The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-06-24

Town OIL Somfrville.
Mr.. CARPENTER asked leave TO in
bill entitled an act TO authorize the Su-
pervisor Of Monroe county To borrow money.
Mr.. TALBOT asked leave TO introduce
a bill entitled an act defining mode Of vot-
ing on change OF county lines.
The following II. +. Of bills were then
taken up:
sgrosD READING.
An act to amend chapter eighty of the
Session laws Of the Territory Of Minnesota,
passed ut the extra session of the legisla-
We Assembly, held April q, 1857.
On motion Of Mr. STEVENS it was re-
ferred to the Representatives from Ramsey
county.
An act defining the disposition Of real
estate upon execution and mortgage, and
the reImption thereof, referred TO the CON-
mittee on printing, on account Of omissions
in the bill.
An act TO provide for changing of county
lines
An act to facilitate the conveyance Of
real estate.
An act to lay out State road from West
st. Paul TO Mankato
An act to amend an act TO incorporate
the city of Winona, approved March 6,
1857.
An act regulating the sale OF spurious
liquors.
On motion OF Mr.. STEVENS, it was re-
ferred TO committee OF threc-composed
Of Messrs. STEVENS, PARKER and KILLER.
A memorial to Congress for the estab-
lishment OF mail route from Chatfeld, in
Fillmore county, to Winnebago City in
Faribault county.
COMMITTEE or THE WHOLE.
Upon motion Of Mr. TArrERsALI, the
House resolved itself into Committee of the
Whole, TO consider IAN act regulating the
rate of interest
Mr.. PIERCE in the Chair.
After some time spent there the Commit
tee rose and reported the bill back to the
! House without amendments, and asked leave
TO sit again.
Mr.. PECKHAM moved that II. +. No.
2l5 be substituted for II. f. No $50.
Mr.. RUTAN moved that the Special
Order be laid on the table for one week
Lost.
Mr.. PIERCE moved that II. +. No.
$50 be indefinitely postponed, upon which
Mr.. LlBBEY called for the yeas and
nays, which were ordered aud the result of
the vote was yeas, 80, nays, 10, as follows
! YEAs-Messrs. Besrce, Bevans, Bra y, Bur,
/ CESS, Buffers, Campbell, Cruttenden, Davern,
/ Decow, Demmon, Foster, Gaskill. Graham,
llinkley, Heyd, =. II. Johnson, Keith, KILLER,
kinghorn, Kingsley, lie Blond, Locke, Lord
/ Masters, O'Neill, Otis, Pierce, Powers, Rauch,
! Sheetz, Starkey, Tattersall, Tetit, NJ. Thomp'
son, r. A. Thompson, Townsend, vuttle, VIII
son. Mr.. Speaker.
I NAYs-Messrs. Atkinson, Hanson, Lbbey,
/ Petite, Randall. Rehfeld, Scoleld, Simpson.
/ so the bill was indefinitely postponed
The following House file Of bills was then
taken up for
THIRD READING AND PASSAGE.
/ An act for the protection OF religious
meetings-yeas Al nays 3.
An act extending the time Of taking the
assessments OF this State-yeas a, nays 0.
An act for the protection Of laborers on
railroads and works for other incorporate
companies--yeas 40, nays |.
An act empowering School District No.
3, Houston county, TO levy tax or to issue
bonds for the erection Of School building
yeas ~, nays 0.
The Governors Private Secretary up
pcarcd and delivered the following communi-
cations from the Governor
EXECUTIVE OFFICE.
Sr. PAuL, June 2lst, ISIS.
Hon. GEo. BRADLEY,
Speoksr Of The House Of Representatives.
sR,--i have approved and signed the follow.
ing act
An Act to Establish Township Organization
in the County of Goodhue.
Respectfully.
II. II. SiBLEY.
Also the following message from the Gov
ernor. which, on motion of Mr.. STEVENS,
was taken up and read by the Clerk:
ENECurIyg OFtIoE,
81. PAUL, June u, ISIS. ,
To n. Hon. The Senate and
House Of Representatives.:
| have this day received unofficial, but Ielia.
bic information that the Yanktonias.a wild band
fSloux Indians who roam through the country
west OF the limits OF the State, for the most
part, but who claim to be joint owners Of a
tract of country coded by the annuity Sioux TO
/ the Governmeut, are now on the way down, in
force, to assert their right to part Of the mo.
ney and goods annually paid 10 the latter IN.
dams by the Government, under treaty stipula.
tons. Thus far. they have not committed per
sonal violence upon any of the white settlers
/ Of the State, but they have pillsged several
teams loaded with provisions. killed the cattle
/ attache TO the wagons, and have committed
i further depredations upon our citizens.
have requested the acting Superintendent
, OF Indian Affairs to dispatch . special mcssen.
/ ger TO these saysgcs, To inform them that the
: Superintendent will soon visit them. and dis
tribute among them certain amount OF mouey.
or Of goods and provisions, in accordance with
an approI r alton made by Congress for that
purpose. This viii. no doubt, tend much TO
+ restrain these Indians but our citizens are en-
titled to full protection from the state author.
ties; and inssmuch as the garrison of United
states Troops al Fort Ridgely - much reduced
in numbers, TOO much 50 10 allow CT any con
siderable number being sent on detached ser
+ vice, recommend that the Governor be au-
/ thoriscd BY law to call OUT volunteers, mount.
/ ed and gnmounted. and in case OF necessity to
furnish them with state arms, and appropra-
ting q sum not exceeding ten thousand dollars
10 defray necessary expenses This authority
u required TO enable the Governor to protect