The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-02-14


Senate bill to establish the boundaries of
Rock and PipestOne counties. Referred
back to Committee of the Whole.
Senate bill to provide relief for certain
persons resident on the town site OF Belle
Prairie. Passed.
Senate bill to amend the act providing for
Free Schools in the City of st. Paul.
Passed.
The House then went into Committee of
the Whole, and when the Committee rose,
the House adjourned.
SENATE.
TUESDAY, Feb. IL.
PETITIONS.
By Mr.. MILLER: From w. P. Conkey
and 1878 other citizens of Fillmore county,
demonstrating against any division of the
county. Referred to committee ON towns
and counties
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Mr.. MILLER: To facilitate the con-
struction of the Minnesota and Southern Pa.
cifc Railroad, and to amend and continue
certain acts in relation thereto. Read Sec
ond time and referred to Railroad Commit
tee.
BY Mr.. BALDWIN: From Committee
on Suate ITlSOu-d Dlli lOT I'LL itCt IclallHS
to State Prison.
BY Mr.. SMITH: From the judiciary
Committee, bill relating to the obstruct-
ing and keeping in repair of public high
ways. Read second time.
NORMAL SCHOOLS.
The House resolution providing for a
Convention of both Houses on We'd
nesday at ii clock, for the election OF Direc-
tors for State Normal School Board, was
cOncurred in.
BILLS PASSED.
House bill to amend section l6l, chap
ter 60, of Compiled Statutes relating to at
tachments.
House bill to provide for the appoint
ment of Commissioners of Deeds in the Min
nesota Regiments.
House bill to attach the county of Kan
diyohi to the Fourth Judicial District.
House bill to amend an act for the loca-
ton of State road from Minneapolis to
Kandiyohi, in kandiyOhi county.
House bill to amend section l, chapter II,
of Session Laws of 1860.
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
The Senate went into Committee of the
Whole, Mr.. SWIFT in the Chair, for the
consideration of the regular file of bills,
which were reported back to the Senate
and disposed of according to the recon-
mendations of the Committee.
On motion of Mr.. DANE, the Senate ad-
journed.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
PETITIONS.
By r. M. KENNEDY From citizens of
Carver county, for memorial for a daily
mail from St. Paul to St. Peter, via Chaska
and Carver.
INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING.
By Mr.. ROY A bill to relieve Crow
Wing county from the taxes assessed on the
Military Reservation in said county.
By Mr.. CORNELL A bill to further
amend the act regulating Foreign Insurance
Companies doing business in this State.
THE SCHOOL SETTLERS RELIEF BILL
This bill coming up on second reading,
Mr.. BURT proposed a substitute to the
effect that if any settlers on School Lands
should disclaim the occupancy of any legal
subdivisions of the same now held by them,
the rent should be abated upon all land thus
disclaimed and upon this substitute spoke
The substitute was discussed by Messrs.
BURT and PAST in its favor, and by Messrs.
MACON, SHEARDOWN and others
against.
Mr.. PAST moved to recommit the bill to
the Committee on Public Lands, with in
structions to authorize the Committee to
report bill providing that when persons
have made settlement since July, 1860, up
on information given to the County Com
missioner of the exact amount of land i'm
proved, that the rent shall be abated as to
the remainder of the land claimed for the
year 1861.
The motion to amend was voted down.
The substitute of Mr.. BURT was rejected;
yeas IL, nays 25.
Mr.. ALLEN introduced a section, that
those who have already paid their rent
should have the four-ffths allowed to them
on future rents.
Mr.. BURT moved an amendment to the
amendment that the fourfifths, instead of
being allowed on future rents, should be paid
out of the County Treasury. This amend
ment to the amendment was rejected, yeas
Is, nays "a.
The amendment of Mr.. ALLEN was re-
jected, yeas II, nays 20.
M. CORNELL moved an amendment to
the first section, to abate three fifths of the
rent, instead of four ffths, as provided in
the bill which was rejected, yeas Is, nays
20.
Inc Oil DIS paSSeu, lTOm Cue COuHlItee vi
the Whole. was then ordered engrossed for
third reading.
THIRD READING AND PASSAGE.
Senate bill to amend section l of chapter
43 of the General Laws of 1860, relating to
vacancies in the office of Court Commission
er. Passed.
Senate bill relating to security for costs
and for the collection of costs and disburse-
ments. Passed.
Senate memorial for the appointment of a
Special Mail Agent for the State of Mime
sofa.
Senate bill to authorize the recording of
certificates of United States Land Officers.
Passed.
Senate bill to amend an act regulating In
surance Companies not incorporated in this
State, extending the provisions of the bill to
Life Insurance Companies. Passed.
Senate bill to authorize the original pro-
prietors of the town of Warsaw to file plat
of the same in the Registers Office. Passed.
Senate bill for the protection of property
by law exempt from execution, and to Sc
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