The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-01-27
SENATE.


SATURDAY, Jan. Fl. 1860.
The Senate was called to order by the
President. Prayer by Rev. John D. Pope.
No quorum present until half past nine, when
the Journal was read and approved. n
' a BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Mr.. COOK A bill to authorize the
Treasurer to issue proposals and contract
for wood, stationery, ETC., for the use OF the
State.
Mr.. KENNEDY Amend section 2,
chapter 63 of the Revised Statutes.
THE RAILROAD QUESTION.
Mr.. M'KUSICK offered the following
WHEREAS, The people of the State are in
favor Of providing some way to take up and
retire the 81, 900, 900 discredited bonds as early
as possible And
WHEREAS, It is believed that the people
wish to make no further provisions for rail-
roads at present, in any part of the State, but
that they do wish first and foremost, to provide
some just wise and honorable means for retir.
ing;the State Railroad Bonds, and of knowing
the absolute and just Indebtedness of the State.
Therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Railroad Committee of
the Senate are hereby requested to report to
the Senate as early as possible, such a bill as
they believe, provides just, wise and honorable
means for the taking up and retiring of the
State Railroad Bonds.
Mr.. COWAN offered the following SUBJ
titute:
RESOLVED, That the Railroad Committee are
requested to report to this Legislature as soon
as possible.
Considerable discussion ensued upon these
resolutions, in which the members of the
committee participated, and it was consid-
cred that the object of hurrying up the
committee had been accomplished, the reso.
lutiOns were laid on the table.
BILLS PASSED.
An act to provide for the compensation
of the officers and members of the Legisla-
ture. This bill gives 81 per day to the
Speaker and Chief Clerk of the House of
Representatives, and the Secretary of the
Senate, and So per day to the members Of
both Houses. 1t also allows each member
of the Legislature the sum of So for every
twenty miles travelled by him in coming to
and going from the place of the meeting Of
the Legislature.
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA.
An act providing for the government
and regulation of the University of Min
nesota, was on its passage, when Mr.. Cow
an moved to lay it on the table. He
thought the provision for department for
the training of teachers for Common Schools
was in conflict with the law in rela ton to
Normal Schools. The motion was lost, and
the bill passed, by vote of yeas 20, nays II.
MIR. PETIT moved reconsideration of
the vote on the passage of the bill. The
motion was lost.
Messrs. KING and WYNN, of Winona,
protested against the passage of bill, and
their protest was ordered to be entered On
the journul.
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
Mr.. HODGES, of Olmsted, in the Chair.
S. F. 38, bill for an act to provide for
the regulation and maintenance of Common
School, was referred to the Committee on
Education and Science.
The bill to change the boundaries of the
third, fifth, and sixth judicial districts.
Mr.. EVANS OBJ ected to the County of
Scott being attached to the sixth judicial
district, because that district was already
too large, as it embraced the counties of LIE
Sueur, Sibley, Nicollet, Blue Earth, Fari-
bault, Mcleod, Renville, Brown, Martin,
jackson and Cottonwood. He had con-
versed with large number of persons in
terested and they had unanimously agreed in
the opinion that the district was too large.
If any change was made, he hoped Scott
county would be attached to Hennepin
county. The duties imposed upon Judge
Branson were already too arduous. He
hoped that the second section would be
striker out.
Mr.. COWAN also spoke against this
provision of the BILL when, on motion, it
was referred to Select Committee of FIVE.
After the consideration of several other
bills, it was announced that Senator Heaton
was taken i'll, and the committee rose, and
the Senate adjourned.