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

BY Mr.. COOK: A bill amending chapter
| 81, of the Session laws of 1857.
By Mr. GAVE: A bill to amend Section
| 49, Chapter Is, Of the Session laws of 1857
By MI. VAN ETTEN A bill to provide
| for the incorporation of Fire Insurance com
panies.
A bill granting to d. w. @. Dunwell ant
Q. S. Gave Ferry Charter from St. Paul te
Brooklyn.
A bill regulating the fees and salaries o
District Attorneys. ft' 49,.
A bill amending an act granting to James
M. Goodhue and others, Ferry Charter
across the Mississippi.
A bill to organize the county of Pierson
SECOND READING.
A bill granting to d. w. G. Dunwell ano
| G. S. Cave ferry charter from st. Paul te
Brooklyn.
A bill regulating the fees and salaries o
District Attorneys
A bill amending an act granting to James
Nj. Goodhue and others the right to establish
a ferry across the Mississippi river.
A bill to amend sec. -, chap. 18 of the
Session Laws Of 1857.
A bill to provide for the incorporation Of
Insurance Companies.
The adjournment resolution was then to-
ken up. and after some discussion, and various
amendments was amended SO as to read "the
first Monday in APRIL and passed-yeaa %
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
The Senate went into Committee of Whole
Mr.. HUDSON in the Chair to take up Sen
ate File No. 1913, to amend Sec. l, Art. w,
of the Revised Statutes
The bill was read over, amended, and or
dered to be engrossed for third reading.
THE BANK BILL.
The bank Gill being the special order for
to day, was taken up.
After some time spent in discussing pr0pos-
ed amendments.
The Committee on motion of Mr.. HALL,
rose, and reported progress, asking leave to
SIT again.
The report was received, and the recon-
mendations concurred IN.
The further discussion was set for Fri
day.
The Senate then went again in
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
Mr.. ADAMS in the Chair, to take up S.
and S. F. No 1913, bill for an act to prevent
treslass upon School Lands.
The bills We're read over, and after being
slightly amended, were reported back, recon-
nendino their passage.
The r"port was accepted, and the recon-
mendatiO concurred in.
The Senate then adjourned.
IIOHCE p,o+ odd .y,, o,lIol xo o,Jor ~,
the Speaker, pro tenn.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Mr. McGRORTY To incorporate
the St. Anth' ny Mutual Benevolent Soce-
By Mr.. YOUNG: To incorporate the
town of Calais.
By Mr.. KEITH To incorporate the Mis-
si.sippi River improvement and Manufactur-
ing Company.
BY Mr. TALBOT: To incorporate the
town Of Coesse.
BY Mr.. CHASE: To incorporate the town
OF St Joseph.
by Mr. FOSTER Joint resolution to ad
journ on Monday next till the first day of
June.
PETITIONS.
By Mr.. FROST From the citizens of
Anoka County for the relief of Sllas C.
Wright. Referre to the Committee on Sup
plies and Expenditures.
SECOND READING.
An act to establish rate of interest.
An act for the relief of the Capital Reno
val Commissioners. Referred to Committee
OF WAYS and Means.
To Incorporate the Alexandria Academy
Indefinitely postponed.
To incorporate the towns of Mansfield,
Reno, Buffalo City, Zumbrota and Alexan.
dria
TO incorporate the town of Brownsville
;assed-ayes A.
To provide for the location of the County
Seats in the Counties of this State. Passed
ayes 4S, nays 4.
COMMITTEE OF WHOLE.
The Committee Of the Whole, Mr.. PIERCE
in the Chair had under consideration the
House file of bills, an when the committee
rose made the following recommendations ::
Bills for the incorporation Of towns of
Mansfield, Reno, Buffalo City. Zumbrota and
Alexandria To be engrOssed.
An act to establish rate of interest. To
be laid over till to-mo row.
An act securing to Mechanics a lein Or
lands and buildings To be ergrossed
To legalZe the acts of the County officers
of Anoka County. TO be engrossed.
Ht.MEsTAED BILL.
The House then went into Committee of
the Whole, Mr.. TALBOT in the chair for
the consideration Of the Homestead Bill.
Tine question pending was announced by
the Chair to be The motion to limi. the value
of the Homestead to $500 Lost.
Mr.. Y,UNG moved to amend by insert
ing $500.
The question recurring on the $4,000
amendment, t was adopted.
On these amendments a considerable dis
cussion was had whether we should adopt
area or limitation principle, in which Mcssrs
Balconbe, Keith, Bearce, Sheetz and Bacon
advocated limitation to cash value, and
Messrs. Bradley Starkey, I. A. Thoml son
and Otis advocated limitation only in area.
The Committee then rose and the anne, d.
ment was adopted by the following vote ayes
80, nay 81.
AYEs--Atknson, Bacon. Balcombe, Bartlett, Bearce
BtVanS, Bray, Carpenter, Chase. Cruttenden DaVern
Frost, Gibson, Ora ham, Hanson, Hnkey, S. r. John
smith Johnson, Keith, Leonard Libbey. Lyle Parker,
Peckham, Pierce, Po--leI, Randall, Rauch, Simpson,
Sheetz Tet, TOWNSEND, Tutte, yertress, Way, Young
NAYs-Burgess, Buffers, Crosby, Cummings, Decow,
Foster Fladeiaad, Gaski Grover, Hawkins, Heyd, Kb-
Ter, Kinghorn, Kingey, lie Blond, Locke, Masters
MGrorty, Murphy, O'Neill OTIS, Petite, Rehfed Sco-
field Seeley Starkey, Stevens Talbot, 7. A. Thompson
Wilson, MI. Speaker.
On melton of Mr.. GASKILL the bill was
further amended SO a. to exempt in addition
10 the tools of a mechanic, stock in trade to
the amount of $500.
Pending motion to order the bill to a
third reading.
On motion, the House adjourned.
THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 1858.
SENATE.-The Senate was called to or.
at the usual hour.
Roll called, and prayer by Chaplain.
The first business was.