the wrong must bear it.
= 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 IS from strangers and disinteres-
ted persons from abroad, what conclusion
must We come 10 other than that to us. the
duty OF submitting one Constitution is D "a
mount TO & things. This ground the Com
mittee had taken and under Heaven. they
viii stand or fal uponit. We come in and
report to this Conveation one Constitution
aud only che, and bg that Constitution this
Committee stand pledged now and foreyer:we
took this ground believing that the Conyen.
ton wonld sustain our action and we know.
though we are neither prophets nor sons of
prophets. that bIt clio voice will come nm
from the people on this subject, which is and
which r.ll be that this making of one Con.
stitution is q good act.
There are things in the Constitution we
have reported which no member of our COM
mittee approves: aud there are also things in
the Constitution adopted by this Conven
ton, which q large majority of the body
turning all round, do not approve. A jus
and proper Constitution must express the
aggregate OF the views Of the people. DIFF
ferent men of diverse views meeting to form
Constitution, it is impossible for them t.
please everybody. There were ten members
Of the Joint committee and no two of them
sitting down together could think alike up
On all subjects. For ,hem to have come to
gether, then it must have been by assimila-
ton, sacrifice, compromise. They have done
The best they could have done under the
circumstances. Take il, and adopt it as 9