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Lost.

C. B. No. 150, "Joint resolution relative to the adjournment of the present session of the Legislature,"

Was now taken up.

Mr. Davis of Washington moved to lay the bill on the table.
On which the ayes and nays were called:

Ayes-Messrs. Collier, Davis of Cass, Davis of Washington, Daily, Dean, Doom, De Puy, Kline, Marquette, Noel, Norwood, Ramsey, Roeder, Seymour, Steele, Stewart, Taffe, Wattles, Young.-19.

Nays-Messrs. Bramble, Briggs, Clayes, Fleming, Gwyer, Hall, Lee, Mason, Rankin, Steinberger.-10.

Carried.

Mr. Seymour, on leave, introduced

H. B. No. 148, "A bill for an act to incorporate the Omaha City Gas and Coke Company,"

Read first and second time, and referred to Committee on Corporations.

Mr. Clayes, from special committee, to which was referred

C. B. No. 103, "A bill for an act to amend an act entitled 'An act to incorporate the city of Omaha,"

Reported the same back without amendment, and commended its passage.

H. B. No. 52, "A bill for an act to authorize R. W. Frame to keep a ferry across the Missouri river at Peru, Nemaha county, N. T.,” Taken up, and

Amendment proposed by the Council concurred in.

C. B. No. 143, "A bill for an act to establish and keep a ferry and toll bridge across the Big Blue river, in Gage county,"

Read first and second time, and referred to Committee on Corporations.

H. B. No. 147, "A bill for an act to locate a territorial road from Decatur to Niobrarah,"

Read a third time, passed and title agreed to.

C. B. No. 103, "A bill for an act to amend an act entitled 'A bill to incorporate the city of Omaha,'"

Read third time, passed and title agreed to.

C. B. No. 138, “A bill for an act for the appointment of masters in chancery,"

Read first, second and third time, passed and title agreed to.

H. B. No. 95, "A bill for an act to prevent trespassing on timber lands,"

Was now taken up.

Mr. Mason moved to adopt amendment reported by Committee on Judiciary.

Lost.

Mr. Stewart moved to recommit the bill to a select committee of three. Carried.

Committee-Messrs. Stewart, Taffe and Kline.

Mr. Stewart, from Committee on Corporations, to which was referred C. B. No. 126, "A bill for an act to authorize Charles Martin and others to establish and keep a ferry at Rulo, Richardson county,"

C. B. No. 53, "A bill for an act to authorize Heath Nuckolls and N. J. Sharp to keep a ferry at Yancton," and

H. B. No. 148, "A bill for an act to incorporate the Omaha City Gas Light and Coke Company,"

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Reported the same back without amendment and recommended their passage,

C. B. No. 123, "A bill for an act to amend an act entitled an act to incorporate the Florence Bridge Company,"

Read third time, passed and title agreed to.

H. B. No. 30, "An act to repeal certain acts of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Nebraska,"

Was taken up.

Mr. Steele moved to amend by striking out "An act to incorporate the Bank of Florence,"

On which motion Mr. Bramble moved the previous question,
Which was sustained, and the main question ordered,

On which the ayes and nays were called:

Ayes-Mr. Steele.-1.

Nays-Messrs. Bramble, Briggs, Clayes, Collier, Davis of Cass, Daily, Dean, Doom, Fleming, Gwyer, Hall, Kline, Lee, Marquette, Mason, Noel, Ramsey, Roeder, Seymour, Steinberger, Stewart, Taffe, Wattles, Young.-24.

Lost.

The bill was now read third time and put on its passage,

On which the ayes and nays were called:

Ayes-Messrs. Bramble, Briggs, Clayes, Collier, Daily, Dean, Doom, Fleming, Gwyer, Hall, Kline, Marquette, Mason, Noel, Ramsey, Rankin, Roeder, Seymour, Steinberger, Taffe, Wattles.-21.

Nays-Messrs. Davis of Cass, Lee, Steele, Stewart, Young.-5.

Carried

Bill passed and title agreed to.

C. B. No. 119, "A bill for an act requiring county clerks to give bonds,"

Read first, second and third time, passed and title agreed to.

C. B. No. 89, "An act to grant a ferry charter at the town of Hoobrah, across the Missouri river,"

Read third time, passed and title agreed to.

H. B. No. 50, "An act to establish and keep a ferry across the Missouri river, between La Platte mill and a point due east of the south line of the Mission reserve at Bellevue,"

Was now taken up.

Mr. Clayes moved to indefinitely postpone the bill.

Lost.

Question had on reading third time.

Carried.

Bill read third time, passed and title agreed to.

H. B. No. 135, "A bill for an act to establish the county of Merick, and define the boundaries and locate the county seat thereof,"

Read third time, passed and title agreed to.

H. B. No. 140, "A memorial and joint resolution, asking Congress for an additional appropriation of thirty thousand dollars, to complete the Capitol building of the Territory of Nebraska,"

Read third time, passed and title agreed to.

Mr. Roeder, from Committee on Common Schools, to which was referred

C. B. No. 131, "Joint memorial and resolution relative to the school lands,"

Reported the same back without amendment, and recommended its passage,

The bill was then read third time, passed and title agreed to.
Mr. Stewart, from special committee, to which was referred

H. B. No. 95, "A bill for an act to prevent trespassing on timber lands,"

Reported the same back with amendment, and recommended its passage.

Mr. Wattles, on leave, introduced

H. B. No. 149, "A bill for an act to restrain cattle, sheep, horses and swine from running at large in Sarpy county,"

Read first, second and third time, passed and title agreed to.

H. B. No. 107, "A bill for an act to incorporate the town of Mahala

city, and locate the county seat of Butler county,"

Read first, second and third time, passed and title agreed to.

C. B. No. 139, "A bill for an act to incorporate the town of Parkersburgh,"

Read third time, passed and title agreed to.

The following message from the executive was received:

To the House of Representatives:

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, Omaha City,

Mr. Speaker:

November 3, 1858.

I am instructed by the Governor to inform your honorable body, that he has signed and approved

"An act regulating ferries,"

Also,

"An act to incorporate the Nebraska City Hydraulic Gas Light and Coke Company."

J. MCCONIHE,

Private Secretary.

C. B. No. 109, "An act to amend an act to locate a territorial road in Cass county,"

Read third time.

Question then had on the passage of the bill.

Lost.

H. B. No. 108, "Memorial and joint resolution relative to a mail route,"

Read third time passed and title agreed to.

Mr. Briggs moved to take a recess until 2 o'clock P. M.

Carried.

21 o'clock, P. M.

House called to order.

H. B. No. 109, "Memorial and joint resolution, praying Congress to pass a special act for the relief of John B. and Wm. Bennet,"

Was taken up, and

Amendments of the Council concurred in.

H. B. No. 95, "A bill for an act to prevent trespassing on timber lands,"

Was taken up, and

On motion,

The amendments reported by committee adopted.

The bill was then read third time, passed and title agreed to.
Mr. Gwyer, from a special committee, submitted the following

MINORITY REPORT:

The minority of the committee, to whom was referred the protest of Messrs. Gwyer, Collier, Clayes and Clark, respectfully report:

That the protestants have not at any time claimed that questions of order, raised upon motions that were withdrawn, should be entered upon the journal; but they have claimed the questions of order raised upon motion, that were entertained and carried, should be entered on the journal.

The minority of this committee report that the statement of facts contained in the protest true, and the records are incomplete and incorrect, and the project should be entered on the journal as the true history of the proceedings.

Mr. Clayes, on leave, introduced

WILLIAM A. GWYER.

H. B. No. 150, "A bill for an act entitled an act for the relief of paupers,"

Mr. Rankin moved that it be referred to a special committee of three.

Carried.

Committee-Messrs. Rankin, Norwood, Clayes.

H. B. No. 35, "A bill for an act to enable the trustees of colleges, academies, universities, and other institutions for the purpose of promoting education to become bodies corporate,"

Read a third time, passed and title agreed to.

The following message was then received from the Council:

Mr. Speaker:

I herewith return to your honorable body

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H. B. No. 74, "An act to relocate the seat of justice of Washington county."

H. B. No. 22, “A bill to apportion the members of the House of Representatives of the Territory of Nebraska,"

The same having passed the Council without amendment.

I also return you

H. B. No. 109, "Memorial and joint resolution praying Congress to pass a special act for the relief of John B. and William Bennet."

The same having passed the Council, with the amendments thereto attached.

I will also inform you that the Council has concurred to the amendments of the House.

C. B. No. 94,"An act to provide for repairing the road at the Military bridge.

I also return

H. B. No. 146, “Joint resolution to compensate Henry Crowell for services rendered as Page of the House of Representatives."

H. B. No. 119, "Joint resolution for the determination adjudication of the claims of the Code Commissioners of 1855, and their clerks." H. B. No. 81, "An act to dissolve the bonds of matrimony between Mary Burton and John N. Burton.

H. B. No. 114, "An act to amend an act to incorporate the city of Wyoming."

H. B. No. 136, "A bill for an act to change the boundaries of Calhoun county,"

H. B. No. 133, "A bill for an act to locate a territorial road from Decatur to De Soto,"

The same having passed the Council without amendment.

I have also to inform you that the Council has passed

C. B. No. 156, "A bill for an act concerning commission merchants, and a substitute for an act regulating the disposal of unclaimed property in certain cases,"

The same being a substitute for House Bill No. 79.

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C. B. No. 154, Joint resolution to compensate T. H. Roberson for services performed," and

C. B. No. 155, "An act to authorize interest on county orders,"

In all of which the concurrence of the House is respectfully solicited. S. M. CURRAN, Chief Clerk.

C. B. No. 135, "An act to incorporate the city of Fort Calhoun, Nebraska,"

Read a third time, passed and title agreed to.

H. B. No. 134. "A bill for an act to establish a ferry on the Elkhorn river at Fontenelle,"

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