The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-02-08
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Minnesota legislature
SENATE. o2.

& BY Mr.ICOOk, Qhe House cOncurrlng.) that
the Senate and House meet in joint convention
at II o'clock N On Thursday, ne Slst Gay
of January, for the purpose OF electing Sur
veyors OF Logs and Lumber. Adopted. il 49,
Io;dy, ,. BILLS INTRODUCED. DID,, I-,...
I BY Mr.. BARNEY, to amend section SO, OF
chapter 50, OF the Public Statutes of Minneso-
ia, relating to actions in Justices Courts,
wherein the titles to real estate comes in ques-
By Mr.. sANBORN. to amend sections 43 and
a. Of chapter 81. Of the Public Statutes of
Minnesota, relating to special terms of District
by b. Mr., NORTON, to amend section II, Of
chapter n, OF the Public Statutes Of Minneso'
ia, relating to appeals to the Supreme Court.
BY Mr.. CARNEY, providing for the release
and discharge Of attachments upon real estate.
If By II blu relative to ~, ne County
10 09lFoRECLosUREO OF MoRTG AGES, Jau II. dy
The bill to repeal the statute providing Tor
the foreclosure Of mortgages by advertisement,
waslost on its third reading by q vote OF yeas
6, nays IL, but was afterwards reconsidered.
Mr.. BALDWIN offered a resolution that the
bill be referred to special committee OF three
Senate s, with Instructions to report such
amendments as to provide for the serving OF
personal notice of foreclosure sales interested,
and revising the law of foreclosure under pow
ers generally; pending which, b
Ga motion OF Mr.. NORTON, the bill Was
laid on the table.
An Act regulating the state Library. 1.-THE
act provides Tor the appointment OF Librarian
with salary of $60O.l 'l.l 2Aa .jA.c - 81
An Act to amend an Act to provide that CO.
pies of Records in the office Of Register OF
Deeds may be admissible i'll evidence, passed
March 3, 1858. |o4 liIf e. tsh.
An Act relating to uses and trusts. ~
Al amend
ter 81, Of the Public Statues of Minnesota,
being section "A, OF chapter ~, OF the Revised
Statutes.
An Act making appropriations to VIM. r.
Marshall for the Incidental printing.
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
PETITIONS.
OF citizens OF R.nviile unity, for a new
county to be calle! sidney county, the county
seat " be Lowell.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By MIR. Blu iLER, 40 amend the Act Tor
County Organization aid Government.
BY Mr. HUNT, 10 amend the act for the
projection OF minors aud others from injury
ny Intoxicating drinks.
BY Mr.. BtNoUN, To vacatc the town plot
OF Winnebago, Stearns county.
By Mr.. CHAMBLlN, to change the bound
airy line betWee.i Scott and DakOtah counties.
BY Mr.. STEWART, An act to grant swamp
lands to aid in the construction VI railroad
from some point on Lake Superior to ct. Peter
via Sauk Rapids or ot. Cloud.
BY the Committee on Ways and Means,
bill apprOpriating money to pay the Incidental
frinter.
RESOLUTIONS,
By Mr.. WARNER, That the present MODE ol
collecting taxes Is expensive and lnconvehleht
aud that the same Should he collected by Town
Collectors. Adopted, yeas IL, nays IL.
BY Mr.. TEtFf, Thai the COMMITTEE on
Towns and Counties be directed to report a
bill to this House, annexing ManOmin to some
adjacent county. Lost.
BY MIR. AlKER, That in view of the numer-
Gus errors in the Manual. TIE same be reprint
ed. Lost.
BY MIR. CORNELL, That the Attorney Cen
eral report at an early day. All facts IN his
possession relative to the Foreclosure sales OF
the Land Grant Railroads, and the present con-
dition Of the matter. Adopted.
q. PASSED.
House bill making appropriations to pay
VIM. Il. Marshall, Incidental Printer.
House bill to amend tie act defining the
boundaries OF Meeker County.
House bill relative to change OF Trial. in Civ
| il Actions.
House bill to vacate certain roads in Dodge
County.
House bill to amend tho Statute relating to
Grand Juries.
EXECUTIVE MESSAGE.
A message was received from his eXcellency
accompanying Geological Reports OF Inomas
Clarke, of Lake Superior, anu DIR. y. Il. Andel-
| son, OF Minneapolis.
Tae reports were referred to the Committee
| on Printing, to consider the propriety OF print
| ing the same.
the House then went into
| COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
Mr.. ACKER in the Chair, and took up the
J County Surveyor bill. Ordered to be printed
Tor further consideration.
\ The Committee rose and the House adjourned.
"a; .-.H 90 THURSDAY, Jan. 81.
q. I'D .. sd. SENATE. t.,
... BILLS INTRODUCED.
| BY Mr.. SMITH, to repeal sectien 20, of chap
ter IA, of the Revised Statutes, being section
20. of chapter lO3 of the Public Statutes.
BY Mr.. NORTON, providing for the ertry Of
Judgment in certain cases. .-e5 .a
Mr.. SANBORN, from the select committee
to whom was referred o petition from citizens
| of Wright county in relstiOn to the raising OIL
the valuation of that county by the Board o
Equalization, reported that the action of the
board was equitable and just, and that the
; petitioners have leave to withdraw 'ner petl
ton. - i11tjli;i.t 9.i VI 1a't3"9
THE MILITARY BILL. "a. RI,
The bill to provide for the discipline OF thu
military forces in this state, and for othel
military purp oses. was considered in Commit
tee Of the Whole, Mr.. WATSON in the chair.
At the beginning. motion was made ant
- lost, to strike out the enactDg clause. Ate
. proceeding further, it was ascertained that tn
House were engaged upon it. it was laid aside
with leave for the committee to sit again.
After some time spent in Committee Of tn
, Whole, the Senate took recess until half-pas
two o'clock. In the afternoon session Their
. was nothing of importance transacted.
! HOUSE OF REPRE- SENTATIVES.
.--r BILLS INTRODUCED. -
BY Mr.. SARGENT: A bill to facilitate tn
construction OF the Transit Railroad.
REPORTS. ..l
A number of bills referred to committee
3 were reported back, and ordered to the fns
{ reading. .ai-
I. RESOLUTIONS.
8 By Mr.. CORNELL: That the rules be n
}, ferred to the Standing COMMITTEE on rules
revise and correct. aud if necessary, to hav
Thorn re nrinted &c. Carried. ".