The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-03-09

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Of opinion, however, that we should pass
measures doing good to ALA bill which
would give little time to debtors to raise
money, and pay their creditors-and not
have property sacrificed, and the creditor
driven from the State-perhaps. He would
prefer to have the tn I'd section stricken out,
but if it failed, would not vote against the
measure for that reason.
Mr.. Secombe's amendment was lost, yeas
II, nays So.
The bill was then read third time, and
put on its passage yeas 81, nays l9, as fol-
lows:
YEAs-Messrs. Abbot, Acker, Anderson,
Armstrong, Arnold, Beatty, Bixler, Burnham,
Caskie, Clearey, Dayton, Fox, Garrard, Greene
Of Olhsted, Greene of Steele, Hayes, Hulett,
Hunt, Kinkead, Knox, Langworthy, Letford,
Ozmun, Purdie, Rehfeld, Roy, Sanborn, Sheafer,
Sherwood, Shrewsbury, Shultus, Skillman,
Stearns, Stevens, Stewart. Stock, Sweet, Tay-
lor, Thayer, Trow, Van Worries. II. Walker,
Webster, White, Wilkins, and Mr.. Speaker.
NAYs-Messrs. Austin, Baldwin, Brooks,
Mann, Meighan, Mitchell, Mitsch. Pfaender,
REM, Sawyer, Secombe, Stephenson, Orange
Walker, and Watson.
The House then went into Committee of
the Whole (Mr. McDonugh in the chair) to
take up the railroad matter.
Mr.. Mitchell's bill was taken up, III. F.
No. 2O6.
Some debate ensued, on the best manner
Of taking hold Of the question, and getting
the sense of the House as to what kind of a
measure would concentrate the various ideas
of policy.
The resolutions of Mr.. Secombe were
substituted for the question, and read.
Mr.. SWEET moved to substitute his
resolution for them. He said be wished the
Superior road to be detached from the rest
of the questions.
Mr.. SECOMBE objected to the motion,
and explained his resolution at length.
Some debate sprung up, participated in
by Messrs. Sanborn, Stevens, Mitchell,
Cleveland, Morrison and Sweet, which cor.
tinued at length until the hour for recess,
when the committee rose.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The House, on being called to order, at
once went into Committee of the Whole,
Mr.. McDonough in the chair, to further
consider the resolutions of Mr.. Secombe.
Mr.. Sweets motion to adopt his resolu-
ton as substitute was lost.
Mr.. SHREWSBURY offered a substi-
tute declaring that, in the sense of this
House, no proposition that will increase the
indebtedness of the state will meet with any
favor. Lost.
Mr.. ACKER moved to strike out all re-
garding scaling of the bonds. Carried.
The committee then rose and reported it
back without any amendment.
The question being on concurring in the
action of the committee,
Mr.. STOCK offered as an amendment,
that instead of fixing specific price on the
bonds, to take them up at what they have
cost present bona fde holders. Rejected.
The report of the Committee of the
Whole was not conc ured in-yeas %, nays
80.
Mr.. HUNT moved to leave the per cent.
blank, which was accepted.
Mr.. MITCHELL moved as a substitute
the following:
Resolued, That it is the sense of this House
that a proposition should be submitted to the
people providing for releasing the several land
grant companies from their present indebted
ness to the State, upon condition of their first
completing at least fifty miles of their respect
i've roads within fixed time, and upon cond-
ton of said companies surrendering all claim
to further State aid.
After some debate, which continued until
half. past four o'clock, the House adjourned.
THURSDAY, March l, 1860.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Ry Mr.. STEVENS: Relating to Femme
Convert.
REPORTS.
Mr.. EDGERTON, from the Committee
to whom was referred the Code of Practice,
reported the following
Joint Resolutions for the appointment of Com.
missioners to draft Code of Practice
l. RESOLVED, That H. R. Bigelow, James Gil.
| 6llan and E. A. Mcmahon are hereby appoint.
ed Commissioners, to be styled Commissioners
on Practice and Pleadings.
| z. RESOLVED. 1t shall be the duty of said
Commissioners to revise the practice, pleadings,
forms and proceedings of the Courts of Record
| of this State, as far as the same is expedient.
3. RESOLVED, Said Commissioners shall meet
at the City of st. Paul, on the first Monday of
May, A. d. 1860, or as soon thereafter as prac-
| on the discharge of the duties enjoined upon by
| this act.
4. RESOLVED, If any vacancy shall occur by
the death, removal, resignation, or refusal to
serve OF any OF the said Commissioners, the
same shall be filed by appointment by the
| Governor.
s. RESOLVED, Said Commissioners shall make
| report, containing such alteration as they may
! deem necessary to our present Code of -Prac-
tice, simplifying and arranging the same, to the
| next Legislature.
MORITZoUs.
Mr.. HODGES, from the majority of the
Committee to whom was referred the House
bill relating to the town of Moritzous, made
q report, recommending the passage of the
bill as it came from the House. It stated
that the object of the bill was merely to
correct clerical error in the enrolment of
bill which passed at the last session of the
Legislature, and the majority have not en-
tered into an examination of the actual mer-
its of the the bill.
Mr.. ADAMS, chairman, and minority of
the special committee on House File No.
9, reported that the bill asks for correction,
and the petition Of the citizens of Month
cello asks for the repeal of the act itself,
and therefore the merits of the case ought
to be investigated; that the Legislature
has not only the right to correct errors Int