The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-02-27

Mr.. WOOD. from the Committee on Agrcul-
ture, reported adversely to the passage OF bill
amending the estray laws. Report adopted.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Mr.. MURRAY, q bill relating to Chattle
Mortgages.
By Mr.. MITCHELL, a bill to provide for the
improvement of the Military Road in Pine and
Carlton counties.
By Mr.. KIDDER, bill to authorize the St.
Paul Railway Company to construct branch
to Lake Superior.
By Mr.. BRISBIN, bill to amend section
of chapter 81 of the Compiled Statutes, reat-
ing to dispositions
SENATE BILLS IN PROGRESS.
A bill organizing the city of Saltwater into
q corporate School District. Read first tlIne
and referred to Committee of the Whole
A bill for State road from Lake City to
Reeds Landing. Read first time
A bill to amend the act to incorporate the
City of Rochester.
A bill to amend chapter 80 of the Compiled
Statutes relating to marriages, providing for
licenses to be issued before marriage. Read
first time.
A bill to amend section 4, of chapter 122 of
the Compiled Statutes, relating to logs and
lumber, was read third time and passed.
A bill for the protection of bridges was read
n third time and passed
A bill for an act to amend the Charter of the
City of Saltwater was read third time, and
passed.
A memorial to the President of the United
States for a Military Post at Sank Centre, was
read a third time and passed.
The bill relating to the improvement of horses,
having been reported by the Committee OF
the Whole, for an indefinite postponement
several days ago, and the report laid upon the
table, Mr.. WAIT moved to take the report from
the table, and amend the same, SO that the bill
could go into Committee of the Whole, which
was agreed to.
Mr. WAIT presented u petition from An
drew Spencer and others for a tax on horses,
and also a letter from W. j. Cullen on the same
subject.
HOUSE BILLS IN PROGRESS.
A bill to repeal chapter 80 of the General
Laws of 1862, was read second time.
A bill for the relief OF Town Treasurers in
| Hennepn county, was read second time.
| a bill to provide for the erection OF guide
posts, was read u second time.
| a bill to provide tor biennial sessions of the
| Legislature, was read q second time.
! 4 bill to amend the act fixing times of hold
ing court in the Third judicial District, was
read q second time.
| A bill to amend the charter of the Little Falls
Manufacturing Company, was read u second
| time.
A bill to authorize the Auditor of Ramsey
county to apportiOn school money to School
District No. 1. Was read a second time.
! A bill to change the name of Nellie Augusta
| Johnston, was read a third time and passed.
4 bill amending the General Act incorporat-
ing educational, charitable and religious assO-
Citations was read third time and passed.
4 bill amending section 20, on page 566 Of
Compiled Statutes, relating to replevins, was
read third time and passed.
joint resolution authorizing the State Au-
ditor to cancel certain unexpended balances, Of
appropriations Of 1853 and 1859 was read 4
| third time and recommended to the Committee
| of the Whole.
A bill to provide for the adoption OF a found
ling by James A. and Elizabeth A. Dodge and
naming the same was read third time and
passed.
4 bill to amend chapter LOG of the Compiled
| Statutes relating to the arraignment of De-
PENDANTS was read third time and passed.
A bill to provide for the service of process in
actions against counties, was read third time
| and passed.
| ship purposes in one town, was read a third
| time and passed.
| A bill to punish injuries to real estate, was
read a third time and passed and afterwards re-
| considered and referred to Judiciary Com
mittee.
Mr.. TEACHER moved reconsideration of
the vote by which the bill to provide for the
collection Of all personal property taxes by
| Town and City TreasurerS OF the State, was
lost on final passage yesterday, and the yeas
and nays being ordered, there were 20 votes in
the affirmative, and ID in the negative. The
bill was then passed by yeas %, nays II.
| A bill to license dogs, and for the protection
of sheep was read q first time
| IN COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
The House went into COMMITTEE Otthe Whole,
| Mr.. Buffers in the Chair.
| The amendment to the Bank Law, intro
| duced by Mr.. YEOMANS, was brought up and
discussed at length, and recommended for in
definite pOstponement.
Upon the rising of the Committee, on the
| question of adopting the report, Mr.. YEO-
| MANS moved to amend the Report SO that the
| bill should be recOmmitted to the Committee
of the Whole, which was lost-yeas 10, nays
%. The bill was then indefinitely postponed
yeas 26, nays 10.
The House then adjourned.