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

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Mr. COE: For the relief of School
District No. 6, in Houston county.
By Mr.. REHFELD An act amending
the act incorporating New Ulm, Brown
county.
By Mr.. MITCHELL A bill changing
the names of family named Aaronswalz to
Forrest
RESOLUTION.
By Mr.. MORRISON Instructing the
Committee on Judiciary to bring in bill
providing for the payment of witnesses
summoned to appear before Grand Juries.
Adopted.
By Mr.. FOX: Enquiring into the cause
of delay in performing the printing of the
House.
ADJOURNMENT.
A joint resolution offered by Mr.. Stock,
that the two Houses adjourn on the 25th of
February, sine die, was taken up.
Mr.. KNOX moved to indefinitely post
pone. Lost-2l, nays IS.
The resolution was then laid upon the
table.
MORE PLUMBER.
Mr.. ACKER introduced bill making
an additional appropriation of $4,000 to
pay the expenses of the Legislature. The
rules were suspended and the bill was about
being put upon its passage, when it was laid
on the table, owing to imperfections in the
language of the bill.
BILLS PASSED,
A bill regulating and incorporating Ag-
rcultural societies.
=o. THE APPORTIONMENT BILL.
The Secretary OF the Senate appeared,
and announced that theSenate insisted upon
its amendment to the apportionment bill.
Mr.. SECOMBE moved to take up the
bill. Adopted. Mr.. S. then moved to amend
the amendments made in the Senate. He
proposed to constitute the Senate of 20
members and the House of A MEMBERS
Ramsey county, the St. Anthony gentleman,
permitted one Senator and five Representa-
tives; he also added representative each to
the Washington and Chisago, and the Penn
bina and Lake Superior districts.
Mr.. SWEET moved for the appointment
of committee of three, as conference
committee.
Mr. SECOMBE made speech, com.
handing the Republicans to face the music.
They should vote for and support the bill in
a solid column. He also impugned the mo-
tives of those Democrats who endeavored to
amend the bill. He said they were opposed
to a reduction of the number of members,
and their amendments were proposed with a
view to defeat the bill.
Mr.. SWEET replied and gave Mr.. Sc
combe scathing castigation, for the intol
Grant and tyrannical spirit he exhibited in
his action in the House. He (Mr. &c.
combe) continually questioned the motives
OF every man who acted in opposition to
his DEGREES. He manifested disposition
not only to dragon the House, but the
Senate, into particular line of action. He
would admit of no amendments to the bill,
by the Senate, or the House. He was de-
termined that the bill as adopted, should be
bis and his alone and if necessary to accom-
plish his ends, be (Secombe) manifested
willingness to impugn and falsify the motives
of every member of the Legislature.
Mr.. MORRISON commenced talking of
the action of Democratic members in de-
laying all Legislation, and attempting to de-
feat measures essential to the interest of the
State when be was interrupted by MessrsRob-
ertson, Sweet and Kinkead, who challenged
him to point to single instance where the
Democracy Of the House had attempted to
delay legislation
Mr.. MORRISON could not do so and
backed down. He was in favor of referring
the Apportionment Bill to Conference
Committee.
Mr.. CLEVELAND INDUCED in an elab.
crate puff of Mr.. Secombe, styling him
man Of brains. He (Mr. c. opposed any