The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-03-02

+ Mr.. KINKEAD,Ss motion was lost, andl
the memorial was put on It's passage, and
passed. g 2&ieaF9 1s14i s.kti* tsssssaSI ssii
"a 4 Gro TAX crv1L ACTIONS. "a sssssssss
The bill to tax civil actions for the bene-
fit Of the judicial fund, was put on it's pas
sage, but lacked one vote, and was loets q
1t was reconsidered, and q lengt THY debate
ensued on the bill, participated in by
Messrs. Coggswell, Mann, Greene, Of Steele,
HAYES, Fox and Others. ssl ~ .sass.
The question was taken on the passage Of
the bin, and there we're yeas 80, nays %,
so it was again lost. #le @s .sts =
The House took recess until ~ P.
saa-ri AFTERNOON SESSION. ,5't'i
The House continued the third reading Of
bills. p '- -
os~ PASSED. ~ -'' .i-''''s
"A bill supplementary to the election and
registry law passed several days ago.
Mr.. SECOMBE attacked the bill as be-
ing unnecessary, and said that it would be
expensive to the counties, costing some Of
them twenty or thirty dollars to send the
returns to the senior county of the senatorial
district las provided in the billy to be can
vassed.
Mr.. KINKEAD-It would seem as if
everything done in the gentlemans absence
was all wrong, and we should vote hereafter
against allowing him leave of absence.
Every bill that he does not originate himself
contains some monstrous bugbear. Now
the fact is, that unless the provisions of this
bill become law, no returns could be re-
ceived from his district in half the cases,
owing to absence of post roads, &C.; but
they could be canvassed, as provided in the
bill, at Grow Wing.
MIR. ROBERTSON urged the passage of
the bill, as it would do away with the par
tisan features Of the Election Law. That
law throws too much power in the hands of
Secretary of State. The returns could be
lost in the mail, or suppressed, and it was
centralisati0n Of power that is undem0cratic.
1t is very well for the gentleman Of Henne.
pin to oppose it, as he is the person
charged with having in the bill these OBJ
jectionable. and partisan features, and saying
nothing about them to the House-done
with the intention of putting the power thus
gained with the hands of the Republicans.
Mr.. DONOHUE also exposed the mean.
ness of the gentleman from Hennepin in in.
terpolating the obnoxious passage in the bill
to throw power into the hands Of his party.
Mr.. SECOMBEreplied to the charge made
against him. He said they were not only
false, but unnecessary. No attempt at secre-
cy was made, but the bill as amended was
printed afterwards, after some further de-
bate. q s'.'.- ..'.i-5 ~ . .''
The question was taken on the passage of
the bill, and there were yeas 40, nays 81, so
the bill passed. - :.
An act to prevent abuses in the use Of in.
toxicating liquors. --
A bill regulating the fees of Clerks of
District Courts. agAszs-
A bill regulating the fees of Sherifs.
A bill for an act to make the twenty
second of February Holiday. in this State
hereafter. .....;;i,. aH AZ 81! ieit9q 20
"A bill for an act to organize the county
of Renville. .g,,a b .:,:,soa = ~ i.s.t
A bill to regulate the duties of county
Treasures. i'9c.a J02 <TtiI III
Adjourned. i,'.ss7o29 81. IS :: x,