The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-02-13
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
REPORTS PRESENTED.

REPORTS PRESENTED.
Mr.. WAKEFIELD. from the Committee on
Education, reported t:lvorably to the passage of
the bill providing for the assessment and col
lection Of school taxes in Dakota county.
The Judiciary Committee reported favoraby
to the passage of the Senate Bill to amend sec
ton % OF chapter ) of the Public Statutes, re-
lating to Notaries Public. Also, favOrably to
the passage of Senate bill to repeal the Town
Charter of Owatonna. Also. fivorably to the
passage of the bill to amend section ) of chap
ter 20 Of the Laws of 1860.
Mr.. TEACHER from the Joint Committee
on Taxes. reported back favOrably the bill All
thorZing the county of Washington to issue
bonds, with an amendment.
The several reports OF the Committees were
adopted
Mr. KIDDER from the Special Committee
to examine the Books and Papers Of the State
Board OF Auditors and TO ascertain whether it
was possible for said Board to make report to
the present Legislature reported as follows:
The Special Committee appointed TO examine
the books and papers of the State Board of
Auditors and required to report to the House
whether it has been possible for said Board OF
Auditors To have prepared full and complete
report OF their dOingS up to this time. and how
long il viii probably take said Auditors to pre-
pare said report, beg leave to report:
That they have proceeded in accordance with
SAIL resolution, and find said Board of Auditors
ha' passed upon about four thousand and eight
nullu!Cu clalliS. lilit tncl nave Issued lOur
Thousand SIX hundred and eighty certificates.
Said Board OF Auditors state that they have eX-
alllncd the footing OF the accounts upon which
certificates have been issued to ascertain if the
same have been correctly footed, and at least
one-tourth oftheir time has been taken up by
passing over certificates to claimants and tax
ing their receipts for the same.
Ii being necessary to guard against counter
feiting and fraud, that all the certificates be is
sued in one handwriting, and about one hum
dred being Il fair days work, taking into con-
sderation the amount of care necessary as re-
cards footing of the claims, DC
Ii is the opinion OF your committee that the
said Board OF Auditors could not have prepared
Il full report OF their dOngs up to the present
time
Your Committee find that four hundred and
forty claims have been recorded In the form
hereto annexed and that there are about four
thousand four hundred claims to be recorded,
and that it will take one clerk about thirty-twO
das to record said claims in the manner they
have been done, and will occupy over eight
hundred pages of legal cap, which is respect
fully submitted. III
COPY OF CLAIM AS RECORDED
No. Z9I. NJ. s. Tetus-claim of $751; for ser
vice OF self and with Indian expedition, and for
oats furnished-or service of and damages on car
riage impressed by Colonel Crooks. On satisfactory
$12l thereon and certificate for that amount Is
sued.' 5tt,..
The report OF the Committee was accepted
and adopted. .-........s F. -.f..Iu7
TIE POLL TAX LAW.
The question pending upon the adjournment
Yesterday was upon the adoption of the Report
of the Committee of the Whole, and recon-
bill providing for poll tax. The vote being
taken, there were yeas Is, nays 20. So the
House refused to concur with the report of the
Committee. -
Mr. TEACHER moved that the bill be read a
second time, which was agreed to, yeas u,
nays is. e1leat J} -t -. 70.
The bill was then read q second time.