The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-02-20
MINNESOTA DISQUALIFICATION Session
SENATE.

Landing in Wabashaw county,
House bill to authorize the Commissioners of
Fillmore county to issue county orders bearing
interest for the payment of bounty to vOlun-
teers. Read three times, and was passed.
House bill to amend the charter of the city
OF st. Paul. Read twice and referred to the
Ramsey county delegation.
House joint resolution relating to the selec-
ton of the land donated by Congress for the
endowment of an Agricultural and Mechanical
College.
House Memorial for the construction of
road from st. Paul, in Minnesota, to the Pacific
coast.
EOuse bill for an act to authorize the town
of Ravenna, in Dakota County, to raise money
for the support of the poor of such town.
House bill for an act for the relief of certain
persons having claims to the town site of Elk
City.
House bill for an act to amend chapter 60 of
the compiled statutes.
House bill relative to the taking of fish in
Lake MinnetOnka or its tributaries.
REPORTS.
Mr.. MILLER, from Committee on Change
of Names reported favorably ON the Senate
bills to change the name of Frederick G. Gale
to Frederick G. Humes, and the name of
Ann Jane Clark to that of Catherine Hack
Mr.. DALEY, from the Committee on
Towns and Counties, reparted back the Pc
tition of citizens of Scott County to change
the location of State read in said County,
and recommended that the same lie on the
table.
Mr.. SMITH, from the Special Committee to
of certain townships in Renville county, to be
annexed to Mcleod county, reported favOrably
on the same by bill, which was read.
THIRD READING AND PASSAGE.
Senate bill to change the name of Frederick
6. Humes, and constituting him heir-at-law of
Aaron Humes and Maria, his wife. Passed
Senate bill changing the name of Ann Jane
Clark to Catherine Hack, of Goodhue county.
Passed.
House bill relating to a change of the county,
seat of Fillmore county from Preston to Carl
mona. Passed.
IN COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
The Committee of the Whole, Mr.. SWIFT in
the chair, had under consideration large num-
Der OF bills, which were duly gone through
with, and recommended to be passed, and on
the rising of the Committee the Senate adj
jOurned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House met at 81 o'clock.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
By Mr.. BACON-A bill to unite two or more
towns for township purposes into one town.
SENATE AMENDMENT.
The bill providing for an appropriation of
money for repairing a bridge over Blue Earth
River, having been amended by the Senate and
returned to the House, was called up and re-
ferred to special committee of five, consisting
of Messrs: Wiswell. Murray, Wakefield, Camp
bell and Huey.
SENATE BILLS IN PROGRESS.
A bill to repeal chapter ID of the General
Laws of 1860, providing for the collection and
publication of Statistics, was read second
time.
HOUSE BILLS IN PROGRESS.
A bill to provide for the publication of the
General Laws in German, was read second
time.
A bill to almond sections 3 and 32 of chapter
20 of General Laws of 1860, relating to Sum-
mons and notice to Defendant, was read Sec
Ond time.
A bill to provide for the collection of all per-
sOnal property taxes by the Town and City
Treasurers of the State, was read a second
time.
A bill for the relief of certain persons having
claims to the town site of Elk City, was read
third time and passed.
A bill to amend chapter GO of the compiled
statutes, relating to the service of summons,
was read a third time and passed.
A memorial to Congress for the construction
of road from st. Paul to the Pacific coast,
was read third time and passed.
A bill relating to the cetching of fish in Lake
MinnetOnka, was read third time and passed.
A bill to authorize the town of Rovenna, in
Dakota county to raise money for the support
of the poor in such town, was read third time
and passed.
A joint resolution relating to the selection of
lands donated by an act of Congress for the en-
dOwment of a State Agricultural and Mechani-
cal College.
IN COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
The House went into Committee of the
Whole, and considered nearly all on the file.
A bill to amend an act to legalize the action
of County Commissioners in appropriating
money to soldiers, was recommended to be laid
on the table.
A bill to aid in the construction of a bridge
across Sand Creek in Scott county, was recon-
mended to lie upon the table
The joint resolution authorizing the Govern
or to call out the militia for the defence of the
frontier, and to provide for the removal of the
WinnebagO Indians, in case Congress fail to
provide therefor, was discussed at some length,
and recommended that the Committee report
progress and ask leave to sit again.
Inc Dill proposing an amendment to the
Coctitution providing for biennial session of
the Legislature. was considered and recon-
mended for passage.
ton OF concurring in the report of the Com
mlttee, division was made of the question so
far as related to the bill providing for biennial
sessions of the Legislature, whereupon Mr..
SMITH moved to amend the report so that the
bill should be indefinitely postponed, and the
yeas and nays being called, the motion was lost
by yeas 8, nays q.
A motion to lay on the table was voted down.
The bill was recommitted to the Whole for
amendment.
Mr.. SMITH moved a division of the ques-
ton of adopting the report Of the Committee
on Senate bill to improve the stock of horses in
this State and moved to amend the report
which was for passage, by recommending the
bill to be indefinitely postponed. The yeas
and nays were ordered, and the amendment
was adopted, yeas 10, nays II.
Mr.. K1DDER raised the question of order,
that it was not in order to postpone indefinite
ly Senate bill
The Chair decided that it was discourteous
to postpone Senate bill, but that it was not
supplementary.
Upon the question of adopting the report as
amended, the motion was laid upon the table.
The remainder of the report of the Commit
tee Of the Whole was adopted.
SENATE.
ST. PAUL, February II, 1868.
INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING.
By Mr.. BALDWIN, q bill for an act in rela-
ton to free schools in Minnesota.