The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-01-23

Roads reported back the bill for road from
West st. Paul to Shakopee with amendment
Mr.. STARRY from the select Committee
to whom was referred the bill to authorize the
Common Council of the City of st. Paul to
issue its bonds for street certificates, with
amendments
SECOND READING OF BILLS.
Memorials for the establishment of mail
routes from Glencoe to Clearwater from
Minneapolis to KandyOhi, and from Browns
vile to Winona.
Joint Resolution relative to Swamp Lands.
Referred to Committee on Lands.
Memorial for appropriation to complete
the Point Douglas and st. Louis river road
Rules suspended and bill passed ayes 81.
An act comforting the powers of Court
prescribing their duties and fees. Referred
to Committee on the Judiciary.
BILLS PASSED.
Senate Memorials for an increase of mail
service on route No. 13848-ayes 81.
Senate bill to authorize the Register of
Deeds Of Chisago county to copy records
from Washington county-ayes SO.
Senate bill to locate State road from
Brownsville to Winnebago City-ayes 81,
nays 2.
THE CODE, ETC.
On motion of Mr.. STARKEY the House
resolved itself into Committee of the whole
for the consideration of the bill for appoint
ment ofcemmlssioners for the revisions of the
Statutes.
Mr.. CHASE moved to strike out the natne
of Aaron Goodrich and inserting j. w.
Taylor.
MIR. STEVENS spoke against the amend
ment.
The amendment was withdrawn.
MIR. CHASE moved to strike out the name
Moses Shurburne and insert j. w. Taylor.
MIR. BRADLEY said that Mr. Sherbur ne
was the last man whose name he desired to
see stricken out. He thought unless there
were good reasons for striking out bis anne
or the name of any of the gentleman, he
should support the persons named in tn e BILL
Mr.. RUTTAN made some remarks to the
same effect.
The amendment was lost.
Mr.. MURPHY move to strike out the
name of VIM. Hollnshead and insert the
name Of w. A. German Lost
MIR. BEARCE moved to amend so as to
adopt the New York Code of practice as far
as applicable.
Mr.. T. A. THOMPSON moved to amend
the amendment by adopting the Ohio prac-
tice.
Mr.. STEVENS hoped the amen dment
would be withdrawn as the Committee had
bill in preparation defining the course of the
Commissioners.
Mr.. BRADLEY hoped so too.
Mr.. BEARCE argued that the system of
practice should be adopted first or at the
same time that the Commissioners are an
pointed.
Mr.. RUTAN did not want to mix up
thlngs-elect the Commissioners first, and
then tell them what to do-that was the
common-sense business mode of doing bust
ness.
Mr., BRADLEY said it did not make any
difference what kind of code was adopted
the Commissioners would follow out the in
structions of the Legislature.
MIR. GROVER thought it would be insult
ing to the gentleme. n named in the Commits
sion II they were Instructed to adopt any par
ticular system.
Mr.. OTlS Was in favor of the New York
system-it had been brought to perfection
IN that State and was early adopted in the
Territory O., Minnesota.
Mr.. L ATTERSALL was opposed to the
amendment. Every member had some favor
lite coF.e and that could be settled hereafter.
MI. PETI lie moved to strike out the
marie of Aaron Goodrich and insert Amos
Coggswel.
Mr. BALCOMBE explained before voting.
Ii instruction was given to the Commission
ers he had no choice. If there was no in
structions he should vote for such persons as
favored the New York code. He therefore
preferred Mr.. Coggswell.
The amendment was lost
Mr.. MURPHY moved to amend so as to
allow the Commissioners to be elected in
Joint Convention of the Legislature. Lost.
Mr. LYLE propos ed an amendment, allow
ing the Commissioners only the power Of
compiling and ranging the Statutes. Lost.
MIR. GASKILL moved to amend so as to
make the Comm lssioners act in accordance
with the instructions they should receive
from the Legi stature.
Mr.. BRADLEY moved substitute COW
erlng the sa me ground as the amendment
Carried.
On motion of Mr.. SHEETZ the Commit
tee rose and reported the bill back to the
House and recommended the bill to be en-.
crossed
On motion of Mr.. STEARNS the rules
were suspended and the bill read third time
and passed-yeas As, nays 10.