The emigrant aid journal of Minnesota. [volume] (Nininger City, Minn. Terr. [i.e. Minn.]) 1856-1858, 1858-01-13
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Tbs,Ledeeatpe, fse+the hoidayss have gone zeal
ously to w&k, appareSsiy anxious TO aid the State in
its present depressed condition. . Bat few members are
absent from their seats. Various bills and itens
are being discussed for tho purpose of having the
State piseS& n1der is proper form, which viii soon be-
como laws.
A bill for an act to authorize the business Of banking
received the favorable consideration Of the House, and
was tead twice and referred.
~scs0lation was adopted by this body directing the
county auditors to report the amount due froui their
counties to the State and also that the State Audito.
A resotuzidSh vas adopted in the Senate diirecpng
the G4&xrn1ft 70 lay before theui the fyctsAndA 6dayits
inssodd1x absefdssthe Board If Gapvassszf relative to
the election returns. ~
Nj. Dunwell gave notice Of a oilf7 10 incorporate Ne
town Of Brooklyn, Or West ST. Paul.
A biilgpaseed ineiporializihg Congress for the benefit
of settlersy6n Sioux and Dakota half breed reseevasoBsg
-Akoios asablish wagon Eoad from lake Superior t.
Il The Hsase "a re.oDk, ion va. adopted .ppsin,ips (.
conimitteeaof three To- inquire iuso the validity - tbb
several charters granted to railroad compsaies at tie
extra session Of the Territorial Legislature last spring,
and that they report at a6 carly day. Messrs. StaEkey,
Stevens, and Wakefield were appointed.
A Registry Law bill was taken up and discussed and
referred 70 tie Judiciary Committee.
The Senatesbll regulating the terms of tkcsEspreme
Court was taken>up and passed under a suspension of
the rules.
In the same manner the Senate Memorial to Congress
for a special presumption law for the settlers or the Half
Breed tract at Lake Pepin was passed.
A bill repeating the law of 1856. known as the shin
plaster prohibition law, was indefinitely postponed.
A memorial to Congress Was introduced asking for
an appropriation of $500 to defray the Indian expedi-
sions to Spirit Lake and Sun Rise.
The joint resolution Of the Senate to memorialixe
Congress relative to the Sioux and Wiunebago reserya-
tions was passed.
4Thafo4iowiag bill creating T. forwarding and Com.
mission Merchants Lien was read a third time and
passed :: /r =
Be SECTIoN l. That when any Forwarding and Commits
sion Merchant doing business as such, iu this State, On
any %navigable stream therein, shall receive any Goods,
Wares, Or. Merchandise, freha any boat or vessel On such
stream, and pay any freight Or charges thereon, said
Forwarding and Commission Merchant shall have a lien
on such Goods, Wares, or Merchandise, for the amour.
Of all such freight and charges as were justly and legal.
~ due and owning thereon, to any person or persons,
for the transportation thereof, at the time they we're SO
received by him, to the full amount paid by him there
for, as we'll as to the same as for his own charges there
on Provided, That in all cases where there j. a special.
contract made for the transportation IF such Goods,
Wares, and Merchandise, such ley shall no, be for .
greater sum than the amount agreed upon in said con-
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+. SEC. 9. This act shall take effect from and aftor tho