The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-03-15
AFTERNOON SESSION.
BILLS PASSED.

BILLS PASSED.
The Appropriation Bill was taken up and
To provide for an assessment and collection
of tax for State purposes.
10 provide Tor the payment of the interest
on the State Loan of $25O,O00.
To amend an act entitled an act to authorize
and regulate the business of banking.
To amend an act entitled an act to regulate
the foreclosure of mortgages on real estate.
To amend an act to provide for County Or
ganization and Government.
To provide for appeals to the Supreme Court
in certain cases.
To define the boundaries of Otter Tail
County.
Joint Resolutions relating to change of
County Lines hitherto proposed.
To change the boundary lines OF Sherburne
county.
To define the boundaries of certain counties
therein named, viz: TOombs, Becker, Seward,
Stevens, Traverse, Pierce, Hamlin and WIKI
inson.
To amend an act to incorporate the city of
Hastings.
Relating to grading certificates of Main
street in the town of Henderson.
SEVENTH STREET.
Mr.. SMITH introduced a bill to authorize
Commissioners to open Seventh street from St.
Peter street to its intersection with Fort street.
1t was read three times and passed, under
suspension of the rules, taking in all, about I've
minutes of time, and sent to the House.
Mr.. SMITH also introduced bill relativeto
the opening of Fort street road in the County
of Ramsey. This was also put through in
double quick time, under a suspension OF the
rules.
THE MILITARY COMMISSION.
Mr.. SMITH introduced q resolution appro-
priating sixty dollars to pay Messrs. Dana,
Chamblin and Crooks for drafting military bill.
Mr.. Mel AREN moved to amend by making
the resolution read "forty" dollars. He ssid
it was distinctly represented by Mr.. Sanbpn
at the time the bill was referred to these gen.
services, and on that statement it was referred.
The amendment of Mr.. McLaren was lost, and
the resolution was passed.
EVENING SESSION.
The Senate was called to order by the PRES.
IDENT at half-past o'clock.
BILLS PASSED.
To amend an act entitled an act to secure
uniformity in weights and measures.
Fixing and regulating the fees of County Au-
ditors.
FORECLOSURE OF MORTGAGES.
A bill came in from the House relating to
the foreclosure of mortgages. There werel3
Senators in favor of to opposed, but it re.
quring two-thirds to suspend the rules, there
was just one lacking, and so the two-thrds
vote could not be had to order it to third
reading. The yeas and nays were called about
fifty times without changing the result, taking
up about an hours time, but at last the I" Be-
lief Men," had to cave and the appropriation
Bill was taken up, and portion of its amend
ments made in the morning, but not concurred
in by the House, were receded from, Others
were insisted on, and the bill was sent back to
the House, which c0ncurred in the action of
the Senate.
SUPERIOR RAILROAD.
The bill to incorporate the Lake Superior
and Nebraska railroad, came back with the
refusal of the House to strike out the termini.
Mr.. SMITH moved that the Senate adhere to
its amendments.
Mr.. BALDWIN moved that the Senate re-.
cede from its amendment, striking out TAT or
above Anoka."
Mr.. HEATON said he regarded this as one of
the most important roads in the State, and ad.
vocated that the Senate recede. He said that
it was intended that the road should stop at
st. Paul, because there was no provision for a
bridge at st. Paul, and appealed to Senators
from Southern Minnesota to fix the terminus at
or above Anoka. He said the most proper
place for it to cross was at Sn'nanth'ny. He
said that st. Paul would have all she was en-.
titled to in the use Of the Pacific road. He
claimed not to be Influenced by local feeling.
He did not ask that the terminus should be at
Sn'nanth'ny- He said there would be no bridge
at st. Paul, and that place would become like
place on the north. western corner of Penn.
sylvania (Erie).
Mr.. SMITH said all we desire is to let CAPT.
tai fix the termini of the road. All capitalists
ask is that they should be allowed to fix the
termini, Notwithstanding the estimate that it
would cost $780, 900 to build a bridge at the
mouth of the Minnesota river, the gentleman
wants that bridge built. The road would be of
no use unless it touched the navigable waters
of the Mississippi or the Minnesota. He show
ed the uselessness of building railroad for par,
ticular localities. He made a most eloquent
appeal to the Senate to leave the terminus open
to the direction of capital.
The question being "that the Senate recede
from its amendment" and the yeas and nays
being called for and ordered, there were yeas
seven, nays thirteen, as follows:
YEAs-Baldwin, Bennett, Cook. Fake. Gibbs,
Heaton, Norton.
Holley, Jones, Lynde, McLaren, McRoberts,
Pell, Rener. Smith, Watson.
So the Senate adhered.
The question then recurring on the motion
of MIR. SMITH, that the Senate adhere to its
amendment, and the yeas and nays being call
ed for and ordered, there were yeas twelve,
nays seven, as follows:
YEAs-Barney, Cleveland, Galb:aith. Hayes,
Holley, Jones' Lynde, McRoberts, Pell, Reiner,
NAYs-,Baldwin, Bennett, Cook, Fake, Gibbs.
HeatOn, Norton.
So the Senate adhered.
The second amedmeut, striking out the point
"St. Peter" non-concurred in by the House,
it was moved that the Senate adhere, and the
yeas and nays being ordered, there were yeas
IL, nays 8, as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Barney. Cleveland, Galbraith,
Hayes, Holley, JONES' Lynd, McRoberts, Rein
err, Smith and Watson.
NAYs--Messrs. Baldwin, Bennett, Cook,
Gibbs, Heaton, McLaren, Norton and Pell.
So the Senate adhered.
The third amendment striking out :" Point
Douglas" non-eoncurred in by the House, up
on a motion that the Senate insist, there were
yeas IL, nays8.
After an hour spent pleasantly and profit
ably in fun, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Prayer by Chaplain, and the Journal of yes
terday-about 100 pages-read and corrected.
ADJOURNMENT.
A joint resolution, providing for adjourn
ment sane die tomorrow at IL O'clock, NJ, was
adopted.
RECONSTRUCTED.
The bill to attach Buchanan to Pine county,