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

suoPLiOu Vi tue secVuu IeSolutiOu. OaTrleo,
yeas 10, nays9.
Mr.. HOLLEY offered the following substitute
to the second resolution:
Resolved, That the Senate will entertain no
proposition providing for the submission of a
Constitutional amendment to the people for the
creation of State debt for railroad purposes,
until every effort on the part of the State. not
detrimental to her interests. has been made to
bnild her railroads without State aid.
Mr.. MCLAREN moved the previous question,
and the question being put, ''shall the main
question be now put" it was decided in the af-
firmative.
And the question being upon the amendment
of Mr.. Holley, there were yeas 8, nays IL, as
follows:
YEAs.-Messrs. Barney, Cleveland, Holley,
Jones, Lynd, McRoberts, Sanborn, Smith.
NAYs.-Messrs. Baldwin, Bennett, Cook,
Fake. Gibbs, Hayes, Heaton, McLaren, Norton,
Reiner, Watson.
So the substitute was lost.
The first resolution was adopted by yeas IL,
nays Z, as follows:
YEAs.--Messrs. Baldwin, Bennett, Cook,
Fake, Gibbs, Hayes, Heaton, McLaren, Norton,
Smith, Watson.
NAYs.---Messrs. Cleveland, Holley, Jones,
Lynd, McRoberts, Reiner, Sanborn.
Mr.. BARNEY not voting and Mr.. Pell hav-
ing paired off with Mr.. Galbraith.
motion to reconsider was lost, and all the
appliances of parliamentary tactics were used
to stave off the main question, consuming
much time,
The second resolution was adopted-yeas 10,
nays 8, as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Baldwin, Bennett, Cook, Fake.
Gibbs, Hayss, heaton, McLaren, Norton, and
Watson.
NAYs--Messrs. Barney, Cleveland, Holley,
Jones, Lynd, McRoberts, Reiner, Sanborn,
The third resolution was adopted, the yeas
and nays being the same as the second.
The fourth resolution was adopted, yeas IL,
nays s, as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Baldwin, Barney, Bennett,
Cook, Fake, Gibbs, Hayes, Heaton, McLaren.
Norton and Watson.
NAYs-Messrs. Cleveland, Holly, Jones,
Lynd, McRoberts, Rsiner, Sanborn and Smith.
The fifth resolution was adopted, yeas IA,
nays 5, as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Baldwin, Barney, Bennett,
Cleveland, Cook, Fake, Gibbs, Hayes. Heaton,
McLaren, Norton, Reiner, Smith and Watson.
NAYs-Messrs. Holley, Jones, Lynd, Nero
berts and Sanborn.
And the question being upon the adoption of
the resolution offered by Mr.. Jones,
Mr.. COOK moved to lay it on the table, which
was carried, yeas IL, nays 8.
Mr.. JONES offered the following resolution:
Resolved, That the construction Of our land
grant railroads should not be delayed nor made
III duy uduucT uepeuueuI upOu any cAPiCoeiou
of opinion contained in any resolutions adopt
ed by this body, but any bills for the construc-
ton of land grant railroads should be consid.
cred and etelmined upon its own merits.
Mr.. COOK gave notice of debate, and on
motion of motion of Mr.. JONES the Senate
adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
To change the names of certain persons in
Rice county.
Memorial to Congress for mail route.
SENATE BILLS PASSED,
To authorize certain counties to fund their
floating debt.
Regulating the execution of criminals, [mak.
ing capital execution private.
To amend the charter of st. Paul.
Authorizing the county of Ramsey to take
care of all poor in said county.
To amend sections 43 and "A, chapter 81,
Statutes.
To amend an act regulating the duties of re-
porter of Supreme Court.
Memorial for increase of mail facilities in the
st. Croix Valley.
To amend chapter AZ, section l, relative to
abuse from the use of intoxicating liquors.
VETO MESSAGE.
A message from the Governor was read, re-
turning the bill to define the boundaries of
Meeker County, as follows:
STATE OF MINNESOTA, EXECUTIVE OFFICE
ST. PAULx February l6, 1861.
Hon. JARED BENSON, Speaker of the Hosue of
Representatives:
Sr---I herewi return to the House, in which
it originated, q bill entitled ian act to amend
an act entitled an act to establish and define
the boundaries of Meeker county," passed
February %, 1856.
No subject more requires the careful atten-
tion of committees and legislators than the de-
scripti0n of county lines. And in our own
State this subject has hitherto been too little
regarded.
From tLis inattention some of the county
lines as described in the laws. are impOssible:,
others are insufficient to complete the bounda-
ry of the county, as in the original law relating
to Meeker county. By the acts creating and
bounding the counties of Monongalia and Kan
diyOhi, the townships one hundred and eigh-
teen and one hundred and nineteen, of range
thirty-fve, are included tn both those counties;
while, by other acts, counties are divided SO
that the territory of Ramsey county lies in at
least three separate tracts.
A less weighty objection is the inconvenience
of determining county lines when it is necessa-
ry to refer to laws passed at different sessions,
and published in different volumes. Over
twenty five of the counties of this State re
quire the examination of from two to seven
different enactments.
Thus the original law, establishing Meeker
county, which the bill now returned follows,
gives the point of beginning as the southwest
corner of right coun.y." To ascertain that
point it becomes necessary to examine the de-
scription of the boundaries successfully of
Wright, Carver and Davis.
The bill is also inaccurate in defining the
course as 'south, west" &C., without adding
the qualification ''along the township line be-
tween" &c.
Perhaps these considerations would not have
induced the return of the bill, did l not think
this favorable opportunity to present this
matter to the attention of the Legislature, and
to invite the Inauguration OF system for the
future, of describing counties by the natural
boundaries, and the lines of the survey. Those
who are interested in this matter will find notes
md memoranda of errors in description of the
boundaries of many other counties in this
etfice.
1t is much to be regretted that the provisions
of the Constitution, requiring vote of the
people in the adjustment of the boundaries of
organized counties, in itself SO excellent pro.
vision, should be in the way of the Legislative
correction by speedy enactment of past errors
of past legislation that become more difficult
of adjustment every year.
ALEX. RAMSEY.
The bill was reconsidered, and laid on the
table.