The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-03-27
Laws of 1855, an act prescribing rules and

Laws of 1855, an act prescribing rules and
regulations for the execution of the trust en-
suing under the Act of Congress for the re-
lief of citizens of towns upon lands of the
United States under certain circumstances.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
A bill providing for the proof, acknow-
Judgments and recording of Deeds and other
instruments of writing. Referred to Com
mittee on the Judiciary
The Committee rose and the recommended
lions were concurred in by the House.
THIRD READING.
Senate Bills: An act to legalize the re-
cord OF the town of Richmond. Passed
ayes 49,.
An act for the relief of Caroline Radv.
Passed-ayes 40, nays l.
An act to incorporate the town of Mamie
Lake. Passed-ayes 81.
An act to amend the act incorporating the
town of Bancroft. Passed-ayes 40.
Mr.. OTIS moved the House take nm the
bill authorizing the city of St. Paul to is,ue
bonds for the connection of the Upper and
Lower Levee. Carried.
Mr.. CROSBY moved the bill be referred
to the Ramsay County delegation.
Mr.. McGRORTY opposed the bill. and
stated that the City Council were opposed
to it, and had passed resolution by a vote
of five to two, instructing our Representa-
tives to vote against it. He said it was q
useless expenditure of money, and was only
designed to benefit few owners of lots
whose property fronts on the rivers.
Mr. OTIS WAC in favOr IF bo LII
that this bill did not make the issue of the
bonds imperative. The bill still left the mat
ter in the discretion of the Common Council.
and they could issue the bonds or not as they
thought proper. The feature in the bill he
did not like, because the Common Council
had attempted to dictate to the Legislature
all through the Session.
Mr.. CROSBY said he was neither an up
per town nor lower town man, and hoped
the bill would be referred to the Ramsay
County delegation. In his opinion, the bill
was only gotten up to benefit few property
owners in the city. He thought the city
was already in debt to a sufficient amount
and if this thing went on much longer, the
taxes would be so exorbitant as to drive ev-
cry property owner out of the city.
The motion was amended so as to instruct
the report to be made this afternoon. Car
RED.
MIR. STARKEY from the minority, report
ed back bill proposing amendments to Sec
l, Art. l6 of the Constitution, and recon-
mended its passage
Mr.. STARKEY, from the majority of that
Committee made report recommending the
consideration of the bill be postponed until
June next. The majority report was adopt
ed.
House Bills: A bill to authorize the town
Company to re-survey the town of Forest
City. Passed-ayes 48.
A bill to incorporate the town of Eskavaia.
Passed-ayes 40.
A bill to amend Sec Is, Chap. l3 of the
Session Laws of the Extra Session. Passed
ayes Al.
A bill to amend the boundary between
Scott and Dakota Counties. Passed-ayes
A.
A bill to incorporate the town of Mount
Vernon. Passed-ayes As.
A bill to incorporate the town of Ovation
ma. Passed-ayes is.
A bill to incorporate the town of Shell
don. Passed-ayes 48, nays f.
The House then took up the Homestead
Bill.
Mr.. CHASE moved the bill be indefinite
ly postponed. Lost.
The House then went into Committee of
the Whole-Mr. PIERCE in the Chair-to
consider the bill.
Pending the consideration of the BILL a
message was received from the Senate, in
forming the House that the Senate refused
to concur in the House amendments to the
Appropriation Bill, and appointing Com
mttee of Conference
Mess S. Bearce, Talbot and T. H. Thorn D.
son were appointed Committee on the
part of the House.
After some time spent in Committee of
the Whole, the Committee rose and reported
the bill back with sundry amendments, one
OF which struck out the area clause of 10000
square feet, leaving the amount of land in
town or city Unlimited, provided 1t does not
exceed 5000 in value. The amendments
were concurred in.
The bill was then passed by the following
vote.
Bray Burgess, Buffers Compbe, Chowen, Decow, Fo.-
ter Fladeland Gask Gibson, Grover, Hawkins, Han
son, Hnkley, Keith, Kibler, Kinghorn, Kingsley, lie
Blond Leonard, Llbbey Locke, Lyle, Masters Murphy
ONeill, OTIS Peckham, Petite, Pierce, Power, Rauch,
Rehfed, Rutan Seeley Simpson, Starkey Stevens Tat
tersa, Stevens, Teft, NJ. Thompson, Il. A. Thompson
Wson-59.
NAYs-Messrs. Bartlett, Carpenter Chase, Crutten-
den, Davern, Frost s. X. Johnson McGrorty, Parker
Poehler, Randall, Sheetz Townsend, Tuttle Wakefield
Mr. Speaker-16.
The House took recess till 3 o'clock,
p. NJ.