Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1858-01-21
DON.
from Governor
Richardson, ana a Reply
thereto.

thereto.
The following communication was re.
ceicved by the Council and House Of Rep
resAa,atives, OH the 18th. s.rr
ExrcurivE OrrIcr, Omaha City N. T
'4 5000 January 18th, 1865.
Hon. j.. l.. BowrS, J III. CAMPBELL
+. A. DosELAN, Committee.
GENrLEsEN .- 't'
lps @. ss-.l asa L received from you.
on yesterday, the following preamble and
resolutions. a.u i7.tfil prs 'a.'
70 "Be il resolved by the Council and
House of Representatives of the Territory
Of Nebraska, that whereas it is understood
that his ExcIlency, the Governor of the
Territory, the Hon. William A. Richard
son, has arrived at Omaha City, then be it
Resoirei, That a Joint Committee, con-
sisting Of one member Of the Council and
two of the House, be appointed to wait
upon his E~xcellency and inform him that
the Council and the House of Represent.
atives of the Territory of Nebraska are
now in session at Florence, having been
forced 10 adjourn 10 that the nearest place
of safety, by the disorganiz,ng and turbu-
lent acts of a minority Of their own body,
aided by he violence of an unrestrained
mob at Omaha, causing a well grounded
apprehension as to the personal safety Of
the majority, and requesting his Excell-
ency to communicate with the Legislature
at this place ut his earliest convenience"
O. ] deem il to be my duty under existing
circumstances, as an act of courtesy due
from me to you as members Of the Legis-
Iative Assembly of Nebraska, to atate
frankly that looking at the question as a
mere legal one, ] cannot recognize that
portion of the members Of the Legislature
now assembled at Florence us the Coun-
ell and House of Representatives of this
Territory. 20" ,7-.. ---II. ..-.t p
BY reference TO the Organic Act, Sec.
!, 10, it will be seen that thu power to locate
and establish the Seat of Government j:
conferred upon the "Governor and Legis.
Iauvc Assembly" Under that authority
Omaha City, Douglass county, was deter
/ mined upon as said seat of Government 10y
an ac, Of the Territorial Legislature, APP.
proved, January the Goth, A. ID. 1855
Omaha City must continue TO be the only
J legal place of holding the sessions Of the
: Legislature. unless some other place i;
fixed upon by the joint action Of the Gov
: ernor aud Legislative Assembly. tf.
hive been unable to find any enact.
ment upon the Statute books of the Terri
tory, making such change, aud in its alb
3 sence the Legislature can only transact 1t:
1 business legally at Omaha City, IN Doug
!, las county.
But, should it be insisted that hi:
change is but temporary, and not designed
E rs a removal of the Seat of Government
/ even then, if | have been properly inform
$ ed, the proceeding is not authorized by
! law. understand the following to b.
the facts: The House Of Representatives
. without reference to the action of the
d Council, or the approval Of the Governor
: upon a mere motion adjourned to Florencs
The Council. also independent Of The
House and the Executive, adjourned Il
meet at the same place. IL now ] shoul6
4 recognize the meeting al Florence as The
r Legislative Assembly of the Territory
what is the doctrine which | endorse : Il
il not that either branch of the Legislature
without the concurrent action Of the other
c has the power to adjourn to meet at an!
place il may selec, I; a doctrine, the estab
b lfhment and operation Of which nigh, a