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[{"insert":"THIRTY-FIRST DAY."},{"attributes":{"align":"center"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nTUESDAY, August 18, 1857.\t"},{"attributes":{"align":"right"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\tThe Convention met pursuant to adjournment, and was called to order by the PRESIDENT.\n\n\tPrayer by Rev. Mr. PENMAN.\n\n\tThe Journal of yesterday was read and approved.\n\n\tThe following communication was read by the President, as having been delivered to him by the Presiding Officer of the Body in the other end of the capitol:\n\nSt. PAUL, August 18, 1857.\t"},{"attributes":{"align":"right"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nHon. SIBLEY, President.\n\n\tSir,—The Convention over which I preside did, on the 18th of August, adopt a resolution for the appointment of a Committee to confer with a similar Committee of the Convention over which you preside, to consider and agree upon, if practicable, and report some plan by which the two bodies can unite upon a single Constitution, to be submitted to the people.\n\n\t\"In pursuance of said resolution, I have appointed Messrs. Galbraith, McClure, Aldrich, Stannard and Wilson such Committee, and would respectfully ask the appointment of a similar Committee on the part of the Convention over which you preside.\n\n\t\t\t\t\tYours, most respectfully,\n\nST. A. D. BALCOMBE, President.\"\t"},{"attributes":{"align":"right"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n\tOn motion of Mr. GORMAN, the Convention took a recess of one hour.\n\n\tAfter the recess had expired, the Convention was called to order by the PRESIDENT.\n\n\tMr. A. E. AMES offered the following resolution:\n\n\t\""},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Resolved"},{"insert":", That the President of this Convention is hereby authorized to appoint a Committee of five to confer with a Committee appointed by the Convention holding sessions in the Representative Hall of this Capitol, upon the subject designated in the communication just received, and that the President is hereby authorized to communicate the action of this Convention to the Convention over which the Hon. Mr. Balcombe presides.\"\n\n\tOn motion of Mr. GORMAN, the previous question was ordered.\n\n\tAnd the yeas and nays being called for and ordered, there were yeas 33, nays 7, as follows:\n\n\tThose who voted in the affirmative were,\n\n\tMessrs. A. E. Ames, M. E. Ames, Armstrong, Becker, Burns, Bur- well, Brown, Curtis, Chase, Emmett, Flandrau, Gorman, Gilman, Holcombe, Kingsbury, Keegan, Leonard, Lashelle, Murray, McGrorty, McFetridge, McMahon, Norris, Nash, Prince, Sanderson, Sherburne, Stacey, Shepley, Swan, Tuttle, Warner and Mr. President—33.\n\n\tThose who voted in the negative were,\n\n\tMessrs. Baker, Barrett, Day, Setzer, Taylor, Tenvoorde and Wait—7.\n\n\tSo the resolution was adopted.\n\n\tMr. A. E. AMES presented the following report:\n\n\tYour Committee on Enrollment report, as correctly engrossed, the following Article to wit:\n\n\t\"Judicial.\"\n\nA. E. AMES,"},{"attributes":{"align":"right"},"insert":"\n\n"},{"insert":"J. H. SWAN,"},{"attributes":{"align":"right"},"insert":"\n\n"},{"insert":"Committee."},{"attributes":{"align":"right"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n\tThe PRESIDENT appointed the following gentlemen the Committee pursuant to the resolution adopted this day, to wit:\n\n\tMessrs. GORMAN, BROWN, HOLCOMBE, SHERBURNE and KINGSBURY.\n\n\tOn motion of Mr. CHASE, the Convention adjourned until half- past two o'clock, P. M.\n\nAFTERNOON SESSION."},{"attributes":{"align":"center"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n2 ½ O'CLOCK P. M."},{"attributes":{"align":"right"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n\tThe Convention met pursuant to adjournment, and was called to order by the PRESIDENT.\n\n\tMr. Stacey offered the following resolution:\n\n\t"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Resolved"},{"insert":", That this Convention adjourn finally on Thursday, the 20th instant, at one o'clock, P.M.\n\n\tWhich resolution was adopted.\n\n\tMr. A. E. AMES presented the following report:\n\n\t\"Your Committee on Enrollment, report as correctly engrossed, the following Article, to wit:\n\n\tCounties and Townships, School Funds, Education and Science.\n\nA. E. AMES,"},{"attributes":{"align":"right"},"insert":"\n\n"},{"insert":"C. J. BUTLER,"},{"attributes":{"align":"right"},"insert":"\n\n"},{"insert":"Committee.\""},{"attributes":{"align":"right"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n\tMr. CURTIS, on leave, offered the following resolution:\n\n\t\""},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Resolved"},{"insert":", That the Committee appointed to confer with a Committee of a Convention in session in the other wing of this Capitol, be instructed, that if they fail to come to an agreement with that Committee as to a plan for submitting but one Constitution to the people, that they endeavor to agree upon a plan for submitting two Constitutions upon the same day to the people.\"\n\n\tWhich resolution was adopted.\n\n\tOn motion of Mr. WARNER, the Convention adjourned.\n\nH. H. SIBLEY, Bresident.\t"},{"attributes":{"align":"right"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nAttest:\n\n\tJ. J. NOAH, Secretary.\n"}]
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Goodrich, Earle S., Journal of the Constitutional Convention of the Territory of Minnesota, begin and held in the city of Saint Paul, capital of said Territory, on Monday, the thirteenth day of July, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-seven. St Paul, Minnesota: State Printer, Pioneer and Democrat Office. 1857. Retrieved from LLMC.
