Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1858-01-07

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On motion Of Ar,nsr 'tg the House re
en- No ~; a hill for an act to exempt
the Homestead of families from forced
sale, on execution to pay debts.
Arm strong ia the chair.
After reupa ming sometime therein, the
con. rose, reported progress, and asked
leave to 81, again ats o'clock. Granted.
On motion House took recess until 9
o'clock. u.vls.,. Dol
On motion Of Strickland, now went in.
to CON. VI ,he whole, on special order Of
day. u5s.
Armstrong in the chair -
After remaining sometime therein, the
com. arose aud reported through their
chairman that they had under considera.
ton the Homestead Bill, and recommend
that the bill do pass with the following
amendments.
In See. /, after the enacting clause in
sert. That the family Homestead of a
family, being a free white person, shall
be exempt from sale, execution, or any
Judgment, or decree, rendered on any
cnuse of action, after the taking effect Ut
this act. Provided that such Home
stead shall not exceed or co..lain more
than one LOT Of ground, with the Improve
meats thereon occupied by such n,ad of
a family a a II homestead, which Home
stead shall lol exceed ia value the sum
of $1,000, il. situated within the limits Of
any city, owl or village, laid out and
plated, according 10 the laws Of the Ter
rlory, and provided also, that such home
stead shall not exceed or contain more
than 100 acres Of land with u dwelling
house, and the necessary out buildings
which homestead shall not exceed ia val.
ue the sum of $1,000, as upon which land
such head of a family may reside, it SIT
ua,ed without the Iinlts Of such city, town
or village, as abov specified.
In Sec. s, between the words {" con-
tract" aud " before" insert /" or any IN
debtedness contr. cted."
In Sc. 8, after the word after" in.
sert the words, the Both day of March,
A ID, 1853.
Report was adopted, rules suspended,
bill read bird time by ITS title.
Strickland moved that the bill DO now
pass.
Ayes and Nays demanded on the pass.
age Of the bill, and resulted rs follows:
81 to 8. Carried, bill passed, aud title
ageed to.
On leave, Strickland gave notice of a
bill to incorporate the town Of Larimer,
in Sarpy County. 'a5 Dog.
On leave, Donelan introduced Fl F,
No 70; u memorial aud joint resolution
praying for the. establishment of a daily
mail from Greenwood in Iowa, to Pla,t,.
mouth, N T.
On motioi read second and third time
and passed, and title agreed to.
Crawford intr reduced III F, No SO a
bill for All act to grant Il ferry charter to
J l. Campbell, WI r Blore. their a.so.
ciates, and assigns. opposite the mouth of
Vermlllion River in Minnesota Terrific.
ry. Referred to com. on corporations.
Tue com. on the judiciary made the
following report.
Your CON TO whom was referred c b,
No 10 "a bill for an act to fix the time
of converting the Legislative Assembly,
beg leave to report the same back with.
out amendment, and recommend its pas.
sage. Adjourned. r4.i .rru
Thursday, Dec. 81.
On leave Mr. Strickland introduced a
memorial and nni resolution relative TO
the bridgiug Of the Platte River.
On tnotioa referred u select com. of
three. Stewart. Strickland and Campbell.
On leave Donelan. made tn. folio wing
report FROM the com. on Federal rela-
tons. ~.
Your CON-. 10 whom was referred pre-
amb!e and resolutions relative to Kansas
affairs. have had the same under consid-
GRAFTON, and beg leave 10 report the same
back with the following amendments, and
recommend their passage.
Resoirsd further ; That we cherish a
warm hope and confidence, that the ad-
mInistr ,tion Of james Buchanan, our
present able and Patriotic Chief Magis-
trate, will b. dlstiny uished by a firm and
strict anherance to the principles which
placed it IN power, and that its crowii-
ing act will be the complete and final es-
tablishment Of the rights of the people of
the Territories 10 Legislate for them
selves, and TO establish such institutions us
their W judgmen, may approve.
On motion The report Of com. was
adopted. .rfa.
Armstrong offered the following ame:d
ment.
RESOLVED; That our gratitude is due to
those distinguished statesmen, Stephen A
Douglas, William a Richardson. and
other champions Of the popular Sover.
eIgnty idea, for their bold aud determined
defense o tthe principles of the Nebra ska
Kansas act, and that we regard their po-
~sition on that subject, as entirely consis-