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the supervisor shall, on the first Monday of November of each year, return to the collector of taxes, as delinquent, and then said collector shall proceed to collect said tax for the benefit of said road district, as delinquent taxes on lands are collected in other cases. Said taxes, when collected, to be paid to said supervisor to be expended according to law.

§ 15. Every road laid out under the provisions of this act shall be sixty-six feet wide.

§ 16. All acts and parts of acts conflicting with this act are hereby repealed.

Also,

In section three, strike out the words, "in the book in which the proceedings of the board of commissioners are kept," and insert "in a book to be kept for that purpose."

Also,

In section six, strike out the words, "action of debt," and insert "civil action."

Mr. Mason moved that the amendments reported by the Committee of the whole be adopted.

Carried.

Mr. Gwyer moved to amend section fourteen, by striking out "three dollars," and inserting in place thereof, "one dollar and a half."

Mr. Rankin moved to insert "four dollars."

Mr. Briggs moved to insert "two dollars."

Question first had on inserting "four dollars."
Ayes and nays called:

Ayes.-Messrs. Clark, Clayes, Daily, Fleming, Noel, Rankin, Roeder, Shields, Steele, Steinberger, Wattles.-11.

Nays-Messrs. Bramble, Briggs, Cassell, Collier, Davis of Washington, Dean, Gwyer, Hall, Lee, Marquette, Mason, Norwood, Stewart, Taffe, Wasson, Young.-16.

Lost.

Question had on inserting "two dollars."
Ayes and nays called:

Ayes--Messrs. Briggs, Collier, Hall, Wasson.-4.

Nays-Messrs. Bramble, Cassell, Clark, Clayes, Davis of Washington, Daily, Dean, Fleming, Gwyer, Lee, Marquette, Noel, Norwood, Rankin, Roeder, Shields, Steele, Steinberger, Stewart, Taffe, Wasson, Wattles, Young.-23.

Lost.

Question had on inserting "one dollar and a half."
Ayes and nays had:

Ayes-Messrs. Briggs, Gwyer, Hall, Mason.-4.

Nays-Messrs. Bramble, Cassell, Clark, Clayes, Collier, Davis of

Washington, Daily, Dean, Fleming, Lee, Marquette, Noel, Norwood, Rankin, Roeder, Shields, Steele, Steinberger, Stewart, Taffe, Wasson, Wattles, Young.-23.

On motion of Mr. Rankin,

The bill was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading on to-morrow. On motion of Mr. Steele,

The House took a recess until 3 o'clock P. M.

3 o'clock P. M.

The House having been called to order,

On motion of Mr. Briggs,

The business on the Speaker's table was taken up.

C. B. No. 58, "Joint Memorial and Resolution relative to the Ponca Indians,"

Was read first, second and third time, passed and title agreed to.
C. B. No. 20, "Memorial for a land grant,"

Was read first and second time.

Mr. Gwyer moved to refer the bill to Committee on Federal Relations. Lost.

Mr. Bramble moved to refer to Committee on Roads.

Carried.

C. B. No. 30, "An act to amend sections forty-two, forty-three and fifty-three of chapter number three of the Third Session Laws,"

Was read first and second time and referred to Committee on Judiciary.

C. B. No. 49, "A bill to incorporate a seminary in Cass county,"
Was now taken up.

Mr. Fleming moved to refer to Committee on Judiciary.
Ayes and nays called:

Ayes-Messrs. Cassell, Clayes, Collier, Davis of Washington, Fleming, Gwyer, Hall, Mason, Noel, Steinberger.-10.

Nays-Messrs. Bramble, Briggs, Daily, Dean, Lee, Marquette, Rankin, Roeder, Shields, Steele, Stewart, Taffe, Wasson, Wattles.-14.

Lost.

Mr. Steele moved to refer the bill to the Committee of the Whole.
Lost.

Mr. Briggs moved to refer to Committee on Corporations.
Mr. Mason moved to refer to a special committee of three.
Mr. Daily moved the previous question, and was sustained.
Call of the House ordered.

Absent-Messrs. Clark and Norwood.

On motion of Mr. Briggs,

All further proceedings under call were dispensed with.
The main question was now ordered and put, viz :

The motion to refer to Committee on Incorporations.
Ayes and nays had:

Ayes-Messrs. Briggs, Davis of Washington, Daily, Lee, Marquette, Rankin, Roeder, Shields, Stewart, Taffe, Wasson, Wattles, Speaker.-13. Nays-Messrs. Bramble, Cassell, Clark, Clayes, Collier, Dean, Fleming, Gwyer, Hall, Mason, Noel, Steele, Steinberger.-13.

Lost.

Mr. Mason, now moved to refer the bill to a special committee of five.

Carried.

The Chair appointed as such committee, Messrs. Mason, Stewart, Steinberger, Rankin and Briggs.

C. B. No. 50, "A bill to incorporate a university in Cass county,"

And

C. B. No. 51, "A bill to incorporate the Dempster Biblical Institute," Were, on motion,

Referred to same committee.

The Doorkeeper obtained leave of absence for two days.

Mr. Rankin, moved to reconsider the vote by which C. B. No. 13, "A bill for an act to amend an act entitled, an act for locating, opening, repairing and changing county roads, approved January 26, 1856" was laid over until to-morrow.

Carried.

Mr. Rankin now moved to suspend the rules, read the bill a third time by title and put it on its passage.

Mr. Gwyer moved to read the bill in full.

On which the ayes and nays were called:

Ayes-Messrs. Bramble, Briggs, Clark, Collier, Davis of Washington, Daily, Dean, Fleming, Gwyer, Hall, Lee, Marquette, Rankin, Roeder, Shields, Steele, Steinberger, Stewart, Wasson, Wattles.-20. Nays-Messrs. Cassell, Taffe.-2.

Carried.

Mr. Daily moved to adjourn.

Lost.

Mr. Daily moved to lay the bill on the table.

Lost.

The bill was now read a third time,

Passsed and title agreed to.

On motion of Mr. Daily,

The House now adjourned at 5 o'clock P. M.

FRIDAY, October 8th, 1858.

House met at the usual hour.

Prayer by the Chaplain.

Journal read and approved.

Mr. Stewart moved that the rule adopted in the early part of the session excluding special legislation be rescinded.

On this motion, Mr. Fleming moved the previous question, and was sustained; and the main question ordered.

The main question being put,
The ayes and nays were had:

Ayes-Messrs. Bramble, Davis of Washington, Daily, Shields, Steele, Stewart, Wattles, Young.-8.

Nays-Messrs. Briggs. Cassell, Clark, Clayes, Collier, Dean, Fleming, Gwyer, Hall, Lee, Mason, Noel, Rankin, Roeder, Seymour, Steinberger, Taffe, Wasson.-18.

Lost.

Mr. Wasson moved a temporary suspension of the same rule.
Mr. Clayes moved to lay the motion on the table.

On which the ayes and nays were called:

Ayes-Messrs. Cassell, Clark, Clayes, Collier, Dean, Fleming, Gwyer, Hall, Lee, Mason, Noel, Roeder, Seymour, Shields, Steinberger.-15. Nays-Messrs. Bramble, Briggs, Davis of Washington, Daily, Rankin, Steele, Stewart, Taffe, Wasson, Wattles, Young.-11.

Carried.

Mr. Dean gave notice of a bill to restrain hogs and sheep from running at large in Pawnee county.

Mr. Dean, on leave, introduced

H. B. No. 27, "A bill to locate a territorial road from Rulo to Blue Springs,"

Which was read a first and second time, and referred to Committee on Roads.

Mr. Davis of Washington gave notice of a bill to relocate the seat of justice of Washington county

Mr. Hall gave notice of a bill to provide for the erection of a court house and jail in Otoe county.

Mr. Fleming, from Committee on Federal Relations, submitted the following report:

Mr. Speaker:

The Committee on Federal Relations, to whom was referred C. B. No. 35," Joint memorial and resolution, relative to the construction of a wagon road from the Platte river to the Kansas line," would most respectfully report that they have had the same under consideration, and

after carefully examining the subject, deem it unnecessary to present an extended argument for the purpose of impressing upon this House the importance of a thoroughfare so obviously of public utility.

Your Committee would therefore most respectfully beg leave to report the same back to this House, and recommend its passage.

WM. C. FLEMING, Ch'n,

WM. J. YOUNG,

A. C. DEAN,

W. A. GWYER.

T. M. MARQUETTE.

On motion of Mr. Gwyer,

The report was adopted.

C. B. No. 35, "Joint memorial and resolution relative to the construction of a wagon road from the Platte river to the Kansas line,"

Was now taken up, read third time, passed, and title agreed to. Mr. Davis of Washington, from Committee on County Seats and County Boundaries, made the following report:

Your committee, to whom was referred the petitions from Dixon and Dakota counties, praying for the organization of a new county to be called "Dixon," having had the same under consideration, beg leave to report the accompanying bill and recommend its passage.

CHARLES D. DAVIS, Chairman,
S. G. DAILY,

D. T. BRAMBLE.

On motion,

The report was received.

H. B. No. 28, “A bill for an act to organize the county of Dixon, define the boundaries, and locate the county seat thereof,"

Accompanying the foregoing report, was now taken up, and

On motion,

Referred to a select committee of three, consisting of Messrs. Rankin, Dean and Fleming.

Mr. Stewart gave notice of a bill to regulate limited partnerships. The Speaker of the House obtained leave of absence until Monday

next.

Mr. Rankin, from Committee on Roads, reported back

C. B. No. 20, "Memorial for a land grant,"

Without amendment, and recommended its passage.
On motion,

The report was adopted, and

The bill read third time, passed, and title agreed to.
On motion of Mr. Steele,

Business on Speaker's table was taken up.

H. B. No. 20, "A bill for an act regulating ferries,"
Was read second time.

Mr. Davis of Washington moved that the House go into Committee of the Whole for the further consideration of the bill.

Carried, and

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