The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-03-16

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line OIL was tnen passed.
The bill for the appraisal sale, and lease
of the school lands, was put upon its pass
age, and lost--ayes 80, nays ~. A motion
to reconsider was carried, and the bill was
carried, and the bill was laid upon the table.
PRINTING REPORT.
The report OF the committee on printing,
in reference to the claim of Messrs. Newson,
Foster & Go. to perform certain printing,
was taken up.
Mr.. STEARNS moved to lay the resolu-
ton on the table. Lost
Mr.. SECOMBE moved the whole matter
be made the special order for IL A. NJ. to.
morrow.
A division of the question was called for,
and the following resolution came up:
Resolued, That the Chief Clerk of this House
be and he is hereby directed to prepare the
copy for the Journals of the House, and deliver
the same into the hands of Newson, Moore,
Foster q Co., Incidental printers, for publica-
ton.
The resolution was carried-ayes SO, nays
"a.
The second resolution was then voted
upon and lost--ayes %, nays 80. 1t is as
follows:
Resolued, further, That the Secretary of State
be and he is hereby directed to prepare the
copy for the General and Special Laws. and to
deliver the same into the hands Of Newson,
Moore, Foster d Co., Incidental printers, for
publication.
Mr.. HAYES made speech in advocacy
of the claims of Newson, Foster & Co., in
which be exposed the secrets of Republic
can caucus, thus affording Mr.. SWEET an
opportunity, of which he awaited himself, to
denounce the system initiated by the Re-
publicans, of deciding all matters of legis-
lation in their caucuses.
Mr.. SECOMBE moved to reconsider the
vote by which the resolution was lost; and
then moved to indefinitely postpone the mo-
ton to reconsider. Carried-ayes 81, nays
81.
The House then took up and considered
various bills, until the hour of adjournment
SATURDAY, March 10. 1860.
RESOLUTIONS.
The House resolution appointing DIR.
G. L. Anderson of Minneapolis and Hon.
Thomas Clark, Commissioners to make out
geological report of this State for presen-
tation to the next Legislature, was passed,
uuucr SuSpcuSlOu VI Tue rules.
THE APPROPRIATION BILL.
The Appropriation bill come back with
the non concurrence of the House in a pro
vision for the payment of G. L. Emerson
and the Assignees of w. A. Hotchkiss some
$4,000 which was appropriated by the Leg
islature of 1858 to be paid out of the Leg
islative fund of 1859 60. The Senate reced-
ed from its amendment.
Mr.. ANDREWS moved to reconsider
the vote by which the Senate receded from
its amendment. Lost-year IA, nays Is.
Mr.. STEVENS subsequently introduced
bill to cover the claims above referred to-,
which was read twice.
It was afterwards stated by Mr.. COW.
AN, that the House had acceded to the
Senate amendment embracing that claim,
and the Secretary was directed to ask that
the House return the bill.
This was afterwards reconsidered, and the
motion laid on the table.
MoRITz1oUs.
The House bill coming up for its third
reading and final passage it YVES lost-yeas
Is, nays Ii.
THE Relief BILL.
This bill came up for third reading, and
Mr.. BISHOP, probably inspired by the
presence of a few ladies, bloviated pretty
extensively in opposition to it. The ques-
ton being on its passage and the yeas and
nays being called for and ordered, there
were yeas 81, nays IA, as follows:
YEAS. Messrs. Averill, Bartholomew, Clark,
Cowan, Cruttenden, Edgerton, Evans Galloway
Hodges, Holley, King, Mackubin, Norris. Petit
Watson and VIM lie.
NAYs.-Messrs. Adams, Andrews, Bishop,
Cook, Frost, Hall, Heaton, Kennedy, McKu-
sick, Rogers, Stevens, Stewart and Taylor
The bill was lost, it not having received
l9 notes.-the constitutional majority.
The vote was reconsidered, and recon-
United to the Committee of the Whole.
PASSED.
An act to amend the Revised Statutes
relative to fOrcible entries and detainers.
POsTPONINa ADJOURNMENT.
The resolution of Mr.. KENNEDY tor
recinding the concurrent resolution for ad-
journment on Monday, was taken up.
Mr.. WATSON moved to amend the pre-
am bic, which stated that the reason for the
resolution was on account of the facticious
conduct of the minority and insert una
jority."
Ruled out of order at that time.
Mr.. PETIT moved call of the Senate.
After short time further proceedings under
the call was suspended.
Mr.. HALL offered an amendment-"a nd
the Legislature 1.-THE House concurripg) will
adjourn on Wednesday the l4th of March"
Mr.. HALL said when the proposition
was up for adjournment on the 18th of
March, and also former propositions for an
early adjournment, he had voted in favor of
them, and gave them his hearty support,
but now, when measure comes up which
deeply affected every man, woman and child
in Minnesota, he deemed it of the utmost
Importance that the session should be ex-
tended two days, if thereby there was
chance that settlement of the Railroad diff
6culties could be attained. The Republican
party had gone before the people in the last
campaign with promise that the matter
should be settled by them, and on that
promise obtained their power.
And now, he arraigned them before the
people for the breach of the promise. They
had allowed months to slip away-they bad
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