Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1858-07-10

bout an hour thus spent, a bare quorum was
Got in. and the business proceeded.
Some of the members said there should bt
n way of enforcing attendance; whereupon
Mr. BATES asked and obtained leave tG
| introduce two additional rules of order, as fol
lows:
Rule 81. Providing that every member
absent at any session be fined SIS unless eNcus-
ed the morning subsequent, and that the line
be assessed and taken from his per diem.
Rue 5S. Any member resisting or neglect
ing the summons of the Sergeant-at- Arms,
shall be arrested and brought before the bar
of the Senate, and fined $40 unless excused
a sd vote of the Senate.
The rules were adopted UNANIMOUSLY.
The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE.-The House was called 10 Or
der and met pursuant adjournment by the
Speaker.
REPORTS.
The Committee on the Judiciary reported
back the bills for an act to provide Tor the
advertisement and the time OF redemption of
all property to lie sold by order ofthc court
and the act regulating the disposition of real
estate upon execution and mortgage and the
rcdemption thereof, with substitutes for the
same.
The Committee of Ways and Means, to
whom was referred that part of Mr.. Slbley's
message relating to the unpaid taxes due the
State and remaining unpaid amounting to
S30,000reported recommending that stringent
means should be taken to procure the pay
ment Of the''same and further that the House
by resolution, request the State Auditor to
report at once the amount now due the State
from each of the organised counties.
The same Committee also reported back
the bill for the relief of f. Bernand, with
out any recommendation.
MIR. STARkEN from the special commit
tee, to whom was referred the bill prcscrib
ing the general duties of Auditor of State,
reported back the same with an amendment,
aud recommended its passage.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
BY Mr.. ROBINSON: A memorial for a
mail route from ST. Paul by way Of West st.
Paul to St. Peter.
BY Mr.. OTIS: To incorporate the town
of Buchanan.
By Mr. KEITH: To encourage the organ
zation of Fire Companies.
BY Mr.. RUTAN: TO prescribe the duties
of the Attorney General.
BY Mr.. STARkEY: Prescribing the man.
ner of contesting the election Of Governor.
Also to amend Tie charter of the city OF
St. Paul.
BY Mr.. WATROUS: To amend an act in
cooperating the Minnesota and Dakota Land
Company.
BY Mr.. CHOWAN: In relation to the
Territorial road from Minneapolis to Green
wood. Read second and third times, and
passed. Ayes 80.
THIRD READING.
To prescribe the general duties of Auditor
of State. Passel-ayes 4G, nays 3
TO amend the charter of the city of St
Paul. Passed-aycs 40.
TO amend the act locating a State road
from Shakopee to Dayton, in Hennepin coun-
ty. Passcd-ayes 40.
To define the mode of voting on the
change of county lines Passed ayes IL,
nays l3.
TIE COMMITTEE OF TIE WHOLE.
Mr.. OTIS in the Chair, had under consid-
Grafton the Senate and House file of bills and
male the following recommendations:
TO lcgalize the acts of the town officers OF
Winncbago City. TO be cngrossed.
To incorporate tue town Of Taylor's Falls.
TO third reading.
Joint Resolution relative to State road.
To a third reading.
10 amend All act providing for the location
of county seats. TO a third reading.