The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-01-13

The immediate occupation Of Fort Aber.
crombie by Q company of Dragons, or other
suitable force, will operate alike as seasonable
and 9fce 81 Is thee
settlers in that neighborhood, it may be rea-
s0nably expected that the frontier extending
even below that point will then have bee ONE
80 generally occupied as to render it safe to
dispense with the post altogether.
BY the consent of Congress considerable
money has already been expended in improve
ments on the site of Fort Abercrombie, and in
the survey of large body of the public lands
in its vicinity. But as long as there is no pro.
lection to the settlers, these OUTLAWS will have
been fruitless, and the public lands SO surveyed
may for years remain unoccupied.
Wherefore, your memoriallsts Respectfully,
but earnestly request that Fort Alb ercrombie
may be Immediately garrisoned with a sufi-
cient military force.
FILLMORE COUNTY CASE.
The President appointed as the Special
committee on the Fillmore county case,
Messrs. Cowan, Stannard, Averill, Hall,
and Frost.
A report was received from Aaron Good
rich, one of the commissioners appointed
to revise or compile the laws, &c.
Mr.. ROBINSON objected to the reading
of the report on the grounds, (if bis reccol-
ection of the matter was correctly that the
commissioners appointed had already per-
Termed their duty that majority report
had been presented and accepted by a former
Legislature from said Commissioners, and
that the same had been discharged. He did
not know what right the present Legislature
had to receive and act upon the report of
the minority of said commissioners.
The President overruled the objections,
and the report was read at length. The
eport was laid on the table.
BILLS PASSED.
An act to amend an "Act entitled an
Act to establish and define the: boundaries of
certain counties" Introduced by Mr.. Tay
lor.
An Act to amend section sixth of an
"Act regulating the recording of convey.
ances affecting Real Estate" introduced
by Mr.. Bishop.
After some time spent in Committee Of
the Whole the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House met at the usual hour, and
was opened with prayer by the Chaplain.
REPORT FROM AARON GOODRICH.
Judge Goodrich, one of the Code Com
missioners appointed by the Legislature,
submitted a report, obedient to resolution
of the Legislature of 1858. The substance
of the report was, that he had been engaged
for twelve months upon compilation Of the
General Laws and an argument in favor of
the Legislature adopting the Common Law
System. The report was laid on the table
for the present.
ANOTHER GAG PROPOSED.
Mr.. CLEVELAND moved so to amend
the rules that it would require fifteen mem.
Call and record of the yeas and nays on
questions. and made some remarks statint
that his object was to prevent the minority
taking up the time of the House in calling
for the yeas and nays.
Mr.. ROBERTSON suggested that this
'magnanimous" Republican majority, should
proceed directly and enact rule that no
Democrat, being necessarily white man,
had any rights in this House, which Black
Republican was hound to respect. He was
not surprised that the majority should feel
annoyed by some votes they had given,
which the minority had compelled them to
put on record, or that the presence of a
small Democratic minority is so very offen-
sive to them. They had already expelled
three members because they were Demo-
Gratis. reducing the number
Before Mr. Robertson hal concluded the
sentence, the Speaker (Mr. Acker acting
temporarily in that ca pacity) called Mr..
Robertson to order, and said that such LAM
guage was out of order, and would not be
allowed.
Mr.. ROBERTSON asked if he would
be allowed to proceed
The Speaker (Mr. Acker) said not if be
used such language towards majority of
the House.
Mr.. ROBERTSON said he was not sure
what language against the action of the
Republican majority would be in order, in
this place, but he desired to say that he
should judge from what had already trans
pired in the House, that the majority would
vote only in accordance, as they supposed,
with their party interests, and the commands
of their political caucus.
The Speaker (Mr. Aclzer in the chair
again called Mr.. Robertson to order, and
commanded him to take his seat. Mr.. Ro-
bertson then took his seat accordingly.
Mr.. COGGSWELL (the Speaker then
on the foor,) considered that the direct OBJ
ject of the proposed amendment, was to in-
wade the rights of the minority, who could
rarely have the necessary number of men,
bers present, under the proposed amend
ment, to demand call of the yeas and nays.
He considered the proposed amendment ex-
ceedingly unjust.
Mr.. MORRISON (Republican) replied
to the remarks of Mr.. Cleveland, and said
that the minority had not abused the priv
ilege Of calling for the yeas and nays, and
he was not in favor of gagging them by any
such rule as that proposed.
Mr.. ABBOTT said be wanted to put
gag on the minority, and stop their interior
ing with the business of the House.
Mr.. PURDY (Republican) said he did
not want to gag the Democratic members,
and was opposed to the proposed rule.