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

A bill for an act authorizing the Secre-
tary OF State to audit certain accounts of
newspapers 81, nays A.
A bill for an act prohibiting the sale
OF spirituous liquors to Indians-yeas 30,
nays 0.
A bill for an act to encourage the manu-.
facture of pure lager beer, and discourage
the use of alcoholic liquors--yeas %, nays
10.
A bill for an act to provide for the
manner of submitting amendments of the
Constitution to the people-yeas %, nays 10.
A bill for an act repeating amendments
to the City Charter of West st. Paul. &c
yeas Is, nays l.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Senate resolved itself into Commit
tee OF the Whole. Mr.. Stewart in the
chair.
The resolutions of Mr.. Secombe on rail.
roads were taken up.
Mr.. CLARK addressed the committee at
some length upon the railroad and financial
policy necessary to be adopted to extricate
the State from her present difficulties.
All amendments were voted down, and
the resolutions were recommended to third
reading, as they came from the House,
without any amendment, and the Senate
concurred in the recommendation of the
committee, yeas, % ; Us, IA.
The question being on the final passage
OF the resolutions, point of order was
raised that the resolutions required three
readings on different days, unless the rules
were suspended, and after investigating the
point, it was decided to have been we'll
taken.
A motion was then made that the rules
be suspended, in order to allow the resolu-
tions to be read third time. Carried.
The question then being on the final pas
sage OF the resolution, the yeas and nays
were called for and ordered, and there were
yeas, % nays, Is, as follows
YEAs-Messrs. Averill, ]. F. Baldwin, Bar
tholomew, Bishop. Evans, Galloway, Heaton,
Hodges, Holley, Kennedy, King, McKusick
McLaren, Nelson, Robinson, Rogers Stannard
Stevens, Stewart, Watson, Wells and VIM.
NAYs-Messrs. Adams, Andrews, F. E. Bald
win, Clarke, Cook, Cowan, Cruttenden, Edger
. ton, Frost, Hall, Norris, Petit and Taylor.
SO the resolutions were passed.
THE FILLMORE CONTESTED CASE.
Pending the above, Mr.. HALL moved
that the question be laid on the table until
the Fillmore contested case could be dis
posed of; the yeas and nays were called on
the motion, and there were yeas "a, nays To-.
After the passage of the above resolutions,
the subject was taken up.
MIR. FROST, from the Committee, made
report, that they had received testimony in
relation to the political character of several
individuals who were dead or had left the
State, and that in relation to several of
them the evidence showed that they belong
ed to the Republican party.
Mr.. HODGES offered resolution that
Messrs. Holley and Wells were entitled to
their seats in the Senate.
Mr.. COWAN objected to the passage of
the resolution on the ground that the testi-
mony received by the committee was not
evidence, and he quoted authorities to sus-
tain his position.
Mr.. HODGES made an extended argu-
ment in favor of sustaining Messrs. Holley
and Wells in their seats.
Mr.. HEATON followed on the same
side, and cited authorities in support of the
position, that secondary testimony was ad-
missible in election cases.
Mr.. BALDWIN, of Scott, followed on
the same side. He contended that the pre-
sumption in favor of the record had been
broken, and that it should not be consider
ed as binding, and that the er parte test
mOny should be received.
Mr.. FROST, of Rice, also spoke at some
length in favor of Messrs. Holley and Wells
He based his opinion that they were elected
upon the testimony offered in relation to the
political character of fifteen voters who had
left the county since the election.
The question being on the adoption of
the resolution confirming Messrs Holley
and Wells in their seats, the yeas and nays
were called for, there were yeas II, nays
Is, as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. F. E. Baldwin, j. F. Baldwin,
Bartholomew, Bishop, Cook. Evans, Frost,
Galloway, Heaton, Hodges. Kennedy, McLar-
en-, Rogers. Stannard, Stewart, Watson and
VIM.
NAYsaMessrs. Adams, Andrews. Averill,
Clark, Cowan. Cruttenden, Edgerton, Hall,
Mackubin, Nelson. Norris, Petit, Robinson,
Stevens and Taylor.
So the resolution was adopted.
Mr.. WELLS moved that Messrs. O'Far-
rell and Bryant be entitled to receive their
per diem and mileage during the session.
Mr.. TAYOR spoke against the motion
He said that after having their rights
trampled on by the majority Messrs. O'Far-
rell and Bryant would not accept the pit
lance at their hands.
Mr.. HALL also made some remarks to
the same effect. when
Mr.. WELLS said that as the proposition
had been rejected by the friends of Messrs
O'Farrell and Bryant, he would withdraw
it. The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The House met at o'clock.
RILLS PASSED.
The Senate bill relating to Common
Schools, was reported by Mr.. Acker from a
committee, as amended, and was put upon
its third reading and finally passed.
THE RAILROAD QUESTION.
Mr.. MORRISON offered the following
resolution
RESOLVED, As the sense of this House, that
the best interests of the State require the i'm.
mediate commencement and progress of the
Land Grant Railroads.: and that If each of soid