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


election law.
SENATE.
TUESDAY, Jan. "a.
The Secretary called the Senate to order
at 10% o'clockA. M. In the absence of
the President. Mr.. NICK UsICK, of Washing
ton, was elected President pro tenn. After
PRAYER by Rev. Mr.. Pope, the journal was
read and approved.
REMoNsTRANCE.
BY Mr.. BALDWIN, of Sherburne
From citizens of Sherburne county against
the detachment of that county from Benton
for Judicial purposes.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Mr.. WELLS: For State road in
Fillmore county.
By Mr.. PETIT: A memorial for an
increase of mail servic, from St. Paul to
certain points in Southern Minnesota.
By Mr.. BALDWIN, of Scott A bill
for the relief of School District No. l., in
the county of Scott.
By Mr.. ANDREWS To appropriate
money for State road from st. Cloud to
Breckenridge. Mr.. Andrews Oh introducing
the bill said the road from the Mississippi
at St. Cloud to Red River was not only a
State but national road, it was the Express
route to Hudson's Bay Territory. The
great freshet of last Spring had destroyed
thousands of dollars worth of improvements
on the road, which had been made by settlers;
but they were still exerting themselves to
improve it. The town of st. Cloud had
just taxed itself $3.50, to build necessary
bridge on the route, and others had contri-
buted by subscription. This bill asked for
only ST 900 of the internal improvement
fund which was to be expended under direc-
ton of the Governor. The best Steam mill
machinery in the North West was now
located on the Red River of the North, and
if the State ever proposed to help that route
to Selkirk settlement this was the time when
its aid would be most acceptable and useful.
He made these remarks now that Senators
should not suffer their minds to be prejudi-
cial against the bill. He would have intro
duced the bill before, had he not feared it
would have prejudiced the bill which had
been pending in the other House asking
for an appropriation for road to Lake
Superior.
By. Mr.. BISHOP, from the judicial
Committee A bill fixing the rate of in
terest.
The following House bills were intro
duced
A bill regulating Foreign Insurance
Companies in the State of Minnesota.
A bill to change the boundary lines of
Mile Lac and Benton cuunties.
A bill to remove the county Sc at of
Mile Lac County from Hanover to Prince
ton.
BILLS PASSED.
A memorial to Congress for the improve
ment of the Minnesota River near San
Francisco, Lower Rapids.)
A bill to provide for the collection and
publication of statistics.
By general consent, Mr.. WYNN was
allowed to offer an amendment, which was
adopted.
Mr.. BISHOP asked leave to offer an
amendment.
Objection was made, and and call of the
Senate was ordered.
After an hours delay, proceedings under
the call were dispensed with, and Mr.. Bishop
again asked leave to introduce an amend
ment. Objected to-
Mr.. EDGERTON moved that the bill be
committed to the Committee on State
Affairs, and the ayes and noes being called
for and ordered, there were yeas IL, nays 19,
so the motion was lost.
The question recurring upon the final
passage of the bill, pending which Mr..
COWAN demanded that the bill be read
again, he having not been in the Senate
when it was previously read, and could not
vote intelligently upon it.
A large number of motions were made
in relation to excusing members from voting,
which were finally settled, and the vote was
declared on the passage of the bill, yeas
81, nays 10, and the bill was therefore
passed.
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
Mr.. COWAN, of Nicollet, in the Chair.
After some time spent therein, the commit
tee rose, and the Senate adjourned.