Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1858-06-19
SATURDAY, JUNE II, 1S5S.

On motion House adjourned.
SATURDAY, JUNE -, 1858.
der at the usual hour and opened with the
customary prcllnnares.
Roll called, and reading Of the Journal dis
pensed with.
BILLS, ETC, INTRODUCED.
4 bill for an act to egalize the acts of the
Town Council of La Crescent.
By Mr. COOK: A bill establishing the sal
aries Of officers Of the Senate aad House OF
Representatives.
BY Mr. DUNWELL: A bill for an act to
amend the act incorporating the City OF
West St Paul.
BY Mr.. STREETER: A memorial to Con-
ore. for grant Of land to aid in the con-
Structi,r of Railroad from Wlnona via,
Brownsyil,''a to point Of junction on the
P,aiue 1u CL zen & Milwaukee r. R., at the
southern boundary line of the State.
All the above bills we're read hrst anu
second time.
a bill regulating the Toll o. Grinding was
taken up, and after being bitterly denounced
by some members as useless and inju 'uciouS.
was definitely postponed.
Some local bills were referred to Special
Committees.
The Committee 10 whom was referred yes
teriay, S. +. No. $50, bill to authorize the
sale OF grass on School Lands, reported the
bill back without amendment and recommend
ed its passage.
1t was ordered engrossed for a third read
ing.
House files were then taken up, and read
a first time.
A bill to organize the acts of the Com
missioners Of Anoka County.
A bill to incorporate the town Of Mans
field.
A bill for an act for the relief of Mary
Miller.
a bill for an act to authorize the re survey
Of the town of Centervlle.
A Till to amend an act to incorporate GER
tain towns.
II. F. Nc 236 A bill for an act relating
to Prairie Fires.
ii. T. No. 2Gl: \ bill for an act cstab-
li~h township organization in the County OF
/ Gocdhue. Red 4 first and second time.
/ Ii. I. No. 253 /: A bill to amend the act
incorporating the town of Centerville.
HOUSE Bills on SECOND READING.
II. +. No. 2G0: an act to amend the act
incorporating the town OF Brownsville.
BILLS READ A THIRD TINE AND PASSED.
S. T. No. 1917 a bill for an act to pro-
vide for the salaries Of the Judges of the
Supreme and District Courts Of the State.
Ayes -, nays ,.
s. I. No. III: A bill for an act to locate
State road from La Crescent to a point
near David CoOper's. Amended to read Sat
| Ccnervile," and carried. Yeas 20.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
Mr.. LINDSLEY moved that so much oil
the vote on the 10th of March as indefinitely
postponed S. +. No. l29, be reconsidered.
Carried.
! Before any farther action was taken, how
ever, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.-The House was called to order
by the Speaker.
! PETITIONS
By Mr. NJ. THOMPSON OF VIM. II
McNutt for Ferry across the Minnesota
River. Referred to the delegation from Blue
Earth and LeSueur.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
.
act entitled an act laying out certain State
Roads.
By Mr.. BRAY: To lay out State road
in Carver and Mcleod counties.
BY WM. HEYD: a bill for the protection
Of laborcrs on railroads.
BY Mr. LcBLOND: To amend the act in
cooperating the town of La Crescent
SECOND READING.
TO incorporate the City of Anoka.
10 amend the act Incorporating the towr
of La Crescent.
To amend the act Incorporating the Min
nesota Central University.
TO authorize the Trustees of School Dis
trict No |, Steele County, to borrow none,
for certain purposes.
STATIONERY, POSTAGE AND NEWSPAPERS.
Mr.. WILSON offered resolution tha
the Chief Clerk be authorised to issue certifi
Gates TO the amount of $40 for postage stamps
and S. in Stationery, also to subscribe for five
copies of daily papers or their equivalent in
weekles for the use OF members of the House
Adopted
l'rhe Democrats held caucus on the night
before.
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT.
On motion of Mr. KEITH, the House re
solved itself into Committee Of the Whole
to consider the bill for the abolition of Capi
tai Punishment.
Mr.. SIiEE1Z moved that the bill and re
port OF the Committee be referred to Sc
lect Committee of five.
On motion of Mr.. STEVENS the consid
Grafton of the question was made thc specia
order for Wednesday at ii O'Clock.
THE CONSTITUTION.
On motion of Mr.. STEVENS, the HOus,
resolved itself into Committee of the Who'll,
and referred various articles of the Constitu
ton to the following Committees, for th
purpose of drafting suitable laws to carry ou
the objects of the Constitution
Article Ito a Select Committee o
three.
Art. 2-To the Committee on Towns ant
Boundaries.
Art. and 4-To the Committee on Stat
Affairs.
Art. SO Special Committee.
Art. ITO the Committee on Elections.
Art SO the Committee on Education
and Science.