The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-01-30
TUESDAY JANUARY u, 1857.

TUESDAY JANCARl ~, 1891.
SENATE.-The Senate was called to Or
der Mr. COWAN, IN the Chair.
The roll called, and Journal read, the next
business was,
NOTICE OF BILLS.
By Mr.. ADAMS: A bill to locate State
road from Monticello to Forest City.
RESOLUTIONS.
Bv Mr.. -: That the Sergeant-at-
Arms be directed to provide suitable seats
for the Lobby.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Bv Mr.. NORTON: A bill to extend the
time for the payment Of taxes within the
town OF Winona.
BILLS READ A SECOND TIME.
Joint resolution, dt claring the 81 Sec
ton of an act entitled an act to grant land to
Minnesota for rail road purposes, illegal, un-
Constitutional and void.
An act to locate State road from Otter
Tail Lake to Cass in Carlton County.
A Memorial to Congress to establish
mail route from Cha field to Austin.
II. No. 81, a bill to authorize the Conn
tv Commissioners of IIenncpin county to levy
a tax to build bridge across Nine Mile
Creek.
H. F. No. Al, for an act to lay out and es-
tablish State road from Shakopee, in Scott
county, to kasota, in lie Sueur county.
II. f. No. 81, bill for an act to provide
for de raging the expenses of the Consiitu-
tional Convention of Minnesota, held in st.
Paul in July and August, 4. ID. 1857.
III. +. No. 9, memorial to Congress for
the establishment of mail route from Min
L. -, Il atn
town, Byron and Cedar City.
Ii. F. No. II, memorial to Congress for
the establishment of mail route from
Brownsville, in the State of Minnesota, to
WING ma, in the State Of Minnesota, by way
Of La Crescent, Dakota, Richmond, Homer,
and Winona
II. T. No II, memorial to the POstmast-
err General for mail route from Minneapolis
to Henderson, on the West side of the Mime
sofa river
II. F. No. Is, memorial to Congress for
establishment of mail route from EIliOa in
the Stale of Minnesota, to Blue Earth City,
in the State Of Minnesota, by the way of
Granger, Forest city, Chester, Iowa. Leroy,
S,x-Mle Grove Cedar Valley, (Otranto, To-
wa,) Shell Rock City, and Walnut Lake.
II. F. No. II, memorial to the Congress
| of the United States for the establishment of
a mail route from the town of ST. Peter in
NicOllet county, to the Sioux Agency, in
Brown county, by the way of Fort Ridgley.
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
The Senate then went into Committee of
the Whole to consider the Joint resolution in
tro 'uced by Mr.. Strceter Mr.. Lindsey in the
Chair.
Mr. STREETER advocated the resolu-
ton in lengthy speech, quoting much au-
thority in reference to the legislative power
of Territorial government. He claimed
that the Legislature had no power to dispose
of one acre of the land granted, except by
sale.
Mr.. VAN ETTEN presented some amend
ments, and moved that the committee rise,
report progress and ask leave to sit again
Carried, and the committee thereupon rose.
The Senate then went into Committee of
the Whole, Mr.. M'KUNE in the Chair, to
take into consideration bill to exempt Ger
tain property from execution.
Several amendments and amendments to
amer dments, and substitutes were proposed
ir succession, so that it was impossible for
our reporter to get an idea of what the bill
was undergoing. The usual process of pro-
posing, voting, &C., on these consumed con-
siderable time, and most Of them were voted
down.
After about three hours had been spent
thus IN discussing amendments to the bill,
Mr.. JONES moved that the committee
rise and recommend that it be referred to
a select commtte of 5, who should draft
substitute.
Another long discussion ensued on this.
when the question coming up, was lost.
On motion OF Mr.. LINDSLEY. the com.
mittee rose, reported progress, and asked
leave to sit again.
The report was accepted, and
On motion of Mr. McKUNE the bill was
made the special order for tomorrow at II
o'clock.
HOUSE.-The House was called to order
by the Speaker pro tenn. ...-.....
| REPORTS.
Mr.. STEVENS from the Committee on
Agriculture and Manufactures to whom was
referred the bill establishing the rates of toll
tor grinding, reported substitute for the
bill.
Mr.. TALBOT from the Committee on
Towns and Counties, reported the Senate bill
giving to the people of Faribault County the