The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-08-08

they were, with only slight exceptions tn,
only persons who received any votes for tha
: Office.
Il Now, Mr.. President, I suppose gentlemen
} nave been uneasy while 1 have been speak
ing. because they wish to go on with the
business of the Convention. wish to pro
gress with our business as much as they do
and will do the best can to 20 on with it.
But, sir, while the action of this Convention
in accepting the certificates of every in.
dividual who has brought them here, as the
only evidence that could be received, have
taken no other than the regular and legal
course, yet l deem it my privilege and my
duty to place this matter upon the record,
In position to show that not only has this
Convention pursued the steps required of
them by law, but also that all tie canvassing
and returning officers of the Territorial gov
ernment have pursued the same steps. And,
although L am aware that it is, at times, su-
pertiuous to raise point before it is made in
Convention, vet trust that it will be ad-
mitted by all gentlemen, that there times
when it is proper that they should 60 beyond
that. have not asked this body, nor would
l desire or consent to ask this body to take
any action upOu the matter. What has
been said has been said as matter of
privilege, as member of this Convention.
l have further to say, that as matter of
equity the delegates from the third Council
District, whose seats have been alleged to be
held Illegally, themselves believe and know
that they not only hold their seats here in
strict legal regularity, but also as the repre-
sentatives of quite large majority of all the
legal voters in their districts; and had it been
their fortune to have had them contested,
they would have shown it to the world. The
average majority, counting the votes as
polled without any distinction, with Demo-
cratic ticket, is fifteen and l assert, with
out the fear of successful contradiction, that
a simple examination of the poll books of
Manomin, Minneapolis, St. Paul and st. An
thony, would show, without a reasonable
doubt to this Convention or to anybody, that
all the delegates sitting in this body from
the Sd Council District, represent at least so
majority Of the legal voters of that District
IMPEACHMENT.
Mr.. MESSOR, from the Committee on
lmpeachments and Removals from Office, re-
ported an article upon this subject, pre-
scribng, among ether things, that the House
OF Representatives shall have the sole power
OF directing impeachments for civil olfenses,
corruption, crimes, and misdemeanols thai
impeachments shall be tried by the Senate
requiring concurrence Of two-thirds for the
joint resolution of address to the Governor,
in which the cause of removal shall be stat
ed Trials for impeachment not to take
place till after the final adjournment of the
Legislature.
| The report was read twice, and under the
printed.
FINAL ADJOURNMENT.
Mr.. GOES resolution to adjourn the Con
vention without day, on Friday, the 7th of
August, coming up in the order of business,
1t was laid on the table,
| Mr.. McCHERE'S preamble and resolutions
of yesterday, appealing to the people for the
rectitude Of the organization and position of
this Convention, was also laid upon the table
by his own motion.
TITLE OF THE PUBLIC LANDS.
On motion by Mr.. BOLLES, the ordinance
clause, reported from the Committee on Pub.
iIc Property and Expenditures, accepting the
propositions of Congress with reference to
the public lands, was taken up for considera-
tion-the question being, shall the proposition
be engrossed for third reading?
On motion by Mr. MORG an. the rules
We're so far suspended as to allow it to be re-
erred to the Committee on Arrangement and
Phraseology ; and it was so referred.
Inc Convention then took q recess till
half past two O'Clock! r. Nj.
ENRoIiMENT
On motion Of Mr. MCCLURE, it was Or
dered that Committee on Enrolment ap-
pointed by the President, and Messrs. Fol-
som, Cleghorn, and Russell were appointed.
Mr. MCCLURE, from the Committee on
Arrangement and Phraseology, reported back
as correctly engrossed the articles reported
by the Committee On the Bill of Rights, and
on the Legislative department, and the rules
being suspended they were severally referr. d
to the Committee On Enrolment
BOUNDARIES.
On motion by Mr.. COLBURN, the Con-
vention then resolved into Committee of the
Whole, Mr. Thompson in the Chair and took
up the consideration of the article reported
by the Committee on Boundaries.
The article-accepting the Congressional
Boundary, was read through by the Chair
man.
Mr.. WILSON submitted the following by
way OF substitute for the Committees report,
The boundary of the State of Minnesot
shall be as follows: Beginning in the main
channel of the Missouri river at the point
where the 46th parallel Of north latitude
crosses the same; thence down the middle of
the main channel of said Missouri river to
the western boundary Of the State of Iowa.
at point opposite the mouth of the main
channel OF the Big Sioux river thence up
the middle of the main channel of SAID Big |
; oux river to the north west corner of the |
State of Iowa thence east along the north |
ern boundary of said State to the main chan
mel OF the Mississippi river following the |
boundary of the State of Wisconsin, until it |
is intersected by the parallel of 4G degrees
north latitude thence west along said paral
lei OF At degrees, until said parallel intersects
the middle of the main channel of the Mis-
souri, river at the point OF beginning.
Ms. WILSON supported his proposition in
speech at length and after full debate it
was rejected
Mr.. COGGsWELL proposed the follow
ing amendment to be added to the article |
reported by the Committee:
1fO0tUtt, No1CcCcT, Inat tnc IOt.ONjuS al-
teration of the aforesaid boundary be, and
the same is hereby proposed to the Congress
OF the United States as the preference of the
State Of Minnesota, and if the same shall be
agreed to by the Congress of the United |
States, then the same shall ever remain obi
gatory upon the State Of Minnesota without
any further act upon her part, viz. Com
mencing at the north east corner of the State
Of Iowa where the same terminates in the
channel of the Mississippi River; thence
west along the northern line of SAID State of
Iowa to the line Of longitude nums cred 81
deg ces west; thence north along sad line
OF longitude till the same reaches the forty
sixth degree of north latitude; thence due
east along said line OF latitude till the same
reaches the channel of the St. Croix river
thence down the main channel of said river
to the centre of the main channel OF the Mis-.
sissippi river; thence down the main channel
of said Mississippi river to the place of be-
ginning.
Mr. COGGSWELL supported his amend
ment, briefly rep' esenting the wishes of the
four counties represented by his colleague
(Mr. Davls) and himself but it was also |
rejected.
The Committee then rose and reported the
article to the Convention without amendment
and with favorable recommendation.
The question being on adopting the recon-
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