The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-03-16

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when most of the members repaired to the
Senate Chamber, to witness the oratorial
contest in that body.
SENATE.
MONDAY, March IL.
The Senate was called to order by the
Secretary, in the absence of the President.
Mr.. HODGES, of Olmsted, was called
to the chair.
A short time was then spent in executive
session for the confirmation of Notaries
Public, &c.
Mr.. STEWART offered resolution that
the Enrolling Clerk receive one dollar per
day extra during the session. Adopted.
A resolution was offered that the clerk
receive $24 extra for copying the proceed
ings into the Journal. Adopted.
Mr.. CLARK offered a resolution of
thanks to the President for the able, digni-
fed and impartial manner in which he had
presided over the deliberations of the Senate.
Mr.. TAYLOR moved to strike out the
word +" impartial" He said he was willing
to vote for resolution of thanks for the
able and courteous manner in which he had
presided over the deliberations of the Sen
ate, but he would never vote, under his
obligations to support the Constitution, for
a resolution commencing his impartiality.
Mr.. AVERILL supported the resolution.
Mr.. MACKUB BIN would vote for the
resolution as it stood.
Mr.. ROBINSON said that although the
President might have leaned little to the
Republican side, and no doubt to its graft
6cation, yet he had in the main been i'm
partial.
Mr.. MACKUBIN said that as there
had been but one occasion in which the
Presidents decisions had been appealed
from, and as that appeal was not sustained
by the Senate, he thought the resolution
should be adopted.
The question being on striking out the
word " impartial" and the yeas and nays
being called, there were yeas 2, nays H..
Mr.. Hall and Mr.. Taylor voting in the
affirmative.
The original resolution was then adopted.
Mr.. WATSON moved that committee
of two be appointed to wait on the Gov
ernor to inquire whether he had any CON-
munication to make to either branch of the
Legislature.
The resolution was adopted, and Mr..
Watson and Mr.. Clark were appointed as
that committee, who subsequently reported
that the Governor had no further commu-
nication to make to either branch of the
Legislature.
Mr.. HEATON rose and said that he was
not in favor of complimentary resolutions to
particular Senators or individuals, but 10
consideration of the eminent services Of the
Senator from st. Louis, he offered the fol-
lowing:
RESOLVED, That our thanks are hereby ten.
dered to the Hon. Thomas Clark, for the ability
he has displayed in placing before this body
and the people of the State, great amount of
valuable information in relation to the vast
mineral and commercial resources of the Lake
Superior region.
The resolution was unanimously adopted.
Mr.. AVERILL moved that the Senate
proceed to the election of permanent Presi-
dent pro tenn.
The motion was adopted, and the Senate
proceeded to vote, with the following result /:
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l.. n. Stannard. Observation-Disclosures.
Socrates Nelson. ......... .........
Mr.. McKUSICK then took the chair and
made suitable response for the honor.
Resolutions were then offered and carried
unanimously, thanking all the officers of the
Senate for the faithful discharge of their
duties.
Mr.. HEATON then offered the follow.
ing resolution
RESOLVED, That the thanks of the Senate are
hereby rendered to John w. Sickles, Reporter
of the Minnesotian and Times, and Louis E.
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for their faithful attendance, and the courtesy
and kindness they have evinced towards mem
bers during the session. May they both live
to good old age, and "and their shadows
never be loss"
The resolution was unanimously adopted
but no oral response was made. The
Reporter, however, takes occasion to re-
ciprocate the kind feeling and good wishes
expressed in the resolution. I
He would say, however, as the result of con.
siderable reflection, that he considers legisla-
tion, as performed in this age OF the world,
magnificent humbug, and is only sanctioned
by the people, under the pleasing delusion
that they are governing themselves. A little
ten year old boy, which the reporter fathers,
asked US the other day "if the Legislature
comes every year 2" We answered, yes.
"Do they make laws all the time ?" yes.
"Will those that come next year, break up
all the laws made this winter, and make new
ones?" This was a poser, and not being
susceptible of a division, we were compelled
to answer in the affirmative. But yet we
hope this will not be the case. We hope
there will be a conservative influence suffi-
cienly strong to give them fair trial.
Mr.. HEATON then rose and hoped that
at the close of the session, that the preamble
and resolution offered by Mr.. Kennedy, in
relation to the extension Of the session stig-
matizing a portion of the Senate as q