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[{"insert":"THIRTY-NINTH DAY."},{"attributes":{"align":"center"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nTHURSDAY, Aug. 27, 1857.\t"},{"attributes":{"align":"right"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n\tThe Convention met pursuant to adjournment, and was called to order by the PRESIDENT.\n\n\tThe Journal of yesterday was read and approved.\n\n\tOn motion of Mr. A. E. AMES, 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. SETZER moved that the Convention resolve itself into Committee of the Whole to consider the Schedule.\n\n\tWhich motion was lost.\n\n\tMr. EMMETT moved to adjourn until 2 ½ o'clock, P.M.\n\n\tWhich motion was carried, and the Convention adjourned until 2 ½ o'clock, P. M.\n\nAFTERNOON SESSION."},{"attributes":{"align":"center"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n2 ½ O'CLOCK P. M.\t"},{"attributes":{"align":"right"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n\tThe Convention met pursuant to adjournment, and was called to order by the PRESIDENT.\n\n\tMr. ROLETTE moved to adjourn.\n\n\tWhich motion was lost.\n\n\tOn motion of Mr. SETZER, the Convention resolved itself into Committee of the Whole.\n\n\tMr. NORRIS in the Chair.\n\n\tHaving under consideration the report of the Committee on the Schedule.\n\n\tAfter some time spent therein, on motion of Mr. CURTIS, the Committee rose and reported the Article back to the Convention without amendment.\n\n\tMr. A. E. AMES moved to strike out of section 2 of the Schedule all after the two first lines.\n\n\tWhich motion was carried.\n\n\tOn motion of Mr. ROLETTE, the words \"and Todd,\" were struck out of 17th line of section 3 and the word \"and\" inserted before \"Pembina.\"\n\n\tOn motion of Mr. BAASEN, the words \"and Todd Counties,\" were inserted in the 17th line of section 3, after \"Mille Lac,\" and the word \"and\" struck out of the line before the words \"Mille Lac.\"\n\n\tMr. SETZER moved to strike out in section 5, 4th line, the figure \"3\" and insert \"4.\"\n\n\tWhich motion was carried.\n\n\tMr. BAASEN moved to strike out of section 5, 15th line, the figure \"4\" and insert the figure \"2.\"\n\n\tWhich motion was carried.\n\n\tMr. TAYLOR moved to strike out section 5, 5th line, the figures \"3\" and \"6,\" and insert \"4\" and \"7\" in lieu thereof.\n\n\tMr. EMMETT moved to amend the amendment by inserting \"4\" and \"8\" in lieu of \"3\" and \"6.\"\n\n\tWhich motion was lost.\n\n\tThe question recurring on the original motion it was carried.\n\n\tMr. SHEPLEY moved to strike out of 12th line, section 5, the figure 2 and insert 1, and to add the \"one\" struck out to the 20th District.\n\n\tWhich motion was carried.\n\n\tMr. STURGIS moved to strike out the figure \"6,\" in twelfth line, section 5, and insert \"5\" and add the \"one,\" so taken to the 21st District.\n\n\tWhich motion was carried.\n\n\tOn motion of Mr. BAASEN, the figure \"2\" in 14th line, section 5, was struck out and \"1\" inserted in lieu thereof.\n\n\tOn motion of Mr. ROLETTE the repsesentation in 22d District was made \"2\" representatives in lieu of \"1.\"\n\n\tMr. EMMETT moved to strike out the word \"Supreme Judges,\" in section 7, and insert \"Justices of the Supreme Court.\"\n\n\tWhich motion was carried.\n\n\tMr. EMMETT moved to strike out of section 8, the words \"County and Precinct officers within the State.\"\n\n\tWhich motion was lost.\n\n\tMr. STURGIS moved to strike out the word \"ten,\" in 8th line, Section 8, and \"thirty\" inserted in lieu thereof.\n\n\tWhich motion was lost.\n\n\tMr. SETZER moved to strike out the 9th section.\n\n\tWhich motion was carried.\n\n\tMr. EMMETT moved to strike out all after the word \"specified\" in 4th line, 10th section.\n\n\tWhich motion was lost.\n\n\tMr. CURTIS moved that section 12 be stricken out.\n\n\tAnd the yeas and nays being called for and ordered, there were yeas 18, nays 24.\n\n\tThose who voted in the affirmative were,\n\n\tMessrs. M. E. Ames, Curtis, Cantell, Day, Emmett, Gilbert, Jerome, Murray, McMahan, Prince, Rolette, Sanderson, Sturgis, Taylor, Tuttle, Vasseur, Wait and Warner—18.\n\n\tThose who voted in the negative were,\n\n\tMessrs. A. E. Ames, Armstrong, Butler, Becker, Barrett, Burwell, Baasen, Chase, Davis, Flandrau, Gorman, Kennedy, Keegan, Lashelle, Meeker, McFetridge, Norris, Setzer, Stacey, Shepley, Streeter, Swan, Tenvoorde and Mr President—24.\n\n\tSo the section was not stricken out.\n\n\tOn motion of Mr. STACEY, the word \"Waseca,\" was inserted in 7th line, section 14, after the word \"Steele.\"\n\n\tMr. SETZER moved that the rules be suspended so as to allow the article to be enrolled.\n\n\tAnd the yeas and nays being called for and ordered, there were yeas 17, nays 25, as follows:\n\n\tThose who voted in the affirmative were,\n\n\tMessrs. Armstrong, Barrett, Baasen, Cantell, Day, Jerome, Murray, McFetridge, Rolette, Setzer, Stacey, Shepley, Streeter, Tenvoorde, Vasseur, Wait and Warner—17.\n\n\tThose who voted in the negative were,\n\n\tMessrs. A. E. Ames, M. E. Ames, Butler, Becker, Burns, Burwell, Curtis, Chase, Davis Emmett, Flandrau, Gilbert, Gorman, Kennedy, Keegan, Lashelle, Meeker, McMahan, Norris, Prince, Sanderson, Sturgis, Taylor, Tuttle and Mr. President—25.\n\n\tSo the Convention refused to suspend the rules.\n\n\tMr. STURGIS moved to strike out the words \"Crow Wing,\" in the 14th and 15th lines of section 14.\n\n\tWhich motion was lost.\n\n\tMr. M. E. AMES moved that the article be laid upon the table.\n\n\tWhich motion was carried, and the article was tabled.\n\n\tMr. ROLETTE moved the Convention adjourn.\n\n\tWhich motion was lost.\n\n\tMr. SETZER moved that the Committee of Conference be discharged.\n\n\tThe yeas and nays were called for and ordered thereon, whereupon Mr. FLANDRAU moved that the motion be laid upon the table.\n\n\tWhich motion prevailed, and Mr. SETZER’S motion was tabled.\n\n\tMr. ROLETTE moved to adjourn.\n\n\tWhich motion was lost.\n\n\tMr. SHERBURNE from the Committee on Conference submitted the report of said Committee.\n\n\tMr. MURRAY moved that the report of the Committee be laid upon the table and printed.\n\n\tWhich motion was lost.\n\n\tMr. GORMAN moved that the report of the Committee be taken up in its order.\n\n\tWhich motion was carried, and the report was read by the Secretary.\n\n\tMr. GORMAN moved to substitute the subject matter of report of the Committee for the Constitution hertofore adopted.\n\n\tMr. SETZER here raised a point of order upon said motion.\n\n\tWhich point of order was overruled by the President.\n\n\tWhereupon Mr. SETZER appealed from the decision of the Chair, and the yeas and nays being called for and ordered upon said appeal.\n\n\tThere were 31 votes to sustain the decision, and 7 votes against sustaining the decision.\n\n\tThose who voted to sustain the decision of the Chair were,\n\n\tMessrs. A. E. Ames, M. E. Ames, Armstrong, Butler, Becker, Burns, Brown, Curtis, Chase, Davis, Emmett, Flandrau, Gorman, Holcombe, Kingsbury, Murray, Meeker, McGrorty, McMahan, Norris, Nash, Prince, Sanderson, Sherburne, Stacey, Shepley, Sturgis, Streeter, Swan, Tuttle, and Warner—31,\n\n\tThose who voted against sustaining the decision were,\n\n\tMessrs. Baasen, Gilbert, Gilman Setzer, Taylor, Tenvoodre and Wait—7.\n\n\tSo the decision of the Chair was sustained.\n\n\tPending the question on Mr. GORMAN'S motion to substitute, Mr. BAASEN moved to adjourn.\n\n\tWhich motion was lost.\n\n\tMr. CURTIS moved to amend the motion by striking out the Judicial Districts as reported, and to insert the report heretofore made.\n\n\tPending the consideration of which, on motion of Mr. A. E. AMES, the Convention adjourned.\n\nH. H. SIBLEY, President.\t"},{"attributes":{"align":"right"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\n\tAttest:\n\n\t\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.
