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

An Act to establish the County of Caledo.
MIA. k
An Act to incorporate the town Of Sorth
Bend. ~
A bill for an Act to authorize the Register
Of Deeds of Pine County to copy off Records
Of Chisago Go.
A bill for an Act to maintain the State
Prison at Ntillwater.
BILLS READ A THIRD TIME AND PASSED.
An Act to legalize the Acts of the City
Council Of Shakopes-yeas II. .,..
An Act to establish State road from Fa
ribault to Mankato.
COMMITTEE OF WHOLE,
The Senate then resolved itself into Com
mittee of Whole.
DR.. WATSON in the Chair.
To take up s. F. No. 12l, An Act to pro
vide for the maintenance and establishment
of Common Schools.
Some time was spent in discussing propos
ed amendments to the bill.
The Committee then rose, and asked leave
to sit again.
Further discussion on the question was sci
for Monday.
Mr.. DAMS in the Chair.
S. F. No. IA. A bill to provide for relie
Of settlers on U. S. lands under certain cir
cumstances. Recommended to be passed
An Act to provide for the Salaries of Su'
preme and District Judges Made the spe.
cial order for Saturday.
A substitute for S. F. No. &c, A bill to or
ganize the County of Pierson. To be en-.
crossed.
An Act to amend Chapter 9, Session laws
of 1857. To be passed.
A bill to amend Sec. 49, Chap. l8, Revised
Statutes. TO be engrossed.
A bill for an Act to amend Sec. lis, Re.
vised Statutes. To be passed.
The Committee then rose and made the
above recommendations.
On motion the Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE, was called to order by the Speak.
| er, pro tenn.
REPORTS.
Mr.. CRUTTENDEN, from the Committee
Of interpretations, to whom was referred va
| rious bills for acts Of incorporation, recon-
mended that the same be indefinitely post.
poned, for the reason that they come under
the denomination of private corporations
which are prohibited by the Constitution.
The recommendation of the Committee were
| adopted.
Mr.. PIERCE from the Committee to
whom was referred the bill to define, mark,
! and establish the Western boundary of Min
nesota, reported that the bill be indefinitely
postponed. The recommendation was con-
Cured in.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
BY Mr.. GROVER: To define and pre-
scribe the duties of Forwarding and Commits
sion Merchants.
BY MIR. STEVENS: To legalize the quail
fications of Officers and Ministers in Mcleod
County.
By Mr.. BUFFERS: To incorporate the
town of Cleveland.
By Mr.. ATKINSON To authorize the
re-survey Of the Town of Forest City.
SECOND READING.
To incorporate the towns of Zumbrota,
CGSse, St. Joseph, and Calais.
To create Forwarding and Commission
Merchants Lien.
To establish the boundaries of the County
of Monroe.
To incorporate the St Anthony Mutual
Benevolent Society. Referred to Commit
tee on the Judiciary.
To amend the Act to incorporate the Mis-
siss,ppi River Improvement and Manufacture
ing Company.
THIRD READING.
To incorporate the city of West St. Paul.
Passed-ayes Sc, noes nary.
COMMITTEE OF WHOLE.
The Committee of the Whole, Mr.. Bray
in the Chair had under consideration the
House file of bills, and when the Committee
rose made the following recommendations:
TO incorporate the towns of St. Joseph,
Calais, COesse and Zumbrota. TO be engros-
sed.
Amending the act Incorporating the Mis-
sssippi River Improvement and Manufacture
ing Company. To he engrossed.
TO establish the county of Monroe. To
be engrossei.
For the relief of the Capitol Removal
Commissioners. TO q select committee of
five.
TO authorize and regulate the appropria.
ton property for work Of Internal Improve
tLents. To be engrossed.
TO fix the rate of interest. To made the
HOMESTEAD BILL.
On motion of Mr.. Keith, the Homestead
Bill was taken up.
Mr.. PIERCE moved that the bill be in
definately postponed. He said the bill had
now been amended so much that the friends
Of Homestead were not willing to vote for
it.
Mr.. BALCOMBE hoped that the till
would not be so'disposed of. He believed if
it was referred once more, the bill might be
so amended that all could support it.
Mr.. PIERCE withdrew his motion and
moved the reference of the bill to the select
committee TO whom had been referred the
two Homestead bills introduced by Messrs.
Gibson and Parker.
Mr.. BALCOMBE moved as substitute
that the bill be referred to select commit
tee of three. Lost-ayes 81, noes SO.
The original motion to refer was then lost
Mr.. ATKINSON moved to reconsider the
amendment adopted yesterday limiting the
value OF the exemption Homestead to $4,000.
Carried-aves 43, nays q.
Mr.. CRUTTENDEN proposed an amend
ment limiting the amount of farm lands to
so acres, and village lots to 10000 square
feet, and excluding any building stu tied on
the same not used for the purpose of Home
stead.
Pending the consideration of which the
House adjourned.
A BlOOdless Duel.
duel was fought at Pittsburgh on Fri
day evening, the parties being Wood street
merchant and a Steamboat Cantain between