The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1861-02-22

Bill was taken up, AMENDED somewhat, ana re-
ported back to the House with the recon.
mendation that it pass, concurred in.
The House then adjourned.
SENATE.
TUESDAY, Feb. l9, 1861.
BILLS PASSED.
A bill for an act to amend Section 81 of
Chapter A, on page 443 of the Public Statutes,
relating to the limitation Ofthe time for paying
debts of deceased persons.
To amend an act for the removal of the State
Bank of Minnesota, passed March H. 1860.
This bill authorizes the State Bank at Austin
to be removed to Minneapolis
bill to prevent abuse in intoxicating drinks
by placing minors servants and wards, more
fully under the control of their masters,
parents, and guardians.
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION.
The bill prescribing the salary of the Super
intendent of Public Instruction, being made
the special order, was considered.
Mr.. JONES moved that the bill be indefinite
ly postponed.
Mr.. CLEVELAND opposed the motion, and
made lengthy argument in favor of the bill,
and in reply to the remarks of Mr.. Jones, made
sever al days ago.
Mr.. RElNER followed in vindication of the
bill. He made strong appeal in behalf of an
effc ent educational system in the State.
Mr.. JONES argued against the bill, charac.
terziEg it as one of the most stupendous frauds
ever attempted to be perpetrated on the State.
Mr.. SANBORN favored the bill. He argued
that the office of Superintendent of Public In
struction was necessary to secure uniformity
in methods of instruction.
Mr.. HEATON favored the bill, and made an
answer to the speech OF Mr.. Jones of Oimsted.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The question being on the motion of MIR.
JONES to indefinitely postpone the last con-
sidered bill,
Mr.. GALBRAITH said The question which
presented itself was, Shall we have Common
School system if SO, then this department
must have head.
The vote was then taken to indefinitely post
pone, when there was yeas S, nays Ii, as fol-
lows:
YEAs-Messrs. Barney, Bennett, Helley,
Jones and McRoberts.
Nays Messrs. Cleveland, Cooke. Fake,
Galbraith, Gibbs, Hayes, HeatOn, Norton, Pell,
Relner, Sanborn, Smith and Watson.
The bill was then recOmmitted to the Com
mttee Of the Whole to be further considered
in connection with the bill relating to Com.
mon schools.
RAILROADS.
The bill reported by Mr.. SMITH, was taken
up in Committee of the Whole.
The bill was then read through, section by
section. without giving rise to any debate, and
only occa aslOnally calling forth slight amend.
ment, which was agreed to without oppOsi-
ton.
Mr.. SMITH then moved the bill be laid aside
temporarily, and that the bill reported by Mr..
Norton, being Ian act to facilitate the con-
struction of the Transit Railroad, and to amend
and continue certain acts relating thereto" be
taken up.
Mr.. SMITH moved to strike out the first Sec
tion of the bill, tor the reason that the consti.
tuition prohibits the creation of any corpora.
tiion otherwise than for municipal purposes,
and proceeded to argue from this point.
Mr.. NORTON cOntended that all the privi-
leges, immunites, franchises, &C., were still in
existence, and the bill only provides for the
continuance of the privileges and franchises,
while it does not seek to create new corpora
tiOn.
After some further debate the committee
rose, reported progress, and the Senate ad.
jOurned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Mr.. HAYDEN, from the special committee
to whom Was referred the bill to prohibit
masqued balls, submitted a report in favor of
the same, which was read.
Mr.. STREC KER, from the minority, submit
ted a lengthy report against the bill, being
defence O. masque balls generally, and a de.
nunciation of the purtanical, ascetic and ultra
religious spirit which opposes them.
The reports and bill were both tabled
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Mr. KENNEDY, to remove the Capitolto
the lands granted for Capitol purposes, IN Kan
dlyohi County.
RAILROADS.
Mr.. BANNING asked leave to offer a resolu
tiOn, which he said was taken from the Repub.
lican Platform, adopted at the State Convention
last summer--as follows:
Resolved, That we now deem it expedient
to take judicious legislative action, looking to
the speedy completion OF such lines OF railroad
as may be deemed essential to the State, upon
such conditions, however, as will make the
present Indebtedness subServient to the build
ing of the roads, and in such manner as will be
perfectly consistent with the honor and integ-
rity of the State.
Resolved, That the construction of our land
grant Railroads should not be delayed nor made
in any manner dependent upon an attempted
settlement of the State Railroad Bonds, but
each question should be considered and deter.
mined upon its own merits.
Mr.. BANNING said that in explanation of the
motion, that it was in the performance of what
Le believed to be public duty alike to his i'm.
mediate constituents and the public of the
state, that he offered the resolution for the
consideration of the House. The resolution,
he felt satisfied, represented the real opinion
of nearly the entire population of the State,
and was undoubtedly the easiest way to settle
the question, and the only way to secure the
prompt building of the railroads. The delega-
ton from Ramsey county. he said, was elected
directly upon this platform, and the people of
the State have fully acted upon it at the late
election. and by their votes decided it to be the
true policy of the State in regard to the rail.
road and railroad bond question.
Mr.. MORRISON moved to table it. Carried.
ayes 81, nays IA. 1.-THE nays were Messrs.
Banning. Butler, Cheadle, Hoskins, Howe.
Hunt, Mantor, Munich. Sherwood, Smith, Tat.
tersall, Thomas White and Whiting, Messrs.
Nessell and Acaer, OF the Ramsey county dele
cation voted yea.]
HOUSE BILLS PASSED
Regulating the change Of Venue in Justices
Courts ga9a W M aHANe0 T
To consolidate the towns of Duluth and
Portland
Mamnrial for mi II oorvico