The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-02-17

tolls, which caused considerable discussion
OF an immaterial character. The bill was
Indefinitely postponed.
BILLS PASSED.
A bill to amend an act incorporating the
State Agricultural College.
LIQUOR BILL.
A bill from the Senate regulating the sale
of vinious, spirituous and malt liquors was
taken up. The bill provides that the county
commissioners shall grant licenses, under
certain restrictions, and that any person
selling liquor without license, shall be
fined not more than 500 nor less than $25,
The bill was lost--36 ayes to q nays
from want of constitutional majority. The
vote was reconsidered and the bill was
then passed, ayes Al, nays 20.
BANKING LAW.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Secombe,
repeating the amendment to the banking
law, was considered in the committee of the
WHOLE and reported back to the House.
Mr.. MITCHELL commended that the
so.called amendment to the banking bill
was not valid; and that it has been so
decided by the Supreme Court. He moved
to strike from the bill of Mr.. S. the word
"repeal and provide that the amendment
be "expupged and stricken from the Statute
book"
Mr.. STEVENS contended that provision
should be made in the bill for taking up all
outstanding notes, issued upon Minnesota
State Railroad bonds.
Mr.. SECOMBE thought the bill should
pass as he introduced it,
Mr.. ROBERTSON favored the reference
of the bill to the judiciary committee. In
order to protect all bill holders of Minnesota
Railroad currency, proviso should be put
In the repeating act, protecting their inter-
ests, in the disposal of State Railroad
bonds, now in the Auditors office.
MIR. SECOMBE proposed to amend the
law, that its passage should not effect rights
heretofore accrued.
Mr.. STEVENS did not believe the
amendment came up to what was required.
| A proviso should be adopted, requiring
the Auditor to retain all bonds in his pos
session, until the demands of note-holders
were satisfied.
Mr.. SECOMBE contended that if the
bonds were deposited with the Auditor, with
out authority of law, no act of the Legisla-
ture could empower him to retain possession
of them when demanded by their reputed
| owners.
The bill was referred to the Committee of
Judiciary.
APPROPRIATION BILL.
Mr.. WALKER, of Washington, from
the Committee on Ways and Means, re-
ported bill making appropriations for the
| IF mil If
bers of the Legislature, and the expenses of
the State Government for the year 1860.
The bill was read a second time, under a
suspension of the rules, and referred to the
Committee of the Whole.
| THE PERSONAL LIBERTY BILL.
Mr.. DONOHUE moved to take up the
personal liberty bill, with view to its in
definite postponement.
Mr.. VAN WORRIES moved as a sub
stitute, that House proceed to the consider
alton of the appropriation bill.
The House went into the consideration
Of the appropriation bill, in Committee of
the Whole.
Mr.. ACKER objected to the contingent
fund of 81 900 allowed the Governor. He
did not believe in such appropriations );
they did not have them in Michigan!
Messrs. GREENE and SECOMBE vim
dictated the justice and propriety of the
contingent fund provided in the bill.
Mr.. ACKER moved to strike out
$1,000 for an Executive contingent fund.
Mr.. ROBERTSON had confidence in the
integrity of the present Governor, in the ex-
penditure of contingent fund and be had
equal confidence in the honesty and integrity
of his predecessor, Gov. Sibley. He defend
ed Gov. Sibley's expenditure of the $4,000
contingent fund, about which so much had
been said for buncombe and claptrap. That
expenditure of money was made in vindi-
eating the power and dignity of the State
against lawless mob. No expenditure had
ever been made which would pay in the end
so we'll. Since that time there has been no
mob law in the State, and no resistance to
the constituted tribunals. He Che speaker)
had been told by distinguished officer in
the United States army, that in Kansas,
when the news was received there Of the
suppression of mob law in this State by the
military, it was cause for congratulation
that in western state a determination
should be at last evinced to suppress mob
law. The public spirit of the State and of
wv NouhIiy 0PPAOFSO vi WV OlOlCy az
ton, in maintaining the laws. He would
arm the Governor of the State-no matter
what may be his politics-with sufficient
money to preserve public order and suppress
riots and outrages. 1t was necessary, too,
that there should be sum of this character
to bring offenders of our laws from other
States on requistion. He pointed out the
folly Of members who voted to add 7 per
cent. interest to their per diem certificates
and yet were opposed to allowing the Gov
ernor a sufficient contingent sum to maintain
the laws of the State.
The motion of Mr.. Acker was voted
down.
Mr.. SHEAFFER moved to increase the
sum for clerk hire in the Auditors Office to
$500. Lost.
Mr.. SECOMBE moved to strike from
the bill al appropriation Of 1926 for mile
age, travelling expenses &C. of the Attorney
General. %
Pending debate on this motion, the House
took recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.