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


10 Aid Secretary of State il, distribution
VI LdWS... Observation-Disclosures. 100
Total. ............... SCI ,240
Add to the above, $4,000 previously
appropriated for legislative expenditures,
such as per diem, mileage, stationery, &C.,
$4,000 to pay the interest due on the State
debt, in January last, and $l,700 appro-
priated in special bill for county seals, and
we have as the total amount of money ap-
propriated by the present Legislature, the
sum of $97,94O.
The first appropriation of $4,000, to
meet the expenses of the Legislature, was
exhausted last week, and a large amount of
Speakers mileage and per diem certificates
remain in the hands of members, from the
fact that the State Auditor has no authority
to issue warrants on the Treasury, for the
amounts specified, until another appropria-
ton bill passes. The expenses of the Legis-
lature, including printing, mileage, per diem,
extra clerk hire, &C., for the session, will
average, we are informed by gentlemen IA
miliar with the subject, 5000 per day.
eyes, gentlemen" said Gov. RAMSEY, in
his usual winning way, during the canvass,
eve will bring the expenses of the State
government down to proper amount-to
$4,000 per annum. Economy, retrench-
ment and reform shall be our motto" The
Railroad difficulties of the State shall be
adjusted, and all "honest Indebtedness Z"
wide Ohio BAKER, liquidated. Yet, over
two months of the session has passed-a
hundred thousand dollars has been appro-
priated--and can any body tell WHAT THE
LEGISLATURE HAS BONE?
COMMISSIONER OF STATIsTICs.--Mr. j. a.
WHEELoCK, of st. Paul, has been appointed
Commissioner of Statistics for the State of
Minnesota, under the act recently passed by
the Legislature. Mr.. w. has been unanimous
ly confirmed by the Senate, and has entered
upon the discharge of his duties. We do
not believe gentleman more competent to
industriously, energetically and correctly
discharge the duties of this Office, could have
been found in the Northwest. We congrat>
ulate Gov. RAMSEY on his wise discretion in
the matter of this appointment.
We understand that it is Mr. WHEELocK' s
intention to get ready the annual publication
authorized by the law in time to influence
the spring immigration, if properly assisted
by the county officers and for this purpose,
will make available such portion OF the
materials collected by him for the Minnesota
Year Book as were saved from the fire in
which, it will be remembered, the greater
part of his collection was destroyed, some
two or three months ago.
A GENERAL ELECTION AND REGISTRY
LAw.-Both the Senate and House have
agreed upon law to regulate elections in
the State. 1t fixes the day for the
general election in the State on the
first Tuesday after the first Monday
in October, except in the year of the Pres-
dental election, when the election Will take
place on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday of November. The provision in
reference to a registration of voters is as
follows:
SEC. ). 1t shall be the duty of the judges of
election in each and every election district in
the State, at least ten days before any election,
to make a list of the names of all persons who
are entitled to vote in their election districts
respectively at such election, which said list
shall contain the surnames of all such persons
in alphabetical order. Three copies of the
said list so made out as aforesaid, shall at least
ten days before such election deposited in three
public places in each election district, together
with notice of the time and place when and
where the said judges of election will be pres.
ent for the purpose of making all necessary COR
rectons in said list. 1t shall be the duty of the
said judges of election, on each Wednesday
next preceding such election, and if necessary
for the next three days, from the hour of nine
in the forenoon to four in the afternoon, and
for two hours next preceding the opening of
the polls on the day of such election, to be
present at the place appointed for the holding
of such election in their respective election dis
tricts, for the purpose of making all necessary
corrections in the said list. In making such
correction it shall be the duty of the said judges
of election to insert upon the said list the ad-