The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-03-20

JuilCiary oHcerS. Maue Lne special order
for Monday next.
To amend the Session laws of the Extra
Session. To Committee on Interpretations.
Senate bill authorizing a change of venue
in Justices Courts. To third reading.
On motion, adjourned.
SATURDAY, MARCH 1S, 1853.
SENATE.-The Senate was called to Or
at the usual hour.
Roll called, and prayer by Chaplain.
The first business was.
PETITIONS.
By Mr.. RICHARDSON: A petition from
citizens of North Prairie, Stearns County,
for ferry charter across the Mississippi at
that place.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Mr.. MORELAND: An act to incorpo-
rate the town of Mankato.
BY Mr.. NORTHRUP An act to incor-
porate the Swan River Bridge Co. Read a
first and second time.
An act to amend an act to incorporate the
Minnesota and Dakota Land Co.
By Mr.. NORTHRUp An act to locate
the County seat of Mile Lac County.
COMMITTEE OF WHOLE.
On motion of Mr. SKINNER, the Senate
resolved itself into Committee of Whole. to
take up
II. F. No. 30, A bill to aSthorise the bust
ness of bank 'ng.
Mr.. HUDSON in the Chair.
TIE bill was then taken up and gone
through with, wi b various amendments
The bill having been finished,
On motion it was ordered that when the
Committee rise, the bill be recommended to
be printed as amended.
S. F. No. l21, A bill to provide for the
salaries Of Judges of Supreme and District
Courts was then taken up.
The discussion OF the bill occupied some
time, and when the Committee rose, thev
recommended it to be passed.
On cOncurring with the recommendations
the amendments we're taken up separately.
A lengthy discussion sprung up in rela-
ton to the amount Of salaries of the Judges
Mr.. VAN ETTEN was opposed to high
salaries. He thought ST. 800 was enough,
and no one coull justify the enormous ex-
!, travagance of Minnesota paying higher sala-
res than older States.
Mr.. HALL moved to strike out $1,000
the motion was lost.
Mr.. VAN ErTEN moved to strike out
$1,000 and insert 81 ,50C-yeas 9. nays II.
Tie question being on concurring in the
amount-S2 900, there were yeas a. nays o.
Mr.. VAN ETTEN moved to refer the
bill to Special Committee.
Pending which, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE, was called to order by the Spea.
ker, pro tenn.
REPORTS.
Mr.. OTIS, from the Committee on the Ju-
dietary, reported favorably to the passage of
the bill for the relief OF Ellen Langford.
ADJOURNMENT.
The Joint Resolution of the Senate rela-
tive to the adjournment Of the Legislature
was taken up.
The resolution provides for the adjourn
ment of the Legislature on the 25th inst, to
meet again OH the first Wednesday of j une.
Mr.. KEITH moved to amend the resoIu-
ton by striking out ''to meet the first
Wednesday III June, and inserting ''sine die :"
The amendment was lost-ayes 20, noes
33-a strict party vote, with the exception
Of Mr.. Carpenter, Democrat, who voted in
the affirmative with the Republicans. The
following is the record:
AYEs-Bacon, Bacombe, Bearce, Bevans Burgess,
Cummings, Carpenter, Gaskil Gibson, Grover, Hanson,
Hinkey, Heyd, Smith Johnson Keith, LeonarI Lbbey,
Lyle, Parker Peckham, Petite Randall, Seeley, Simp.
son, Sheez, Tattersal Teft, T. A. Thompson, Way-29
NAYs-Atkinson, Bray, Buffers, Chase Crosby, Crut-
tenden Cummings, Decow, Foster, Frost, Fladeland,
Hawkins, Kiber, Kinghorn, Kingsley, lie Blond, Mas
tiers, Mackntre, MGrorty, Murphy, Otis Pierce, Poe
er Rauch, Scoeld Starkey, Stevens Talbot NJ Thomp-
son, Tuttle, Vertress, Willson-33.
The resolution was then passed-ayes Al,
noes II.
PUBLICATION OF THE S. 900 900 swINDLE.
Mr.. FLADELAND offered the folio
preamble and resolution:
WheytGs, false reports are being circulated
throughout the State as to the S. 100000
Loan Bill with a view TO procure the Norwe-
giar population to vote against the measure ;
and, Hhereas, there is no newspaper publish
ed in tue Norwegian language in the State
whereby an accurate and official copy of said
bill can be presented to them their peru
sal and consideration, therefore
Pesolred, that 200 copies of the Act known
as the $4,000 600 loan be translated and pub
lished in the No: wegan LANGUAGE.
Mr.. FLADELAND said. if something of
this kind wee not done, the great mass OF
the Norwegians, with their present views of
the Loan measure would vote against the
bill
Mr.. BALCOMBE advocated the passage
of the resolution for the reason that the State
had already ordered its publication in the
German and Swede papers. 1t was but just
to the Norwegians, that the bill should be
published in that language.
On the adoption of the resolution the pre-
amble was struck out.
ZUMBROTA COUNTY.
The special order of the day being the hill
for the organization of the county of Zum.
hrota out of part Of Goodhue, Olnsted and
Wabashaw counties. The bill with all pet
tions, remonstrances, &C., pertaining to the
same was referred to a select Committee of
five.
SECOND READING
Senate Bills: A bill proposing amend
ments to art. IA, sec. 10 of the Constitution.
Referred, Oh motion of Mr.. Balcombe, to a
select committee consisting of Messrs Bal
comoe, McGrorty and Atkinson.
House Bills: An act to define the duties
OF Forwarding and Commission Merchants.
An act in relation to the towns of Mimi
ger, Louisville and Glencoe.