The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-01-31
Minnesota State Legislature.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
SATURDAY, Jan. 25.

Several petitions were presented Tor a
modification Of the School Land Law.
ATTEMPT TO AMEND THE PRINTING RULE.
Mr.. THOMAS moved to amend Rule %,
SO as to have no Bills or Resolutions printed
without a motion for that purpose. The
amendment was lost, only eleven voting
therefor. The passage of this amendment
would have saved at least one thousand dollars
in the incidental printing, without injury to
the business of legislation
BILLS INTRODUCED AND FIRST READING.
By Mr.. BENSON: A bill to amend sec.
of art. 8, of chap. 4, of the Public Statutes.
By Mr.. KENNEDY of Meeker: To To-
cate State Road from Yellow Medicine to
Paynesville.
Senate bill to amend section 81, chapter
60 of the Compiled Statutes.
A CONSTITUTIONAL QUESTION AIRED.
There is a provision in the Constitution
that no bill passed by the Legislature shall
embrace more than two subjects and the
lawyers, on several occasions, have aired the
question so effectually that scarcely a bill
comes up, that does not meet with this OBJ
lection.
The Senate passed a bill to levy poll tax
in the town of Yellow Medicine, and in
cluded provision that the tax levied in an.
ticipation of this law should be legalized
and the House struck out the last clause,
on the ground that it was in violation of
the constitutional clause.
The Senate refused to concur in the
amendment and being returned to the
House, the members of the Judiciary Com
mittee urged upon the House to insist, and
the House insisted.
THIRD READING AND PASSAGE.
Joint Resolution announcing the intention
of the State to assume the payment of the
United States Tax, for Minnesota, was pass.
ed.
A bill making appropriations for defcien-
cies in former appropriations. Passed.
The House then adjourned.
SENATE.
MONDAY, Jan. u.
The Senate was called to order at 10
O. clock-roll called.
Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. A. S.
FISKE
Journal read and approved.
PETITIONS.
By Mr.. MILLER In relation to modfi-
cation of the School Laws.
By Mr.. SARGEANT From citizens of
Winona, praying for the passage of an act
allowing special tax to be levied to defray
the expenses of the common schools of that
city.
BY Mr.. CLEVELAND From J. Mark
ham Of ShakOpee, inquiring why the report
in relation to normal schools had not been
published.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Mr.. SARGEANT: To levy special
tax of two mills, in addition to the present
tax, to defray the expenses of the schools in
the town of Winona. The rules were sus.
pended and the bill passed.
By Mr.. MCCLURE: A bill to amend an
act relating to Special Terms of District
Courts. Referred to Judiciary Committee.
By Mr.. SMITH: To authorize and regu-
late the business of Banking. Referred to
Committee on Banks.
By Mr. MILLER To provide for the sale
and leasing of the school lands of the State.
Referred to Committee on Schools and
School Lands
By Mr.. SMITH In relation to illegal
seizures of personal property. Referred to
Judiciary Committee.
By Mr.. SERGEANT: To facilitate the
building of railroad from Winona west
wardly via st. Peter.
By Mr.. SEE: To change the name of Ed
son A. Vaughn to that of Edison A. Green.
Referred to Judiciary Committee.
By Mr.. HEATON: From Special Commit
tee to whom was referred Senate bill No. 81,
in relation to vacating portion OF the town
OF st. Albions, reported the same back with
substitute vacating the entire plat. BEAD
second and third time and passed.