The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-02-17

cided in the affirmative, yeas l6, nays IL.
The amendments of the Senate Commit
tee was all agreed to, and the question being
on concurring with the recommendation
that the bill pass, it was agreed to.
The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
THE LIQUOR BILL.
Mr.. SWEET, from the Special Commit
tee, submitted reporton the bill regulating
the traffic in spirituous liquors, accompa-
MED by bill, which was read.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Mr.. BEATTY: A bill to incorpo.
rate the town of Arlington.
By MIR. CLEVELAND: An act re.a-
tive to interpretations for Railroad pur-
poses.
By Mr.. DONOHUE, relative to the dis
tribution of the Governors message in the
German language. Adopted.
RAILROAD INVESTIGATION.
Mr.. DONOHUE offered the following
resolution
Resolued, That special committee of five
be appointed by the Speaker to investigate
the alleged frauds that are said to have
been committed in the disposal of the Land
Grant to the several railroad companies !;
Also in the five million loan and to inves-
tigate the connection of VIM, L. Banning,
Selah Chamberlain, and M. DeGraff with
the Special Commission of Sixteen, APP
pointed by the House and Senate in Rail
road matters, with power to send for per-
sons and papers.
Mr.. CLEVELAND said on the part of
the Railroad Committee, he courted an in
vestigation.
Mr.. STOCK moved to indefinitely post.
pone the resolution.
Mr.. DONOHUE said in introducing the
resolution, he did so for the purpose of Sc
curing an investigation into the truthfulness
of charges made by the Republican stump
orators last fall, in reference to the disposal
of the Land Grant, and the $4,000 900 loan
bill. Some OF the best men in the State
had been maligned in connection with these
measures. There was also street talk in
reference TO the action of the Railroad
Committee, which he did not credit, but
which should be Investigated.
Mr.. ROBERTSON said committee to
investigate the charges made last fall should
have been appointed before this time. If
wrongs had been committed, they should be
exposed to light In reference to the action
of the Railroad committee, he believed every
member had performed his duty honestly.
He believed Mr.. Banning to be an honest
man, although he did not coincide in his
views Of public policy.
Mr.. ACKER thought the result of the
investigation would be unimportant.
Mr.. CLEVELAND said the resolution
was introduced for partizan purposes, to
Al. 10 o;l
and to impede settlement of our railroad
difficulties. He hoped Mr.. Donohue's party
would have the investigation which that
gentleman and his "backers" asked for.
Mr.. DONOHUE denounced the imputa-
ton of Mir. Cleveland that his action was
controlled by "backers," as false. Last fall,
the best men of Minnesota had BEEN mali
ciously illuminated on the stump by the
Republicans, and an investigation promised,
but no attempt had yet been made to inves-
tigate. He (Mr. Donohue) based the reso-
luton on the words of the Republicans
themselves.
Mr.. SWEET hoped that Mr.. Donohue
would withdraw his resolution. It was
true that the Republican stump speakers
had made charges of fraud against the
Democratic officers, but they had been
compelled, on this floor, to swallow their
own words, and covered themselves with
| humiliation and shame, by cOnfessing that
| the Infamous ISLANDERS circulated last fall,
were merely got up for electioneering eff,
feet that they were false-and were told
merely to get Democrats out of Office, and
| put Republicans in.
After some further debate, the previous
| question was ordered and on the motion to
indefinitely postpone there was ayes, l9
The resolution was then adopted, ayes 49,
nays Is.
The Speaker then appointed Messrs
Donohue, Thayer, Purdie, Baldwin, and
ChadderdOn, as such Committee.
A CLAIM.
Mr.. STEWART presented resolution
appropriating $3.50 to Mr.. Burnand fol
translating Gov. Germans message into the
French language. The resolution was lost
BILLS PASSED.
A bill to authorize Ramsey county to is
sue new bonds for the purpose of replacing
old ones. This bill appointed Messrs. Luke
Marvin, VIM. F. Wheeler, and HENRY
ACKER, Commissioners to investigate out
standing claims, and to call in old bonds
and issue new bonds. 1t passed.
The bill abolishing the Office of County
Auditor and merging the duties of that of
fee in that of Register of Deeds, came up or
its final passage. Messrs. Trow, Mann
Robertson, Secombe and Hunt, spoke on
the bill Col. Robertson and Mr.. Mann
opposing it, and the others advocating its
passage. The bill was deieated-ayes %
nays 81.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
When the House was called to order, the
Speaker announced the special order of the
day to be the Personal Liberty Law.
Mr.. ACKER moved to defer the consid
GRAFTON of the bill until Friday, and hold ar
evening session on that day.
Mr.. ROBERTSON moved to indefinite.
ly postpone the bill, and the special order.
The House should not spend its time in the
consideration of such bills. 1t set at def
ance the Constitution of the United States,
and of law of Congress. The passage Of
such bill would, in effect, be throwing a