The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-12-17
SENATE,


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MONDAY, Dec. ~, le5,.
SENATE
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The Senate met al ~ O'Clock L. NJ, and
was called TO order By the President. The
journal was partially read and approved.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
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STATE Afdi,s-Adanls, Chase and Mixer
yudieta,y--Van Etten, McCune and Jones
Internal Improvements Day, Folsom and
7" W,"sI car,,on p,,.,,po,a.,o
Etction,-Dunws!l. Cook and Nortirup.
Federal Reiations-Rchardson Hodges and
BanhI' s,,- ,.-,
punJ,e Innd, n'np Pb:I anu van h'ueh
Prfnting-Caye, Reiner aud Bailey.
psds stm a"s r% m"r ."""''a''"''-Nof'hfop'
Torns and Counfi,,- Rolette phelns and
Smith
Education and Sriences-Hall, Summers and
Day.
rdt,ons-S,rester, Watson and Hall.
EngTOssnsnt Adams Phelps and Morelaud
Middle Carlton. Hudson and Richardson.
State Prisou--. Jones. Folsom and Mixer
State Librar,---Cave. Beeman and Smith
Indian 1raUs-.- VI oreiand, Cook and Hull.
Pitbite Buddings.- Cave Chase and Cowen.
Roads and Bridges. y orthrup, Mcclure and
Mixer
Enr0iBunt Bailey, Beeman and ROlette
posr,or op srx,ropspp,xr,xo y, vrs.
vi Me-
hAnE.
Mr. shin \ Elk offered a resolution al
lowing each member of the Senate SD in
mr. bAiLLE ohettu resolution pro-
yldlng Tor the printing OF ZOO copies OF the
Governors Message 600 for the use of the
Eovernorl IN En,I;sb lono :, Nnrr.,,;ar
ii 200 - C D" -, w i"'
'''u WV - 'I"'"' "'''n"h anu 7"eeoish
each. Adopted.
Mr.. VAN ETTEN moved that Rev
Ar H. nnx h. am,lo,,oa 90 ,,o,',To,a IL
,na,,ano mo E,onni ,aon,oJ "'''''' ''''
shRiENiNG FOR KANSAS
Mr.. IlNDSLEI offered the following
resolutions
R,solr,I That We earnestly dssiro tho ami.
cation of the fundamental priucinlrs nj The Dr..
1;nanco "a, I-u7 =, ~ Tai,;,r;ia >, -.
ed states tourbjng the nrstjon If Slayorr
Thai Will We re.nert he nnio;n,o ., n.
wbo ,,,int,in Tia, sI,vcr, /. ,fiIon,i i,s,,.;
which cannot exist without Ieri.Iatiye sanctirn
and over which even Congress has no control. Yet
we MAINTAIN that Congress has derived this
,h Con.,;,v,on Of U L ui, o'al,r oi aa' 4
il is il, 1u,y Ia prohibit by law thr iu,rndmr.
ton or extension of slavery. within any OF the
Territories OF The United sir'es "o'o or hereaf-
"I p w VS. J'3 th, .hs S, ,.,...-....
ed hy Congress.) be Instructed and onr R,p,@.
ssntatirss requested to use all honorable means
TO accomplish The objects expressed IN the fore
~ R.oi,sJ Th,, ,h .n' we ;, nu,an,'
His ExceIiencv, Robert J. WaIker and Hon
Fred. p. stanton. in defending the Constitution.
indicating the rights OF the people and main
AIMING VIC pm.s y. u,e "a.1' phx IN nansa'
admiration 'fF'''"'' ""0 ~'"''"Se' ou'
R,soired. That copies hereof duly authepu
Gated, be transmitted to the same.
Mr. oklN y Eh moved TO indefinitely
postpone. carried ny the following vote
ayes ~ nays -:
ton. Cave, Cowsp, pav' pnnvsI pef Haii H M
Jones. Moreand, Northrup Redpath. Richard
son SKINNER sfreeter, Van Etten, and Mr.
IT. c,. O.
Hudson. Lipd.ey MckvDs V or.nn 'i p%aIss
Reiner, Smith, somers. Thomas, and Watson.
When Mr.. BEEN ANS name was called
he asked leave TO give his reasons for voting
10 Indefinitely postpone Acting with the
Republican party in all political matters. he
could not vote for these resolutions. He
(Mr. b. was sent here to legislate for the
people OF Minnesota. not for the people of
Kansas. Let Minnesota take care Of her.
self, and Kansas do the same W. have
plenty Of business to attend To. without
wandering from home, and we could not in
struc, Senators until We elect them, and thev
take their seats. He Mr. Rrry,xl was T.
party man, and would ALWAYS act with his
(the Republican, party: but he could not,
in the present instance. aid in throwing a
tirebrand into our State councils. He an.
proved of the course Of Gov. WALKER. but
il was not our duty at present, to applaud
him, Let u legislate for Minnesota, and we