The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-08-01
NUMBER .46.

Slr' NAN lux DIspOSe4 the section. be
was opposed to a specific amount, while at
the same time be was perhaps in favor Of
more liberal exemption laws than most men.
The section was stricken out. e.~.. ,...,.-, -.
Sec. z, exempting homestead, not ex-
ceeding in value $1,000, coming up. 49,.
Mr.. COLBURN moved TO strike it Out.
Mr.. BOLLES made an Intellectual motion
that the Committee risc. % el
The section was stricken out
On motion BY Mr. HARDING. Sec. 3 WAS
stricken out. rea- . -.......
On motion, BY Mr. sTANNARD, tho. :
Committee rose, and reported baci: tle arti-
Gle, with 4 recommendation that it be indec.
nltely postponed. ,eel0 .,.e-....
The question being on the adoption of the
recommendation OF the Committee Of the
Whole, 7. r ...'....' 80 -
Mr.. LISLE demanded tue yeas and nays,
and they were ordered, and being taken, re-
sulted-yess 80, nays 9, as follows:y - .-.
Yeas-Messrs. Aldrich, Anderson, Aver.
Balcombe, Baldwin, Bates, Bartholomew,
Billings, Cleghorn, Colburn, Coe, Cedarstam.
CooGbs, Dooley, Dickcrson, Folsom, GAL
braith, Garrish, Hayden, Harding, Hudson,
Hanson, Holly, Lowe, Mantor, Morgan. Mill.
Murphy, North, Putpam, Robbins, Russell.
Sheldon, Stannard, Secombe, Walker, Win.
ell, Watson, Wilson-39. .o.,'', ...-.'' f-.-
.Nays-Messrs Bolles, Foster, King, Kemp,
Lisle, Mcclure, Phelps Smith, vaughan-9.
So the article was indefinitely postponed
The Convention then took a recess till
o'clock. ...
AFTERNOON SESSION
Mr.. MILLS submitted the following reso-
luton, which lies over for one day
Resotoea, That the objects of Consti.u-
ton is to organize a government, prescribing
the nature and extent Of the several powers
thereof and that to engraft any legislative
enactment thereon would be anti-repubiican;
and further, that q bill of rights should only
be declaratory Of general fundamental prin-
ciples.
PREAMBLE AND BILL or RIGHTS
Mr.. BATES moved to take up now tie
consideration Of the Report On the Preamble
and Bill of Rights.
Mr.. WILSON. The Chairman of the
Committee making that report, was still alb
sent, and he thought it better to await his
return. -
The PRESIDENT. The Chair would re.
mark on the propriety Of not finally passing
on those propositions, before they are correct
ly engrossed.
The motion was agreed to, and the Cou-
vention took up the consideration of the re-
port, and the amendments recommended in
the Committee of the Whole
Mr.. BOLLES now offered a substitute for
the article reported from the Standing Com
mittec, and the amendments recommended
in ComiAittee of the Whole
The substitute embraces preamble and
25 sections, making few variations from the
original article.
Nj. North moved to lay the substitute
on the table and that it be printed, which
was agreed to.
Mr.. BOLLES made an Intellectual motion
to lay the article reported by the Standing
Committee, with the amendments, On the
table. ,.,. t...-
Mr.. CLEGT1ORN moved that the original
article with the amendments to be printed,
which he subsequently withdrew.
Mr.. STANNARD moved to refer again the
whole subject-the original, with the amend
ments, and the substitute, to the standing
committee.
The motion, after debate, in which Messrs.
North, Stannard, Hayden, Bolles, Perkins,
Secombe, Bates, Wilson and Colburn partic-
ipated, was rejected, by yeas 8, nays Al.
The question then recurred on the adop-
tiOn of the amendments to the original art-
Gle recommended by the committee of the
whole. i9H
The first amendment, inserting in section
three the word "such,'' in proper places, and
the second amendment, inserting ''slsnder,"
and 'slanderer," in proper place. in Sec. 8,
were adopted.
The third amendment, striking out from
the third section the words "and the jurv
shall have the right to determine the law and
the facts and inserting-"and in all indict-
ments for libel, the jury. after having received
the direction Of the Court, shall have right
to determine, al their discretion, the law and
the fact coming up ,3l-i. sf Hh--el..
After debate by Mr. Secombe. Mr.. Nor
gan and Mr.. North, in opposition, and Mr.
and Mr.. Mcclure, in favor of the.
h
1t was ejected-yeas 81, nays 81.
Mr.. KING made and Intellectual motion TO
adjourn.
The substitute recommended for Sec. 7.
(the equivalent provision in the Constitution
of the United States) was adopted.
The next amendment, adding, in Sec. g.
"nor be deprived of life, liberty or property,
without due process Of law" was adopted.
The uext mendmcnt-verbal- sec 9.
was adopted.
The next amendment striking "Agricnltu-
raj" in the second line of sec 14-[so pre-
venting the lease Of town lots for more than
Is years. coming up.
Mr.. MORGAN pointed out the various and
grievous Inconvenience of this restriction.
The amendment was rejected.
The next amendment adding to the 10th
10th section-"unlesS in case of fraud"-was
adopted.
The next amendment, inserting in Sec. II,
the word exemption" between swholesome'
and DAVIS and striking -"exempting O.
amount of property from seizure
Or sale for the payment of any debt or liabil-
ity hereafter ontracred'-coming up.
On q division of the question. both divis-
ions Of the amendment were adopted.
The next amendment, i'll section Is, inser-
ting the words religious or ecclesiastical
was adopted.
The next Observation-Disclosures for
section 26, "Duelling is an evil and shall new
ar be allowed in this State"-coming up
Mr.. NORTH proposed to amend the
by striking out "is all evil and"
which was agreed to, and the question re-
cured Oh the amendment as amended.
After debate by Mr.. SECOMBE in favor
'f the original section-the amendment was
rejected. r.f -.. ....I e...
The next Misunderstanding out section
25-was rejected affirmative 81, negative
y. q,
The next amendment--the additional sec.
2S: 'The enuncation of the foregoing rights
snail not be construed to impair others re-
tained by the people," s...-..
Mr.. SECOMBE proposed to substitute
for retained"
This amendment was rejected, and the
question recurring upon the section
Mr.. NORTH opposed it.
The section was rejected.
Mr.. NORTH now proposed to amend by
ldding the following -
Sec. - Married women shall have the right
% hold and convey real and personal proper
y, in their own right and separately from
ler husband.
Mr.. .SECOMBE proposed to amend the
by adding: sand to contract on
their own behalf" ,T-.,..... t..
Mr.. NORTH accepted this as part of
bis proposition. -.-er. ass, ........-..-ae e.-l
Mr.. WILSON opposed this giving prefer
ence to married women over their husbauds !
in the matter Of doing, business. He hoped
it would be passed as . joke, or that hus-