The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-01-06

roads and Railroad Bonds, &c. The reso-
luton of Mr.. Morrison was lost, the Chair.
man deciding it was in the nature of joint
resolution, and required majority of the
whole House therefor, which it did not re-
ceive.
Mr.. ACKER offered a resolution of sim.
liar import, avoiding the Speakers ruling,
which was adopted. The committee APP
pointed by this resolution was Messrs.
Cleveland, o. Walker, Robertson, Abraham
and Nettleton. Mr.. Robertson g resolutions
were referred to the Judiciary Committee,
and Mr.. Coggswell's resolutions to the
Special Committee above named.
TOWNSHIP ORGANIZATION.
A Special Committee to whom was
referred all bills relating to Township Or
ganization, was ordered to be appointed
The Speaker named Messrs. SkiIlman,
Sweet, Acker, Coe and Pfaender, as the
committee.
Mr.. SECOMBE offered resolution of
instructions to the Select Committee above
named, to bring in bill for town organi.
cation, having exclusive control of all local
matters of government, and providing for
affairs of the county. The resolution was
referred to the Committee of the Whole, so
as to get the views of the House upon the
best plan for township and county govern
ment.
The House then went into Committee of
the Whole for tie consideration of the
resolution, Mr.. Sanborn in the chair.
After the expression of views by various
gentlemen, the committee decided to rise and
report progress.
A recess was then taken until half-past
two o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
In the afternoon the House went again
into Committee of the Whole on Mr..
Secombe's resolution.
The general opinions of the members were
to the effect that the present Township sys.
tenn was too expensive.
Mr.. ABBOTT proposed substitute that
the committe be instructed to report a bill
embracing both the Commissioner and Su-
pervisor systems, leaving the people of the
several counties to decide which system
each county will adopt.
The substitute was voted down.
The resolution of Mr.. Secombe was then
rejected by the committee, by a vote of 81
to 81.
The committe then rose, and reported its
action to the House.
The resolution coming up before the
House, the recommendation Of the commit.
tee was not adopted, by yeas 25, nays 81.
An amendment was proposed to substi.
tute five Commissioners, to be elected by
districts, instead of three Commissioners, to
be elected by the county at large.
Mr.. ACKER moved to substitute Su-
pervisors for Commissioners, and one Su.
pervisor from each township.
The previous question was then pressed,
and on the substitute of Mr.. Acker, the
yeas and nays were called, and resulted as a
death-knell to the Supervisor system by
yeas p, nays 80, as follows:
YEAs.-Messrs. Aaker, Acker, Austin, Blk.
Ter, Brooks, Chadderon, Greene of Steele, HUI
Purdie. Sherwood, Shrewsbury, Shriner, Skill
man, Stearns. Temanson, 81. Walker, White
and Mr.. Speaker.-22.
NAYs.-Messrs. Abraham. Armstrong, Bald
win, Burnham, Clearly, Cleveland, Donohue,
Garrard, Hayes, Hunt, Johnson, Kinkead,
Lang Wortny. Mann, manor, MITCHELL, Mltsch,
Morrison, Nettleton, Odds, Oman, REM, Rob
ertson, Roy, Sanborn, Sawyer, Scheffer, Sc.
combe, Shultis, Stock, Sweet, Tollman, Van
Worries. Orange Walker, Watson, Webster,
Wilkins-39.
The amendment proposing five Commits
sioners instead of three, was then rejected
by yeas 80, nays 81.
The original resolution was then rejected
by yeas %, nays "a.
A reconsideration of the second vote was
then made and carried.
And the amendment providing for five
Commissioners to be elected by districts,
coming up, was then adopted, by yeas Sc,
nays %.
The resolution, as amended, was then
adopted.
The House then adjourned.