The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-08-12

Reported expressly for the Pioneer and Democrs.
WEDNESDAY, August 4.


WEDNESDAY,, August 4.
The Senate met pursuant to adjournment
and was called TO order by the President.
Mr.. HALL introduced u resolution pro-
vidipg that the Sergeant-at.Arms Of the
Senate be, and he Is hereby required to de-
post in the Office Of the Governor, on the
day of the final adjournment Of this body,
the map OF this State, drawn by Mr.. Sew
all, under the order Of the Senate, and also
the desk or case used for the safe keeping Of
the papers Of the Senate. Adopted.
Mr.. MINER offered resolution authori-
zing the Secretary to issue certificate for
seventy-6ve dollars to his assistant for extra
services. Laid over for one day under the
rules.
Mr.. SMITH moved TO reconsider the
vote by which the Senate adopted the fol.
lowing resolution
Resaiced, That the Secretary Of the Senate
is hereby authorized to issue q certificate for
two dollars per day to the Doorkeeper OF the
Senate for performing the duties Of fireman for
the adjourned session, commencing June I'd.
The Secretary having already issued the
certificate, the motion to reconsider was de-
clared out of order.
The Governor returned TO the Senate,
without his approval the bill allowing the
supervisors OF the several organized counties
Of this State to borrow money.
On motion of Mr.. SKINNER, the
Homestead Bill, originating in the House
of Representatives, was taken from the ia
BILE and read first time.
A bill incorporating the town OF MART
zuos, was referred to select committee OF
five, consisting OF Messrs ADAMS, SrRKErER,
RICHARDSON, Hull and WATSON, empow-
cred to send for persons and papers, and in
structions, to report on Friday morning.
The Banking Bill was returned from the
House, with an amendment to the section
relating to reception OF Minnesota State
Stocks az u banking basis. The Senate re-
fused to concur and committee OF confer
ence was appointed, consisting of Messrs.
CowAN, SKINNER and HALL.
The bill regulating the rate of interest
was also returned from the House, with n
refusal to concur in amendments attached in
the Senate; the Senate refused TO recede
from its amendments, and conference COM
mittee was appointed consisting of Messrs.
HALL, MURPHY and Smith.
A number of bills were then read first
and second time.
THIRD READING.
The following bills were read third time
A bill authorizing the city Of st. Paul
to issue bonds for certain purposes passed.
A bill amending the act providing for the
election of United States Senators, was
taken up.
Mr.. SOMERS said he felt under obiga
tons to his constituents TO explain his posi-
ton on this BILL and he preceded his re-
marks with comments on the bill providing
for sessions of the Legislature. The Con
stitution contcmplates annual sessions of the
Legislature, and the bill just referred to
contempates the same thing, with the ex
ception that u provision is made for the cleo
ton Of Senator by the present Legislature,
elected last fall, which has already chosen
two Senators and the dominant party
again comes forward and prepares the way
for the election Of third Senator--thus
robbing the people Of rights and privileges
which had been guaranteed TO them by the
Constitution itself. That representative
should be elected by another legislature
next winter; but the object of the friends OF
the bill was to elect Senator at this ses
zion, Notwithstanding the earnest protests Of
the bone and sincw Of their own party scat
tered throughout the rural districts Of this
State, for fear that the ensuing Legislature
might send so.called Black Republican to
occupy that position.
Mr.. NORTON said substantially that il
was not his intention to make political
speech, for be had yet to learn that the
Democratic party bad ever shown that it was
political organization it has never shown
anything which entities it to the position Of
political party il has been controlled for
partizan purposes and the grati6c itiOn OF a
desire for individual aggrandizement exhib-
tied by It's members He contebded there
was nothing in the bill which showed a
reasonable necessity for it, passage, and read
from the bill to substantiate the correctness
Of his conclusions. 1t was understood that
the next Legislature should select the sue
cessOr Of one Of the Senators; it was one
of the rights Of the people Of the State TO
elect the SUCCESSORS Of the present Senators
and Representatives al the ensuing election,
bu, the bill under consideration debars them
from exercising those rights; and the Con
sti'ution never intended tina, our legislature
should exercise the powers Of succeeding
one as is therein contemplated, for this Con
stitution Is the one framed by the delegates
Of the Democratic party a, the Convention.
lie said the initiatory steps for the successful
contamination Of this scheme had been
commenced sometime ago, and followed up
in q manner at once bold and cunning, and
reviewed a, considerable length the action
Of the senate, TO prove that the Democratic
party intended by the &C, merely TO strength
en- il organization and extend ia powers.
II vacancy occurred IN the Office Of
Senator, be was wiling the Governor shOaid
appoint person 10 81 that vacancy as he
u empowered 10 DO lay former enactment
Of the legislature, which would save the
dominant party from mourning the disgrace
which tie carrying out Of thu p',san, Deia-
riogs scheme ma-t ue0ssarily incur.