The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-01-31

portion of the county taxes of Anoka county
in gold or silver.
A bill to amend an act relating to civil ac-
tions.
The Senate concurred in the House resOlu-
ton appointing a joint committee to con-
slider bills and propositions to amend the
provisions of chapters l, and 3 of the gen.
eral laws of 1860, and appointed Messrs.
Cook, Smith, Nash, Mcclure and Daniels
said Committee
| RESOLUTIONS.
| BY M. DANE: That select committee
| be appointed by the President of the Senate
! to enquire into the necessity of passing a
law for the protection of keepers of Livery
Stables, Hotel keepers, and Farmers or 9TH
er persons keeping or boarding horses or
other live stock, which was adopted, and
Messrs. Dane, Clark, and Bennett officiate as
| said Committee.
By Mr.. MILLER: That the Committee on
the Judiciary be requested to inquire into
the expediency of providing by law for the
payment of witnesses in criminal cases. and
report the same by bill or otherwise.
Adopted.
Mr.. REINER from the Committee on
Ways and Means submitted a report upon
that portion of the Governors message re-
ferring to the war tax, and offered the fol-
lowing: That the Senate, the House concur
ring, authorize the Governor to notify the
General Government of the assumption of
the War Tax assessed among the several
States, by the State of Minnesota. Refer
red to Committee on Ways and Means and
made the special order for Monday at 10
clock.
by Mr.. SMITH, for an appropriation of
len dollars to purchase a State map of
Charles Morris, for the use of the Senate.
Laid on the table.
By Mr.. CLEVELAND: That the Senate
OF the State of Minnesota to the officers and
soldiers of the Minnesota Second Regiment,
send greeting congratulations for their gal
liant conduct at the battle of Somerset, on
the list OF January, and that we herewith
assure them Of our proud confidence that
whenever the soldiers of Minnesota encoun-
ter rebellion in the shock of battle, they
will as now, march to victory, or fall like
heroes, in defence of the flag of our Union.
Adopted unanimously.
On motion of Mr.. COOK, the Senate took
recess to go into joint Convention with the
House, for the purpose of electing Survey
or of Logs and Lumber for the First Dis.
trict, and after returning from the House
adjourned till 10 o'clock Monday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
By Mr.. R. NJ. KENNEDY: From the cit
liens OF Carver county, for the relief of set
tiers on School Lands.
By Mr.. McGREW: A memorial for a
modification of the School Laws.
By Mr.. PAST: From Captains of the
First Regiment Minnesota Volunteers, ask
ing relief for the men of the regiment in the
matter of clothing furnished to them while
in the State.
By Mr.. BOSTWICK: Asking for vaca-
ton of certain portions of the town of Ham
ilton in Fillmore county.
BILLS INTRODUCED AND FIRST READING.
By Mr.. BENSON: A bill to vacate por-
ton of Edlebrool1's Addition to st. Cloud.
By Mr.. PORTER: A bill for the leasing
and sale of the School Lands of the State Of
Minnesota. Referred to the Committee on
Public Lands.
THIRD READING AND PASSAGE.
A bill for State Road from Irwin Lake
to Dunleith in Carlton county.
A bill to organize the county of Grove
Lake.
A bill repeating Chapter 8, Section SO Of
the General Laws of 1860. Passed.
A bill to limit the time for appealing to
the Supreme Court, and filing the return.
Passed.
THE UNITED STATES TAX.
The Committee on Ways and Means SUBJ
mitted the following resolution:
Whereas, By an act Of Congress approved
August g. A. D. 1861, the sum of twenty
millions of dollars was directed to be raised
by tax among the several States of this I'M
ion.
Whereas, Both patriotism and interest
point out the clear duty of this State to be,
to assume the collection of its quota of said
tax, therefore be it
Resolved, By the Legislature of the State
of Minnesota, that the Governor is hereby
directed to inform the authorities of the
| General Government at Washington, that
this State has assumed the collection and
payment of its quota of the Federal tax of
$40, 100000, directed to be raised by act of
Congress, approved August 5, 1861.
The resolution was token up in Commit
tee Of the Whole, and reported back, for
passage.
IN JOINT CONVENTION.
At IL o'clock, both branches of the Leg
islature assembled for the purpose of elect
ing Surveyor General of Logs and Lumber
for the First District.
Charles r. Gardner, received the unani-
nous vote of the Convention, and was de-
clared elected.
The Convention then adjourned.
The House went into Committee of the
Whole, and after some time spent, the
Committee rOse and the House adjourned.