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

subject to the Board of Education: Provided,
That such tax shall in no one year exceed
one mill on the dollar OF the property in said
assessment roll. 80
THE APPORTIONMENT BILL.
This bill was brought up in Committee of
the Whole, Mr. Wells III the chair. The
Senate committee to whom the bill was re.
ferred reported it back with amendments.
After some discussion, on motion of Mr..
Hail. as amended, it was made the special
order of the day for Tuesday next at IL
o'clock, and ordered to be printed. The
committee rose, and the Senate concurred in
the recommendations of the committee
The Usury bill was amended, and the
committee recommended that it be passed,
but, without action on the recommendation,
the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
PETITIONS.
By Mr. PFAENDER: Of Albert Wolff,
claiming remuneration for cOntesting the
seat of member OF the Territorial Legis-
lature
REPORTS.
By Mr.. MANN From a majority of
tue Committee on Interpretations. reported
bill recommending the repeal of the act
incorporating the town of Moritzous.
Mr.. ABBOTT presented a lengthy
minority report, protesting against the
repeal of the Moritzous act.
Mr.. SWEET denounced the the minority
report as one sided and based on misrepre-
sensations.
Both reports, and the accompanying
testimony, were ordered printed.
Mr.. SANBORN, from the committee on
judiciary, reported back the garnishee bill
with recommendation that it pass. The
report was adopted.
THE SMELLING COMMITTEE ON BONDS.
Mr.. HULETT, from the special commit
tee to whom was referred the cOmmunica-
tions of MDonald, Graham & Co., Selah
Chamberlain, B. Pringle, and others, report
ed that the matters referred to in the CON-
munication were strictly ola private nature,
and no desirable object could be accom-
plished by pursuing the investigation ordered
by the House. The committee recommend
the return of the papers to the authors of
them. The report was adopted.
Mr.. SWEET stated he should make a
minority report, as he ascertained by the
papers before the committee that there had
been bona fde sales of the State Railroad
bonds at, or nearly at par.
THE ELECTION LAW.
Mr.. SECOMBE moved THAI. he vote by
which the election law was yesterday re-
ferred to select committee, be reconsidered.
The motion was carried.
Mr.. CLEVELAND advocated general
registry law.
The question being on the motion to refer
the bill to special committee, it was mega
lived.
Several verbal amendments were made to
the bill, when it was ordered to be engrossed
ayes 45, nays l8. 49,.
THE HAwKER BILL.
The vote by which the bill licensing
hawkers and peddlars was defeated, was
reconsidered and the bill laid on the table.
BILLS PASSED.
An act for the discharge of one or more
joint debtors, without impairing the rights
of the creditors as to the remainder.
An act for the better apportionment of
judicial expenses.
An act to provide against corrupt legis-
lation. This bill is intended to destroy
the lobby system, by Furnishing the employ
ment of agents to procure the passage of
bills.
RAILROAD REPORT.
Col. ROBERTSON, from the special
railroad committee, made the following
report, which was ordered printed
REPORT.
That of all the plans of adjustment
proposed to said committee, to remedy our
present railroad disasters and complications,
he considers that of the plurality of the
committee signed by Mr.. Stewart Of the
Senate, and Messrs. Cleveland, Greene,
Ozmun, Walker and Burnham, of the House,
as the most feasible, and as most deserving
the favorable consideration of the House.
Fully impressed with the perplexing
nature of the difficulties, interposing obsta-
Giles to any satisfactory adjustment of the
railroad question, the undersigned would
approve that report with single exception
and modification, by extending to the
Transit road, or any company which may
hold its franchises, like conditions with
those granted to the proposed company or
companies which shall build those portions
of the projected through road from La
Crescent to Anoka, comprising parts Of the
Root river, Cedar Valley, Southern Mime
sofa, and the Minnesota and Pacific Rail
road line, 81 that continuous grand trunk
road may be secured at an early day, as
proposed by the plurality report, without,
at the same time, depriving those interested
in the Transit road of reasonable oppor-
tunity to construct that portion of the pro.
posed grand trunk, embraced within the
line of the Transit road, and without i'm
pairing the entirety or status of the latter
line which the undersigned believes can
be accomplished without defeating the lead
ing and important aim of the plurality
report, to wit: to secure in consideration
of the impending railroad State debt com.
plete grand trunk railroad, running through
the central portions of the State, and open
ing communication southwark and east.
ward, and also without seriously increasing
existing liabilities, and by avoiding even
apparent injustice to any region Of the
State. "a
The undersigned would in conclusion
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