The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-12-09
SENATE.
Wednesday, Dec. 7, 1859.


III. A. II. Norris, and Eli Robinson, of Da-
kota.
". Jesse Bishop, and R. l.. Bartholomew,
of Hennepin.
Y: N. Cook, D. H. Frost, of Rice,
vi. R. N. McLaren, of Goodhue.
VII. J.F. Baldwin, of Scott.
VIII. Emerson Hodges, and DR.. H. Gallo
way, of Olmsted.
TX. o. B. Bryant, Mr.. O'Ferrell.-[R. W.
Holley and Reuben Wells appeared to contest
he seats of the above gentlemen, and as ked to
be sworn in but were not allowed to do SOL
X. E. H. Kennedy, and Theodore Gluck, of
Houston.
XXI. E. L. King, and j. S. VIM, of Winona.
XII. John T. Averill, of Wabashaw.
XIII. H, c. Rogers. of Mower, and A. J.
Edgerton, of Dodge.
XIV. George Watson, of Freedom.
XIV. w. F. Petit, of Steele.
XVI. ID. G. Evans, of Blue Earth.
XVII. Thomas Cowan, of Nicolet.
XVIII. j. H. Stevens, of Mcleod.
NIX. Samuel 3. Adams, of Wright.
Xxx. &C. Andrews, of Stearns.
XXI. j. D. Cruttenden, of Crow Wing.
XXI. Oscar Taylor, of Otter Tail
XIII. mot PRESENT.
XIV. +. E. Baldwin, of Sherburne.
XIV. Lucas K. Stannard, of ChisagO.
XVI. Thomas Clarke, of St. Louis.
The President stated that the next bust
ness was the election of a permanent Secre-
tary.
A. B. WEBER of Freeborn County, and
A. Il. g. PIERsoN, of Ramsey County, were
nominated for permanent Secretary of the
Senate, and the vote being taken, A. B.
For Assistant Secretary O. P. WHIrCoMB
and g. GRANDELMEYER were nominated, and
a vote being had O. p. WH1rcoMB having
received the largest number of votes was
declared elected.
For Enrolling Clerk, Mr.. COOK nominal
ted CHAENCEY BARBER, of Blue Earth, and
Mr.. MCKU BIN nominated E. PIERCE, of
Ramsey. Mr.. BARBER having received
majority of votes he was declared elected.
For Engrossing Clerk, Mr.. COOK nom.
mated EDWIN w. SoMERs, and Mr.. COOK
nominated H. D. BRISTOL, of Red Wing.
MIR. SoMERs was declared the choice of the
Senate.
For Sergeant at Arms, Mr.. COOK NOM
mated Mr.. LEVI NUTTING, and MIR. CRUT.
TENDEN nominated CHAs. H. LAMAR.
Mr.. NUTT1Na was declared the choice of the
Senate.
MIR. COOK nominated Frederick A.
Hausnor, and MIR. nominated James
Kelly. MIR. Housner having received the
highest number of votes, he was declared
elected.
The President appointed as Messengers,
Master Michael M'Carty and Alonzo VIM.
These officers elect were then sworn in by
the President.
Mr.. COWAN, of Nicollet, and M. F.
PET TIT, of Steele County, then presented
boIr f1ol 10 Lx, +ho
President.
On motion of MIR. BALDWIN, of Scott,
the Senate adopted the rules of the last
Senate with the exception of the 9th and
3lst
On motion of Mr.. HODGES, of Olmsted,
the Secretary of the Senate was directed to
notify the House that the Seuate had COM
pleted its permanent organization.
The PRESIDENT of the Senate then
made the following address
SENATOR'S long established custom would
seem to demand from me at least brief ad-
dress to you on the subject which has brought
US together, and it is with great confidence
attempt it; but am not willing to shrink from
any duty however arduons.
You, gentlemen of the Senate, occupy now,
not only very dignified but a very RESPONSE
BILE position. You are regarded as the con-
sentative branch of the Legislature. You have
been elected for two years, while the CO. ordln-
ate branch is elected for one year, and although
one half of your number as Senators 90 out of
Office every year, yet the other half who hold
over are expected to retain the benefits of their
knowledge and experience in their first session
relating to the best interests of the State, and
thus by careful observation during recess you
may be the better prepared to come together
at the second session of your term. 1t has so
happened, in the wisdom of the next preceding
Legislature, that that portion of your numbers
whose term expires within the next year, meet
now for the first time, and consequently this
session will be the only one within the term
for which you were elected, unless a special
session be called 1t is not my purpose to call
your attention to the subjects of Legislation,
which may be presented to your consideration,
for that is not within the range of my duty, but
more particularly to the modus operandi, the
lofty bearing, the kind and courteous deport
ment which each should show to the other, as
these arduous duties are being performed, that
we may the better be enabled to make up
record Of our dOings, which shall be handed
down to posterity, rejecting honor and dignity,
not only upon you, gentlemen OF the Senate,
but upon the State yOa have the honor here to
represent. need not inform you that it will
be my aim to hold in strict subsection to par
liamentary rule this is my duty land that too
without Partially. am to exercise the pre-
rogative of the chair. but in doing this, your
forbearance and kindness will be Of great ser.
vice to me in the difficulties of decision and
otherwise perhaps and will also greatly facil-
itate the despatch of business. This shall ex-
pect at your hands, for intend to extend you
that which ask for myself-for although am
to administer parliamentary law in our doings,
yet it is to be so done as to draw from you the |
exact will of the Senate. It may not be i'm.
proper for me here to direct your attention to
the fact that you are, as Senate. made up of |
not mean by this Is PARTISAN da mereIybut upoo
any and every question that may be presented |
for candid consideration. i
The responsibility of all questions rests with |
the majority of numbers, and hence great care