Weekly Minnesotian and times., 1860-03-10

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any other manner, would place the Senate in
4 ridiculous position. The Senate then took a
recess for the purpose Of meeting the House
iu Joint Cony entiorl, for che purpose Of elect
ing Directors of the Normal School. See
House proceedings.
MoRlrZEoUs wEiSBrRGER.
Mr. STAANARO, from the committee APP
pointed or the petition Of the above named
gentleman, 10 investigate certain charges made
scains, him, reported tia; they had examined
into them, and iound that they were unfoand.
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EosrnEaE BgiTlSH AMERICA.
The resolution offered by Mr.. 38ckubn,
thai 500 copies o lis Governors Message Of
,he Sd o. March, sent to the House Of Repre-
scn;alives, aud q the report which accompa-
nies the same, by J. ". Taylor, upon the re-
solutions OF the State OF Minnesota TO North
western British Americs," be printed fog the
use Of the Senate; ano that two hundred
copies Of The same be printed for the use ol
Mr. Taylor came up.
M HODGES moved the indefinite post
ponement ei the resolution.
Mr. HEaTON ani NJ. ANDREWS ) spoke
IN favor o! the resolution,
Mr ROBINSON opposed the resolution
lie thought they had ordered enough Of this
kind OF printing He said tae Senate printed
100 pages last year Of tne same kind o. stuG.
he "a me thing had often been published, and
Shere was no use OF printing It over and over
&g&in.
Mr.. Mel AREN opposed the resolution
lie objected 10 printing all these knd of pam.
phiets. The newspaper WAS the proper chan-
ne, for spreading al this information before
the peopie.
NJ UEATON moved that the resolution
lay Oh the table Yeas IS, nays IS.
The Pres: lent voted nay. 50 the nloEion was
noj carried.
The adoption Of the resolution wan then
moved and carried, yeas %, nays IS.
4 large number Of tie House bills ere
read, amendments concurrei IL, etc. Several
Of the ncw hil,s which were important, mad 3
second reading
RELIEF GILL.
On molten Of Mr. McKuS SICK, the bill CON
cerning ulorsga re and judicial sales vas taken
up.
s Substitute was offered and rejected, aud
The question being ON ordering the bill to a
third reading, the yeas were II, nays Is, so
the senate reused TO order. the bin to Z third
reading.
a btlt ioc as act ,,osiu,ls III .sc-.l..r -. :
leasing portion Of the School Lards-yeas
2s. nays Is.
Jo,nt Resolutions tur tine appointment 0! d
Commissioner to revise the Code CT Practice
yeas 10, nays ls.
i bill iar gn act authorizing tie Secretary
# State to audit certain accounts Of newspa.
pers-yeas 81, nays f.
i hn for an act prohibiting the sale Of
spirtuous liquors 10 Endians--yeas 81,
nays o.
i bill for AZ act TO encourage the manufac-
ture Of pure lager beer. and discourage the
use OF alcoholic liquors--yeas %, nays 10.
4 bill! for an act to provide for the manner
Of submitting amendments Of the CCnstitu.
ton to the people-yeas %, nays 10.
A bill for an act repeating amendments tc
the City Charter Of West 81. Paul, &c. -
yeas 25, nays |.
AFTERNOON SESSION The Senate re-
solved Itself into COMMITTEE Of the Whole,
Mr.. STEW ART in the Chair.
RAILROAD MATTERS.
roads, were taken mp.
Mr. CLARK addressed tho Cornmittee al
so,ae length upon the Railroad and Financial
policy necessary to be adopted to extricate ths
State from the present difficulties.
All amendments were voted down, and the
resolutions were ordered to a third reading
IS they came from the House, without any
alnentin, aDt end the Senate concurred in the
recommendation q the Committee. ieas %
nays IA.
The question being on the final passage ci
the resoIutlons, a point OF order was raised
that the resolutions required three readings
~ different days, unless the ia'es w"re sns.
pended, and alte; Investigation,
decided to have heen wei taken,
.aent. .-~-.----~
i motion vas thcu made, tf.at the rules be
suspended, IN order TO allow the resolutions
10 be read third time Carried
The question then oe,ng. on tie final pas
sage o. the resolutions. and the /. eas and nays
being called ior and ordered. there were yeas
%, nays -, as follows;
TEAs--h,. ,.easrs -Avcrin, J. T. Baldwin,
Bartholomew, Bishop, Evans, Galloway, Hea-
ton. Hodges. Hoiley, Keonedy, King, McKu
sick, McLaren Nelson, Robinson, Rogers,
stannard, Stevens Stewart, Watson, Wells
and Winn-2a
NAis-Messrs. Adams, Andrews, I e.
Baldwin, Clark, Cook. Cowan, Cr'sttendcn,
Edger;on, Frost, Hall, Norris, Petit, and
Taylcr---l3
So the resolutions We're adopted.
FiLLAoRs CQNTEsrEp cASI.
Pending the above Mr.. HALL moved that
the question be laid on the table nntii the
Fillmore Contested Case could be dispensed
Of The yeas and nays were called on Inc
motion and there were yess q, nays 10.
After iae passage Of the above resolutions
the subject was taken up
Mr. FROST, from committee, made 4 re-
port that they had received testimony III ce
!ation 10 the political character Of seyers! in
lividdals WHO we're dead Or had left the Staie
and that in relation 70 several of them, the
evidence should that they belonged 10 ,ne Re
publican party.
NJ. HODGES offered Il resolution tna,
Messrs Ho.ley ard Wells were entitled IL
their seats in the Senate
Mr.. Cow - objected to the passage oi tne
res1luocn, - tie grounds ,aat The testimony
received oy Inc committee was not evidence
and lie quoted authorities TO sustain his posi-
tlou
Mr. HODGES made 81 extended arguuen
IN favor Of sustaining Msssrs Holly ans
y els in their seals.
Mr.. HEAT0A also made an able argunen
ii .avos Of the resolution, and euotad severe
authorities 10 show that secondary eyidenc,
vas admissible il election eases.
Mr. BALDWIN of Scott followed il, AZ
able argument, sustaining tae position Of II.
Senators "ho rad previously spoken in fave:
OF ne resolution. He contcnded th.t the pra
sumption in favor Of tha record has been bro
ken aoi that it should rot de considered &.
binding. ana thar tbs e1Farte test;m ,rf
ahouid 10 received.
Mr. FROST Of Rice, spoke at some Length
explaining his position, and giving tha reason.
@by he snond vote to sustain Messrs. Holly
and u els.
The question being On the adoption Of the
resolution confirming Mess-s Holly eni Wells
in their seats, and tbe ayes and nays being
called for and ordered, there wsre av4s :.
nays Is, as follows: