The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-03-01
TUESDAY Feb. 26.
SENATE.

Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. W. j. ERDMAN.
BILLS PASSED.
The following House Bills were passed:
For an act to amend an act, etc., defining
the duties of County Surveyors.
For an act, ETC., to amend the Charter of the
city of West St. Paul.
The following Senate bills were passed:
For an act to amend section eighty-four of
chapter eighty-three of the Public Statutes,
relating to sales in chancery.
For an act to change the boundary of Sbley
county.
For an act providing for the appointment
and defining of the duties of aucti0neers.
An act to amend an act entitled an act to
authorize and regulate the business Of bank
ing.
TO authorize the Clerk of the Court in the
Sixth Judicial District, in the county of Sibley
to transcribe the records of his office.
Providing for the recording, printing and
distributing the laws and journals of the Iegis.
lature and other public documents.
DELINQUENT TAXES.
The bill for an act in relation to the redemp.
ton of lands sold for delinquent taxes, was ia
ken up, amended and ordered to third read
ing.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Senate called to order at three O'Clock by
the President.
whole, Mr.. GALBHAITH in the Chair.
The bill providing for the sale and leasing of
the School Lards, occupied the time of the
Committee during most of the session. After
being amended it was recommended to be en-
crossed for third reading.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Prayer by Chaplain. Journal read and cor
rected.
THE CEDAR VALLEY RAILROAD.
The Minneapolis and Cedar Valley Railroad
Bill was taken up on second reading.
Mr.. CORNELL offered an amendment giving
right of way over and across other railroads,
&C., on such terms as may be fixed. Adopted.
Also, refunding to the State the costs of the
Foreclosure of the Trust Deed. Adopted.
Also, to strike out from the company the
name of Sylvester Smith, wherever it occurs,
and insert John H. Abbott, j. j. Knox and
w. G. LeDue, and increase Board of Directors
to Is persons. Adopted.
Also, compelling Company to adhere to pre-
sent route, except where necessary to contin.
uOus route.
The bill was then ordered engrossed for
third reading. Ayes 81, nays5.
THE TRANSIT BILL PASSED.
The Transit Railroad Bill, reported back by
the Expressing Committee, was read third
time, and some trifing amendments made
thereto.
An effort was made to postpone the passage
of the bill until tomorrow. Intellectual.
The question being on the passage of the
bill,
Mr.. BANNING said have one word to say
by way of solemn protest against the passage
of this most infamous bill. 1t will be seen by
the House that under the provisions of this
and the bills that are to follow it, all the valu.
able properties acquired by the State after
years of litigation are to be handed back to
the old Land Grant Railroad Companies, dis
charged of the lien of the State, and all other
Indebtedness, and l doubt not for one moment
but the passage of these bills will entirely de-
str0y all hopes 0fgetting Railroads in this State
for years to come. Let those who do this
great wrong. answer to their constituents and
their cOnsciences. All have to say is that
have endeavOred to do my duty, and may God
save the State when its Representatives have
deserted it.
Messrs. HUNT and CHEADLE also made
speeches stating that they could not support
the bill conscientiously.
The question was then taken, and the yeas
and nays being called for and ordered, there
were yeas 20, and nays IL, as follows:
YEAs--Messrs. Acker, Cathcart, Chamblin,
Child, Cornell, Driscoll, Gregory, Hanscombe,
Hdrkns, Hoskins, Hayden, Kennedy, Mayhem,
Morrison, Munich, Nessell, Paulding. Petit,
Sergeant, Smith, Stewart, Strecker, Tattersall,
Tefft, Warner, Wheeler, White, Wood, Mr..
Speaker.
NAYs-Messrs. Banning, Baxter, Chapman,