The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-03-09

eating committee to inquire into the charges
Of fraud and corruption in the management
of the Land Grant Railroad Companies be
inetructed to make full and explicit report
as to whether or not any ex-direct0r or
other officer of the Minneapolis and Cedar
Valley Railroad Company, or any other
company, has received any bride for resigns
any office 10 said company, and if so, who
has been so bribed, and by whom.
Laid on the table, notice of debate being
given.
THE AFRICAN IN THE SENATE.
Mr.. MACKUBIN introduced bill for
an act to protect the rights Of the citizens
of the United States while temporarily re-
siding in the State of Minnesota.
The bill provides that Southern pleasure
travellers may bring their servants here
during the summer without molestation.
The bill was accompanied by petitions
from about 600 citizens of st. Paul, St.
Anthony and Saltwater in favor of the
measure.
A spicy debate sprung up, which was
participated in by Messrs. Mackubin, Hea-
ton, Clarke, Taylor, and others.
The rules were suspended and the bill
was rushed through to third reading, and
on its final passage, the yeas and nays being
called for and ordered, there were yeas 5,
nays 20, as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Adams, Clark. Cruttenden,
Mackubin and Nelson.
NAYs-Messrs. Andrews, Averill, F. E. Bald
win, J. F. Baldwin. Bishop, Cook, Cowan, Ed
Holl1 HILL
Hodges, Holley, Kennedy. King, McKusick,
McLaren, Norris, Petit, Robinson, Rogers,
Stevens, Stewart, Taylor, Watson, Wells and
VIM.
MULTIPLICATION.
Mr.. FROST introduced a bill "To secure
freedom to all persons in this State"
Mr.. McLAREN moved that the bill be
rejected, and the motion prevailed, yeas 81
nays ID.
RAILROAD PROPOSITION.
Mr.. STEWART moved that a committee
of seven be appointed to bring in a PROPOSE.
tion to morrow morning for the settlement
of the Railroad difficulties.
The subject was referred to the Commit.
tee of the Whole.
BILL PASSED.
A bill for an Act to provide for the al.
tering, laying out, and working of state
roads.
THE FILLMORE CONTESTED CASE.
This being the special order of the day
the report of the committee was taken up.
The report concluded that the sitting mem
bers were not entitled to their seats.
Mr.. HODGES offered the following:
Resolved, That the report of the committee
in tho cOnfaSfQd alpctiOn Of Eillnnrc
county be recommitted to the same committee,
with instructions to take testimony concerning
the general reputation as to the political char.
acter of the persons named in exhibit E. OF
said report, and as to the party to which they
belonged at the time of the election Con the
18th day of October, 1859, and the declara.
tions made by them soon after the election, re.
garding the persons for whom they voted; and
with further instructions to report said testi
| mony to the Senate tomorrow at 8 o'clock P.
| NJ, and that said report already made by said
| committee be made the special order for to-
morrow at that time. [Schedule E. embraces
the names of voters who have left the state
since the election.
Mr.. HALL made remarks urging imme-
date action on the report, and Mr..
HODGES spoke in favor Of the resolution
Mr.. COWAN stated that the testimon y
sought to be obtained would be hooted out
of any court of record in the state. Messrs.
Holly and Wells had had six weeks to bring
testimony, but had failed to do so, and he
for one would not have anything further to
do with it.
The debate was continued at some length
by Messrs. Hodges and Heaton, in favor
and Messrs. Cowan and Hall, in opposition
MIR. HALL offered the following
Resolved, That Messrs. Ignatius o Farrall ani
| o. B. Bryant are entitled, as Senators from the
county of Fillmore, to the seats now occupied
in this body by H. W. Holly and Reuben Wells
And the yeas and nays being called fol
and ordered, there were yeas IA, nays II, al
follow:
YEAs-Messrs. Adams, Andrews, Clark, Cow,
an, Cruttenden. Edgerton, Hall, McKusick
Nelson, Norris, Petit, Robinson, Stevens, ani
| Taylor.
NAYs-Messrs. Averill, F. E. Baldwin, Bar
tholomew, Bishop, Cook, Evans, Frost, Gallo
way, Heaton, Hodges, Kennedy, King, Nc
Laren, Rogers, Stewart, Watson, and VIM.
So the resolution was lost.
The question recurring on the resolution
of Mr.. Hodges, and the yeas and nays being
called for and ordered, there were yeas IL
nays Is, as follow:
| YEAs-Messrs. Adams, Averill, F. E. Bald
win, Bartholomew, Bishop. Cook, Evans, Frost
Galloway, Heaton, Hodges, Kennedy, King
McLaren, Rogers, Watson. and VIM.
NAYs-Messrs. Andrews, Clark, Cowan, Crut
tenden, Edgerton. Hall, Mackubin, McKusick
Nelson, Norris, Petit, Robinson, Stevens,
Stewart, and Taylor.
Adjourned.
| HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr.. WEBSTER submitted preamble
and resolutions, declaring the loan amend
ment null and void, because it was adopted
before the State was admitted into the Un-
ion, and providing for the submission of an
amendment to the Constitution, prohibiting
any future Legislature from passing any law
imposing any tax whatever upon the people
of the State to pay either the interest OF
principal of the so called Minnesota State
Railroad Bonds, or to pay for any railroad
bids now existing in the State of Mime
sofa without first requiring any such law to
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