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Laid over under rule.

Mr. Collier offered the following preamble and resolution:

Whereas, Evil disposed persons have taken malicious pleasure in circulating false reports, injurious to the reputation of the people of this Territory, and of this House, and it is evident that a false and ridiculous hoax has been imposed upon the editor of the Milwaukie Wisconsin. Be it

Resolved, That the editor of the Milwaukie Wisconsin be and is hereby kindly invited to the floor of this House, and assured within his own sanctum or by his own fireside, he is not more safe than he will be in the halls of the House of Representatives of the Territory of Nebraska. Laid over under rule.

H. B. No. 6, "A bill for an act to provide for the valuation and assessment of the real and personal property, and for the levying and collection of taxes in the Territory of Nebraska,"

Was now taken up, and the amendments thereto, reported by the Committee of the Whole, adopted.

On motion,

The bill was read a first and second time.

Mr. Rankin, from a special committee, to which was referred

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

Reported the same back with a substitute therefor.

On motion,

The substitute was adopted.

Read first and second time, and ordered engrossed for a third reading

on to-morrow.

On motion of Mr. Clayes,

C. B. No. 111, "A bill for an act to legalize the rail road election of Douglas county, held July 16, 1857,"

Was taken up.

The bill was then read a first and second time, and referred to a special committee of eight, consisting of Messrs. Clayes, Seymour, Roeder, Gwyer, Stewart, Briggs, Steinberger and Steele.

On motion,

H. B. No. 39, “A bill for an act to restrain sheep and swine from running at large in Cass, Otoe, Nemaha, Richardson and Pawnee counties,"

Was now taken up.

Mr. Daily moved to amend section ten, by inserting "one-sixth" in place of "one-fourth."

Lost.

Mr. Mason moved to strike out all after the enacting clause.

Lost.

Mr. Clark moved to amend as follows:

In section twelve strike out all after the word "shall," and insert as follows, viz: "become a law in any of the counties named in the title of the bill, except Pawnee, whenever it shall be approved by a majority of the legal votes in such county."

Mr. Lee moved to amend the amendment by excepting Otoe county.

Lost.

Question on amendment.

Carried.

Mr. Mason moved to amend section ten, by striking out the words "induce an election in their respective county," and inserting the word "vote."

Carried.

Mr. Lee moved to strike out section ten.

Lost.

The bill was then ordered engrossed for a third reading on to-morrow. H. B. No. 6, "A bill for an act to provide for the valuation and assessment of the real and personal property, and the levying and collection of taxes in the Territory of Nebraska,"

Was now taken up.

Mr. Taffe moved to amend section one by striking out all of lines twenty-one and twenty-two, except the words "private libraries." Lost.

Mr. Taffe moved to strike out all of section five.

Carried.

Mr. Taffe moved to amend section six, by inserting after the word "list," in the first line, the words "of each person."

Carried.

Mr. Taffe moved to amend section three, by striking out all between the words, state " and " "are" in the fourth and fifth lines.

Carried.

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Mr. Taffe moved to strike out all that portion of section two, embraced between the words "union" and "money," in lines seventeen and eighteen.

Carried.

The bill was now ordered engrossed for a third reading on to

morrow.

Resolution relative to furnishing copies of the Criminal Code for members,

Was now taken up.

Mr. Gwyer moved to fill blank in resolution by inserting "twenty." Mr. De Puy moved to insert "forty."

Carried.

Mr. De Puy moved that three cents per copy be allowed.

Mr. Collier moved to lay the motion on the table.

Carried.

Mr. Hall moved to reconsider the vote by which the blank was filled, by inserting "forty."

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Mr. Gwyer now moved that the resolution be adopted..

Carried.

On motion of Mr. Daily,

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

MONDAY, October 25, 1858.

House met at the usual hour.

Prayer by the Chaplain.

Journal read and approved.

Mr. Clark offered the following resolution:

Resolved, That no member shall be allowed to speak more than ten minutes at one time, nor more than once to the same subject under debate."

Laid over under rule.

Mr. Clark, on leave, introduced

H. B. No. 89, "An act to locate a territorial road from Brownville, in Nemaha county, to Kingston, in Johnson county,"

Read a first and second time, and referred to Committee on Roads. Mr. Clark also introduced

H. B. No. 90, "An act to prohibit the issue and circulation of unauthorized bank paper,"

Read a first and second time, and referred to Committee on Banks and Currency.

Mr. Gwyer, on leave, introduced

H. B. No. 91, "An act to incorporate the Omaha City and Salt Lake Telegraph Company,"

Which was read a first and second time.

Mr. Gwyer moved to refer the bill to a select committee of three. Lost.

Mr. Seymour moved to refer to Committee on Corporations.

Lost.

Question had on motion for a select committee.
Carried.

Committee-Messrs. Gwyer, Seymour and Steinberger.

Mr. Seymour, on leave, introduced

H. B. No. 92, "A bill for an act to locate a territorial road from Omaha city, via Hazleton, to Forrest city in Sarpy county,"

Read first and second time and referred to Committee on Roads.

Mr. Roeder, on leave, introduced

H. B. No. 93, "A bill for an act to incorporate the West Point Ferry and Bridge Company,"

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

Mr. Clayes from special committee to which was referred,

C. B. No. 111, "A bill for an act to legalize the rail road election of Douglas county, held July 16, 1857,"

Reported the same back without amendment and recommended its passage.

Mr. Kline presented remonstrances and affidavits from citizens of

Washington county, in relation to the removal of the county seat of that county.

Mr. Collier presented a petition from citizens of Burt county, in relation to a wagon road from Platte river to the Running Water.

On motion,

The petition was referred to Committee on Roads.

Mr. Steinberger, on leave, introduced

H. B. No. 94, "An act to locate a territorial road from the city of Elkhorn to the Pappillion at McArdle's,"

Read first and second time and referred to Committee on Roads.
Mr. Kline, on leave, introduced

H. B. No. 95, An act to prevent tresspassing on timber land.

Read first and second time, and referred to Committee on Judiciary. Mr. Davis of Washington, from Committee on County Seats and County Boundaries, to which was referred

C. B. No. 73, “An act to establish the county of Ponca,"

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

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

C. B. No. 23, "A bill for an act providing for the better regulation of schools in Nebraska,"

Reported the same back without recommendations.

The following communication from the Sergeant-at-arms was read:

To the Speaker of the House of Representatives :

I would beg leave to report that I have seen Mr. Robertson in relation to procuring printed copies of the Criminal Code, and the lowest price per copy for which they can be got, to be paid in cash, is five cents each, and in territorial warrants ten cents each.

And your Sergeant-at-arms, not feeling himself authorized to procure them at that rate, makes this report that he may be further instructed by the House in regard to the same.

J. D. N. THOMPSON,

Sergeant-at-arms, H. R.

Mr. Gwyer moved that the Sergeant-at-arms be instructed to procure the papers in accordance with the resolution, at the rate of ten cents per copy.

Mr. Clark moved to reconsider the vote by which the Sergeant-atarms was instructed to procure copies of the Nebraskian.

Mr. Gwyer moved to lay that motion on the table.

Lost.

Question had on motion to reconsider.

Carried.

Mr. Daily now moved the indefinite postponement of the original resolution.

Carried.

Mr. Rankin, from Committee on Roads, to which was referred

H. B. No. 72, "A bill for an act to establish a territorial road from Florence to the bridge on the Little Pappillion,"

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

Mr. Rankin, on leave, introduced

H. B. No. 96, "A bill to authorize the Bank of Nebraska to deposit security for its issues with the Auditor of the Territory,"

Read first and second time.

Mr. Steinberger moved to refer the bill to a select committee of three.

Mr. Clayes moved to refer to Committee on Banks and Currency.
Carried.

Mr. Steinberger moved to instruct the committee to report on Wednesday next.

Mr. Clayes moved to amend, by instructing committee to report on Thursday instead of Wednesday.

Carried.

Motion, as amended,

Carried.

Mr. Mason gave notice of a bill to amend sections seventeen, eighteen, eighty-seven and one-hundred and eighty-one of the Criminal Code, passed at the present session.

Mr. Hall, on leave, introduced

H. B. No. 97, "A bill for an act concerning commission merchants," Read first and second time, and referred to a select committee of three, consisting of Messrs. Mason, Hall and Collier.

Mr. Gwyer rose to a question of privilege, and read the following statement and protest, which he requested be entered at large upon the Journal of the House:

The undersigned, members of the House of Representatives, believ ing that they are misrepresented by the Journal of the proceedings in this House on the 21st instant, respectfully submit the following statement and protest:

The Journal of the House is incorrect, especially in that it states that Mr. Collier moved to take up the business on the Speaker's table and orders of the day; in that it does not state the ruling of the Speaker upon the real motion of Mr. Collier; in that it does not state the points of order raised when the Speaker took up Council Bill No. 3, after the motion of Mr. Rankin to take up unfinished business, and the ruling of the Speaker on these points of order; in that it does not state the Council Bill No. 3 was then laid again upon the Speaker's table by the Speaker; in that it does not state the motion of Mr. Gwyer, to take up the bill reported by the minority of the special committee, to whom was referred the Homestead Bill, H. B. No. 6, being the unfinished business, or the disposition by the Speaker of that motion; in that it does not state that after the motion of Mr. Stewart, to lay upon the table all matters connected with the Homestead Bill except Council Bill No. 3, that Mr. Collier made two points of order, nor state those points of order, nor the decisions upon them; in that it does not state correctly

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