The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-02-10

Mr.. SECOMBE urged in support of the
bill that it was intended to make reduction
in the fees of the Register, and, by adding
the duties and emoluments of the County Au
ditor, would make the Registers office 9
paying Office.
Mr.. SWEET opposed the bill on the
ground that the Legislature was proposing
to legislate men out of Office who had beer
elected by the people, and indirectly put mer
into Office who the people had not elected
for that purpose.
Mr.. SANBORN favored the indefinite
postponement of the bill in its present shape
He conceded that in several counties of the
State it might be possible for the Register
of Deeds to perform the duties of County
Auditor and he might support bill COM
bining the two Offices, in counties of certain
population. The qualifications for the two
officers were almost entirely dissimilar. He
referred to the history of Ramsey county
and argued therefrom that every populous
county should have an efficient accountant
to keep the books of the county in proper
manner.
After further discussion by Messrs. Sc
combe, Greene of Steele, and Donohue, the
motion for indefinite postponement was lost.
Mr.. ROBERTSON moved an amendment
to except Ramsey county from the bill, and
supported his motion by arguing the neces.
sity of county auditor for this county.
The amendment of Mr.. Robertson was
then agreed to.
The original amendment and the amend
ment thereto was then adopted.
Mr.. DONOHUE moved to amend so as
to exempt Sibley, Dakota, Goodhue, Wa
bashaw, and Anoka, which was fost.
Mr.. DONOHUE moved to strike out
and amend so as to give the Office of Regis
ter of Deeds to the county auditor, and sup
ported his motion by remarks.
Mr.. ROBERTSON said he believed the
object of the bill was to legislate a few
Democrats out of Office, because there were
a few more Democratic county auditors in
the State than there were Republican.
Mr.. DONOHUE'S motion was rejected.
The bill was then referred back to the
House with recommendation that it
pass.
The Senate bill amending the act estab-
fishing the time OF holding the terms of
court in this State, was recommended to lie
on the table.
The committee then rose
The bill prohibiting the use of stryehnine
was then ordered to be engrossed for third
reading.
The bill to abolish the Office of county
auditor was under consideration when the
House took recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr.. DONOHUE opposed the amend
ment eXempting Ramsey County, from the
operations of the bill, and the question being
taken, the exemption OF Ramsey County
was stricken out, by yeas 20, nays l6.
The bill was then ordered engrosGed.
ADDITIONAL PER DIEM.
Mr.. LANGWORTHY offered resolu.
ton that the Assistant Clerk be allowed
ten cents per folio, for transcribing the jour-
nal into book.
After some little discussion, the resolu.
ton was adopted.
Mr.. ABBOTT moved q reconsideration
of the resolution allowing the assistant clerk
ten cents per folio for transcribing the
Journal which was carried, yeas 30, nays %.
The resolution was then laid upon the
table.
THE ELECTION LAW.
The bill for an act to regulate elections
in this State, was read third time and
passed, by the following vote.
YEAs.-Messrs. Abbott, Abraham, Acker,
Anderson, Arnold, Austin, Baldwin, Brooks
Burnham, Butler Caskie, ChadderdOn, Cleve-
land, Coe, Greene of Olmsted, Greene OF. Steel,
Hayes, Hunt johnson, Knox, Langworthy, Lea
vans, Mann, Mantor, McDonough, Mitchell, o.
nun, Pfaender, Purdie, REM, Sanborn, Sawyer
Secombe, Shultis, Skillman, Stewart, Stock,
Taylor, Temanson, Thayer, Trow, H. Walker
Orange Walker, Watson, Webster and White.
--46.
NAYs-Armstrong, Beatty, Clearey, Dono-
hue, Garrard, Kinkead, Meighan, Mitsch, Net
Teton, Rehfeld, Robertson, Roy, Sheafer,
Sweet, Wilkinson, and Mr.. Speaker-l6.
THE GENERAL ROAD BILL
This bill was reported engrossed, where
upon it was read a third time and passed
finally.
The House then went into Committee,
and shortly afterwards adjourned.