The weekly Minnesotian., 1857-01-31

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| JOINT RESOLUTIONS, MEMORIALS AND BILLS
PASSED.
Joint resolution for the relief of Combs
& Bro.
A memorial to Congress for certain mail
routes in the Territory.
A bill to amend chapter XL. of the Ses-
sion Laws of 1856.
A joint resolution, providing for the pay
ment of secretary, to be employed by the
Committee on the Judiciary.
A joint resolution for the relief of Wm
Colville, Jr.
A bill authorizing married women to con-
vey interest in real estate, by power of at
terney.
lat this stage of the proceedings the Pre-
sident appeared and resumed the chair]
The bill to incorporate the town of Can
non Falls was referred to select committee
consisting of Messrs. Setter, Freeborn and
Dooley.
A number of House and Council bills
were then referred to appropriate COM
mittees.
The Council then considered, in Commit
tee of the Whole, House memorial for the
erection of lighthouse at the mouth of
Two Island River, and bill to authorize
the running at large of cattle, horses, mules,
swine and other animals.
The former bill was passed, and the latter
was ordered to be engrosscd for third
rading.
Mr.. Dooley introduced bill to amend
chapter 36 of the Session Laws of 1854.
Mr.. Brisbin introduced bill to organize
the county of Freeborn.
On motion of Mr.. Lowry, the. Council ad-
jOurned until to morrow morning at ten
o'clock.
House OF REPREsENrArIFEs-M and
was called to order by the Speaker.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
The journal was read and approved.
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Murray introduced joint resolution,
requiring the Regents of the University to
suspend the erection of buildings, &c.
Also: requesting that body to report to the
House at as early a day as possible.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
Mr.. Sweeney gave notice of bill to incor-
porate the Minnesota Central Railroad Com
Mr.. Thompson a bill to amend the act rel
ative to Divorces.
Mr.. Keith, memorial to Congress to grant
the present site of Fort Smelling for an Ag
ricultural College.
Mr.. Baasen, bill to provide for laying
out certain Territorial Roads.
Also, a bill to incorporate the New Ulm
University.
Mr.. Chase, bill to organize the county of
Mile Lac.
Also, to incorporate the town of River
Side.
j. r. Brown, a bill for road from Hen
dcrson to Monticello.
Mr.. Costello gave notice of Il joint resolu
ton providing for the expense of 1000 cop
les of the annals Of the Historical Society.
Mr.. Plumer, bill to encourage the kill
ing of black birds, and striped or ground
squirrels.
\ bill giving the people of Wright county
of selecting county seat.
Mr.. Murray, bill authorizing VIM. At
tenburgh the right to establish ferry across
the Mississippi river.
MIR. Whitlock, a bill to incorporate the
Lake Superior, Monticello and Missouri river
X. X. Go.
Mr.. Branch, bill incorporating the Min
neapolis Manufacturing company
MIR. Chambin, a bill to amend chapter Sc
of the revised statutes.
A bill to authorize the city of St. Paul to
loan her credit for the sum of 100000.
A bill to amend an act to incorporate the
city of ST. Paul.
l.. NJ. Brown, bill to amend section 2,
chapter of the Revised statutes.
Mr.. Troll, bill to provide for the laying
out of certain Territorial Roads.
Mr.. Costello, memorial to Congress for
an appropriation to aid in the construction of
tie St. Paul and Kettle River Road.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
BY Mr.. Foster, bill for a road from Ma
zeppa to Mantorville
By j. r. Brown, bill to change the name
of Balsers Lummaux.
Also bill to incorporate the Missouri and
Mississippi r. r. Go.
By Mr.. Baasen, bill to incorporate the
town of Red Stone.
j. X. Brown introduced his amendment of
which previous notice had been given, to
the Standing Rules. 1t provides for striking
out Rule SO and the insertion of the follow
ing as substitute:
When the House goes into committee of
the Whole on bills originating in this House,
it shall be upon the ent;r re calendar of House
bills ready for committee of the Whole, and
the consideration of said bills, shall conform
to the numbering of the bills, referred to the
committee beginning at the lowest
The amendment was adopted.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Berry from the committee to whom
was referred the bill organizing the county
of Waseca reported the same back with
amendments, and recommended its passage.
Amendments concurred in.
Mr.. Greeley from the committee on En-
crossed Bills reported No. Is, AZ, 60, and
81 as being correctly engrossed.
Mr.. Gere from the committee to whom
was referred Divorce bills, Nos. 40 and 50,
reported favorably.
This report was discussed at considerable
length by Messrs. Hayden, L. NJ. Brown,
Chase, Adams, Costello, Whitlock and Gere.
Messages from the Council being in order,
the one in relation to the adoption of the
JOINT Rules of 1856, and the appointment of
! Joint committee was taken up.
A committee of Conference was then ap
pointed on the part of the House consisting
of Messrs. Murray and Stannard.
On motion of J. r. Brown, the House
adopted the Joint Rules of the last session.
BILLS ON THEIR THIRD READING.
No. 80, bill organizing the county of
Freedom, passed, and the title agreed to.
No. SO, a bill defining the boundaries of
certain counties on the North Shore of Lake
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