The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-02-13
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1855.

MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY Q. 1855.
| SENATE:-The Senate met, and was open
cd at the usual hour, Mr.. RIDPATH in tn
Chair.
After the usual business was gone through
with, the resolution of Mr.. SOMERS, t.
adjourn sine die on the 18th was taken up.
Mr.. HULL moved to lay the resolution o.
the table until Tuesday next.
Mr.. SMITH moved to amend the resolu
lion by making the day for adjournment OF
the 10th instead of the 18th inst.
Mr.. BATES favored this amendment, pro
vided the Legislature adjourned soon, but ne
thought We would soon be admitted, and Saio
We should not act hastily.
Mr.. FOLSOM was in favor of an ADJOURN
ment, as he always had been. He had always
had doubts about the legality of this session
and did not believe We could pass any imPos'
tant bills. He thought we would not % az
mitted until the last night OF the SESSION "
Congress. He thought every one onsh! 10 81
home and canvass his constituency IN IT,
gard to the loan bill. They would Ihen hho"
what to do.
The vote recurring on Mr.. Smitns amend
! menr 1t was adopted.
The resolution coming up then.
Mr.. ROLETTE moved call Of the
House
A motion to dispense with further pro-
ceedings under the call was lost.
Finally, the vote was recOnsidered, and fur
Their proceedings were dispensed with.
Mr. COWAN moved that the resolution
be indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. BATES thought we were not ready
for an adjournment yet. There were some
important bills.
Mr.. SMITH said we had been 70 DAYS. at
an expense of $4,000. We had passed bills,
but they had nor could not become laws I'M
til after our admission. He had always ia
vored adjourning. He then spoke of our
chances for admission and said our Senators
had sold themselves to the Kansas Swindle,
in order TO secure their own admission to the
Senate &c.
Mr.. LINDSLEY disapproved of adjourn
ing. He thought we could afford to remain
now. Ii we adjourned, the Governor would
have to call an especial session, and in the
summer time, it would be impossible to get
more than mere quorum. He favored the
motion to postpone indefinitely.
Mr.. SOMERS agreed with the gentleman
from Hennepn that we had done nothing
but pass road bills and memorials. He
thought We ought not to stop longer and re-
main in uncertainty, may be, sixty or ninety
days.
Mr.. FOLSOM said it seemed to be the ar.
gument of those who opposed the adjourn
ment, that the friends of the adjournment
were afraid to meet the Loan Bill But he
wanted fair, open issue on that.
Mr.. HULL wanted to adjourn, but thought
not enough time was allowed to finish our
business.
Mr.. NORTON said be did not want to 90
in for adjourning merely because his side of
the house did. He thought the session was
an important one, and wondered how some
of the Senators could say that we had done
almost nothing"
MIR. BEMAN said he was going to tale
grounds with the Democracy for once. He
wanted to hold their nose down to the Grind
stone. He made very long sraecb and
pitched into the Democracy az bitterly as
ever.
B. Mr.. DUNWELL. That the sccretarv
issue to Mr.. Lamb, Temporary enrrossing
clerk, certificate for i've days services. Car,
By Mr.: HI DsoN: That the Secret airy
issue 70 w. Is. Gere Sc for services as Secre-
Carried
ny Mr.. FOLSOM: That no bill be intro
W" ed into the Senate after the 18th, except
Dad and mail route, until the State shall
have been admitted Laid over
BILLS INTRODUCED.
A bill to locate State road from Leroy
to Cannon Falls.
By Mr.. ADAMS: An act to incorporate
the town Of Geneva.
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
The Senate went into the Committee of
the Whole, Mr.. ADAMS in the Chair, to
take up the S. F. No. Sc, bill to authorize
the Common Council of st. Paul to issue
bonds to complete the St. Paul Bridge.
Sundry amendments were proposed by Mr..
Hall, consisting of additional sections, which
were adopted, when the Committee arose, re-
ported the bill back as amended, recommend
ing its passage, which was concurred in.
The resolution of Mr.. WATSON was
called up but the Senate refused to consider
1t, ana then ADJOURNED.
HOUSE.-The House was called TO order
by the Speaker pro tenn.
PETITION.
By Mr.. TEFFT: From CITY ems of Waba-
shaw County for the location of State road
from Lake City to High FO' .est.
BY Mr.. VERTRESS: CT citizens of Rice
Co., for a change in o certain Territorial
road in Rice County. Referred to Commit
tee Roads and Bridges.
RE- FORTS.
The Committee en- Ways and Means to
whom was referred the appropriation bill, re.
ported the same bs ok With a recommendation
that certain item relating to balances fol
printing to c. I. Emerson, Goodrich & Co.
and Thomas oster, be stricken from the
bill.
The report and bill were referred to the
Committee Of the Whole
MT. NEIL ii, from the Committee on Mile
age, made al epOrt upOn the number of miles