The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-02-01
SENATE,
. THURSDAY, January "a.
No prayer this morning. ...
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THURSDAY, January "a.
No prayer this morning. -...
PETITIONS.
BY Mr.. HAYES. praying that the Legisla-
ture would pass q joint resolution requesting
the government to grant weekly mail to Lake
Superior; from the same in regard to railroads,
Mr.>FAKE presented letter from X. b. Mason
on the subject of railroads, which was referred
to the Committee on Railroads.. -. ..ta5l;
| BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Mr.. NORTON, to provide for filling va.
| cancies in the office of Clerks of District
Courts; By Mr.. SMITH, to amend section
twenty-five of article two of an act providing
for county organization; By Mr.. SMITH, au-
thorizing the County Commissioners of Ram
sey county to issue duplicate bond-read
three times and passed under q suspension of
the rules; By Mr.. GALBRAlTH, to .proyide for
the organization of County Court; By Mr..
SANBORN, to provide for the organization of
the military forces of this State and for other
purposes; BY Committee on University Lands,
to amend an act, etc., for the relief Of certain
persons who have been allowed to pre-empt
University Lands in Rice County. e,
- t'-1'. BILLS PASSED. i .'
To authorize the Farmers Bank of Garden
City to dispose of its plates and printed i'm.
pressiOns. '"i 1"o 'f'' 5000
Joint resolutions on the subject of Pacific
Railroad.
To change the name Of Charles Fly to Charles
Fly Blakely., , ..l. a..,1s .,.;qc: ea,.raa
TO amend an act incorporating the city of
Rochester. IlH o. 3. a.s % - '4th- -
To legalizs the organization of the First
Presbyterian Church in st. Anthony and to
change the name thereof. !;,71I'. "''i ~ ..'-;
3; =; SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL LANDS. .s;
Mr.. SANBOkN moved to amend the original
resolutions by the following: r. t'@.. 'i -
Resolved, That the Committee on Schools
and School Lands be instructed to report bill
providing for the care and disposition of the
School Lands and the funds arising therefrom.
The original resolution of Mr.. WATSON was
then adopted as amended -"@ E%-@ ;+i-'''
The Senate then spent some time in Commit.
tee of the Whole, and then adjourned.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
House opened at the usual hour. ISL SILL.
CORRECTION.
The SPEAKER asked leave to make q cor.
rection. He appears, by the report of the
morning papers in reference to printed copy
of the rules to have said that they were fuN Of
errors. What he did say was, there were some
errors, part of which were typographical.
He did not wish to do the Incidental Printers
any injustice. 9i bQsq.cns ass aolllsn or
g srG dfl.f asl. SWORN IN. ffae- ~ 6l3a ,..,U
ANDREW NESSELL, member from Ramsey
county, vice j. p. KIDDER,, ousted, was sworn
in and took his seat. a. Is 60 stan gt sG3sr
VI snA .,1 81 BILLS INTRODUCED. ID. 3li5ag
Mr.. DRISCOLL, To regulate hawkers and
peddlers; Mr.. STEWART, Q bill relative to sur.
NEEDY. bill to establish and define the boun!
diaries of Meeker county; Mr.. SARGEANT. q
bill for an act to facilitate the construction of
the Transit Railroad ,[being the same one as
was proposed by Mr.. Norton in the Senate last