Nebraska advertiser., 1857-02-12
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Wednesday JaO. Zo.7A0 ACT 20 ereCs the
county Of Omaha from the southern district of
Douglas was discussed in committee of the
whole during the entire day. The bill was
amended SO as to read Sarpy county, instead
of Omaha. The Council adjourned about
dark, before taking . vote on the bM.
Thursday, 29.-Tbe Council resumed con-
siaeration OF the bin for the erection of SSrpy
county, after several Intellectual efforts to alter,
strike out, or amend. the lall was passed and
the 6sle agreed To. The consideration Of the
bill Tor the relocation OF the Capitol was post
p0Bed until Thursday next. The Council then
went into COMMITTEES Of the whole and consid-
cred the governors message After sitting
some tine6he committee rose and recommend
ed a refereBce Of the several paragraphs of the
message to various COMMITTEES named in the
report
Friday, 20th-An act to incorporate the
city Of Omaha was passed and the title agreed
to.-The special order of the day being the
the considerations of certain bank charters, they
were discussed at large during the day Sew
eral intellectual motions to indefinitely post
pona, snlehd, &c, were made, and the bills
were finally ordered TO be sngrossed for a third
reading.
Saturday, Jan. 31st-A large number Of
repEts rom standing committees were pres
ented. Mr. Bradford introduced the follow
ing
aResIFed, That aselect committee Of three
be appointed by the PRESIDENT whose duty it
shall be to investigate the acts Ofthe Secretary
of this Territory, both as s~ecsetary and acting
governor, with power to send for persons and
sparerS and to cause dispositions to be taken
to rese IN relation to said investigators, with
power 10 hold sessions In the recess of the
legislature at such places as they may think
pmperi and to report to the Council at its next
session"
Mr. Rogers moved the following amend
ment
Sand that said committee be allowed out
of thatFeasury Of the Territory three dollars
pet day. for services perfomed IN making such
INVESTIGATION, provided such investigation
shall Tot incur an expense exceeding ten dol
Iars.i'
The amendment waslost and the resolution
accepted by a vote Of 8 to 5. Messrs. Brad
Z ford, Allen, and Miller, were appointed sand
committee-
The following bills we're introduced and
read the FIRST time
An act supplementary to an act entitled al
I act TO authorize William Clancy and p. G.
! Sullivan to keep a ferry ACROSS the Missouri
/ river at De Soto. Anict to incorporate the
I COvingt0R town eOmpailyi an act to incorporate
the Elo.ence and Omaha omnibus lnes an &C
to amend an act regulating fees and salaries
to incorporate the Missouri river and Nebrask;
RI. company; to define the boundaries anC
establish the seat of justice OF Cedar county
tn authorize C. Mcdonald to erect a mill dam
to allow q premium for killing wolves and VIE
cats; to incorporate the PapillOn mill eomPa
? NJ; to incorporate the town Of Manchester; t
: inccrporate the town Of Marquette; to pcOr
e ~Iorale the Fot Calhoun ferry company; I
incorporate the Nemaha settlement company
to incorporate the Waterv lille town and manu-
GaCturiHg cOmIany; to divorce Obadiah Nile
and Hannah Niles; to incorporate the univeF
sitr Of Nebraska at Saratoga; to ineorporat
q the Salem collegiate and institute; to incOrpOl
nte the Rock Bluffs seminary; an act proYld
Ing forinteTest on Territorial warrants; and {
2 IneDrpoTate the Nebraska medical society.
Monday, Fsh2-This following bill wei
st introduced and read a 6rsa time :
,r TO Incorporate the DahkOta City collegiai
and preparatory institute; to incorporate th
e Nisbraska university Of dle Homeopathic hea
ing art a Wyoming; to incorporate the BIay
Is burg town and ferry company; to sncOrporal
n Bow i5igf to incorporate Cunning City;
charter the Bow City ferry company; to inco
5 p0Tate the bank Of Belief ne; and providing f
Up the relocation Of county seats, An act to /
5 coTporatethe bank Of Columbus; to ineOrporal
y the Paciac hank OF Dahkotas to charter Il
!. hHnk Of Plafismouth; aud to incorDorzfe Il
Clinton Bank were Telsrred to select commi
y tie on banks
is Tuesday. Feb 3--But little misceIlneol
Or business was transacted. The following bil
were passed and the titIss agreed To-
A Joint RESOLUTION and memorial 10 C0ngre
prayirg for relief Of ceHtaln citizen Of RicI
q a1dson county q bill 10 i~Hcorporats St Jam
ne and Minnesota ferry cpmpany; ID authOrii
be- e0aHtv commissioners tt license ferries; to 4
corporate the Saunten hmd and ferfv compan
2 TO establish q TenitoEib al agricultural societ
I1enaogial ard joint EssSluti0n rsstectnz nj
We roads, to deffay she eEpsnsts OF taking 4
Dr. census; % lscate g road rom BeIlavue 10 Fr
IN mont; to establish a ron a from BrownrIIle
lNsw Fort Kearney; 10 l0iafe. d rad fro
PlattSnh0uth 70 Chester to aathdrizs Jans
41ardweH 70 erect . mill darn. to locate 4 n.
re from Omai to the 4 iouth 81 tie Ruanii
srs Water nEers 70 locate ar0ad from Elk 10
aty 81 the forks Of the Elk Horn river, TO ]
s1te q road from De Soto to Decatur; 10 {
~ tablish a mad from Elk Horn ay 10 II
Bluffs ID revive lie F~iattsuioukh prspaEaf0
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