The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-03-16
SENATE.
THURSDAY, March 8, 1860.
BILLS PASSED.


An act relating to terms of court
An act relating to jury fees.
An act for the relief of j. D. Stevens.
An act to legalize the location and sur
vey of that portion of the State road from
he Northshore of Fake Superior to Ora
hams Point, commencing at Sank Rapids
and terminating at Graham's Point, on the
Red River of the North.
A bill for an act relating to improve.
ments in the city of Saint Paul, and amend.
ing certain acts on the same subject.
A bill for an act supplemental to an act
amendatory of an act regulating elections
in this State.
An act to prevent abuses in intoxicating
liquors.
THE HOMESTEAD BILL,
The bill allowing the possession Of a
homestead the privilege of selling it and
retaining the proceeds and investing the
same in another, came up on its final pas
sage, and the yeas and nays being called for
and ordered, there were yeas %, nays s, as
follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Adams, Andrews, Bartholo.
NEW, Cowan, Cruttenden, Evans. Frost. Hea.
ton, Holley, Kennedy, King, Mackubn, McKu.
sick. Nelson, Norris. Petit, Stevens, Stewart,
Taylor, Watson, Wells and VIM.
NAYs-Messrs. F.. E. Baldwin, Bishop, Cook,
Edgerton, Galloway, Hall, Hodges and Rogers.
So the bill was passed.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
In the absence of the President Mr..
Heaton was elected President pro tenn.
Mr.. HODGES introduced bill for the
removal of the State Bank at Austin to the
city of Rochester.
Mr.. TAYLOR introduced bill to define
the boundaries of Aiken county and attach
the same to Morrison county for judicial
purposes.
Mr.. COOK introduced a bill authorizing
the Treasurer of State to issue proposals
and make contracts for fuel, stationery. etc.,
for the use of the several departments of the
State government.
Mr.. CLARK introduced bill for the
safe keeping, transfer and Disbursement of the
public funds.
The above were read twice under sus-
pension of rules.
BILLS PASSED.
An act to appropriate money to pay GER
tain arrearages FOR the years 1859.
An act to regulate the fees of district
court of clerks.
An act to amend an act to establish a
State Normal School.
An act for the protection Of sheep. This
has been known as the DOG and Sheep
bill, and on its former reading it was doubt.
full whether it was for the protection of
human beings, dogs or sheep, and Was lost.
But, as Mr.. Stewart, of Ramsey, said it
was one of the most important bills of the
session." it was reconsidered, amended and
passed.
An act to amend an act entitled an act to
incorporate the Little Falls Manufacturing
company.
An act to define the boundaries of Aiken
county and to attach the seme to the county
of Morrison for judicial purposes.
An act relating to the registry of births,
marriages and deaths.
PRINTING EMBROGLIo.
Mr.. KENNEDY presented memorial
from Newsor, Moore & Foster. claiming
under contract made with the committee
on printing and ratified by the Senate, all
the printing of the State, and asking that
the officers be directed to prepare and place
in their hands the copy, etc
Mr.. KENNEDY moved that it be re.
ferred to the committee on printing with
instructions to report as soon as practicable
Mr.. BISHOP moved that the memorial
be laid on the table, and the yeas and nays
being called for and ordered, there were yeas
5, nays o. as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Bartholomew, Bishop. Cook.
Cruttenden and Taylor.
YAYs-- Messrs. Adams, Andrews, F. E. Bald.
win, Cowan, Evans. Frost, Galloway, Hail,
Heaton. Hodges, Holley, Kennedy, King. Mack.
ubin, McKusick, Norris, Robinson, Rogers,
Stevens, Stewart, Watson and Wells.
So the motion was lost.
MIR. COWAN moved to amend Mr.. K en-.
nedys motion, that the committee inqu re
and report whether any contract or con-
tracts have been made for the public print
ing, and if so, what contracts, if any, are
binding on the State.
Mr.. HEATON opposed the motion of
Mr.. Cowan. &
The amendment of Mr.. Cowan was ac-