The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-02-20

| means OF promoting emlgratlOh 10 MINNESOTA.
carried.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
BY Mr.. HALL: A bill to grant to Pierre
Bottineau and j. r. Irvine the right to es-
tablsh and maintain ferry across the Red
River of the North.
BILLS READ THIRD TINE AND PASSED.
H. F. No. 81, A memorial for Mail route
from McGregors Landing Iowa, to Ovation
ma; MINI.
A bill to authorize the Commissioners of
Scott County, to levy tax to erect a bridge
across Straight River
S. F. No. 80, A bill to lay out State road
from Rochester to Cannon Falls.
Mr.. RICHARDSON moved to take up S.
F. No. 60, bill repeating the act organise
ing the County of Pembina, carried.
The bill was then put on its final passage,
and carried.
COMMITTEE OF WHOLE.
The Senate then resolved itself into COM
mittee of Whole.
Mr. RICHARDSON in the Chair, to take
up various bills.
A bill to grant Ferry Charter to
across the Cannon River.
Joint resolution relative to swamp lands,
was read and on motion of Mr. McKune re-
ferred back to the House with the rccommen-
dation that it be referred to Select Commit
tee of three,
A bill for the protection of game-recom-
mended to be passed.
II. F. No. "a, A memorial to Congress for
the establishment of a Mail route from Min
neapolis to Glencoe.
The memorial was amended by striking
out the word "pray," in the final clause ''and
''insert "pay," so as to read your me mortal
lists will ever pay" &c.
H.F. No, 1872, A bill for an act to prohb-
it drawing Seines in certain Lakes. To be
passed.
An act incorporating the town of Center
vile. TO be passed.
An act regulating the duties of State Lii
bIarian.
A memorial to Congress for the relief Of
certain settlers upon lands appropriated for
RAILROAD purposes.
A memorial to Congress to build bridge
across Root River. Referred to Committee
on Education and Sciences.
A bill to incorporate the Nininger, Louis
vile and St. Peter Railroad Company.
II. F. No. 81, An Act to provide for the
manner of changing names of persons, places,
etc, within the State.
A bill to amend Chapter 60 Of Revised
Statutes.
A bill to incorporate Breckenridge Acade-
ny. Laid aside.
S. F. No. 100, An Act concerning the
Evidence of Witnesses.
Sc. No. 100, An Act to repeal the Act
Incorporating the Mississippi Boom Compa-
ny. TO be indefinitely postponed.
The Committee thereupon arose and re-
ported its recommendations.
The report was accepted, and the recon-
mendatiOns concurred il.
On motion of Mr.. BATES, the Reports of
the Surveyor of Lumber of the Fourth Dis
trict Was referred to Select Committee.
On motion, the Senate then adjourned, un-
til Monday next at ten o'clock
HOUSE.-House met, and was called to
order by the Speaker, pro tenn.
REPORTS.
Mr.. KINGSLEY from the Committee on
Roads and Bridges, reported back sundry
bills for the location of State Roads, and
recommended their passage.
Mr.. TALBOT, from the Committee on
Towns and Counties made report in refer
ence to the proposed division Of Goodhue
county, submitted report and bill. The
bill proposes to divide the county in accor-
dance with the Spine Island Plan." The
Committee did not recommend the plan, but
believed if any division was to be made, the
plan proposed in the bill was the least OBJ
iectionable. The Committee believed that
better method would be to remove the
county seat of Goodhue county to some
more central location.
RESOLUTION.
By Mr.. BALCOMBE Grant, ng the use
of the Hall this evening for apublic meeting.
Adopted.
HOMESTEAD BILL.
On motion of Mr.. STARKEY, the vote
by which the House made the Homestead
Bill the special order for Thursday next was
re-consdered, The House then went into
Committee of the Whole, Mr.. Starkey in the
Chair, for its consideration.
The amendment proposing limit of 49,
600 to the value of the Homestead Bill was
lost.
On motion of Mr.. PIERCE, an amend
ment was adopted extending the benefits Of
this act to the " householder" instead of the
GO head of a family"
Mr.. BACON proposed an amendment ex-
empting all COWS, sheep swine, ETC., owned
by the farmer. He believed that the bill as
it now stood would not give the farmer any
exemption that he did not now possess by
law. He offered this amendment so as to
eoualize in some respects the benefits Of the
act.
Mr.. POEHLER proposed an amendment
to the amendment exempting all other pro-
perty. Not agreed to.
Mr.. RACON'S amendment was then a.
dopted.
Mr.. PECKHAM proposed TO amend so as
to strike out that part Of the section limiting
the area of the Homestead to 160 acres OF
10000 square feet. Lost.
Mr.. SIMPSON proposed to amend SO as
to limit the area in towns to 10000 square
feet.
Mr.. KEITH favored the amendment. Hs
believed the amount fixed IN the bill entirely
too much-moge than the friends of Home
stead desired.
Mr.. BALCOMBE opposed This bill
: seemed to be a step far in the advance to-
: wards abolishing all laws for the collection
of debts. Now if this step was to be taken
let u 60 the whole figure. If we are to have
no limit in value, we should have no limit in
area. This was his reason for opposing the
amendment.
Mr.. Brady was in favor Of the princi-
pie of the Homestead. 1t was one Of a Sc
res of reforms that commenced with the act
abolishing imprisonment for debt. He also
looked upon it as having tendency in some
measure to restrict public credit which he
believed would be beneficial.
Mr.. OTiS advocated the Homestead pcin-
ciple. Gentlemen who favored a limitation
in value seemed to misunderstood the princi-
pie of Homestead. A home was a home
whether built of brick and mortar, or logs,
and was held just as sacred by the family in
the one case as the other.
Mr.. SIMPSONS amendment was not
agreed to.