Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1858-06-26

| MONDAY, JUNE 81, 1855.
! SENATE--The Senate was called 10 oroer
| at the usual hour, aud opened WITH prayer oy
the Chaplain.
| The roll called and Journal read.
| ,f.,e.sa PETITIONS.
s Several petitions relative to State Roads
| were presented, and referred to Commit
\ tees
/ Mr.. MURPHY, presented a petition
| from certain citizens for change in State
road Referred TO a select committee OF
Messrs. Murphy, Chase and Jones.
BY Mr. SMITH: A petition fom oseph
! yagel and others TO vacatc a certain road
! referred TO same committee.
By Mr. JONES: A petition from certain
! citizens to establish State Road from Green
field to Spring Grcve,--referrcd to Commit
| tee on roads and bridges.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
BY Mr.. SMITH: A bill to vacate the State
road from Smithtown in Carver County, to
/ Shakopee to the special committee
as above.
BY Mr.. NORTON: a bill to amend the
Charter of the North Western Railroad Com
pany.
THE GREAT SEAL or STATE.
Mr.. FOLSOM, from the Committee on
State Seal, reported the form recommended
| by them last winter, and urged its adoption
| Tie report was accepted.
SECOND READISG.
Several Senate Files were read a second
time by their title.
BILLS READ A THIRD TINE AND PASSED.
II. +. Ne. 282, bill for an act to amend
al ac. ii.co. ,ofating .iie ii AinDesota Central
| University. Yeas 25.
! S. +. No 270, an act to amend an act to
| incorporate the Central University. Yeas
| "a.
H. F. No. 274, bill to incorporate the
towns Of Holmes City and Grove Lake.
| Yeas "a.
IL. f. No. 272, bin to amend the act to
| lay out and establish the st. Paul and Can
! non Falls Road Yeas 90.
I'll. f. No 236 bill relating 10 Prairie
Fires.
II. T. No. 27O, an act to authoriSe School
District No. 2G, TO raise money for certain
purposes.
II. F. No. $50, bill for an act to incor-
porate the town of Cleveland.
| Fl. F. No. 260, an act to authorise the
supervisors of Brown County to erect q
bridge near Cottonwoon River
An act to authorise the Register Of Deeds
| of FIeeborn County to copy from the records
of Mower County.
| II. F. No. 215, an act to incorporate the
town Of Zumbrota-
The President here read communication
| signed Henry II. Sibley, informing that officer
t that he, Sihley, was about to leave town, and
| he would have to occupy his Office while be
was absent. The President informed the
| Senate that the Chair would be vacated this
afternoon.
| Mr.. HALL then moved that the Senate
! elect Mr.. COWAN Of Nicollette County, to
supply his place when absent.
a call of the Senate was moved, and some
time spent therein.
Several motions to dispense with further
proceedings were negatived, and motions to
reconsider lost. Finally further proceedings
were dispensed With, ayes 25 nays, 8.
Mr.. HALLS motion was then taken up
Mr. WATSON moved to substitute Mr
REINER for Mr.. COWAN'S name in the
motion, ayes l5, nays 10.
| The question recurring on the original mo-
t1uii, bbNlC NStC ufSS lcN ~,
| The President giving the casting vote, and
Nh. COWAN voting for himself with an ex-
| planation as to the reason.
On motion Of Mr.. HALL the order of the
| day, VIZ
| THE BANK BILL,
Was taken IN, and the Senate went into
| Committee of tie Whole, Mr. RIDPATH in
the chair, to consider the same. The bill was
taken up section by section, and amended
After some time spent therein the COM
mittee rose, and asked leave to sit again to-
morrow at 10 O'Clock
| The Senate again went into
| COMMITTEE or WHOLE,
! Mr. SKINNER in the chair, aud took up,
II. T. No. 28a, bill to make an appropri-
alton to defray expenses Of The present ad-
jonrned session Of the Legislature, &c. 1t
was recommended to he passed
The bill was then put Oh a third passage,
but referred to Select Committee before a
| vote was taken.
SPECIAL MESSAGE.
On notion the special message from the
Executive Office was taken up read, and re-
errcd to Messrs. Cowan, Bates, and Muir
ply.
The Senate then adjourned.
BOUSE-met pursuant to adjournment,
and cslled to order by the Speaker.
PETITIONS.
By Mr. TEFFT Ofthe Common Council
Of the City &c Wabashaw, praying that fer
ry charter might be granted to the sold Coun-
Gil at that place, and demonstrating against
the conierring of any such privilege on any
individual or private corporation.
REPORTS.
Mr.. OTIS, Chai man Of the Committee on
the Judiciary reported adversely to the pas
sage of the bill changing the name3 Of Snake
River, for the following reasons
l. The naming of rivers is not subject oil
| legislation. Legislators can only fix names to
| things of their own creation.
g Though it were desirable to change the
name that common consent has heretofore
given to the river in question, then there is
no preprietp in giving 1t the name in question
--kennebec.
SECOND READING.
House bills: To amend chapter so of the
session laws Of the Territory, passed April
lS57.-Teierred to the Ramsey County dele
CATION.
To provide for changing county lines.
To lay out state roa0 from West ST
Paul TO Mankato.
To amend the sct Incorporating the City
. of Winona.
To regulate the sale of sptrituous liquors
Referred to special COMMITTEE consisting o
f Messrs. Stevens, Parker and KibIer.
Memorial to Congress for the establishment
of mail route from Winona to Winnebagt
City.
THIRD READING.
House bills: For the protection of reli
gions meetings. Passed-ayes Al, nays 3.
To extend the time for taking assessments
| in this State. Passed-ayes 43.