Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1858-07-24
Minnesota LegisIaturc.---Adj
Session.
FRIDAY, July 16, 1858.

Session.
FRIDAY, July 16, 1853.
SENATE The Senate was called to or
der at the usual hour, and the roll called.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
Journal read.
BY Mr. COOK: a bill for an act providing
future sessions of the Legislature. Read a
first and second time, and ordered printed.
BY Mr.. HALL: A bill for an act to locate
and construct state road from st. Paul to
Taylors Falls. Read first time and ordered
printed.
BY Mr.. HODGES: A bill to authorize the
Register of Deeds of Olmstead County to
copy from the Deeds of Fillmore County.
By Mr. MURPHY A bill to amend sec
ton chap. 3, session laws of 1857. Read
second time by title, and ordered printed.
BY Mr.. SOMERS "a bill for an act to
amend the act Incorporating the town of
Mantorvlc Ordered printed.
by MIR. HULL A bill to provide for the
survey and relocation of q State road from
st. Paul to Elliota. Read first and second
time.
HOUSE BILLS ON FIRST READING.
III. F. No. 356, an act to encourage the for
nation of Fire Companies.
II. F. No. 357, proposing anamendment to
section "a, Art, 4, Constitution.
SECOND READING.
Senate Files No. 249 231, 245, and 25S
were read second time by thir titles.
THIRD READING.
A bill to facilitate the levy of executions in
certain kinds of property, was put or its pas
nd los h,,t fl,oV va o
and the bill laid on the table.
The bill to extend the time for the payment
of the taxes of Dakota County was then ia
Committee of Whole.
COMMITTEE OF WHOLE.
Mr.. HUDSON in the chair, made the fol-
lowing recommendations.
A bill granting to Mechanics lien on
buildings. To be laid on the rable.
A bill to provide for printing and furnish
ing to the various Auditors, blank assessment
rolls. To be engrossed
a bill to vacate the state road from st.
Cloud to Breckenridge TO be engrossed.
A bill to repeal certain appropriations here
toiore made. To be indefinitely postpon-
ed
A bill to extend the time for the collec-
ton of taxes. 10 be indefinitely postpon-
ed.
A bill to incorporate the town of Arcade,
&c. To be engrossed
An act for recording conveyances affecting
real estate. TO be engrossed.
II. F. No. 322, bill to extend to the time
for the collection of taxes in the county of
Dakota. TO be referred to a select commit
tee of three
An act to corporate the town of Law
renee.
Also an act to incorporate the town of
Somerville.
Also an act to incorporate Bridge Compa-
MES.
An act to repeal the Charter of Shakopee
To be referred to q Select Committee of
three.
A bill to establish the County of Kanabec
To be passed
A bill comforting the powers of Court Com
missioner and Judges of Probate, &C. To
be referred to a committee Of three
An act to leealise the survey of the town of
Minnesota. 10 be passed
An act to amend the act to incorporate
the City of Monroe. TO be passed.
An act to facilitate the conveyance of
Abill for an act prescribing the general
duties of Auditor of State. TO be passed.
An act for the protection of religious meet
ings. 10 be passed.
In act empowering School District No. s.
Houston Co., to borrow money To be re-
ferred to Houston Co. delegation.
A bill for the protection of laborers on
railroads. To be referred to sele ct commit
tee of three.
An act for the pres ervation of State arms
To be passed.
A bill for an act supplemental to an act
relative to improvements in the city of Saint
Paul. 70 be passed.
A bill to authorize the establishment and
regulations of Ferries. To be passed.
An act for mail route. To be referred
to Committee on State affairs.
A bill to provide for the creation and reg
ulation Of Gas Light Companies. 10 be
passed.
A bill to amend the act providing for the
laying out of certain State roads, 10 be
passed.
A bill to incorporate the town of Belmont.
To be passed.
A bill for State road.
A bill to define the mode of voting for
change of County lines. Referred to Com.
mittec of three.
A bill to extend the laws of the State over
the Indians living in the State TO be
passed.
An act relative to the State road from
Minneapolis to Greenwood. To be passed.
bill for an act to provide for the duties
of Attorney General. To be laid on the
table.
bill fixing the rate Of interest. To lie
on the table and be printed.
The committee then rose, and reported,
which report was adopted.
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. COWAN moved to reconsider the
vote fixing the day of adjournment on the
I'd of August next He said the Senate
could not get through with their necessary
business ere that time.
Mr.. SMITH opposed it. The session had
been tediously long already. and the people
would condemn us if We stad any longer
than the day fixed.
Mr.. HALL spoke to the parliamentary
view of the case, declaring the Senate could
no: reconsider the vote.
Some further debate ensued on the motion,
when it was withdrawn.
Mr.. SMITH moved the adoption Of rcso-
luton authorizing the Secretary not to grant
any member of the Senate a certificate of
per diem for the recess. Laid on the table.
The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE.-The House met pursuant to
adjournment and was called to order by the
Chief Clerk.
Tn the absence Of the Speaker, Mr. STAR
KEY was elected Speaker pro tenn.
Mr. ROBINSON moved that the vote
whereby the House refused to engross the
bill "for an act relating to the collection of
debts" be reconsidered, which was agreed to,
and the bill referred to select committee of