Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1858-07-31

| al lne usual hOur, ana opened with prayer
by Chaplain VAN IHGEN
Roll called and Journal read.
The Senate then went into
COMMITTEE OF WHOLE,
TO take up all bills ready for such stage, Mr.
SKINNER in the chair
S. F. No. 2l7, the Usury bill, was taken
up, and debated at great length by several of
the members, but no recommendation was
made. The committee asked leave to sit
again.
ii. F. No. S9S, an act to authorize the
Board of Education of the City of st. Paul
to borrow money. To be referred to the St.
Paul Delegation
A bill to provide for the incorporation of
River Navigation Improvement Companies.
To be engrossed.
A bill to lay out State road in Fillmore
county. To be engrossed.
An act to provide for change of venue in
District Courts. To be engrossed
! Joint resolution relative to certain mail
routes in this State. TO be passed.
A bill to encourage the erection of mills
and mill dams. TO be referred to a select
committee of five.
ii. F. No. 81, an act to regulate estrays
and articles adrift. TO be passed.
| A memorial to Congress for grant of land
I to aid in the construction of the Nninger
and ST. Peter Railroad. To be passed.
An act to amend Sec 80 chapter of the
Revised Statutes.
| This was an act to fix the rates of fees for
advertising legal notices, fixing it at eighty
cents per folio for q first insertion, and 40 for
| subsequent insertions.
MIR. LINDSLEY wanted the bill amended
so as to allow only fifty cents for first in
sertion, and twenty-five cents subsequently,.
He thought the charges too high, and should
| be limited.
Mr.. NORTON opposed this 1t was I'M
just-indeed the Legislature had no right at
ALTO fix the charges of printers for the
space in their columns whether occupied by
a legal, or any other advertisements. They
should charge, per square or line, as much
for them as any other advertisements
The motion to amend was lost, and the
bill ordered to be-engrossed.
A bill to authorize the county of St. Louis
to borrow money to make certain improve
ments. TO be passed.
A bill to amend an act to organize the
County of Sibley. TO be passed.
Ii. +. No 3S3, an act to authorize the
Governor of Minnesota to select lands. TO
be passed.
II. F. No. 3S7, an act to authorize the
Register of Deeds OF Kandiyohi county to
copy from the records of Alceker County. 10
be passed.
An act TO incorporate the town of Marmo-
ia. TO he passed.
An act to provide for changing county
lines TO be passed.
A bill to amend Sec 81, art. 4, and submit
it to the people Tor approval. To be referred
to select committee.
\ bill to encourage the organization of fire
companies. To be passed
A bill regulating the hours of manual
labor. TO be passed.
\ bill for an act to provide for the crea-
ton and regulation OF Emgrant Aid Societies.
To be referred to select committee.
a bill to amend the act Incorporating the
Ninnger q ST. Peter Railroad To be pass
ed.
An act TO authorize the city of Hastings to
loan its bonds for Railroad purposes.
A bill for an act providing for the creation
and regulation of Mutual Insurance Compa-
mics. TO be passed.
A bill for an act providing for the organi-
zation of the Legislature. To be passed.
a bill to provide for the regulation of
County Jails. To be passed.
| A bill fer an act authorising the city Of
Winona to borrow money. To be passed.
The omnibus" road bill, to be passed.
A bill providing for TIE establishment of
State Normal Schools TO be passed.
a bill to organise the volunteer Militia.
To be passed.
| The committee then arose, and reported
the above recommendations. The report was
concurred in, generally, except on III. f. 2l7,
the Usury Law Mr.. SOMERS moved as a
substitute that it be passed. Carried.
Mr.. HALL then moved that the bill be
re committed to the Committee of the Whole.
After lengthy debate on this notion 1t was
carried-ayes II, nays l6.
A motion of Mr.. RIDPATH to go into
Committee of the Whole on the bill, was lost.
| BILLS PASSED.
a bill for an act to provide for Sessions of
the Legislature was taken up and read a
third time.
Mr.. NORTON moved to lay the bill on
the table until Tomorrow. Lost, ayes IL,
nays Is.
Mr.. NORTON then spoke on the merits of
| the bill, and proceeded to show up its falla-
cies and incc ns;Stencies. He showed that
the measure would save nothing to the State
as an economic measure, even il the designs
of the bill could be carried out. The squan-
dering Of the State Loan by various means
by the dominant party was enumerated. But
the grand designs Of the corrupt Adminstra-
ton Party were laid OPEN He unveiled the
schemes of the Lecompton Democracy-ex-
posed the whole plot-the repeal Of the rule.
by tyrannical and vllainous plot, then the
endeavor to put this bill through, SO as to
have Senator elected who would support a
corrupt Administration in all its schemes.
Mr.. HALL replied in regard to the charges
on this party of squandering the Treasury,
when he was interrupted by Mr.. Jones NOV
ing the previous question. 1t was seconded,
ordered and put on its final passage.
And the Yeas and Nays being called for
and ordered, there were Yeas 10, Nays II,
as follows:
Yeas-Senators Adams, Banlill, Baily,
Cave, Cowan, Day, Dunwell, Hall, Hull,
Jones, Mixer, Moreland, Murphy, Northrup,
Richardson, Rolette, Skinner, Streeter, and
Van Etten.
Nays-Senators Bates, Chase, Cook, Fol-
som, Hodges, Hudson, Lindsey, McKune,
Norton, Phelps, Reiner, Ridpath, Somers,
Thomas, and Watson.
So the bill was passed.
Mr.. JUN ES moved to reconsider the vote
passing the Joint Resolution resolving to ad-
journ on the I'd of August.
The Chair decided it out of order.
Mr. HALL called up his resolution of yes
terday, relative to extending the time for
adjournng until August II.
Mr. HUDSON raised point of order,
whether the resolution was not joint resolu-
ticp, requiring three readings, and transmits
! sion pnuTcSSpd to the of her HCuSpZ
The Chair decided it was not and the
question Icing put, the resolution was adopt
ed, the same ayes and noes as above.
The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE.-The House met pursuant to adj