Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1857-02-07

ported NOS. on, Oh, Cd anu OF as oorIectAy Gu
crossed.
Mr.. Gere from com. on No. S G. f., to incorpo
rate the Winnebago Water Power Co., reported
it back without amendments and it was read q
third time and passed.
Mr.. Payne from com. on H. +. No. lOl, to in
corporate Lake University in Freedom Co.. re.
ported it back with the recommendation that il
pass.
Mr.. Branch from com. on ii. +. No. 80, for thu
relief of G. W. Campbell, reported it back with
out amendment.
Mr.. Noble from com. on the bill for the incor.
poraton of the superior, st. Paul and st. Louis
Il. II. Co. reported as u substitute bill to incOr.
porate the Henderson, Farribault and n. W. r
4. Co. Ordered printed.
Mr.. Ramsey from committee on county hounda
ries, reported No. 76 back with the recommends.
ton that it be indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Thompson from com. on enrolled bills, re.
ported Bill No. 3 and memorial No. as CORRECTLY
enrolled.
PETITIONS, RESOLUTIONS, &C.
By Mr.. Noble, a petition from a part of the
citizens of Ramsey County.
by Mr.. Gere, petition of AZ persons, praying
for the alteration of certain Territorial road.
Mr.. Case was excused from attendance for two
weeks.
BY Mr.. Howell, allowing Rev. A. NJ. Torbet the
sum of twelve dollars, for services us Chaplain
pro TEN. of the II. of r., during the present
session. Adopted. 'tlo,
BY Mr.Whitlock, a resolution to authorize the
committee on ferry charters aud territorial roads
to incorporate all bills which may be presented
without previous notice.
Adopted.
The Secretary of the Council here appeared.
and announced the concurrence of that body IN
Ii. of r. Nos. Is and As, memorial No. and 9th.
ers; that they had passed Nos. and Is, and that
they had now concurred with the House in the
amendment of T.. +. No. 2.
MIR. Smith from com. on petitions for change
of name, reported BY bill.
On motion the rules of the House were suspen-
del and Joint resolution No. 4 was referred to
com. on territorial expenditures.
Bill No. l45 was referred to the delegates rep
resentiDg St. Paul.
Afternoon session.
HOUSE.-The business pending on adjourn
ment was resumed.
Council File of bills was then taken up. c. F.
No. (Which passed the House yesterday with
amendments rejected.
On motion the House receded from its former
amendment.
No. Is, II. of R., to incorporate the Minnesota
river Bridge Co. was sent back to the House with
amendments which were concurred in. G. F. No.
25 bill to incorporate Winnebago city, read
first and second time.
BILLS ON THIRD READING.
A bill to amend an act to provide for the sur
vey of logs and lumber. Read a third time and
passed. a bill 10 amend an act to incorporate
the city of St. Anthony, read third time. MIR
Plumer moved that the bill be referred to a
select committee consisting of the delegates from
Hennepin county. Debated at length by Murra.
IF AL
Hechtman and Wilkie, neg, and finally passed.
Ayes %, noes Ia.
No. 7S, H. of r. bill for an act to incorpo-
rate the Bronson Seminary. Read third time and
passed.
No. IA, II. of R., bill granting to James NJ
and Isaac Goodnue the right to establish ferry
on the Mississippi river. Read and passed.
No. 4, II. Of r., memorial to Congress for a
military road from Pigeon river to Fon du Lac
and Fort Ripley. Read and adopted.
No 80, memorial to Congress for a mai
route from Eliota to Austin via LIE Roy Read
and passed
No. 81, bill to incorporate the ST. Paul Saw
ings Institution Read and passed. Ayes, %
nays, Is
No. l6, bill to legal:ze ana confirm the cleo
ton of the county Commissioners of the county
Of Morrison, read and passed. Ayes &c, nays II
No. 50, bill to organize the county Of Pine
Read and passed. No. IL, bill to organize the
county Of lsanti, read and passed, The Secreta
that His Excellency had this day transmitted t.
Hon. Ii. NJ. Rice at Washington, the memorial OF
the Leglslaturefo Connress to authorize the citi'
Gems OF this territory to hold convention anG
draft u constitution preparatory to admission a.
a state.
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
Mr.. Whitlock in the chair. Bill No. 80, fol
the relief of Il. W. Campbell, ordered engrossed
Bill No. IS, to incorporate abe board of Trustees
of Hastings University, read, amended and or
dered engrOssed. No. %, to amend an act in re-
latiOn to free schools in st. Paul, read, amended
and ordered egrossed,
No. -, an act to incorporate the st. Anthony
Anoka, Monticello, Little Falls and Grow Wing
r. K. Co. Read and considered.
MIR. Murray moved to amend by adding afte
''Crow Wl"g"- 'thence to Deep river, to con-
meet with the Pembina dog train without change
of guage!'
On an division of the Heuse, the Chair an
nOunced a tie vote, and SO the amendment wa
lost.
The bill was referred to the com. on Incorpor
ations.
No. 81, bill defining the boundaries of GER
tain counties. Referred to tho delegation from
Dakotah, Ramsey, Rice, GoOdhue and Scott Cos
The rules were then suspended.
MIR. Barrows presented petition for the Cot
tage Grove Academy, and Young Ladies' Semina
ry. Mr.. Smith gave notice of "a bill to incorpor'
ate the town CT Lower Monticello. MIR. Ramse,
gave notice of d bill to Incorporate the town Of
st. Adams. Mr.. Ramsey introduced bill for &
territorial rood. MIR. Thomas introduced bill
to lay out territorial road from Farribault Il
Bancroft.
Mr.. Costello introduced bill to amend the &C
for the appointment of members of the Legisla
ture.