The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-02-15
SENATE.
SATURDAY, Feb. 9, 1861

Prayer by the Rev. w. j. Erdman.
PETITIONS, CIRCUMSTANCES, &c.
Mr.. McLAREN presented a remonstrance
against amendments to the Charter of La Cres-
cent.
Mr.. CLEVELAND presented petitions from
citizens OF Faribault county in favor of the re-
mOval of the county seat.
BILLS INTRODUCED,
By Mr.. McLAREN, to legalize certain con-
veyances heretofore made.
Mr.. REINER, introduced joint resolutions
apprOpriating $500 to the Saltwater. guard, to
reimburse that company for expenses of en-
campment. The resolutions were rejected.
By Mr.. LYNDE for the location of State Road
from St. Peter to Hastings.
BILLS PASSED.
To amend an Act entitled an Act to estab-
lish and define the boundaries of Meeker
county.
To amend an Act entitled an Act to regulate
the traffic in logs and lumber.
An act to regulate elections in this State
and, to reduce the several acts relating to the
same to one act.
PEACE COMMISSIONERS.
The House resolutions were called up.
Mr.. SMITH, moved to reconsider the vote by
which the Senate refused to concur. He thought
that no further time should be spent on these
resolutions, and that they should be finally dis.
posed of.
The resolutions were considered.
Mr.. BALDWIN offered substitute for the
second House resolution. He thought the
House resolutions too harsh, too .dictatorial.
The resolution is as follows:
Resolved, That regarding the Uuion as of
paramount Importance to all interests save
those of liberty and justice, the people of Min
nesota, through their representatives, declare
their willingness to meet all the States in
Convention legally constituted, in order to form
o more perfect union, establish justice, ensure
domestic tranquility, provide for the common
defence, promote the general welfare, and Sc
cure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and
our posterity.
Mr.. CLEVELAND was sick of this whole
business. He thought the House resolutions
should be passed at once without amendment.
Virginia has cast an insult on Minnesota, and
yet we must not say our souls are our own.
Let those who expect that thrift will follow
fawning, crook the pregnant hinges. Of their
knees.
The question being on Mr.. Baldwn's amend.
ment, and the yeas and nays being called
for and ordered, there were yeas IL, nays 8, as
follows:
YEAS Messrs. Baldwin, Barney, Cook, Jones,
Lynd, McLaren, McRoberts, Norton, Pell, San
born, Smith and Watson.
NAYs---Messrs. Bennett. Cleveland, Fake,
Galbraith, Gibbs. Hayes, Holley and Reiner.
So the amendment was adopted.
The question then being on concurring in
the House resolutions as amended, and the
yeas and nays being called for and ordered,
there were yeas IA, nays 6, as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Baldwin, Barney, Bennett,
Cook. Fake. Galbraith. Gibbs, Hayes, Jones,
McLaren, McRoberts. Norton, Smith, Watson.
NAYs-Messrs. Cleveland, Holley, Lynd,
Pell, Reiner, Sanborn.
So the Senate concurred and the resolutions
were adopted.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
House opened with prayer by Rev. A. s.
FISK.
By Mr.. TEFFr, of citizens of Wabashaw aud
Wnona counties, far a State Road. By Mr..
BENSON, of citizens of Elk River, for change
of Election Law.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Mr.. HAYDEN, to amend an act to en-
courage the manufacture OF pure Lager Beer.
RESOLUTIONS.
Ry Mr.. BENSON, To instruct the Judiciary
Committee to inquire into the eXpediercy of
so amending the law on page 6Sl of the COM
piled Statutes, as to prevent cOdefendants
from being witnesses. Passed.
By Mr.. PAULDING, Relative to proper oh
servance of the ga of February. Passed.
Messrs. Paulding, Cathcart and TattersaIl were
appointed.
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
Mr.. SHERWOOD in the Chair.
A number of bills were considered, and va
rious recommendations made. The Committee
rose at liz o'clock.
message received from the Senate making
amendments to the Commissioner Resolution
was taken up.
The question was on concurrence. 1t was
lost.
The House thereupon adjourned.