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

STATE LEGIsLATURE.
SENATE.
TUESDAY, Feb. 7.
The Senate was called to order by the
President and after prayer the journal was
read and approved.
RESOLUTIONS.
The resolution offered yesterday, by Mr..
Baldwin ofScott, that on and after Tuesday
the 7th inst, the Senate will take recess
from one O'clock r. M. till half past two, was
adopted.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
House bill for an Act to regulate elections
in this State.
/ BILLS PASSED.
An Act for the relief of occupants and
owners OF lots in the town of Portland, st.
Louis County.
TO confer Jurisdiction on Probate Courts
in counties other than in that in which the
testator or intestate dies.
REPORTS.
Mr.. HEATON, from the Committee on
Federal Relations on the subject of levying
port. The Committee adopt the sentiments
Of Andrew Jackson as expressed in letter
to DIR. L. H. Coleman, dated Washington
City, April 25, 1924, and submitted reso-
luton, "that it is the sense of this body, that
such laws should be passed by Congress as
will cause the levying of equitable specific
duties On foreign imports, and make fair
discrimination in favor of American manu-
facturers." The resolution lies over under
the rules.
THE APPORTIONMENT BILL.
This bill was considered in Committee of
the Whole, Mr.. WATSON in the chair.
The bill gives the Senate twenty-one
members, and the House of Representatives,
forty one members.
The bill says: " The first district shall
be composed of the county of Ramsey, and
| shall be entitled to elect one Senator and
four Representatives"
Mr.. HALL reported the following
amendment /:
| The first district shall be composed of the
Mclean, White Bear and New Canada town
ships in the county of Ramsey, and the first and
| second wards in the city of st. Paul, in said
| county, and shall be entitled to one Senator and
two Representatives. The second district shall
be composed of the Rose, Reserve and Mounds
View precincts, in the county Of Ramsey, and
| the third and fourth wards in the city of ST..
! Paul, in said county, and shall be entitled to
one Senator and two Representatives.
| Mr.. STEWART said he would oppose
the amendment and vote for the bill as it at
present stands.
Mr.. HALL called his colleagues (Mr.
Stewart) attention to the fact, that in vo-
| forf ho tod
which, while it gave Scott county, with a
population of five or six thousand, one men,
Der of this body, gave Ramsey county, his
colleagues own county, with a population
of Is, 900 people, but one member. It gave
Wabashaw, with population of about
seven thousand, one member, and Ramsey,
with population of Is 900, as before stated,
bat one member, &C., &c In reducing the
Legislature, this bill, while it deprived
Ramsey county of two-thirds of its repre-
sentation in this body, allowed Scott, Wa
bashaw, Goodhue and other counties, to re.
tain the same representation, &c.
The amendment was lost. Mr.. Stewart
voted in the negative.
The second district shall be composed of the
counties of Washington and Chisago, Pine and
Kannabac, and shall be entitled to elect one
Mr.. MCKUSICK moved to strike out
the word "two Representative and insert
the word three. He said he had no opposi-
ton to the bill as it come from the House,
but the Senate Committee undertook to
change the report of the House, be would
object, because he considered it unfair and
unjust. The Senate had largely increased
the area of the district without allowance
for an increase of representation.
The amendment of Mr.. McKusick was
ost.
Mr.. TAYLOR moved to give the third
district two representatives instead of one in
the bill. He said his district composed an
area equal to one fifth of the State, or about
10000 square miles, and contains popula-
tion of $4,000 white persons.
The amendment of Mr.. Taylor was lost.
| The sirh shall be composed of the counties
| Of Carver, Wright, Meeker, Mcleod Randi.
| yohi, and Monongalia, and shall be entitled to
! elect one Senator and three Representatives.
Mr.. STEVENS moved to strike out
| Wright county. He said it was only put
in to make Republican district.
| The amendment was lost.
| The ninth district shall be composed of the
county of Goodhue, and shall be entitled to
elect one Senator and two Representatives.
The tenth district shall be composed of the
county of Wabashaw, and shall be entitled to
elect one Senator and one Representative.
Mr.. TAYLOR moved that these two
districts be made one and entitled to one
senator and two representatives. Lost.
Mr.. EDGERTON moved that the coun-
ties of Winona and Olmsted be consolidated,
and that they be allowed one senator and
three representatives. Lost.
Mr.. TAYLOR moved to allow two rep
resentatives for Houston county.
Mr.. KENNEDY, of Houston, said his
constituents did not desire such change.
| Lost.
MIR. EDGERTON moved that Mower
and Dodge be entitled to two representa-
tives, one from Mower and one from Dodge.
Lost.
All amendments were voted down.
Mr.. MCLAREN moved that when the
Committee rise it recommends the passage
| OF the bill to third reading.
Mr.. GALLOWAY said that at least in
! the second district, composed of Washington,