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from the banks. He maintained if we had

| ennu at ~ ooeuI, duu tuat II all paper mOncy
was prohibited, the same result would bt
attained. He thought every principle O
sound policy was against allowing banks O
issue in this State at the present time. He
would return again to the old Bentoniar
hard-money system, and safety and pros
perity would again dawn upon the State.
Mr.. COWAN stated briefly his reasons
for voting against the bill. The people bad
suffered too much under the present system
to be put in peril again. 1t had worked
most disastrously, and the old paper issues
of the broken banks had been Haunted in
the faces of Democrats, to remind them OF
their indiscreet and hasty action, and they
did not intend to be caughtagain in measure
of the kind proposed. The democratic par.
ty had departed from their creed of hard
money basis, when they passed the banking
law. Banks can never exist in an agricul-
tural community, where the exchanges were
against it. He hoped the time of the Sen
ate would not be taken up in endeavoring to
force the bill through.
MIR. MCLAREN agreed with the Senator
from Nicollet (Mr. Cowan) upon the prin-
ciples of banking, but all his remarks had
reference to the past history of the State,
but that we had now a surplus and were
now living in different circumstances He
contended that there was great necessity
for the passage of good banking law
now, to facilitate the forwarding of the sur
rlus produce of the country. He said that
the present banks could not be wiped out
they had vested rights, and would exist and
do III tho honEinr hnc;nooc Of tho Stoto A,
friend Of the Democratic party Qaughter)
he hoped they would 60 for the bill. He
believed they meant to do right, but were
sometimes mistaken in judgment.
The vote was taken on the resolution, land
the motion prevailed, and on motion, the bill
was laid on the table.
An Act to change the boundaries of the
First, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Judicial Dis
tricts. The counties of Scott and Dacotah
are attached to the first Judicial District !;
the county of Anoka to the Fourth District;
the county of Carver to the Sixth District
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES:
PETITIONS.
Of citizens of Winona county, in reference
to the La Crosse and High Forest road.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
Mr.. HULETT, from the Committee on
Towns and Counties, reported back the bill
to organize the county OF Lincoln.
POISONING ANIMALS FOR FURs.
Mr.. KINKEAD, from the special COM
mittee, reported back the bill in relation to
poisoning animals for their furs, and recon-
mended its passage.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Mr.. LETFORD: A bill to confer
Probate Court powers upon District Judges.
By Mr.. LEAVENS: A bill in relation
to schools in Rice county.
By Mr.. PURDIE: For an act for the
relief of Seventh-Day Baptists, and others,
who observe the seventh day as Sabbath.
Ordered engrossed for third reading.
By Mr.. SCHEFFER: An act amend
ing an act in relation to prairie fires.
JOINT CONVENTION.
A joint resolution was offered by Mr.
ARNOLD, for joint convention of the
Senate and House, on Saturday noon, to
elect Surveyor of Logs and Lumber for
the 9Th District.
IN RELATION TO EXECUTIONS.
A bill in relation to executions was taken
up and referred to the Committee of the
Whole. 1t requires that all executions shall
be private.
A number of bills were read second
time and referred.
TOWNSHIP ORGANIZATION.
The bill pending for town mot county,
organization was taken up on its third read
ing.
The bill was read third time, and put
upon its passage. It was lost--ayes 81,
nays 81. The vote was reconsidered.
Mr.. SANBORN moved to refer all bills
on this and kindred subjects to special
committee of five.
Without action, the House took recess
AFTERNOON SESSION.
In the afternoon, after fruitless debate,
the question was taken on MIR. Sanborn's
resolution, and it was lost--ayes Is, nays 46.
Mr.. SECOMBE moved the previous
question on the bill, and it was ordered
The bill was passed-yeas AZ, nays 81,
Without further business of Importance,
the House adjourned.