The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-02-24
SENATE.


per annnm in any county OF the State, was
carried.
SENATE.
FRIDAY, Feb. II. 1860.
The Senate was called to order at the
usual hour by the President.
After prayer by Rev. John D. Pope, the
journal was read and approved.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By. Mr.. STEWART : Defining the du-
ties and prescribing the fees Of Registers Of
Deeds.
By Mr.. M'LAREN An act to remove
the State Bank of Minnesota from Austin
to Rochester, &c.
By. Mr.. BISHOP: To provide means
to build State road from Minneapolis in
Hennepin county, to Glencoe in Mcleod
county.
Mr.. VIM introduced yesterday a bill
TO provide. means for the improvement of
the State road leading from Homer in
Mower county, to La Crescent in Houston
county.
BILLS PASSED.
An act relating to costs in civil actions,
and amending former acts, &c. Substitute
for the House bill.
An act in relation to taxes.
Mr.. TAYLOR moved to amend the
above bill by adding to section one, the
words, q" but no personal property shall be
liable for taxes levied on real estate" Mr..
Taylor, in explaining his reasons for Offering
the amendment, said he could not support
a bill which Disseminated in favor of the
rich non resident land holder against the
poor man who owned only small farm cul-
tivated by his own hands. This bill pro-
vides that non resident shall have an ex>
tension of time, while the poor man who
lives in the State, unable to pay his taxes
upon his /" forty" has to surrender his horse
with which he cultivates his small farm. or
his COW that he depended upon for the SUBJ
sistance of bis family, and for the purpose of
his protection be offered the amendment.
Mr.. ROBINSON moved to suspend the
rules so as to allow the bill to be amended,
which was carried.
After some time spent in discussing a
point of order, as to the suspension of the
rules
Mr.. HEATON moved to reconsider the
vote whereby the rules were so suspended,
to receive the amendment, which motion
prevailed.
The question recurring on the final pas
sage of the bill, there were yeas %, nays ID,
as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Adams, Andrews, Averll,
F. E. Baldwin, j. f. Baldwin, Bishop, Clarke,
Cook, Cowan, Crutenden, Evans, Frost Gal.
ioway, Hall, Heaton, Hodges. King, Mackubin,
Petit, Stevens. Stewart and Winn--22.
NAYs-Messrs. Edgerton Gluck, Holley.
Kennedy, McKusick, McLaren, Nelson, Robin
son, Rogers, Stannard, Taylor, Watson and
Wels-l3.
So the bill was passed.
Mr.. HALL, in explanation of his vote,
said. that when this bill was first introduced
into the Senate providing that the interest
should be abated upon all delinquent taxes,
which should be paid within the next year,
he had opposed it for the reason that he
believed it was an unjust discrimination
against those who had failed to pay, and for
the further reason that its effect would not
be to bring money in the different treasures,
at all events, before the end of the year.
Since that time the bill had been am nded
SO as to obviate some of his most serious
objections. He had also come to the con-
clusion, from inquiry, that the bill would
contribute to the relief not only of his own
constituents, but also OF the people through
out the State, anu upon consultation with
those most likely to know, he believed that
the passage of the bill would bring large
amounts Of money into the treasury of the
city of st. Paul and county of Ramsey, and
likewise into the treasures of many other
counties, and through them into the State
treasury. He should therefore vote in favor
of the bill.
THE APPRAIsEMENT BILL.
A bill for an act regulating the sale of
real estate upon execution, came up for final
passage, and
On motion of Mr.. COWAN, it was laid
on the table by vote of yeas l8, nays Ia.
An act to amend an act relating to
service of warrant of attachment.
An act to provide for county organiza-
ton.
REPORTS. ~ -.
The Senate concurred in recommending
engrossment of the following:
A bill authorizing the city of st. Paul to
issue bonds. a 49,.
The Senate then took a recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION. 81. 5
Mr.. McKUSICK was called to the Chair
pro tenn. r $50
The question came up on the Senates
concurring in the recommendation Of the
Committee of the Whole, that the concur.
rent resolutions on the Harper's Ferry AT.
fair, &c. to be engrossed Tor third read.
ing. a se "a 9aAs
Mr.. TAYLOR moved the adoption as a
substitute, the signal resolutions intro
duced by MIR. Cowan. q, ks.,.sassS.s ssss'g
Mr.. ROBINSON moved the resolutions