The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-08-06

are not part Of the Judicial department
because their jurisdiction is local aud limit,
ed, then, for the same reason. District Judg
Is are not part IL the Judiciary. liz
wished the article made so explicit tina, U,
doub, as 10 its construction could possibly
arise
Mr. GERMAN The article is inteniet
To accomplish this, tina, an officer dischary
ing the functions Of one department of til,
Government shall no, be Permitted 10 dis
charge the functions Of any other DEPART
meu, The people will say tina, no suci
thing shou be tnlcra,ed--that no man
shall! discharge the functions and receive III,
pay Of one Office. and receive the pay and
discharge the functions OF another otiicc al
the same time. The article AS IL stands, !,
right,-the principle is correct, and il ought
no, 10 b. dispensed with,
Mr.. EMMETT. There is not member
on the floor who holds different sentiments
on this subject from the last gentleman. II
Is onlya question of arrangement; where shall
the exception come in, No one is in favor
Of allowing the same person To hold NOR
than one Office al time.
Mr.. SETTER The article does mon
than to prescribe the eligibility OF officers Of
one department TO another, II provides
that one department Of the Government
shall not interfere with another.
The amendment offered by Mr.. BECKER
was then rejected.
Mr.. BROWN moved 10 strike out thu
words except in the instances expressly
provided in this Constitution, Lost.
The committee, then, On motion Of Mr.
SETTER, rose. reported the article 10 thu
Convention, and recommended its adoption
Report concurrel in, and the article was n,
frrrel 10 the Committee On Reyisions and
Phraseology.
On motion of Mr. klNGSBCRi, thu
Convention went Into Committee OF thI
Whole on the report Of the Committee OF
thu Preamble and Bill Of Rights-Mr
HOLCOMBE in the chair.
Mr. BROWN offered the following substi
tute for the Preamble, The people OF Min
nesola Territory. having the right Of admis
sion into the Federal Union, consistent witt
the Consti u,ion Of the United States and
law Of Congress entitled the Enabling Ac,
in order 10 establish justice, promote III,
welware and secure the blessings ot liberty
to themselves and their posteri,y, do oriait
and establish the following Constitution ~
form OF government, and do mutually agr,s
with each other TO form themselves into {
free and independent State, by the name o
the State OF Minnesota. And they dc
hereby ratify the boundaries assigned Il
such State by the act OF Congress AFORESAID
which are as follows. 10 wit as in In
Enabling Act with concurrent, jurlsdlc
ton on the Mississippi and all other river
and waters bordering on the SAID State o
Minnesota. so far as the same shall form /
common boundary TO said State and an!
State or States now or hereafter 10 h
formed or bounded by the same,
A discussion ensucd as 10 whether thu
boundaries Of the State ought TO be describss
in the Preamble, in which Messrs MEEK Err
BECKER, BROWN. FLANDRAC
SIIERBURNE. CURTIS ind SIBi.Ei
participated; when. without taking an,
question, the committee, on motion Of Mr.
MURRAY, rose, reported progress, AM
asked leave 10 sit again. Granted
The Convention then adjourned