The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-02-13
MINNESOTA I4EGISLATURE.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY Q, 1855.

II MINNESOTA LEGISLAVUREs
i TUESDAY. FEBRUARY ., 1855.
!. lGSENATE:-Th Senate met and was open
|. cd at the usual hour, Mr.. RlDPATH 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 OF
the table until Tuesday next.
Mr.. SMITH moved to amend the resolu
ton 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 said
we should not act hastily.
Mr.. FOLSOM was in favor of an ad)ourn-
ment, as he always had been. He had Always
had doubts about the legality of this session.
aud did not believe we could pass any impos,-
tant bills. He thought we would not % al.
mitted until the last night Of the session OF
Congress. He thought every one oognt 10 60
home and canvass his constituency In re-
gard to the loan bill. They would then know
what to do. ..
The vote recurring on Mr.. Smiths amend
ment it 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 Hennepin, 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 he 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"
Mr.. 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 sr,eech' and
pitched into the Democracy az bitterly as
ever.
RESOLUTION.
b. Mr.. DUNWELL' That the Secretary
issue to Mr.. Lamb, Temporary cnrrossing
clerk certificatefo i've days services. Car,
BY Mr. ~ ,DSON: That the Secretary
.ssue 70 w. 5. Gere Sc for services as Secre-
Carried
Dy Mr. FOLSOM: That no bill be intro
u"' 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
it, and then adjourned.
HOUSE.-The House was called TO order
by the Speaker pro tenn.
PETITION.
By Mr.. TEFFT: From city ems of w aba
shaw County for the location Of State road
from Lake City to High Fo' rest.
BY Mr.. VERTRESS: OF citizens of Rice
Co., for change in certain Territorial
road in Rice County. Referred to Commit
tee Roads and Bridge.
The Committee N Ways and Means to
whom was referred the appropriation bill, re-
that certain item relating to balances for
pruning 10 y. Il Emerson, Goodrich & Co.,
and Thomas f oster. be stricken from the
BILL
The report and bill were referred to the
COMMITTEES Of the Whole.
Mr. kEff II, from the Committee on Mile
age, made a. eport upon the number of miles
whlcn eacn member had travelled in coming
from his pI ace of residence and returning to
the same Several of the members express
cd opinf ms unfavorable to the accuracy of
To-, repe rt. The report was re-referred to
The con lmittee.
On motion of Mr.. PIERCE, the report of
the majority of the committee in relation to
the m APPS hung up in the hall, by Messrs
Holmes 4 Payte, was taken up.
Mr.. BALCOMBE moved that the report
be adopted.
Mr.. McGRORTY moved that the minority
report be read.
Mr.. OTIS moved that the two reports be
re-referred to the committee with instruc
aions to inquire the lowest price for which
the maps could be purchased. Lost.
The report of the majority was then
adnnfed