The Goodhue volunteer. [volume] (Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minn.) 1861-1864, 1862-02-26
Minnesota Legislature.

BILLS INTRODUCED.
SkNArE-The following bills We're intro
auced: .S&hHI =
BY Mr.. Swift A bill 10 aid in defraying
tho expenses of litigation in the courts OF
this State. 49, -.s~.s.>.~ss.,.. --s@
BY Mr.. See :: A bill to t]efiae the duties
Of county attorneys. -... t1 .. -
BILLS PASSED.
Senate bill to prescribe the duties OF the
Supreme Court in certain cases.
HousE. melton, Of Mr.. Thacher, the
vote by which the House refused TO pass
the bill for the opening, vacatins or altering
roads where they pass through more than
one town, was lost, was reconSidered, and
the bill referred to special committee com
posed Of Messrs. Thacher, Richardson and
i!arris,
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
The committee Of the whole [htr. Bur
in the Chair) had under consideration the
school bill, and voted to recommend the
passage thereof
Also, the bill for the protection of mar.
ried women in the possession Of their prop
erty; which was recommended to be indef
initely postponed.
TUESDAY, Feb. is, 1862.
BILLS INTRODUCED
SENATE The following bills were intro
duced:
BY Mr.. Reiner: 70 appropriate money
for certain purposes.
By Mr. Nash: 70 amend the homestead
exemption act.
BY Mr.. Dane: To provide for the perma
nent location Of the sea: of government 0
the State Of Minnesota. Referred to special
committee consisting Of Mcssrs. Baldwin
Smith and Miller.
STATE TREASURER.
The State Treasurer, in compliance with
a resolution of the Senate passed some tim.
since, made an i;emized report Of expense:
incurred by him for military purposes dur
ing the past year.
BILLS PASSED.
TO amend the act in relation to dcmurr
House memorial for mail route from
LaCrescent TO Winnebago city.
REPORTS.
HousE.-Whiting, from the committe,
on printing, to whom was referred the res
olution inquiring as to the time the laws O
the present session would be published, re-
ported that they had ascertained that tn,
publication thereof would be completed
within sixty days after the close of lh
session, and that it was the duty of tn,
secretary Of State under the law to attend
to tho proper distribution thereof
RESOLUTIONS.
By Carver: That the Legislature 9th,
Senate coucurring) adjourn sine lie on tn,
18th Of February, at II NJ. The resolu
ton was referred TO the select committed
on taxes.
BY Whipple: That no member shall
speak more than five minutes at any on,
time. Adopted.
By Thatcher That from and aftc
this date the House hold two sessions dali,
at 10 and o'clock.
Various amendments were proposed
thereto, and the House finally adopted on
TO meet at 8 o'clock in the morning, an,
cot hold an afternoon session.
INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING.
By Buck To provide for the publica
ton of certain general laws in the German
language.
BY Aiken; To amend chapter one c
the general laws Of 1861, SO as t" increas
the amount If exemption of personal prop
erty from taxation.
By the Judiciary Committee TO amen
chapter 81 Of the compiled statutes relatin
to jurics in District Courts.
Also, to amend the act passed at presen
session, suspending the privilege Of all pc,
sons engaged in the rebellion against tn
United States. Rules suspended and tn
bill passed.
By the Committee on Emigration Ar
propriating from the State treasury the sui
of five hundred dollars for printing En-
grafton documents.
By Wiswell f.: To amend chapter 60 {
the public statutes, and to provide for til
levy OF executions.
Also, 70 provide for the redemption Of re.
estate sold on execution, foreclosure, or o,l
or final process.
WEDNESDAY,, February 10, 1862.
SENArE.-The following bills were intro
By Mcclure To provide for the loo,
ton of State road from Mantorville
Red Wing. .,a.g .~-.......
| BILLS PASSED.
House bill, for the relief Of settlers upe
school lands.
The bill was passed by the followir
vote.
= EAs-Mess1s. Bennett, Clark, Dan
Daniels, Mcclure. Miller, Nash, Richard
See,s Smith, Swift, Weber.
:. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
The Senate went into committee Of Il
whole, Mr.. Richards in the Chair, for Il
consideration Of the regular file Of bills
The committee took up the st. Paul ar
Pacific railroad bill granting the road
Drake, Harshman, Winters and Others
Mr.. Miller moved to strike out the clau
granting to the company 1:O sections of il
land upon the grading Of tie first twent
miles on the main trunk west from Mimi
tapolis. The motion was supported /
,Messrs Miller and Mcclure. aad oppose
lby Messrs. Smith, Heaton, Rsiner and Da,
Iicls. The motion vas lost, On this b
the COMMITTEES rose, reported progress AZ
asked leave to sit again.
| On motion Of Mr.. Weber, the Sena
adjourned. ~ z' *A.5asz :s@@ ~
HousE.-The following bill was intr
,duced, and read once. 49, lz*S=3ssss9
/ Senate bill to amend section 7, chapt,
los, Of the compiled statutes, in relation
fdsmurrers. @Ss .5S
THIRD READING AND EAssAGE.
! A bill to provide for the organizasit
Iof common schools. Passed-yeas 32n
/ g.
Il @ .s THuRspAr. Feb, 90, 1861.
/ senate. The following bills were i