Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1857-12-24

No 40; an act TO incorporate the town OF
Breckenridge, aud establish q ferry at
same point.
On leave, Crawford introduced II F.,
No al an act relating to attorneys and
counsellors.
Holloway gave notice of a bill for the
sale of Territorial Capitol, TO enable the
city of Omaha to redeem the Scrip.
Morton offered the following resolu.
ton:
Resolved ; That w p Snowdep, shere.
by most respectfully invited to condescend
TO take a seat within the bar Of this House,
as reporter for the Edinburg Review.
Armstrong that the following resolution
be taken from the table.
Resolved; That w A Collins be invi-
ted to take a seat as reporter for the Iowa
State Journal; also hat J Barrett be in-
vited to take a seat as reporter for the
Detroit Free Press.
Morton moved, by adding the words,
tina, Jesse Shoemaker be added TO the list,
as reporter for the New York Evangelist.
Campbell moved 10 lay the resolution
on the table carried. Adjourned.
Friday, Dec. Is.
MORNING SESSION.
On leave, Cromwell introduced III F
NJ Al, a bill for an act to authorize John
A Singleton 10 erect a mill dam across
the south fork of Grand Nemaha river,
in Richardson county. Read first time.
The ruels were suspended, bill read sec.
ond time, and referred to committe on
corporations.
The following Message was received
from the executive:
To the Hon. Council and House of Repre-
Sentatiues
l respectfully call your attention 10 the
fact, that while under the law authorising
the appointment of commissioners of deeds
in other states. and territories, tchap. 81,
sec. al, page Sc, I'd ses.) Only one
commissioner can be created in each city
or county. The recent executive has ap-
pointed several in the cities of New York.
Philadelphia, SC. The official acts of
many are hence legally invalid, and as
serious perpiexily and loss. must result in
the tran. fers of real estate, and in other
respects, it seems necessary 10 pass a spe.
cial law, legalizing acts already done UNI
der seal and TO amend the law of 1856,
so as 10 allow Of the appointment Of a
greater number, Of such officers, in the
larger cities. Thomas b. Cunning.
Exec. Chamber, Dec. II, 1857.
The message was referred 10 the com.
mittee On judiciary.
The committee on agriculture made the
following report:
Your committee to whom was referred
H F No 20, an act TO prevent the impro.
per and criminal use of deadly weapons,
having had the same under consid Grafton,
beg leave to report the same back, with
the following amendments: In the the
first section, strike out words m hundred
and insert the word ten. Also in the
same section, strike out five hundred, and
insert one hundred, so as the bill will read
not loss than ten, nor more than one hum
dred.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
S A CHAMBERS,
J VAN HoRN,
MIcH'L MuRrHY,
A F CROMWELL.
Also the following minority report, wa:
received:
Mn. SPEAKER, and gentlemen Of the
House of Representatives:
The minority of your committee on agri'
culture, to whom was referred H + Nc
90, entitled an act TO prevent the impro'
per and criminal use of deadly weapons
having had the same under consideration
beg leave to report as follows:
Under the insufficient, loose, and un
settled criminal code, at present in force
in this territory, it is we'll known tina
many serious difficulties arise when per
sonal violence is frequently settled and Of
ten used. 1t is furthermore well known
that these difficulties and ARRAYS, mos
generally arise in relation 10 dispute
concerning claims, or farms, the sol
which we cultivate and upon which w
hive our homes, and for this reason, W,
doubt the House has honored this, you
committee on agriculture, by this TO solne
seemingly singular reference.
Human life, as the gift of that Suprem
Being, who over.rules the des,inies OF mer
and notes their Utmost thoughts and deeds
should be regarded by all as somethin
too invaluable and sacred to be subjecte
to the lhoughtless and reckless threats c
unprincipled and desperate men. And "
it is a we'll established fact, that day al
ter day, upon the public highways, in put
lie meetings, and even within the domes
ic circle, men talk of cutting out each 9th
er's hearts, letting day light through eac
other, by force of powder and ball, an
brandish bowie knives and revolvers, a
though they were the only statutes of Ne
braska, and every citizen had a power {
attorney to use them, at his " discr,