The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-02-21
SENATE.

SENATE.
TUESDAY, February l8.
BILLS PASSED.
To amend the compiled statutes in rela'
ton to demurrer.
To repeal an act for the relief of Ellen
LangfOrd.
House bill to attach certain territory
therein named to the county of Meeker.
House memorial to Congress for mail
route from LaCrescent to Winnebago City.
House bill, to legalize the school tax in
sub-district No. 3, in the town of Plainview,
Wabashaw county.
To change the name of John Bays to John
Lampher.
House memorial to Postmaster General
for the establishment of mail route from
Winona to MankatO.
THE TREASURER'S BILL.
In compliance with the resolution which
passed the Senate some two weeks since, re-
questing the Treasurer to report to the Sen
ate in detail the amount of money advanced
by him to the State for military purposes,
the same was presented, read and ordered
printed.
THE EIGHTEEN HUNDRED ITEM.
The select committee to whom was refer
red the resolution in relation to the contract
made by the State Auditor with Messrs.
Wood & Powers to furnish Township Plats,
made report, accompanied by the follow
ing resolutions, and recommended their
adoption, which were adopted:
Resolved, That the Auditor of the State
be requested to inform W. r. Wood
and ]. B. Power, the contractors for
furnishing the Township Plats, that in the
opinion Of the Senate, no further expenses
should be incurred at this time, and that the
contract ought to be cancelled.
Resolved, That W. R. Wood and J. B.
Powers, be requested to communicate to the
Senate, in. writing, the terms on which they
will surrender their contract to furnish
Township Plats, as per agreement with the
Auditor of State.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
petition from Sherburne County, relating to
their judicial status, reported in favor OF
bill detaching Sherburne County from Ben
ton County, for judicial purposes, and pro-
viding for term of Court in Sherburne
County.
The report of the Committee of the
der consideration yesterday, when the
motion to adopt the amendment to the for
tieth section, fixing the time for the Secre-
tary of State to commence the duties of Su-
perintendent on the first of July next.
Mr.. CARVER moved to strike out the en-
tire section, upon which the yeas and nays
were called the vote being yeas 10, nays
Tba fn fri1 ra n11tx
The question then being on the motion to
agree with the amendment of the Commit
tee, the yeas and nays were called, and re-
suited in yeas 81, nays Is.
RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr.. CARVER: That the Legislature,
the Senate concurring, adjourn on the 2Sth
of February, at IL NJ.
Mr.. ROGERS moved to refer the same to
the Select Committee on the Tax Law.
Yeas rs, nays Z. 1t was so referred.
By Mr.. WHIPPLE: That no member
should speak more than five minutes on any
subject, unless by previous consent of the
House.
By Mr.. TEACHER: That from and after
this date the House hold two sessions daily,
at 10 and at 8 o'clock.
Mr.. CORNELL moved an amendment
that the House meet at 10 o'cluck and sit
until 4. Lost, yeas IL, nays %.
Mr.. BURT moved to amend that the
House meet at 10 o'clock, and sit until 3
o'clock.
Mr.. KENNEDY moved an amendment
thereto that the House meet at o'clock.
The amendment of Mr.. KENNEDY was
adopted, SO the House will hereafter meet
at O. clock, and hold but one session.
INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING.
By Mr.. SEVERANCE For State Road
from New Ulm, in Brown county, to New
Auburn, in Sibley county. The rules were
suspended to allow the bill to go to the
Committee of the Whole, without printing.
By Mr.. BUCK To provide for the pub
LEGATION of certain public laws in the German
language.
By Mr.. AIKEN To amend chapter l
of the General Laws of 1861, to increase the
exemption of personal property from taxa
ton to $500.
By the Judiciary Committee /: To amend
section Is of chapter 81 of the Compiled
Statutes, relating to Juries in District
Courts.
By the Committee on Emigration A
bill appropriating money from the Treasury
for certain purposes, making an appropria-
ton of $500 for printing Emigration DOcu-
ments.
By Mr.. WISWELL TO amend section
SO of chapter 81 of the Public Statutes, and
to provide for the levy on execution.
By Mr.. WISWELL: To provide for the
Redemption of Real Estate sold on execu-
ton, foreclosure, or other final process.
By Mr.. BENSON: Providing for term
of Court in Sherburne county.
Dr. thu T,,Jio;oru A hill
amendatory to the act passed at the present
session suspending the right of persons en-
gagged in aiding the rebellion against the
United States, of prosecuting actions in the
Courts of this State.
Mr.. BURT explained that the class of
cases to which this amendment would apply
would be those where appeals to the Su-
preme Court had been taken from an order
of the Court below. The original bill only
provided for cases where appeal had been
taken from the iudgment entered in the