The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-12-30

SCate III us contract WlCn Earlo =. OOOQ.
rich for the execution of the public printing,
binding, and advertising during the term Of
two years, from the eleventh day of Decem.
Der, A. D. 1858, to and including the
eleventh day of December, A. D. 1860, be
faithfully observed and carried out on the
part of said State, so far as the same rests
upon the action of this House.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
OSCAR STEPHENSON,
MATHEW DONOHUE,
Minority Members of the Committee on
Printing.
STATE LEGIsLATURE-sEC
SESSION.
Reported for the Pioneer and Democrat.
SENATE.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. %, 1859.
The Senate was called to order by the
President.
There being no chaplain present the Sec
rotary proceeded to read the journal of
yesterday, which was approved.
REPORTS.
Mr.. STEVENS presented the Annual
Report of the Regents of the University Of
Minnesota. 1t appears from the report
that the whole amount paid into the Uni
versity Fund, to the date of the report, was
$58,l73 40. The amount of outstanding
obligations against the institution is $72,-
600. The report was referred to the Com
mittee on University and University Lands.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
By Mr.. ANDREWS A bill for the
better apportionment of judicial expenses.
By Mr.. HALL: A bill for an act pro-
posing amendments to sec. l, art. IA, of the
constitution.
By Mr.. HALL: An act to amend an
act providing for the government of the
State Prison of Minnesota.
By Mr.. F. E. BALDWIN, of Sherburne:
An act to attach the county of Manomin to
Anoka county for judicial purposes.
PETITIONS.
Mr.. EDGERTON presented the follow
ing petition
TO THE HONORABLE THE LEGISLATURE OF THE
STATE OF MINNESOTA.
In view of a misunderstanding between your
honorable body with the undersigned, respect
ing the validity of the contract to do the public
pruning, UluuluS anu cTIlSluS vi Iue OId te
of Minnesota, entered into by the undersigned
with said State, the undersigned proposes, if
it shall please the Legislature so to do, to sub.
NIT this question for determination to any Judge
of the District Courts of this State, to be desig-
mated by resolution of this Legslature--the
hearing thereof to be had in this city Of St.
Paul and upon submission to waive all tech
nical objections and pleas, inconsistent with a
full, fair, and speedy determination to the
rights hereunder. upon the merits of the case.
Respectfully submitted,
EARLE S. GOODRICH,
Contractor, &c.
December %, 1859.
Referred to the Committee on Printing.
RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr. STEWART: That Messrs.
King and Galloway be added to the COM
mittee on Railroads. Amendments were
proposed adding about a half dozen more.
Laid on the table.
By Mr.. HODGES That the Secretary
OF the Senate is hereby instructed to pro-
cure the incidental printing of the Senate
by the Minnesotian and Times Printing
Company.
And the yeas and nays being called for
and ordered, there were yeas l9, nays II, as
follows
YEAs-Messrs. Averill. F. E. Baldwin, J. F..
Baldwin, Cook, Evans Frost, Galloway, Gluck,
Heaton, Hodges, Kennedy, King, McLaren,
Rogers, Stannard, Stewart and Watson.
NAYs-Adams, Andrews, Bryant, Clarke,
Cruttenden, Edgerton, Hall, Norris, O'Ferrall,
| Petit, and Stevens.
So the motion was adopted.
Various motions were offered in relation
to the printing, which were referred to the
committee on printing.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr.. MCLAREN from the committee on
harbors,r eported a memorial to Congress,
praying for more light houses on the coast
of Lake Superior. The report was adopted.
Mr.. STEWART, from the majority of
the Committee on Printing, submitted a
report. 1.-THE report will be found in
another column.
1t was moved that the report be &C.
cepted.
Mr.. COWAN opposed the acceptance of
the report, and made lengthy argument
in opposition to the views of the majority of
the committee. He asked to be allowed to
present a minority report, and asked that
the report of the majority be laid on the
table uutil Friday.
Mr.. MACKUBIN was in favor of re-
ferring the whole matter of the contract to
the Attorney General, in connection with
the Attorney just elected. He was not in
favor of making the State liable to pay
twice for the printing.
Mr.. HEATON was in favor of allowing
Mr.. CowAN until tomorrow to make a
a minority report. He said that the gentle
men on his side of the Senate fully compre-
hended the whole question, and was ready
to vote at any time.
Mr.. HALL had never listened to a more
unanswerable argument than that of Mr..
CowAN. He asked Mr.. CowAN to withdraw
the motion to lay on the table, to allow the
opposition to answer him.
Mr.. COWAN Withdrew the motion to
lay on the table.
Mr.. M'LAREN renewed the motion to
lay on the table, and that it be made the
special order of the day for Friday at IL
o'clock. Which was carried.
| BILLS PASSED.
An act to amend an act, entitled can act
to regulate the traffic in spirituous liquors"
passed Aug. IL, 1858.
The Senate then adjourned.