The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-02-06

A bill to amend the General Election Law Of
this State. Read third time and passed.
memorial for daily mail from St. Peter
to Fort Ridgley, via New Ulm.' Read third
time and passed.
HOUSE BILLS IN PROGRESS.
A bill to repeal section IL, of the Compiled
Statutes, relating to Public Roads. Read
first and second time and passed.
A memorial for the execution of the con-
demned Sioux, now imprisoned at MankatO.
Read second time.
bill to amend section so, of chapter 81, OF
the Compiled Statutes, relating to District
Courts. Read a third time, and passed.
memorial to Congress for the relief Of suf-
fcrers by the Sioux raids. Read third time
bill to provide for the apportionment of the
school fund in March, 1868. Read third time
and passed.
IN COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
The House went into Committee, and after q
short time spent therein, the Committee rose
and the House adjourned.
SENATE.
ST. PAUL, Jan. 80.
The Senate met pursuant to adjournment,
and was called to order by the Secretary. Hon.
DAVID HEAToN was elected President pro tenn.
Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. j. O. RICH.
By Mr.. SHILLOCK-A bill for an act to pro-
vide for the assessment and levy of taxes in
the counties of Brown and WatOnwan. Read
twice, and referred to the Joint Committee on
Taxes
By Mr.. NASII-A bill for an act to authorize
the Treasurer of Dakota county to collect and
receive the taxes levied by the Supervisors of
three mills on the dollar of the valuation OF
1860, as authorized by special act of the
Legislature.
REPORTS.
Mr.. DALEY, from the Committee On
Towns and Counties, to whom was referred the
Senate bill for an act to amend the law relating
to county commissioners, reported the same
back, recommending its passage.
Mr.. SMITH, from the Committee on Rail-
roads, to whom was referred the memorial to
Congress for an additional grant of lands to the
Minneapolis and Cedar Valley Railroad, report
ed the same back, and recommended its pas
sage.
Mr.. MCCLURE, from the Committee on Fed
cral Relations to whom was referred the Joint
Resolution relating to Pensions, reported the
same, and recommended its passage.
THIRD HEADING AND PASSAGE.
Senate bill amending the law in relation to
NOtaries Public. Passed-ages IL, nays /.
By this amendment to the law, bankers and
brokers are allowed to be Notaries, but are not
permitted to protest paper in which they are
interested.
Senate bill to amend the law creating a spec
ial Board Of State Auditors, came up for a
third reading.
Mr. Berry moved the bill be referred to
special committee of three, consisting of
Messrs. Clark, Miller and Daley, with instruc-
tons to examine the books and papers, and iu-
quire into the doings of the late Board of Au-
ditOrs, and report TO the Senate on or before
Monday next.
This motion caused a prolonged discussion
of the question Us to the merits of the late
Board in which several of the Senators partici-
pated. The fact that they had not yet made u
final report and deposited their books and pa
pers with the Secretary of State, as required by
law on the Isl ofJanl.ary 1868, was commented
upon.
The motion was lOst-ayes 9, nays 10.
Mr.. BALDWIN moved the bill be referred to
a committee to strike out all after the enactipg
clause and insert u substitute constituting the
State Auditor Adjutant General and Attorney
General q board with all the powers and duties
of the late board Lost-ayeS 8, hayes H.
Mr.. CLARK moved to refer the bill to II Sc
lect committee of one, with instructions to
strike out section eleven. Carried-ayes 10.
noes 9.
The President appointed Mr. Baldwin as said
committee. Mr. Baldwin made the necessary
amendment, and Immediately reported the same
to the Senate.
After the bill was further amended in certain
minor particulars, it was read y third time and
passed-aycs -, noes 3.
Senate bill repeating the Get of incorporation
of the town of OwatOnna. Passed
The Senate then adjourned.