The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-12-23

nication and accompanying papers were
referred to the Committee on Claims.
sECoMBE's IMPEACHMENT REVOLUTION CON-
TINUED.
Mr.. MANN, the minority of the Judi.
ciary Committee defended his report, and
was replied to by Messrs. MORRISON, SAN.
BORN, and others.
The discussion seemed to have been pre-
meditated, as the speakers had their law
points prepared for the occasion.
The whole subject was at last indefinitely
postponed by yeas AZ, nays ga fitting
rebuke to Mr.. SECoMBE.
After which the House adjourned.
SENATE.
SATURDAY, Dec. II, 1859.
The Senate was called to order by the
President
RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr.. WATSON That the Secretary
be authorized to issue to the members of the
Senate their per diem certificates. Adopted
By Mr.. ADAMS That the Searge2t-at
Arms be directed to procure from the Libra.
rian copies of the Debates in the Democratic
Constitutional Convention. Adopted.
By MIR. GLUCK That certificates for
five dollars be issued to each member oil
Senate for postage. Laid on the table.
A resolution was passed allowing mileage
to the officers of the Senate, but it was
afterwards reconsidered and laid over under
the rule.
By Mr.. TAYLOR: That the Secretary
procure one hundred printed copies of the
rules of the Senate. Laid over.
By Mr.. STEVENS: That the Sergeant
alarms procure the official map belonging
to the Senate of the State Of Minnesota.
Adopted.
BILLS, MEMORIALS, ETC, INTRODUCED.
By Mr.. ANDREWS:
A memorial for the extension of the Recipro-
city Treaty.
To the President Of the United States:
The memorial of the Legislature of Minnesota
respectfully represents,
That the commercial interests of the United
States would be promoted by extending to the
HudsOn's Bay Territory the provisions of the
Reciprocity treaty concluded the 5th of June,
1854, between the United States and Great
Britain. Also that such means for commercial
intercourse would tend to foster and strengthen
the friendship now happily existing between
the inhabitants of that territory and the people
of the United States occupying the territory
adjacent thereto.
Wherefore your memorialists respectfully
ask that negotiations be entered into with the
proper authorities for the extension of the pro.
visions of said treaty as above requested.
NOTICE OF BILLS.
By Mr.. GALLOWAY OF bill to
abolish the Office of Prosecuting Attorneys.
PRINTING.
The resolution of Mr.. COWAN that
the printing be done by Earle S. Goodrich
was taken up, ard referred to the Commit.
tee on Printing.
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
The Senate then resolved itself into Com.
mittee of the Whole to consider the Cover
nors' Message, Mr.. STEVENS of M'Leod, in
the chair. After some time spent therein,
the Committee rose, and reported through
their chairman, the reference of the subjects
of the message to appropriate Committees,
with recommendation that they be adopt
ed by the Senate.
That portion of the message which re-
lates to Railroads, was referred to the select
committee on Railroads, Messrs. STEWART,
BISHOP, STANNARD, MACKUBIN and NELSON
constituting said committee.
Mr.. COWAN moved that so much OF
the message as relates to accusations against
State officers, be referred to select com.
mittee.
Mr.. HEATON hoped that part would be
passed over. He thought it unnecessary to
refute the accusations of Republican stump
orators and presses.
The Senate refused to so refer that Dor.
ton of the message.
Mr.. ROBINSON moved that that por.
ton be referred to the committee on State
affairs.
Mr.. McLAREN hoped that it would be
referred to the committee on State Prison.
The motion was lost, and the committee
rose.
Mr.. COWAN then moved that portion
which referred to the expenditure of the
contingent fund of the State officers, be re-
ferred to select committee of five.
And the yeas and nays being called fol
and ordered. there were
Yeas-Messrs. Andrews, J. F. Baldwin, Bry
ant, Clark, Cowan, Cruttenden, Edgerton, Hall
Mackubin, Norris, 'OFerrall, Petit, Robinson
Stevens. Stewart and Taylor.-l6.
Nays.-Messrs. Averill, F. E. Baldwin, Bar
tholomew, Bishop, Cook, Evans, Frost, Gal
loway, Gluck, Heaton, Hodges, Kennedy
King, McLaren, Rogers, Watson and VIM
IL.
So the motion was lost.
EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATION.
A message was received from the Gov.
erner, enclosing nomination of Notaries
public, which was made the special order
for Wednesday next.
Thp rpnorfo of the A nditor md Trooanra,