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odrich, June 1, 1849, to November 13, 1851.
aller, November 15, 1851.

Hayner, 1852. [Never presided at a term.]
H. Walsh,* April 7, 1853, to May 24, 1858.

rburne, April 7, 1853, to April 23, 1857.

son, April 23, 1857, to May 24, 1858.

Flandrau, April 23, 1857, to May 24, 1858.

CLERKS OF SUPREME COURT.

Humphrey, January 14, 1850, to 1853.

. Whitney, 1853, to 1854.

. Prescott, 1855, to May 24, 1858.

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REPORTERS OF SUPREME COURT.

ollinshead, appointed July 7, 1851.
ater, appointed March, 1852.

risbin, appointed February 28, 1854.
s,* appointed March 20, 1856.
ficer, appointed November 27, 1857.

STATE ORGANIZATION.

3 passed by Congress on the 23d day of February, 1857, to people of Minnesota to form a State constitution; and ast days of that session another act was passed making a

railroads. The eighth session of the territorial legislature adjourned on the 7th of March, and soon thereafter Governor Gorman issued a proclamation calling an extra session, to take into consideration such measures as were necessary to carry these Congressional enactments into force and effect. The extra session met on the 27th of April, and received the message of Governor Medary, which had been prepared for the occasion and properly transmitted. "An act was passed to execute the trust created by Congress; and the lands, under certain conditions, were given to certain chartered railroad companies." The extra session adjourned on the 23d of May, and on the first Monday in June, an election was held to choose delegates to the constitutional convention, which was called to assemble at St. Paul on the second Monday in July. The election resulted, as was generally believed, in the choice of a majority of Republicans.

The organization of the convention was not harmoniously effected. The enabling act had not fixed the hour at which the convention should meet on the second Monday, and fearing the Democrats might meet and elect the officers of the convention, the Republicans took advantage of the omission, and at midnight of Sunday, before the day of meeting, repaired to the capitol and took possession. A little before noon of Monday the Secretary of the Territory entered the Speaker's place and commenced to call the members to order. At the same time, Delegate J. W. North, acting under a written request from a majority of the members, commenced to do the same thing. Confusion reigned. The Secretary of the Territory put a motion to adjourn, which prevailed, and the Democrats left the hall. The Republicans believing they had a majority of the members, remained and perfected an organization. The two wings were constituted as follows:

REPUBLICAN WING.

1. P. A. Cederstam, W. H. C. Folsom, L. K. Stannard, Charles F. Lowe.

3. S. W. Putnam, D. M. Hall, D. A. Secombe, P. Winell, L. C. Walker, J. H. Murphy.

4. Charles McClure, Aaron G. Hudson, George Watson, Frank Mantor, Joseph Peckham.

5. Fred. Ayer.

6. John W. North, Thomas Bolles, Oscar E. Perkins, Thomas J. Galbraith, D. D. Dickenson.

8. Alanson B. Vaughan, C. W. Thompson, John A. Anderson, Charles

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. Meeker, William M. Lashelles, C. A. Tuttle, C. L. Chase. in C. Stacy.

iel Gilman, H. C. Waite, J. C. Shepley, William Sturgis, J. rde, W. W. Kingsbury, R. H. Barrett.

ry H. Sibley, Robert Kennedy, Daniel J. Burns, Frank Waram A. Davis, Joseph Burraell, Henry G. Bailey, Andrew

es McFetridge, J. P. Wilson, J. Jerome, Xavier Cantell, Joseph ouis Vasseur.

es C. Day.

ving the Hall of the House of Representatives, the Demosembled in the Senate Chamber, and claiming to be the true eeded to perfect an organization by the election of Henry as president, and choosing J. J. Noah, as secretary.

dy proceeded to the work of framing

constitution each

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