The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-02-25
THURSDAY, Feb. IL, 1888.
SENATE.

I SENATE.
The Senate met and was called 10 or
der by Mr.. RlDPATH.
Mr.. VAN ET'rEN offered rcaolu.
ton authorizing the appointment of COM
mittee TO inquire into the expeiieney Of
amending the 30th rule, which was adopted.
and Messrs VS ErrrS, BATES and ADAMS
werc appointed.
Mr.. HALL gave notice of intention to in
troduce certain bills.
BIAS INTRODUCED.
by Mr. HULL: A bill granting Pierre
Bottincau and John L. Irvine the right to
establish ferry across the Red River Of the
North,
Mr.. HULL introduced n resolution pro.
viding for an adjournment on tho 10th day
OF February, 1855; disposition was mani
tested to debate the resolution il was iinal.
ly rejected by vote Of ayes l6. nays 6.
THIRD READING Bnis.
The following were road third time and
passed;
A memorial for mail route from Nc
Grcgor in Iowa, to Owatonna, In Mime.
sofa.
A bill authorizing the County Commis,
sioncrs Of Steele county TO levy tax for the
construction of u bridge across Straight
river.
A bill for u State Road from Rochester
TO Cannon Falls.
A bill repeating the net organizing Penn
bina county
A series OF resolutions passed at a meet
| ing OF citizens, relative to the encourage
mcnt Of emigration TO Minnesota, was taken
up, and
Mr.. COWAN moved that a committee Of
three be appointed by the Chair to act IN con
junction with similar committee from the
House, 10 take into consideration the best
means of promoting emigration, which was
| adopted, and M,-srs. CowAS, BEMAs and
HAL were appointed said committee.
| IN Committee or THE WHOLE.
The Senate then went into Committee
Of the Whole to take up various bills. Mr..
RICHARDSON in the chair
A bill granting ferry charter across
| Cannon river was referred to Committee on
Corporations
Joint resolution relative 10 Swamp Lands
was read and on motion Of MIR. Mex ~ H.
was referred back to the House with the
Recommendation that II bc referred TO q ne
lect COMMITTEES Of thre.
A bill for the protection Of game was re-
ported back with its passage recommended.
A immortal for n mail route from Mime.
apolis to Glencoe was amended aud ordered
engr'ssed
A bill prohibiting the drawing Of seins
in certain lakes.
A bill providing for tho appointment Of a
State Librarian, was amended and laid on
the table.
A memorial for the relief Of settlers on
the Reserved lands, was reported back, with
passage recommended.
A memorial for an appropriation to con
s,ruct bridge across Root river, In the
county Of Fillmore, was amended and re-
ported back with ia passage recommended.
A bill TO amend the act incorporating the
Niningcr and ST. Peter Railroad, was read
and leave asked to III again.
A bill authorizing the district Court 10
change the names Of towns and Villages, was
reported back with passage recommended
4 bill authorizing the electors OF Ie
sueur county 10 vote for county ~at, was
laid over ten days.
A bill authorizing change 81 venue 10
District Courts, was ordered epgrossed for u
third reading
A bill amending the act Incorporating the
town Of la Crescent was AMENDED, and r.
ported back with the recommendation that
it pas.
A bill incorporating Breckenridge AGA
DENY, was laid asidc.
A bill concerning the cvidence of wit
Dessss was laid aside.
A hill repeating the act incorporating Tho
Mississippi Boom Company. wa reported
back, with the recommendation that It b.
Indefinitely postponed
The Committee OF the Whole then rose
/ and reported the blis back, with their va
rions recommendations and cDeDdati0ns,
which wM accepted, and Tie amehdmenr
agreed 10.
! On motion Of Nr. BATES, the report Of
, the surveyor General Of Log and LImber
/ was referred 70 select committee Of thr'e,
Of which The PresiJcht pro TIM. Is To be tho
| chairman.
The sens,e ,lPn adjourned until Monday
al 10 O'clock