The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-01-24
By Mr.. BURT, limiting the time for ap-

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By the same, to repeal Chap. of the
Compiled Statutes, and to declare void all
proceedings had in pursuance thereof. This
Bill proposes to repeal the Act providing for
the location of County Seats, (passed March
Is, 1852
By Mr.. RICHARDSON, that the Chair
men of Standing Committees should an
nounce to the House, the times and places
of committee meetings.
BILLS PASSED.
An Act appropriating $4,000 for mileage
and per diem.
MEMORIALS.
Senate Memorial upon the National De-
| fence of the Northern Minnesota Frontier,
was read and referred to the Committee on
| Federal Relations,
Senate memorial, for the sale of Pine
Lands. was referred to Committee on Agri-
| culture. L-@- - --'-
y COY. RAMsEY'S MILITARY ESCORT.
Mr.. STEVENS offered joint resolution.
making an appropriation of 500, for eX-
! pense of collation. to the five companies of
the Fourth Regiment, present as an escort
to the Governor, upon his Inauguration.
| + After some discussion upon the resolution,
it was decided by amajority of the members,
|
members and officers of the Legislature out
of their private funds. adjourned.
SENATE.
THURSDAY, Jan. 16.
! The Senate was called to order by the
| President
Mr. REINER presented the memorial of
| II o3y >,.fo
county, asking relief for certain insane per
| sons. Referred to the Committee on State
Charitable Institutions.
t Mr.. NASH presented a communication
from Augustus j. Goodrich, publisher of the
PIONEER AND DEMOCRAT, enclosing proposals
for doing State Printing at a greatly reduc-
ed rate from the sum paid last year to the
State Printer.
On motion of Mr.. COOK, the communica-
| ton was referred to the Committee on
Printing.
By Mr.. HEATON, petition of Daniel
Baldwin and thirty other citizens of st. An
| thOny, Hennepin county, asking for d reduc-
ton of the tolls on the River Bridge at that
place and Minneapolis also from John c..
johnson and siXty-siX other citizens of the
same place, on the same subject. Referred
/ to select committee.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Mr.. WEBER: To vacate the town
plat of the town of Berlin, in Steele county.
By Mr.. WEBER From the Committee
on Towns and Counties, bill to authorize
the Commissioners of NicOllet county to issue
bonds for certain purposes.
BILLS PASSED.
To change the time of holding terms of
District Court in the Second judicial Dis
| trict.
To provide for general terms of the Su-
| preme Court.
House Bill, making appropriations for
| Legislative Expenses.
SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL LANDS.
The PRESIDENT stated that by inadver-
tence he yesterday appointed Mr.. See of
| Houston the Committee on Schools and
School Lands, instead of Mr.. Daniels, who
moved TO increase the Committee. Mr..
Daniels was therefore substituted for Mr.
See, and subsequently, on motion of Mr..
SWIFT, Mr.. See was added to the Commit
tee. et-
| STATE PRINTER.
The Senate amended the resolution of the
House, fixing the 23rd of January for the
election Of State Printer and Surveyors Gen
eral of Logs and Lumber, and fixed Friday.
January II, as the day for the Joint Con-
vention.
The Senate then went into Executive ses-
sion and soon after adjourned,
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
| PETITIONS ETC.
Mr.. RICHARDSON presented petition
from the administrator Of the estate of Paul
Pratt, for permission to purchase a certain
| <>f-. = I -
| acre.
Mr. WHIPPLE presented petition from
| Augustus J. Goodrich, proprietor of the
PIONEER Printing Establishment, with the
following proposition, which was referred to
| the Committee on Printing:
Composition, per 1000 ems, thirty light
| cents;
| Press Work, per token, thirty cents;
Book paper, computed as Medium at three
dollars and seventy cents per ream, or as
| Double Medium at seven dollars and forty
cents per ream
Indexing of Laws without charge;
All other items of printing and binding at
rates twenty-five per cent less than the
rates charged to and allowed by the State
during the year 1861, as shown by the bills
on file in the Office of the Auditor of State
And the quality of work and materials to
be in all respects equal to the work and ma
terials done and furnished by the State
Printer for the year 1861.
Mr. WHIPPLE presented memorial from
the citizens of the Lake Shore for increased
mail facilities from Detroit to Duluth,
Mimi.
JOINT CONVENTION.
The Senate resolution, proposing to meet
the House in Joint Convention, for the cleo
ton of State Printer, was taken up. The
resolution was amended so as to have the
Joint Convention meet on Friday, January
"a, at eleven o'clock, and that Surveyors OF
Logs and Lumber be elected at the same
time.
THE INAUGURATION EXPENSES.
The Senate having refused to concur in the
proposition to pay the Inauguration expens'
es out of the per diem of the members, the
House receded from it's position.
Mr.. TEACHER, of Goodhue, proposed 9
resolution appropriating $l00 for the ex
penses of the Inauguration. The resolution
was lost, ayes 18, nyes 20.
Mr.. CARVER moved to expunge from the
journal Of yesterday and to-day, all refer
ence to the expenses Of the Inauguration
Lost.
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