Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1858-06-12


By Mr.. STEVENS That the Chief Clerk
be instructed to negotiate for 800 copies of
Neill's History of Minnesota for the use of
members Of this House.-Laid on the table.
By Mr.. FOSTER: That the Chief Clerk
be directed to stop the subscription to the
several newspapers IS the same is an expense
to the State.-Adopted.
Adjourned till tomorrow.
THURSDAY, JUNE 10, -s5s.
SENATE.--The Senate was called to or
der at the usual hour.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
Roll called and jour nal read from the man.
uscript of the Clerk, and approved.
BILLS MEMORIALS, ETC., INTRODUCED.
By Mr.. RICHARDSON: A Memorial
to the President of the United States for
military protection on the North Western
i, Frontier.
By Mr. HODGES: A Bill for an Act to
lay out and establish a road from Marion,
Olmsted Co., to Oakland, Dodge Co.
By MIR. SMITH: A Bill for an Act to pro-
vide in what instances certain offices shall be
declared vacant.
BY Mr. SOMERS: A Bill for an Act to
lay out State road from Rochester to Will
ton, in Waseca Co.
BY Mr.. SMITH: A Bill relating to the
titles of pre-empted lands
BY MIR. DAY: An Act amending an Act
granting to Thomas McRoberts, a Ferry pri-
vilege at LaCrescent.
The bill was read first and second time
RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr. VAN ETTEN: That the daily
Z -
BY MIR. SOMERS: That the door keep
er be authorised to pur chase ice for the use
of the Senate. Adopted.
Mr.. COWAN moved the appointment Of
committees to confer with those appointed
by the House for conference in various mat.
tiers. Carried, and the Chair appointed the
various committees
Quite debate then arose on the request
contained in m :ssaee from the House. that
the Senate would return II. F. No. SO, but
the Senate refused to reconsider their vote
OF the day previous, ordering the disposition
of the bill in its usual course.
Mr.. RIDPATH moved that all proceed
ings had at yesterdays Session in reference O
the dispensing with the printing Of the daily
Journal be expunged from the records.
! Mr.. MURPHY called for the ayes and
noes.
Mr.. FOLSOM moved call of the Senate,
which was had, when further proceedings un-
der the call were dispensed with
Several members spoke to the question,
when the roll was called resulting ayes Is,
navs 49,
BY Mr.. RIDPATH: That Messrs. Hodg-
es, Folsom and Murphy be appointed Com
mittee to have the Senate Map altered to
show the boundaries of the new Counties.
Adopted.
By Mr.. HODGES: That Committee
Of one from each Judicial District be ap-
pointed to draft rules for the time and place
Of holding Circuit Courts in the several dis
tricts.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
S. F. No. 127, A Bill to provide for the
Salaries of the Judges of the Supreme and
District Court, was, on motion of Mr.
BATES, taken up. The bill was consider
ed i'll Committee of Whole and amended last
winter, but the amendments were not con-
CURED in. The bill was amended in some
particulars as to amount of salaries, and time
when the same shall begin, and ordered en-
crossed for third reading.
5. F. No. l4l, was then on motion Of Mr.
RE1NER taken up being an Act to amend
Chap. IL General Laws, relative TO the gov
ernment of the State Prison, approved 18th
March,
The Senate then went into Committee of
Whole, MIR. Murphy in the Chair to consider
the bill.
After some debate, it was recommended to
be referred back to Committee on Public
Prisons, with instructions to report a perfect
bill. The Committee then rOSt, and the re-
commentator was Concurrcd in.
On motion Of Mr. FOLSOM, S. F. No. 33,
A Bill to grant Ferry Charter to Nehemiah
F. Taylor across the ST. Croix at the town of
Nashua, was taken up from the table, amend
ed slightly, and ordered engrossed Tor third
reading.
S. F. No. 68, An Act granting to August
Rehm, Ferry Charter across the Minnesota
at Traverse; was also ordered to be engrossed
for Third reading.
COMMITTEE OF WHOLE.
The Senate then resolved itself into Com
mittee of Whole, DR.. REINER in the Chair,
to take up all bills ready for commitment.
The following recommendations were made
A bill! to amend the Act granting to Thos.
McRoberts the right to keep and maintain
Ferry across the Mississippi at La Crescent
Recommended to be passed.
There being no further bills ready, the
Committee then rose and reported as above.
The report and recommendation was concur
red in. The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE.-The House was called to order
pursuant to adjournment by the Speaker
REPORTS
IT.
the bill for the incorporation of the City of
Hastings, reported the same back with
amendments, and recommended it's passage.
The amendments were adopted and the
bill ordered ergrossed.
SECOND READING.
To provide for the election and prescribe
the duties of County Auditor. Referred to
the Committee on Towns and Counties.
TO incorporate the town of Blue Earth
City. Referred to the Committee on Towns
and Counties.
To amend chapter "a of the Revised SIT t.
utes.
To amend an act providing for the Cannon
Falls and St. Paul road
A bill for the protection of religious meet
ings
TO incorporate the towns of Holmes City
and Grove Lake.
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
The Committee of the Whole, Mr. Sheetz
in the Chair had under consideration the
House file of bills, and made the following
recommendations
10 amend chapter "a of the Revised Stat
utes 10 the Committee on the judiciary.