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


mortgage bonds, in the following amounts
guaranteed by the same securities given the
State: Transit, $6l0 900; Southern Mime.
sofa, $75O,OOO; Minnesota and Pacific, ST.,
750,500; and the Minneapolis and Cedar
Valley, ad Hb,atum. & n1s.
The bill reported by the committee, an.
thorizes the Governor, in case of default, to
foreclose the mortgages given the State and
at the sale of the franchises of the roads, to
bid in the same for the benefit of the State
If essential to the public interests. The bill
was read.
Mr.. HUNT, from special committee
introduced bill providing for the assess.
ment and taxation of property in the State.
The bill occupied about an hour in its read
ing. 1t provides that there shall be two
years redemption of land sold for taxes.
THE CODE!
The bill defining pleadings and practice
in the courts of this State was taken up.
Mr.. CLEVELAND moved the bill be
referred to the committee of the whole.
Lost, ayes %, nays 30.
The bill was then ordered engrossed for
tnlrd reading.
Mr.. STEVENS, of Winona, moved a
reconsideration of the vote. He pointed
out the fact that sections 227, 228, and 229
of the act destroyed the right of redemption
of property sold under mortgages. The
vote was rec0nsidered.
The motion to refer the bill to the COM
mittee of the whole was carried.
The House took recess until half-past
two P. M.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr.. SANBORN introduced bill pro-
posing an amendment to section 9, article
10, of the constitution, proposing an adjust
ment of the railroad difficulties of the State.
SESSIONS OF THE LEGISLATURE.
Mr.. CLEVELAND introduced a resolu-
ton to test the voice of the House, that
after 1861 the sessions of the Legislature be
held biennially.
Mr.. SWEET moved to amend by insert
ing 1860. Adopted, yeas 80, nays 81.
The resolution as amended was adopted
by the following vote yeas 80, nays 20.
YEAS. u essrs. Acker, Armstrong, Ar.
mold. Baldwin, Bixler, Brooks, Burnham,
Butler, Coe, Fox, Hulett, Leavans, Mann, Nc
Donough, Meighan, Mitchell, Mitsch, Morrison,
Ozmun, REM, Sawyer, Sheafer, Shrewsbury,
Stephenson, Stewart. Sweet, Taylor, Teman.
son. Thayer, Tollman, Watson, Webster and
White.
NAYs.--Aaker, Abbott, Anderson, Austin,
Caskie, Cleveland, Dayton, Donohue, Garrard,
Greene, of Olmsted, Greene, of Steele, Hayes,
Hunt, johnson. Knox, Langworthy, Lelford,
MantOr. Odds. Pfaender, Purdie, Robertson,
Sanborn, Secombe, Sherwood, Shultis, Skill.
man, Stock, TrOw, H. Walker and Orange
Walker.
THE ELECTION LAW.
The House took up the general election
law, and concurred in important amendments
made by the Senate.
THE PRINTING QUESTION.
An act for the election of State Printer
was taken up.
Mr.. SWEET argued on the score of
economy, that the bill be modified, and the
printing let to the lowest bidder. 1t was
intended as fat job-as gratuity to a
certain printing Office. Every printer in
the State had right to compete for the
printing. Besides that reason, the speaker
believed that person had been designated
to perform the State printing, for the pre-
sent year.
Mr.. ROBERTSON moved the following
resolution:
RESOLVED, That the bill be referred to the
Committee on Printing, with Instructions to so
amend it as to give ont the public printing to
the lowest bidder.
Mr.. SECOMBE moved to lay the bill on
the table,
The resolution was rejected, by ayes 10,
nays A. -
Mr.. SECQMBE opposed the resolution.
He did not believe in letting the printing
by contract.
Mr.. DONOHUE favored letting the
printing to the lowest bidder.
Mr.. ROBERTSON spoke of the ma
jority claiming to be retrenchment party,
and yet they opposed measure of economy,
in the public printing. 1t was intended by
this to keep up partizan presses, at the ex-
pense of the people of the State.
Mr.. SECOMBE supported the bill, and
criticised the action Of its opponents
Mr.. SWEET showed that the bill under
consideration, admitted that there was a
printer, under the act of March, 1858.
Mr.. ABBOTT introduced resolution,
that as the sense of this House, Earle S.
Goodrich is the Printer of the State, under
contract of March, 1858. Lost.
The question required on the original
resolution, offered by COL Robertson, which
was lost by the following vote-ayes 25
nays 35, as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Aaker, Anderson, Armstrong,
Donohue, Fox. Garrard, Hulett. Meighan,
Mitchell, Mitsch, Pfaender, Purdie, REM, Rob
erston, Shaefer, Sherwood, Stevens, Stephen.
son, Stewart, Stock, Sweet. Taylor, Tollman
| Watson and Webster
| NAYs-Messrs. Acker, Arnold, Austin, Bald
win, Bixler, Brooks, Burnham, Butler, Caskie
Cleaveland, Coe, Dayton, Greene of Steele,
Hayes, johnson, Knox, Langworthy, Leavens,
Letford, Manu. Mantor, McDonough. Morrison
Odds. Sanborn, Sawyer. Secombe Shrewsbury
Shultis. Skilman, Temanson, Thayer, Trow
| Orange Walker and White.
Mr.. SECOMBE moved the bill be re-
ferred to a special committee of one, with
instructions to amend the bill, so as to strike
out any words recognizing the existence o
a State printer, or of any law on the subject
of printing.
Mr.. ROBERTSON moved to amend thu
bill, so as to strike out of it any references
to or recognition of the Constitution.
Mr.. SecOmbe's motion was adopted-tht