The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-02-24
STATE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

DEN Ale.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. Is. 1860.
REPORTS.
The majority of the committee appointed
to inquire into the expenditure of the con.
tingent funds of the late State officers, re-
ported the same itemized, and recommended
for the future q considerable reduction in
those funds. Every item Of expenditure is
given in all the departments, to none of which
the committee take exceptionally to the
extra charge made by the Attorney General
fer copying the enormous township organ
ization bill, which was clearly not q part of
bis regular duties.
To amend section 10 of chapter 126 of
the Revised Statutes.
For the better regulation of public schools
in the city of st. Anthony. introduced by
Mr.. Heaton, and passed unanimously.
ELECTION BILL.
An act to regulate elections in this State
came up on its third reading. Several
amendments were adopted by unanimous
consent
Mr. HALL stated that the bill had been
hurried through the Committee Of the
Whole, and that the Democratic members
had not had an opportunity of examining it.
He therefore moved that it be recommitted
to the Committee of the Whole. Lost.
The question being on the final passage
of the bill, the yeas and nays were called Tor
and ordered, there were yeas 81, nays, 9, as
follows:
! YEAs-Messrs. Averill, F. E. Baldwin, ]. F.
! Baldwin, Bishop, Cook, Evans, Frost, Gallo.
way, Gluck, Heaton, Holley, Kennedy, King,
| McKusick, McLaren, Rogers, Stannard, Stew
art, Watson. Wells and VIM.
NAYEs-Mcssrs. Andrews, Clarke, Cowan,
! Cruttenden, Edgerton, Hall, Mackubin, Ste-
vens and Taylor.
So the bill was passed.
Mr.. TAYLOR moved that the title of
the bill be amended so as to read, Gan act
to regulate elections in this State, and to
| diSfranclise a portion of its citizens, and to
discriminate between native and foreign
born citizens"
Mr.. HEATON moved to amend by
adding, "and to prevent rascality generally"
This was accepted by Mr.. Taylor.
Mr.. CLARK moved to strike out
prevent" and insert "induce" rascality.
These amendments were lost.
QUESTION OF THE PRIVILEGE.
Mr.. COWAN rose to question of priv
ilege. He stated that not copy of the
Election Bill had been laid on the desks of
the Democratic members; he would not
say they had been Intentionally deprived of
the bills, but that they had not seen them
was true. He moved that committee be
appointed to investigate why this had oc-
CURED. He moved to suspend the rules for
that purpose. and the yeas and nays being
called for and ordered, there were yeas IA,
nays l6, as follows:
YEAs-Aessrs. Andrews, F. E. Baldwin,
Clarke, Cowan, Cruttenden, EdgertOn, Hall,
King, Mackubin, Stannard, Stevens, Stewart,
Taylor and Wells-A.
NAYs-Messrs. Averill, j. F. Baldwin, Bish.
op, Cook, Evans, Frost, Galloway, Chuck,
Heaton, Holley, Kennedy, McKusick. McLa-
rem, Rogers, Watson and Winn-l6.
So the motion was lost, it taking a two
third vote to suspend the rules.
THE APPORTIONMENT BILL.
This bill was taken up and the amend
ments of the House were read.
Mr.. COOK moved that the Senate con-
cur in the House amendments.
Mr.. HALL wished division, and the
question being on concurring with the House
amendment relating to the Third District,
viz:
| "That the Third District shall be composed
of the counties of Stearns, Todd, Glass; Wade
! ma, Otter TAIL Toombs, Breckenridge, Douglas,
! Becker, Polk, Pembina, Morrison Crow Wing,
Aiken, Itasca, Buchanan, Carlton, st. Louis
and Lake, shall be entitled to elect one Sena-
! tor and three Representatives"
Mr.. TAYLOR made an eloquent speech,
showing the great injustice of the amend
ment.
Mr.. CLARKE insisted that the appor.
tionment was unjust. He thought a district
representing a commerce of ten millions OF
dollars should be entitled to an additional
Senator.
Mr. BALDWIN, of Sherburne, (Repub.)
stated that he could not vote with his party
in such an UNI ust measure.
The question being on concurring with
the House amendment on the Third District
and the yeas and nays being called for and
ordered, there were yeas l9, nays L as fol-
lows:
YEAs-Messrs. Averill, J. F, Baldwin, Bish.
op. Cook, Evans, Frost, Galloway, Gluck. Hea-
ton Holley, King, McKusck, McLaren, Rogers
Stannard, Stewart, Watson, Wells and VIM
| Is.
NAYs--Messrs Andrews, F.. E. Baldwin
Clarke. Cowan. Cruttenden, Edgerton, Hail.
Kennedy, Mackubin, Stevens and Taylor-ll.
So the amendment was cOncurred in.
On the question of concurring with the
remainder of the House amendments, the
yeas and nays being called for and ordered
there were yeas %, nays 8, as follows:
YEAs.-Messrs. Averill, F. E. Baldwin, j. F
Baldwin, Bishop, Cook, Evans. Frost, Gallo
way, Gluck, Heaton. Holley, Kennedy, King
Mackubin, McKusick, McLaren, Rogers. Stan
nard, Stewart, Watson, Wells, and Winn-22.
NAYs.-Messrs. Andrews, Clarke, Cowan
Cruttenden, Edgerton, Hall, Stevens, and Tay
lOr-S.
So the amendments were concurred in and
the bill passed.
THE APPROPRIATION BILL.
This was considered in Committee of the
Whole, reported back without amendment
and on its final passage was lost for want o
constitutional majority.
1t was reconsidered and re-referred Il
Committee of the Whole.
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
FORECLOSURE OF RAILROAD MORTGAGES.
Mr.. SWEET, from the committee tt
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