The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-12-16


and was sustained generally in his UNDER
standing of the matter, by Mr.. STANNARD,
another member of the committee who refu-
sed to sign the report.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MONDAY, December II, 1859.
Net at half past ten O'Clock.
The Speaker announced the following
Standing Committees
WAYS AND MEANs.--Green of Steele, Walker
and .Sheffer.of Washington, Talman, and Walker
of Fillmore.
STATE AFFAIRs.-Morrison, Beatty, Stewart,
Waldier. and McDonough.
JUDICIARY.-Sanborn Robertson, Mitchell,
Sweet, and Mann.
INTERNAL INSTRUMENTATION Armstrong,
Leavens, Sweet, and Stearns..
CoMMERCE'-Arnold, Chaderton, Acker, Viii.
Illus, and Johnson.
LECrIoNs.-Oivier Shultis, Wilkins. and
Walker.
FEDERAL RELATIoNs.-Mitchell, Newell, Fox,
Cleveland, and Beatty.
CURRENCY.-SecOmbe, Robertson, Baldwin,
Barton. and Langworthy.
PUBLIC LANDs.-Purdy, Shriner, Morrison,
Wiley, and REM.
AGRICULTURE AND MANUFACTURERS Garrard,
Clearly, Tiemanson, NettleJon, and Abbott.
Towns AND COUNTIEs.-Hulett, Mitsch, Aus
tin, Rehfeld, and Hunt.
EDUCATION AND STANDARDIZATION Donohue,
Meighan, Wiley, and Webster.
INcoRPoRATIoNs.-Mann Scheffer, Abbott,
Tollman, and Taylor.
RULES AND JOINT RULEs.-Thayer, Chaderton,
Burnham, Kinkead, aud Knox.
INFRINGEMENT AND REFoRM.-Acker, Wal
der, Odds, Roy, and Shrewsbury.
SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL LANDs.-Sawyer, Coe,
Barton. Clearly, and Shultis.
UNIVERSITY AND UNIVERSITY LANDs.--Walker
of Washington, Garrard, Waldier, Green, and
Barton.
Observation-Disclosures, Mitsch, REM, Shri-
ner, Tiemanson.
RAILROADS AND RAILROAD GRANrs.--Abra-
ham. Newell. Morrison, Wiley, and Hulett.
IoN'--Cleveland, Mitsch, Hunt, Roy, and San
born.
MILITARY AFFAIRS. Mel onough, Robertson,
and Stevens.
SUPPLIES AND ExPENDITUREs.-Manto Oil
vier, and Thayer.
STATE PRIsoN.--Fox. Armstrong, and Bald
win.
ROADS, BRIDGES, AND NAvIGABLE STREAMS
Anderson, Kinkead and White.
STATE LIBRARY,-Johnson, Nettleton, and
Walker of Fillmore.
CLAIMs.-Stewart, Rehfeld, and Sherwood.
INDIANS AND INDIAN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
Armstrong, and White.
MINES AND MINERALs.-Orzman, Nettleton,
and Webster.
ENGRossMENT.-Renz,O Olivier, and Knox.
ENROLLMENT.-TaylOr Sweet and Anderson.
The following Joint Resolution instruct
ing our Senators and Representatives in
Congress, was received, and laid over under
the rules.
WHEREAS, The Republican State Convention
of Minnesota did, on the 10th day of Septem-
Der, 1857. by unanimous vote, Declare, That
in virtue of the following clause in the COnsti
tuition of the United States, 1.-THE Congress
shall have power to make all needful rules and
regulations respecting the Territories" THAT
tory of the United States. from the curse of
slavery" Therefore, continuing to sustain
these views.
Resoirsd. That we earnestly desire the appli-
cation of the fundamental principles of the
ordinance of 1887, to the Territories of the
United States, touching the question of slavery;
that while we respect the opinions of those
who maintain that slavery is or is not local
institution which can or cannot exist without
legislative sanction over which Congress has no
control; yet We maintain that Congress has
derived the power direct from the ordinance of
1887, and the Constitution of the United States,
and that it is its duty to prohibit the introduce
tlOu vi CAtcuSlOu vi SLAVERY WlIulu any 1cIIl-
tory of the United States, now or hereafter to
be acquired. Therefore
ResolUfd, That our Senators be instructed.
and our Representatives requested to use all
honorable means TO accomplish the objects set
forth in the preamble and resolution, and that
copies thereof, duly authenticated, be trans
mitted to the same.
Mr.. CLEVELAND offered the following
resolution:
Resolred, That committee of three be APP.
pointed to furnish stationery for the members
of this House, not exceeding the value of SIS
for each member, during the session, and that
Messrs. Steaks, Van Worries and Levens consti
tute said committee.
Mr.BALDWIN moved to lay the reso.
lutionon the table, which was lost. Ayes
%, nays So.
MIR. ROBERTSON offered as a substi.
tute, That the Clerk furnish the members
the amount of Stationery needed for the
discharge of their duties and keep an
account of the amount furnished each men,
Der.
The question being taken on the substitute
it was lost, and it was decided under the
rules that the whole matter was tabled.
Mr.. COE offered resolution that the
Clerk furnish the members with five copies
each of such papers as they shall designate,
during the session.
Mr.. BALDWIN moved to lay the reso-
luton on the table. Lost.
Mr.. ACKER moved to strike out five
and insert two.
Mr.. TROW moved to amend by striking
out two, and that the members furnish their
own papers.
The amendments were lost and original
resolution carried.
Mr.. SECOMBE moved that the Rules of
the House be so far suspended as to allow
the second reading OF the bill for the
election of United States Senator at the
present time. Adopted.
Mr.. MORRISON moved that the
bill be referred to the Committee on Judici-
airy. Carried.
MIR. ROBERTSON moved that the