The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-03-11

Mr.. L( LIZ moved to amend 10 that the
Cedar Valley Railroad Company should
commence It's work ut the State line, i'm
stead Of Faribault. Lost.
Mr.. TEFFr moved that the vote should
take place On the a2d Of April, instead Of
the 18th. lost.
Mr.. GIBSON moved to insert tho first
Monday in May. Lost
Mr.. PIERCE moved an amendment to
keep the polls open until o'clock. Z. NJ, 80
Which was adopted.
Mr.. TATrEltSEl.L moved pconsid
Grafton OF the amendment requiring the
companies to contract - miles Of road
Which was adopted.
Mr.. TATrEl,SEl.L then offered sub
stitutc. that the companies should grade at
least 30 miles Of each of their roads, within
two years. Adopted
Mr.. STEVENS moved TO amend 40 a.
to change the line from Faribault running
north east, from the pr,~en, location Lost.
There being no other amendment propos
cd, on motion Of Mr. P,ERcK. the Commit
tee rose, and reported the bill and amend.
ment back 10 the House, with the recon.
mendation that they be- adopted, and tho
bill put upon It's immediate passage.
The amendments OF the Committee were
agreed TO.
Mr.. POEHLER offered an amendment
striking out the provision requiring the
Cedar Valley Road TO commence at Fari.
bault AMI Minneapolis.
Mr.. LORD moved u substitute 20 ~ 10
require the companies 10 put the cars on
twenty miles Of road when completed, and
slso striking out the same clansc proposed
by Mr.. fosaLea.
The ayes and nays were called on Mr.
Loans substitute, and the vote stood ayes
IL, nay'il.
The ayes and nays were callcl on Mr.
PormLKK's amendment, and the vote stood
ayes -, nays &c. Lost
Mr.. LIlsI,EY moved TO amend section |
providing that tho mortgage bonds of the
companies to the State shall ba issued TO the
State before the bonds are given, and shall
have priority Of all other mortgages. Which
was lost. by vote Of ayes q, nays 81.
Mr.. PECKiIAM moved an amendment
that sum Of money equal TO one,iourth Of
the bonds received, shall be paid into tho
Treasury by the stockholders. And the vote
being taken, il was lost by ayes ~, nays AZ.
A reconsideration Of Mr. PoguLgR's
amendment was had.
Whercupon Mr.. SrAnKxy moved IN
amendment 10 the amendment to strike out
Faribault.
Mr.. KEITH moved TO lay both amend.
mcnts on the table. Which was agreed 10
by ayes 80, nays q.
Mr.. GASKlII. moved an amendment
requiring tho Minnesota and Pacific Rail.
road 10 commence ts road nj Saltwater. -
laid Oh the table by II ayes TO 30 nays.
Mr.. GASkIIL renewed his amendment
Of yesterday, providing that for every TWEEN.
ty miles Of road constructed, the companies
shall convey 10 the State all the lands u
which they may be entitled by said construc
ton, The proceeds Of which are 10 be security
for the interest ON the bonds; and In addition
they ahalI give first mortgage bonds Ia
the amount Of bonds issued and no State
bonds TO BIZ issued until twenty miles Of
the roads are completed.
The amendment was lost ayes &c, nays
a.
Mr.. BRAY renewed his amendment TO
make the loan only three millions. instead Of
five millions. Lost by n vote Of ayes u
nays aG.
Mr.. STEVENS renewed his amendment
lor change In the line of the Cedar Valley
road from Faribault northeast, ~ by. way Of
Cannon City, which WINS lost by ayes 20,
nays AZ.
MIR. PECKHAM moved an amendment,
that the word consecutive" bc inserted In the
bill, no as 70 require the roads To have the
work done continuous.
Mr.. GASkIlL moved nm amendment IN
the amendment, similar 20 the oDc offered
by him for 20 miles continuously construct
e,l. Lost, ayes ~, nays -.
The amendment Of Mr. I'KcKuAn was then
voted down by yeas 70, nays 80.
Mr.. SCOFlEID moved that the lIous,
adjourn. Lost, ayes 10, nays Sc.
Mr.. PARKER renewed his amendment
Of yesterday, that instead Of pledging the net
profits Of the roads, the companies give "A
penal bond in 81 100000 for the faithful mp.
plication Of seven pr cent. Of the gross earn
iDgs Of their roads ~ sinking fund towards
the payn,snt of Interest on Stats boD.l.
The amendment was lost Ivy ages II, noes
! 80.
Mr.. PIERCE moved the previous gues-
ton on ordering the bill 10 third reading.
The main question was ordered by vote
u ayes 45, nays 23
The bill was then rad third time. and
put upon III final passage, the result Of the
vote being yeas ~, nays "a, ~ follows;
YEAs-Messers, Balcombe, Bsarce, Burgess,
| Buffers, Carpenter. Chase Crosby, CrnttendsD,
| Cummings. Decow, Eames, Foster, Frost, flads.
| Land, Gibson, Graham, Grover, Hawkins, Keith,
| KILLER, Kingdom, Kingsley. Locke, MGforty,
! Murphy, o Eeili, Otis, Pierce. Psshlss, Powers,
| Raaeh, kehfsld, kataD, sc0fsid. bhsetx, Siinp
son, s.arkey, stevens, TsitssssIl, Talbot, n.
Thompson, T. A. Thompson, Townsend, futile,
Way, Wilson, Yosng, and Mr.. Bpesksr.--H
Nrs-Nssas. Atkisson, Bseon, Be,ass,
| Bray. Campbell. Chowen, Gaskiil, Hanson,
| Huxley. Hsyd, smith Johnson, Is Blond, Leo
nsrd, Lbbey. Lord, Lyle, Masters, Parker,
Psciham, Petite. Randall. ssslsy, Tsh'' Yer
ue1.-H.
SO the bill was passed.
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