The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-01-30
MINNESOTA LEGISLAT TURE.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 1858.
SEN was called to order at
usual hour.

| ESO1A AHeIlSkIA
FRIDAY, JANUARY 2s, 1858.
SENATE.-Senate was called to order at
usual hour.
! RESOLUTIONS.
BY Mr.. LINDSLEY That smoking ci-
gars be prohibited during business. Car
ried.
By Mr.. RIDPATH: That the Governor
be authorized to forward all memorials joint
resolutions, &C., TO our Senators in Congress.
Carried.
BY Mr.. HALL: That the Secretary issue
to Michael Flannan certificate Of three days
service as Fireman. Carried.
MEMORIALS.
| MIR. HALL presented a memorial from
the Council in reference to erection of Wa
ter Works. Referred to the st. Paul Dele
CATION.
BY Mr.. VAN ETTEN: A memorial
from the Common Council in reference to is
suing bonds to complete the Levee. Refer
red to st. Paul Delegation.
REPORTS.
From Committee on Engrossed Bills, re-
porting several bills correctly engrossed.
From CAPT. THOM, reporting the con-
dition of the st. Paul and Superior road
Laid on the table and printed.
From Committee on Engrossed bills, re-
porting several as signed by the Governor.
NOTICE OF BILLS:
By Mr.. HALL: A bill authorizing the
City of st. Paul to erect Water Works, ac-
cOmpanled with a memorial.
By Mr.. - A bill to incorporate the
| town of Ninnger.
By Mr.. GAVE: An act to authorize the
City of st. Paul to issue bonds for certain
purposes.
BY Mr.. STREETER: A memorial to
Congress, praying that body to declare an
act granting sundry tracts of land for rail-
road purposes, null and void.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Mr.. VAN ETTEN: A bill as a SUBJ
stitute for S. F. No. "a, authorizing the City
of st. Paul to loan its bonds to the St. Paul
Bridge Co. Ordered to lie on the table, and
25O copies be printed.
H. of R. memorial to Congress to complete
the Point Douglas and Superior Road.
IN COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
Mr.. Lindsey in the Chair.
The bill tor the relief of creditors was then
taken up, and after some slight amendments,
recommended to be passed when the commit
tee rise
memorial to the P. o. Department to
establish u mail route from La Crosse to Win
nebago City recommended to be passed.
A bill relative to Chattel mortgases-re-
ferred to Committee on Judiciary.
A bill to locate State Road from Chat
field to Winnebago City. Recommended to
be passed.
bill to create homestead exemption.-
Mr. Jones moved to amend by inserting af.
ter the words "a homestead consisting OF any
quantity of land not exceeding l6O acres used
for agricultural purposes the words sand not
exceeding $4,000 in value" &c.
Mr.. STREETER opposed. 1t was wrong
to attempt to limit or set the amount of the
value of a home to the toiling farmer or me-
chanic. Let him have homestead which he
feels is worth something to him. Nothing
makes a man so much man as his own lands
his own home, where his family have safe
retreat, which the ruthless creditor cannot
disposess him of. l am opposed to the
amendment, and wonder why such thing
was proposed, unless to defeat the whole mat
ter.
MIR. BEMAN-Mr Charm, if you pass such
amendments as this, you will defeat the whole
matter-a matter of the greatest moment to
the farming class, the source and support of
our wealth as state. They are, sir, the |
stamina, and stability of all society in our
country. You will work for and advocate
your magnificent schemes to enrich specula-
tors and schemers, and let hardworking and
poor farmers become the prey of the land
shark, for want Of just such support and en-
couragement as this bill would afford them.
Let the man from the East know that he |
can here secure home safe from any Shylock
creditors should he be unfortunate, and you |
present better inducement to him to emi-
CRATE than by passing bills to attract hither
fraudulent debtors The gentleman may
think that $4,000 in large exemption, but |
such legislation as this, or any such re tstrlc-
ton, will only defeat the ends of the BILL
Give the farmer his "broad acres"-a domain, |
ifyou choose, and let him build on that home
stead any home that he chooses. / tell the
gentleman from Fillmore that his constitu-
ents are interested in the passage of this BILL |
too, and they will hold him accountable for
the manner in which he treats the measure.
Mr.. VAN ETTEN replied, speaking prin-
cipally in reference to the provision of the |
bill relative to the exemption of lot, &C., in
a city, and thought mechanics too, we're en-
tIicu W All WcIl stS farmers. o..
900 were scarcely enough to build his home. |
after the value of such lot is taken out, and
mention an instance where a house and lot
dollars was assessed lately at $500
Mr.. BEEMAN responded that he did not
mean that the farmers alone, of course should
be the ones benefited by this matter. 1t ex
tended to all the industrial class, a class that
rifc Al
The rich man needs no protection from us
his money secures that for him.
The amendment was defeated, on voting.
A long discussion ensued on sundry other
amendments, some of which were adopted. |
and some defeated, and finally,
On motion of Mr.. VAN ETTEN. the |
Committee agreed to report progress when
they rose, and asked leave to sit again.
The Committee then rose, on motion of
Mr.. Bates, and reported back the above bills
with the recommendations ant references.
The report was received and adopted, and
the Senate then passed to
BILLS ON A THIRD READING.
A bill for the relief of creditors of the
State was taken up, and on motion of Mr. |
COWAN, the rules were suspended, the bill |
read third time and put on its final passage |
yeas l6, nays 6.
Mr.. COWAN moved reconsideration of |
the vote, there not being majority of the
Senate voting in favor of the passage of the
bill.
Mr.. LINDSLEY moved a call of the |
house.
The SERGEANT ALARMS was dis
patched for the absentees, and returned in
about an hour, with most of them
Mr.. COWAN'S motion then coming up,
was carried.
The bill was passed--yeas %, nays S.
The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE.-The House was called to order |