The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-01-27
Mr.. SECOMBE stated that the increased

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tative to the Third district. In reply to
the charge that the committee having charge
ofthe bill, had been hasty and inconsiderate
in its action, he said that the committee had
been in session over an hour, and had given
the subject thorough investigation, and
the committee were unanimous in their
recommendations.
Mr.. GREEN, Of Steele, thought the
action of the committee inconsiderate, but
he was prepared to vote at once upon the
amendments proposed.
be obliged to vote against the bill, if the
amendments proposed by the committee
were adopted. He was satisfied his constit-
uents would not be satisfied with the bill as
proposed to be amended by the committee
After further discussion by Messrs. Sweet,
Donohue, Cleveland, johnson, and Robert
son, the amendment was adopted.
The next amendment was to strike out
Kanabec and Pine Counties from the third
district, and unite them with Washington
and Chisago counties.
Mr.. VAN WORRIES objected to the
amendment, and called the yeas and nays
The amendment was rejected by an almost
party vote.
The committee recommended change in
the 18th district, so as to be composed of
the counties of Mower, Dodge and Free
born.
The 10th district to be composed of
Steele, Waseca and LIE Sueur.
The 18th district to be composed of Fari-
bault, Blue Earth, Martin, Jackson, and
part of Brown county, east Of range "a.
MIR. GREEN, of Steele, spoke in opposi.
ton to the amendment to the 10Th district,
and moved to strike out that portion, which
was not agreed to.
Mr.. GREEN, thought that if this amend.
ment was to be adopted, the bill would be
defeated on its final passage.
Mr.. TROW made another sensation
speech, defending the bill in its original
shape, and urging the House to proceed at
once to pass the bill in its original shape.
The vote was then taken on the amend.
ment of the committee, and it was rejected.
MIR. MITCHELL moved to amend the
first section so as to reduce the representa-
tien in the House to forty-two Representa-.
tives.
Mr.. SANBORN said be was in favor of
the amendment to reduce the representation.
The consideration of this apportionment
bill was with particular reference to its
economy. He thought there would be
better laws passed, and the expenses of the
Legislature would be reduced about one
half from the present system, which would
be great saving to the people.
Mr.. CLEVELAND opposed the reduc.
ton of the House to torty-one members,
and gave as his reasons tnat his district
would not have representative for each
county.
Mr.. COGGSWELL said that the Demo-
cratic party in the last canvass had advo-
Gated the reduction of the members of the
Legislature, while the Republicans in their
platform were entirely silent on the subject.
AS an individual member of the Republican
party he had taken position in favor of
reduction of the Legislature, and be had
been sustained in the position assumed by
him. He proceeded to argue, that the
reduction to one half was too great for the
best interests Of the State. He was opposed
to the Capitalization of power in a few
persons. He thought the people would be
better satisfied with large representation,
than with such small one as proposed.
The yeas and nays were called for on
the amendment, and there were yeas 46, nays
%, as follows:
YEAs.-Messrs. Abraham, Acker, Baldwin,
Bixler, Brooks, Butler, Chadderdon, Clearey,
Dayton. Donohue, Fox, Garrard, Greene of
Olmstead, Greene of Steele, Hulett, johnson,
Langworthy, Levans, Letford, Mantor, Meighan
Mitchell. Mitsch, Morrison, Oliver, Ozmun,
Pfander. REM, Robertson, Sanborn, Sawyer,
Sheafer Sherwood, Stevens, Stephenson. Stew.
art, Stock, Sweet, Taylor, ,Thayer. Tollman,
ker. Watson, White. Wiley and Wilkins.-49.
NAYs.--Messrs. Aaker, Anderson, Armstrong
Arnold, Austin, Burnham, Caskie, Cleaveland,
Hayes, Hunt, Kinkead, Mann McDonough' Net.
Teton, Purdie, Roy, Secombe, Shrewsbury,
Shriner, Shultis, Temanson, and Mr.. Speaker.
%.
Mr.. RORERTsON moved to reduce the
number Of Senators tails Instead :of::19.:
The yeas and nays were caaled, and resulted
as phGws,. yeas'S5, nays 81: :.
: Yeas -Ackst.' Armstrong; Caskie,. Ciaadsr.
don: Ciearey, Donohhe;; .GaDrard, Hunt. KIN,
kead,. Langworthy, Mantor, McDonough,
Mitsch. Nettleton, Oliver, Pfaender. Purdie,
REM, Robertson, Sanborn, Sheafer, Sherwood,
Shriner. Shultis, Stevens, Stephenson, Stewart,
Sweet, Taylor, Thayer, Tollman, White, Wiley,
Wilkins and MIR: Speaker.
NAYs.-Aaker, Abbott, Abraham, Anderson,
Arnold, Austin, Baldwin, Bixler, Brooks. Burn.
ham, Butler, Cleveland, Dayton, Fox, Greene
of Olmsted, Greene of Steele, Hayes, Hulett,
Johnson, Leavans, Letford, Mann, Meighan,
Mitchell, Morrison, Ozmun, Roy, Sawyer,
Secombe, Shrewsbury, Stock, Temanson. Trow,
Van Worries, H. Walker and Orange Walker.
Mr.. SECOMBE moved that the bill be
engrossed for third reading, which was
agreed to, by yeas 48, nays 23-the follow.
ing members voting in the negative:
NAYS - Anderson, Armstrong, Burnham,
Caskie, Chadderdon, Clearley, Donohue, Kin
kead, Mann, Nettleton, Olivier, Pfaender, Pur-
die, Robertson, Roy, Sheaffer, Shriner, Shultis,
Sweet, Tollman, White, Wiley, and Wilkins
%.
So the House then adjourned.
SENATE.
FRIDAY, January 90.
The Senate was called to order by the
President, and after prayer by Rev. John
D. Pope, the journal was read and ap.
provad