The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-02-10

Mr.. SECOMBE'S amendment was de-.
feated-yeas 8, nays ST.
The motion Of Mr.. Coggswell was lost
ayes %, nays AZ.
The amendment offered by Mr.. Robertson
was then adopted-ayes 40, nays 10.
The bill was then passed-yeas As, nays
81, as follows: sou 9e4 - ID
YEAs-Messrs. Abbott, Acker, Anderson,
Armstrong, Beatty, Bixler, Burnham Caskie,
Clearey, cleveland, Donohue. Fox, Garrard,
Greene, of Olmsted, Greene. of Steele. Hulett,
Hunt, Knox, Langworthy, McDonough, Mitsch,
Morrison, Nettleton, Odds, Ozmun, Purdie,
Rehfeld, Robertson, Sheafer, Sherwood, Shul.
tbs, Skillmsn, Stearns. Stevens. Stephenson,
Stewart, Stock, Sweet, Taylor, Tollman, V n
Worries, Orange Walker, Webster, White,
Wilkins and Mr.. Speaker.
NAYs-Messrs. Abraham, Austin, Baldwin.
Brooks, Chadderton, Coe, Dayton, Hayes,
johnson, Leavens, Letford, Mann, Meghan,
Mitchell, Pfaender, Roy, Sanborn, Sawyer,
Secombe, Trow and Wiley.
The House then took a recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
BILLS PASSED.
An act preventing interference with the
service OF civil or criminal process.
An act for the relief of securities upon
official bonds.
An act to provide for issuing licenses to
hawkers and pedlars. Lost for want of q
constitutional majority.
An act relating to prairie fires.
An act to amend an act regulating cor
porations for manufacturing, mining, &c.
An act for change in the county lines of
Scott and Dakota counties.
An act to commute the punishment of
Mrs. Anna Bilansky to Imprisonment in
the State Prison for life. This bill was lost
for want of constitutional majority: The
vote stood ayes IS, nays %, as follows:
YEAS Abbott, Armstrong, Baldwin, Beatty,
Bixler, Caskie, Chad6erdon, Cleveland, Coe,
DAYTON, Fox, Hulett, Hunt, johnson, Knox,
Langworthy, Leavans, Mann, McDonough, Nor
rison, Odds, Ozmun, Pfaender, Purdie, Rehfeld,
REM, Sheaffer. Secombe, Stearns. Stewart,
Stock, Sweet, Van Worries, Webster, and White
--35.
NAYs-Acker, Abraham, Anderson, Austin,
Brooks, Burnham, Clearey, Greene of Omsted,
Greene of Steele, Hayes, Kinkead, Letford.
Meighan, Mitchell. Mtsch, Nettleton, Roy, San.
born, Sawyer. Sherwood, Skillman, Taylor,
Tollman. Trow, Orange Walker, wilkins, and
Mr.. Speaker--28.
THE RAILROAD WAR.
Mr.. MORRISON presented communi-
cation from Ferdinand Becker, VIM. Coul-
ter, and others, setting forth that Messrs.
M'Donald, Graham & Co., the authors of
the communication presented to the House
yesterday, in relation to the Minneapolis
and Cedar Valley Railroad Company, are
solely responsible for the Glencoe Bank
swindle. The petitioners requested that if
the Legislature afford any relief to Messrs.
N'Donald Graham & Co., sufficient
amount will be reserved to make good all
outstanding Glencoe money.
A communication was also presented
from Selah Chamberlain, giving fiat denial
to all the charges against him contained in
the communication of M'Donald, Graham
& Co.
A statement was also read from Hon. B.
Pringle, denying specifically the allegations
contained in the same commune alton. The
papers we're all read and referred to the
Railroad Smelling" Committee.
THE GENERAL ELECTION LAW.
The House took up the general election
law, on its third reading.