The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-02-07

An act to change the name of Lawrence
johnson to Lewis johnson.
And act to change the number of Asses
sors in the town of Rochester.
To amend the act of 1861, in relation to
Witnesses.
GOVERNORS MESSAGE.
A message was received from the Cover.
nor informing the Senate that he had sign
ed and approved the following bills
An act to amend section So Of chapter II
of the Revised Statutes relating to Referees.
An act to authorize the County Commits
sioners of NicOllet county to issue bonds for
certain purposes.
An act to amend section 80 of chapter II
of the Revised Statutes, in relation to writs
of execution.
| EXECUTIVE SESSION.
A communication being announced from
the Governor,
On motion of Mr.. WEBER, the Senate
went into executive session, after which,
On motion of MIR. SMITH, the Senate adj
journed.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES..
PETITIONS.
Mr.. HARRIS presented petition f1om
Chas. Stewart and others, for modification
of the School Land Law.
| INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING.
By Mr.. BUCK: A bill to appropriate 500
out of the Internal Improvement Fund for
Bridge across Rush River in Sibley county.
By Mr.. BENSON: A bill to locate State
Road from Elk River to Rushby.
By Mr.. TEACHER A bill to provide for
the establishment of County Roads in Ger
| tain cases.
Senate bill, amendatory of the act amend
| ing sections 43 and A OF chapter 81 of the
| Public Statutes, relating to Special Terms of
the District Courts.
THIRD READIND AND PASSAGE.
A memorial for a daily mail route from
Winona to Mankato.
A memorial for mail route from Torah
in Stearns County to Alexandria in Douglas
County.
| The House spent some time in Committee
of the Whole, and upon rising, adjourned.
SENATE.
TUESDAY, Feb. 4, 1862.
| PETITIONS
By Mr.. DANE: FROM John Randall
and other citizens of LIE Sueur county, pray
| ing a reduction in the price of School Lands.
| Referred to Committee on Schools and
| School Lands.
By Mr.. SEE: From citizens of Houston
county, praying modification of the School
Land Law. Referred to same Committee.
BILLS PASSED.
For the relief of certain persons having
claims upon the town site of Bile Prairie.
| To amend the act in relation to Free
Schools in the city of st. Paul.
To prevent unlawful seizure of personal
| property exempt from execution.
10 amend section 80, chapter u, of
| Compiled Statutes.
To organize the county of Grove Lake.
On motion of Mr.. See, the Senate adj
| journed.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr.. WELD: A resolution requesting
the Auditor to report to the House the
amount of Stationery Certificates issued to
members and officers of the House.
By Mr.. AIKEN Providing for two ses-
sions OF the House daily, unless otherwise
ordered. Voted down.
By Mr. RICHARDSON That all bills
for appropriation of Internal Improvement
Funds be introduced before the 18th inst,
and referred to the Committee on that sub
ject.
| VI HE WdOLHs
The bill attaching the County of Sher-
! burne to the County of Wright, was recon-
mended to lie on the table, Mr.. BENSON
giving notice that he would introduce bill
to provide for holding regular terms of
Court in Sherburne county.
The bill repeating chapter 40 of the Ses-
sion Laws OF 1857, organizing the County of
ManOmin, was taken up.
Mr.. BENSON opposed the passage of the
bill, starting a constitutional objection to
the bill, which was supported by Mr.. COR.
NELL and opposed by Mr.. BURT. The bill
was recommended to be indefinitely post
poned.
The bill repeating sections 80 and 81 of
chapter I'll OF the Public Statutes, relating
to Homestead Exemptions, and amending
seation 100, SO that no property shall be ex-
empt from sale for the purchase money, was
taken up, and after some little discussion,
the bill was recommended to be laid on the
table and referred to a select committee of
five, consisting of Messrs. Cornell, Burt,
Severance, Carver and Stevens,
A bill appropriating $500 out of the In
4ernal Improvement Fund, for Bridges over
the Whitewater, between Beaver and Ro-
chester, created considerable discussion, and
caused ventilation of the State Treasurer's
Report, the result of which was that there
was a probability that the Improvement
Fund had been taken by the advice of Gov
ernor Ramsey for the payment of military
expenses. The bill was laid aside for the
present.
After some further business the Commit
tee rose and the recommendations of the
| Committee were agreed to.
THIRD READING AND PASSAGE.
A memorial to Congress for donation of
money and lands for railroad from the
Mississippi River to Lake Superior. Passed.
Adjourned.
TelegrapHl Items.