The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-02-24
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

HOUSE Of REPRESENTATIVES, Els.
Mr.. SANBORN presented a report
from the Judiciary Committee, recommend.
ing the the payment of the claim of j. G.
Burbank & Co., and the Minnesota Stage
Co., against the State, for the conveyance
of troops to Wright county.
Mr.. SECONBE thought the Governor
had no right to call out the military that
the claim was illegal, but he would vote to
pay it, because Burbank & Co. performed
the service in good faith.
Mr.. SANBORN deemed that the power
to call out the military was incident to the
authority invested in the Governor, to en-
force the laws, and as Commander in Chief
of the militia of the State.
Mr.. SECOMBE called for division of
the question.
That portion of the report declaring the
claim valid and legal, was negatived.
The remaining portion, authorizing the
payment of l,72O to Burbank & Co.,
and the Minnesota Stage Company, was
adopted.
Another exhibition of ears, on the part of
our legislators. They declare the claim
bogus, and yet vote to pay it
FINAL ADJOURNMENT.
A joint resolution from the Senate, pro-
viding that the Legislature adjourn on the
first day of March, at IL NJ, was taken up.
Mr.. SWEET offered an amendment
striking out the LIST of March, and inserting
the 25th of February. Lost.
The original resolution was then adopted,
the only negative votes being these of
Messrs. Fox, Hunt, Kinkead, Nettleton,
Sanborn, Skillman and Stephenson.
Mr.. ROBERTSON moved a reconsider
alton of the vote. He said there were ques-
tions of great public interest to come before
the Legislature, and he did not want them
lost by opposition in the Senate. Let us
prepare our measures and send them to the
Senate; and hold this motion to reconsider
over their heads, so that the Senate could not
bring legislation to dead lock.
The motion to reconsider was laid on the
table.
A memorial to the President for the ex.
tinguishment of the title of the Red Lake
and Pembina Indians in the Red River
valley.
An Act to punish wood.stealing.
Mr.. TROW, of Fillmore, made charac-
teristic speech to the House on the bill. 1t
provides that Justices of the Peace shall
have concurrent jurisdiction with the Dis.
trict Court in cases arising under the act,
and that where wOOdstealers are arrested,
with teams, the teams shall be confscated.
Mr.. Trow placed himself in the position
of the woodthief and said-"Supp pose have
grudge against neighbor, and desire to
get him into trouble: all l would have to
do would be to borrow his horse and wagon
and steal wood, and"
Mr.. STEVENS (nterrupting)-I believe
you are the only man in the House who
would perform such an act. [Roars of
laughter.
The wood bill was defeated.
An act to amend an act Incorporating the
town of Moritzous was passed.
Mr.. SWEET moved reconsideration,
and on that motion denounced the individual
who was foremost in urging the passage of
the bill through the House, as having un-
duly attempted to influence the votes of
members by presents, and having ap.
preached members with view of bribing
them.
The motion to reconsider was lost.
A resolution providing for an investiga.
ton into the charges made by Mr.. Sweet,
was lost.
AFTER MR.. ACCOMPLISHMENTS TRICKERY.
Mr.. ROBERTSON offered the following
resolution:
RESOLVED, That the Chief Clerk be instructed
to return to this House house file No. Ill, An
Act to regulate Elections in this State.
Mr.. Robertson said, although this bill
had passed both the House and Senate, it
was in the possession of the Clerk, and
therefore under the control of the House.
The reasons which induced him to make this
motion be would briefly state. When the
election law was before the House it was
referred to special committee, of which
Mr.. SecOmbe was chairman, with instruc.
lions to 80 amend it as to extend the provi-
sions of the registry law all over the State,
and strike out the provision combining its
operations to cities alone. This was the
sole duty of the committee. Theirs was
clerkly Office, and no discretion was permit
ted them to go beyond the instructions. In
reporting back the bill, be (Mr. r. i'm.
agined good faith had been observed; but
since the bill had passed the Senate he had
discovered that important provisions 10 it
had been materially altered, and obnoxious
interpretations made by the chairman of the
committee, Mr.. Secombe. The bill as it
now stood contained provisions which could
not he found in the laws of single state
Of the Union provisions putting the whole
power of the State in the hands OF one man,
and that man the Secretary of State. The