The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-03-13

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promises, and this provision was one of
them.
Mr.. BACON said if the provision had
been inserted for the purpose of making
votes for the measure, it might be good
plan to insert a few more towns, and secure
more votes for the measure. If gentlemen
acknowledged that their votes had been ''se-
cured" by such means, he should vote for
striking out the proviso.
Mr.. OTIS opposed
Mr.. KEITH moved to lay the amend
ments on the table, which motion prevailed
yeas 45, nays %, as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Balcombe, Bearce, Bevans, Burgess
Buffers Carpenter Chase Chowen Crosby, Cruttenden
Cummings, Davern Eames, Frost Gibson, Graham
Kingsley, Locke, McGrorty, Murphy ONeil Otis, Peck
ham, Pierce, Powers, Rauch, Keheld Scoied, seeley,
Stevens, Tattersal Talbot, T. A. Thompson, Townsend
Tuttle, vertress, Wilson, Young, Mr.. Speaker-45.
Nays-Messrs. Atkinson, Bacon, Bray, Campbell
Decow, Foster, Fadeand, Gaskill, Heyd, Smith john
son. kiber, LIE Blond Leonard. Libbey, Lord, Lyle
Masters, Parker, Petite, Poeher, Randall Rutan Simp
son, Sheetz, starkey, Teht. NJ. Thompson, Way-2s.
Mr.. GASKILL offered the following ad-
ditional proviso: "That the Minnesota and
Pacific Railroad Company shall commence
the construction of its road at Saltwater, and
shall continue the construction from that
point westward to st. Paul and St. AnthO-
n.y."
Mr.. STARKEY hoped members who had
voted to retain the Faribaut and Minneapo-
lis proviso, would show their consistency by
voting for this.
Mr.. r. A. THOMPSON moved to lay the
amendment on the table, which motion pre-
vailed by the following vote:
Yeas--Messrs Balcombe, Bearce, Bevans Burgess,
Buffers, Carpenter, Chowen, Crosby Crutenden, Cum
mngs, Davern Eames, Frost, Gibson, Graham, Grover,
Hanson, Heyd, Keith, Kinghorn, Kingsley, Locke,
McGrorty, Murphy ONeil, Otis, Pierce, Powers, Ran
DALI Rauch, Rehfeld Sheetz, Tattersall, Talbot T. A.
Speaker-4O.
Nays-Messrs. Bacon, Bray, Campbell, Chase, De-
COW, Foster, Fadeand Gaskll, Hawkins, Smith John
son, Kiber lie Blond, Leonard, Litbey, Lord, Lyle,
Masters, Parker Peckham, Petite, Poeher Rutan, SEQ
field, Seeiey, Simpson, Stsrkey, Stevens, Teft, NJ.
Thompson vertress, Way-a.
Mr. LYLE moved to strike out ''Fari-
baut" and insert Estate line" He believed
if the Cedar Valley Company was required to
| commence their road at any particular point,
it should be at its southern extreme. 1t was
we'll known that the Iowa Company would
complete this road to the State line in the
course of year or two, and if the Minnesota
/ Company were allowed to commence their
construction at this point. the advantage to
Minnesota would be apparent 1t had been
| argued in favor OF commencing the conStruc-
tion at Minneapolis, that that point was fa-
vorasle on account of the ease of getting
supplies, &C., but that argument did not hold
! good in relation to Faribault.
The amendment was lost.
II oA l..
making the grading of the ''ten mile" sec
ctions so as to read "ten consecutive miles.' d
Lost.
Mr. CASKILL moved to strike out the
'ten' miles and insert twenty" Lost
ayes "a, nays, 46.
Mr.. LORD moved to amend by striking
out in relation to the conditions of the loan,
and insert the following
"Whenever either of said companies shall
produce to the Governor. Auditor and Treas
urer of State, evidence satisfactory to each
of said officers, verified by the affidavits o
the Chief Engineer, Treasurer and two Di
rectorS of said company that ten consecutive
miles Of the road of said company have beer
actually completed, ready for placing the su
perstructnre thereonthe Governor shall caus,
to be issued and delivered to said compan,
State Bonds to the amount of one hundree
thousand dollars and whenever thereafter
and as often as either of said companies shall
produce to the Governor, Auditor and Treas
urer of State like evidence of a future con
struction of ten miles of its road as above
provided, then the Governor shall cause to bt
issued to said company further like Bonds tt
the amount of one hundred thousand dollars
for each and every ten miles of road thus con
structed and whenever either of said com
panies shall produce like evidence that TWEEN
ty consecutive miles of road are actually com
pleted and cars running thereon, the Cover
nor shall cause to be issued and delivered tt
such company like Bonds to the amount O
two hundred thousand dollars and whel
ever thereafter, and as often as either Of saiC
companies shall produce to the Governor
Auditor and Treasurer of State like cvidenc
that an additoal ten miles of said road is il
operation as aforesaid, the Governor shall
cause to be issued and delivered to said com
pany further like Bonds to the amount of on
hundred Thousand dollars until the full a
mount of Bon'Is hereby authorized shall h
issued Proyided, That tcwo ffths o
Bonds issued tc tho Southern Min
nesota Railroad Company shall be expended
in the construction and equipment of line {
road from La Crescent to the point of juno
ton with the Transit road to provide hy law.
Lost-aoes Il, nays 81.
Mr.. STEVENS offered the following a
; mendment
Add after the word "places,' in the forty
second line, second section, tie words, "rui
ming on the east side Of the Cannon rive
Ear ;ho,, "a, Il u
, in one mile of the line between the townshi
ranges nineteen and twenty. Lost
The amendment Was lo2.-ayes 20, nay
A.
Mr..BRAY moved to amend the bill so a
to strike out S5,OO0,000and insert SO, ,0G0, 900
Lost--ayes 2l, nays Al.
, Ar. CAMPBELL offered the followin
amendment:
: "Prorided, That if the assessment of an
tax shall at any time be authorized, for tn
purpose of meeting either the interest G
principal of said Minnesota State Rairoa
) Bonds, that all homesteads ana other proper
, ty exempt from execution, shall be exemr
fror-, such taxation"
7 The amendment was lost.
7 Mr.. GASKILL offered to amend by stsil
: ing out the conditions precedent 10 loa
2 and inserting the following
"And whenever any one of said Comps
MES shall have completed twenty consecutiv
miles of road, with the cars running shereor
5 and shall, by virtue of compliance with tn
l conditions Of an Act of Congress, passe
March 3, 1887, entitled an Act making
grant of land to the Territory of MipHesot;
: in alternate sections to aid il the construt
ton of certain railroads in said Territor,
come into full and lawful possession of or
bundled and twenty sections of land, or S
much land as said Company may be entitle
+ to by the twenty miles Of road completed {
aforesaid, with full power to sell, convey {
+ otherwise dispose of the same, tue Govern,
shall demand and receive from such Comm
e ny, before any of said bonds are issued,
IS deed of conveyance to the State of said land
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