Weekly Minnesotian and times., 1860-03-10

Thu President decided that point well taken
aud that the treatment Of the resolutions in
any other manner, would place the Senate in
a ridiculous position. The Senate then took
recess for the purpose of meeting the House
in Joint Cony entior, for the purpose Of elect
ing Directors of the Normal School. See
House proceedings.
MoRlTzEoUS wEIsBERGER.
Mr.. STAANARO, from the committee ap-
pointed Oh The petition OF the above named
gentleman, 10 investigate certain charges made
agains, him, reported that they had examined
into them, and found that they were unbound
cd
EORrHERE BRiTlSH AMERICA.
The resolution offered by Mr. Mackubin,
that 500 copies OF the Governor S Message Of
the Sd OF March, sent to the House Of Repre-
sonJatives, and Of the report which sccompa-
MES the same by j. W. Taylor, upon the re-
solutions Of the State of Minnesota TO North
western British America be printed for the
use Of the Senate and that two hundred
copies OF the same be printed for the use Of
Mr. Taylor came up.
Mr HODGES moved the indefinite post
ponement Of the resolution.
Mr.. HEATON and NJ. ANDREWS 5 spoke
Ia favor Of the resolution.
Mr.. ROBINSON opposed the resolution
He thought they had ordered enough Of this
kind OF printing. He said the Senate printed
100 pages last year of the same kind Of stuff.
The same thing had often been published, and
there was no use of printing it over and over
again.
Mr. McLAREN opposed the resolution
lie objected to printing al. these kind Of pam.
phlets. The newspaper was the proper chan
ne. for spreading al this information before
the people
M HEArON moved that the resolution
lay OIL the table. Yeas IS, nays ls.
The President voted nay, SO the nioGion was
not carried.
The adoption Of the resolution vas then
moved and carried, yeas o. nays Is.
AFiarge number Of the House bills were
read, amendments conc1rred III, etc. Severai
OF the lew bills which were impoi tant, had 3
second reading.
RELIEF ELL.
On motion Of Mr.. McKuSICk, the bill con-
cerning mortgage and judicial sales was taken
up.
substitute was offered and rejected, and
the question being on ordering the bill to a
third reading. the yeas were r. nays Is, so
the Senate refused to order the bill to q third
reading.
NILS PASSED.
"A bill Tor an act ptosiu,lk iSi .sc-.i.i. s-..4
leasing portion Of the School Lands-yeas
%, nays Is.
Joint Resolutions for the appOlnttneE1 Of q
Commissioner to revise the Code Of Practice
yeas -, nays IA.
a bill for an act authorizing the Secretary
If State to audit certain accounts Of newspa.
pers-yeas 81, nays 4.
4 hiii for an act prohibiting the sale of
sprituous liquors to Indians-yeas az,
nays Q.
i bill for an act to encourage the manutac-
ture of pure lager beer, and discourage the
use OF alcoholic liquors-yeas %, nays 10.
A bill for an act to provide for the manner
Of submitting amendments Of the Constitu.
ton to the people-yeas %, nays 10.
A bill for an act repeating amendments to
the City Charter Of West St. Paul, &C.,
yeas %, nays l.
AFTERNOON SESSIOA-Tbe Senate re-
solved itself into Committee Of the Whole,
Mr.. STEW ART in the Chair.
RAILROAD MATTERS.
The resolutions Of Mr.. Secombe on Rail
| roads, were taken up.
Mr.. CLARK addressed tbs Committee at
so,ne length upon the Railroad and Financial
policy necessary to be adopted to extricate the
State from the present difficulties.
All amendments were voted down, and the
resolutions were ordered TO a third reading,
rs they came from the House, without any
ataenimeDt end the Senate concurred in the
Recommendation, OF the Committee. ieas q,
nays IA.
The question being on the final passage Of
the resolutions, point OF order was raised
that the resolutions required three readings
On different days, unless the Tales ware sus-
pended, and alter investigation, ). g
decided to have been well raken,.
;dent. , ..---t---
a motion vas then made, thai the rules be
suspended, in order to allow the resolutions
TO be read third time. Carried.
The question then being On the final pas
sage OF the resolutions, and the : cas- and nays
being called tor and ordered, there were yeas
%, nays l3, as follows:
TEAs--A,essrs Averin. J. f. Baldwin,
Bartholomew, Bishop, Evans, Galloway, Hea-
ton, Hodges. Hoiley, Kennedy, King, McKu
sick, McLaren, Nelson, Robinson, Rogers,
Stannard, Stevens, Stewart, Watson, Wells
and Winn--2a.
NAYs-Messrs. Adams, Andrews, Z. e.
Baldwin, Clark, Cook. Cowan Cruttenden,
Edgerton, Frost, Hall, Norris, Petit, and
Taylor-13,
So the resolutions were adopted.
r1fJaopE CONTESTED Gaze.
Pending the above Mr.. HALL moved that
the question be laid on the table until the
! Fillmore Contested Case could be dispensed
Of The yeas and nays were called on the
motion, and there were yeas 81, nays 10.
After the passage Of the above resolutions
the subject was taken up.
Mr. FROST, from committee, made re-
port that they had received testimony in re-
lation to the political character Of several in
diyiduals who were dead Or had left The State
and that in relation TO several Of them, the
evidence should that they belonged TO the Re-
publican party.
M HODGES offered resolution that
Messrs. Holley and Wells were entitled 10
their seats in the Senate.
Mr.. COWAN objected 10 the passage OF the
resoiuticn, - the grounds that the testimony
received oy The committee was not evidence :,
and he quoted authorities to sustain his posi-
ton.
Mr.. HODGES made an extended argument
in favor of sustaining Messrs. Holly and
Wells in their seats.
Mr. HEAT0A also made an able argument
in favor Of The resolution, and euotad several
authorities to show that secondary evidence
| was admissible in election eases.
MIR. BALDWIN of Scott, followed in an
able argument sustaining the position Of the
Senators who had previously spoken in favog
, OF the resolution. He contended thst the pre-
sumption in favor Of the record has been bro
ken, and that it should rot be considered :s
| binding. and that the sr parts TESTIMONY
-. shouid oe received.
Mr. FROST of Rice, spoke at some length
explaining his position, and giving tba reasons