The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-02-13

Ii. +. No. 16, a Memorial to the Congress O
the United States, for the establishment of
Mail route from Albert Lea in Freeborr
county by the way of Mapeton, Hopewell
Liberty, Montevideo, to New Ulm in Brown
County.
H. F. No. 1S, Memorial to Congress fol
the establishment of Mail Route from Clear
Lake by way of Clear Water and Fair Ha
ven to Forest city.
ii. f. No. II, Memorial to Congress fol
Mail Route from Mankato in Minnesota, to
Fort Dodge in Iowa.
II. F. No. 10, Memorial to Congress o
the United States for the establishment of a
Mail Route from the City of ST. Peter in Nj
collet county by the way of New Auburn in
Sibley County, to Glencoe in Mcleod county
A bill for protection of game.
A Memorial to the Legislature for mai
service between Shakopee and Clear Wa
ter.
An Act to locate State road from Sha
kopee to Faribault.
An Act to locate State road from Sha
kopee to Clear Water.
A Bill authorizing the Register of Deeds
OF lsanti Go. to copy records from Ramsey
County.
The above bills were all read second time
and ordered printed.
A bill, introduced by the Committee on
Ways and Means was also introduced, and
read first and second time.
HOUSE FILES IN COMMITTEE OF WHOLE.
The Senate then resolved itself into Com
mittee of whole.
Mr.. HUDSON in the Chair, to take up the
House fill
The following recommendations were
made:
H. F. No. As, An act to provide for the
compensation of Members of the Legislature
to be passed
S. F. No. 70, A bill to provide for an act
Cor the creation and regulation of corpora
lions. 10 be engrossed.
S. F. No. 80, An act to make appropria.
tions to defray the current expenses OF the
State. Recommended to be passed.
S. F. No. 81, A bill relating to the revision
and compilation Of the Statutes, and H. f,
No. IL. were laid aside, with the recommen-
dation that they be made the special order
for Monday next.
H. F. No. 81, Memorial to Congress for
the establishment of Mail route from Glen
coe to Clear Water in the County of Wright.
Recommended to be passed.
Ell. F. Memorial No. 8, A memorial to Con-
gress for the establishment of mail roate
from Glencoe gia Camden to Watertown
Recommended to be passed.
On motion of Mr. BATES, the committee
thereupOn rose, and reported the above bills
back with amendments, which report was
adopted, and the recommendations of the
committee cOncurred in.
On motion of Mr.. HUDSON, the vote
concurring in the recommendations of the
committee in regard to the II. F. No. As,
we're reconsldered, and
Mr.. HUDSON moved that the clause al
lowing the Speaker increased compensation
be stricken out.
Mr.. STREETER moved to amend by ad-
ding Chief Clerk. Lost.
The ayes and nays being called on Mr..
Hudson's amendment, they were-ayes IL,
nays 16. So the amendment was lost.
The recommendation was again cOncurred
in.
The recommendation of the committee in
relation to the bills, S. f. No. 81, & II. F.
No. H. was reconsidered, and disposed of
as before.
BILLS READ A THIRD TINE AND PASSED.
Bill No. 60. S. F.: An act to amend an
act entitled an act to incorporate certain
towns in this Territory, and to provide for
government within the same.
ST. No. GA: A bill to provide for State
road from Crow Wing to Twin Lakes in
Carlton Co., via Wadena.
Cloud to Breckenridge on the Red River of
the North.
The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE-The House was called to order
by the Speaker pro tenn.
PETITIONS.
Mr.. TALBOT presented petition from
Mrs Swisshelm, of st. Cloud, asking for fur
ther protection of the wife and children in
the provisions of the Homestead bill.
Mr.. TALBOT moved, that as the social
and literary position of the petitioner is such
as to entitle her to the respect and consider
alton of this House, the petition be printed
in the Journal of the House and referred to
the select committee having the Homestead
bill under consideration. Carried,
A petition from citizens Of Ramsey and
Dakota counties, was prese sented for a road
from near St. Anthony to Big Lake on the
Dodd road.
Mr.. STEVENS, from the select committee,
to whom was referred bill providing for
the payment of certain commissioners for ex-
penses in laying out Territorial road from
Minneapolis to st. Cloud, reported the facts
in the case, by which it appeared that por-
ton Of the commissioners were paid, but that
the auditor refused to pay others of the COM
missioners.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Mr.. GASKILL An act fixing the
salaries of public officers, and providing the
manner of paying the same.
. By Mr.. TALBOT: For State road from
Clearwater to Cold Spring. Referred to com.
on roads and bridges.
By Mr.. POWER: For State road from
Wahashaw to Mantorville. Referred to com.
on roads and bridges.
By Mr.. STARKEY: To provide for
State emigrant commissioner.
By Mr.. STEVENS: To incorporate the
towns of Echota and Marion. Referred to
com. Oh corporations.