The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-08-12

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SENATE.

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SATURDAY, Aug. 7.
Senate met pursuant TO adjournment and
was called 70 order by the Speaker.
BY Mr.. HALL: A bill amending the
Revised Statutes.
The Report Of the Commissioners sp.
puinted 70 frame Code OF Practice was
taken up, when the reading was suspended
for the purpose OF allowing the Committee
10 whom was referred the bill incorporating
the town Of Maritzious 10 make report and
submit testimony accompanying the report:
The report Of the committee was ordered
printed, and the evidence submitted accept
cd by the Senate.
The reading Of the Commissioners report
was continued.
After which the minority report was read
Q second time by its title.
The following were considered In Com
mittee Of the Whole, and reported back ~
follows:
A bill providing for the appointment Of
notaries public ordered engrossed.
The minority report Of the Commission.
ers 10 simplify and abridge the Code Of Pro
ceedings In this State, was amended and 70
ported back to the Senate with It's passage
recommended.
The Committee OF the Whole rose and It's
report was accepted by the Senate.
After adopting additional amendments,
The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
Met pursuant 10 adjournment.
RErORrs
The special committee, 10 whom was
referred II. +. No. 266--" A bill defining
the powers, duties and emolumcnts Of Prose
cutting Attorneys" submitted . report on
the same, with amendments.
The Judiciary Committee submitted o
report on the bill fixing the terms Of tho
District Courts Of the State" and recon.
mcnded il passage.
The township organization bill WAS report
oil with amendments.
The report was laid On the table and or
dsred printed.
The House then took up the bill relating
10 the passage. down the river, Of logs and
lumber, and the amendments OF the senate
thereto were c0ncurred 10.
Mr.. ATKINSON offered the following
rcs0lution
Ikseissd, That the Chief CLERK be instructed
10 Issue certinoAtes to the amount Of sixty dol.
lars 10 each member for stationery, and each
member before receiving the same shall sign .
receipt In full OF oil demands against the btatc
for any service or claims while member Of the
Legislature up 10 tho first Of August, 1858.
Mr.. GASkII.L moved 20 Inv the resou.
ton on the table. Lost.
Mr.. PARKER moved tho resolution be
indefinitely postponed. Lost.
Mr.. ATKINSON then stated that u
number Of the members would claim such
pay, speaking for himself, he thought he WIS
entitled to it.
Mr.. LIE BLOND moved that the bill re-
lating to the election II United States
Senator loo taken up
Considerable discussion cnsued in relation
to the proceedings Of the day previous on
the bill, NJ they appeared in the journal.
Mr.. STARkEf moved that tho bill be
referred 10 select committee of three. which
motion prevailed.
The Chair then appointed Messrs. Io
Blond, S,arkey and Rutan, such committee.
Mr.. LIZ BLOND moved To take up the
bill to"prov'dc for the Sessions Of the Leg
The question then REQUIRED upon its pas
sage wh,n there were yeas AZ, nays 81.
SO the bill was passed.
Tho Committee TO whom was referred
tho Senator bill, reported the same back
with Nh amendment, and recommended its
passage
Messrs. BALCoanE and Sukkrz followed
In able and lengthy speeches in opposition
10 the bill.
The question then REQUIRED upon the
passage Of the bill. when there we're yeas
Al, nays -. as follows:
fsAs-Messrs. bray. buffers, Carpenter,
Chase, Crosby, Cruttenden, Cummings, Dav.
ern, pecow, Dcmmon, Eamcs, Foster, Frost,
Fladsland, Graham, Hawkins, kibler, King
horn, Kingsley, lie Blond. Locke, Masters,
Mackiptirc, Murphy, O'Neill, OTIS, Pierce,
Poehler Rauch, Rebheld, Robinson, Rutan
starkey, Stevens, N, Thompson, rai,lc. Wa.
rou-, Wilson, Young, Mr.. speaker.
NAYS AesM- Bacon, BaIconbe, bartlett,
bearse, Be,ans, Burgess, Campbell, Chowan,
Gaskiil, Gibson. Grover, Hanson, Hinkicy,
Heyd, \. X Johnson. Smith Johnson, Keith
ldbbcy, Lyle, Me,'torty, Parker, Psokham,
fette, Powers, Randall, Scoteld. Seelcy Simp.
son, sheetx, fattersall, Tent 7. A. Thompson,
Townsend, Way.
So the bill was passed.
Mr. SrARkEi moved that the vote
whereby the bill was passed BE- reconsider.
cd, when there were yeas Al, nays 81.
Mr.. OTIS then introduced concurrent
resolution That the two Houses meet in
JOINT convention on Wednesday next to
elect United States Senator.
LAID over one day under the rule.
The House then adjourned.
MONDAY, Aug, 9.
The Senate me, pursuant TO Adjournment
and was called To order by the President.
After disposing OF the preliminary bust.