The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-01-30
MI NNES0TA LEGISLATURE-.Fifth Session
SENATE,
- = Sr. PAUL, January2l
INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING.

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INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING.
By Mr.. SHILLOCK, memorial to the Post
master General for the establishment Oh U 0aiiy
through mail route from ST. feter VIA New
Ulm to Fort Ridgley.
By Mr. MILLER q bill for an act providing
for the sale of all lands delinquent for taxes,
that have not been duly advertised according
By Mr.. OTTMAN, a bill for an act proposing
IN amendment to the Constitution, striking
from the list of persons entitled to the elective
franchise halfbreeds and Indians riiol,.
41 r1 .g REPORTS. .C Hsa
Mr. DANIELS, from the Committee to
whom was referred the bill for an act to grant
Frank Ives ferry charter across the Missis-
sippi at Red Wing, reported in favor of the
passage thereof. ., ~, ..5.s- FL.
Mr.. HEATON, from the Select Committee
to whom was referred the bill for an act to
amend the act for the consolidation of the sew
eral acts regulating elections in this State, re-
ported the same back with Amendments. The
bill was placed on the file for Committee Ofthe
Whole .'.-'.,,-.,.. ,..-.
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
The Committee of the Whole, Mr.. BALD
WIN in the chair, had under consideration sun
dry bills, and disposed of them as follows:
House memorial for the execution of the con-
demned Sioux, was referred to the joint spec
lal Committee on the Indian subject
House memorial to Congress for the passage
OF general Bankrupt law, was recommended
TO be passed.
Senate bill amending the consolidated cleo
ton law was amended, and ordered engrossed
for a third reading. III -
-..-... BANKRUPT LAW. .,rgr ..r-r
The House memorial to Congress for the
passage OF IA general bankrupt law was taken
up and passed. Ayes 10, nays4.
REPORT OF TIE BOARD OF AUDITORS.
The following report was received from the
Board of Auditors:
10 the tHon9rabke, The Senate Of tie state Of
GENTLEMEN: In pursuance OF q resolution
passed by your Honorable body, on the 10th
inst, requesting the Board of Auditors to re-
port to the Legislature at the earliest practica-
bic moment, we respectfully submit the fol
lowing report, and answer the several interrog-
;.tories made by you respectively as follows:
l. The class OF claims presented to the
Board for allowance are as follows, to wit: LIST,
services rendered-military and civil; ID prop
Crty sold appropriated, or furnished. consisting
OF supplies, provisions, arms, ammunition, for
age, subsistence, materials and hospital stores
Sd, horses and cattle, wagons and other vehi-
cleS-SerViceS OF, and damages on, if returned
value as per appraisal, if not returned 4th,
paSae-Sadd,lcS, brides, harness, blankets
and clothing; 9Th, transpOrtatiOn--by steam
boat, bargcs, horse and OK teams.
,. The character of the claims allowed is the
same as above classified.
5. The rules adopted for the regulation of the
business that should come before the Board are:
list, That all claims presented 10 them for adiu-
dication shall be in trpiicate. and substantially
in the form adopted by the Board ID, The oath
or affidavit of the applicant. together with the
certificate OF the proper officer, is required to
substantiatc each claim but in some instances
FaaffN
the proper officer has been deemed sufficient to
establish the validity OF claims Sd, The pay OF
the officers and soldiers of the volunteer militia
organized by order o. the Governor, cores
ponds with the pay proper allowed by the
United States 10 orr volunteer forces now in the
field. lth, The following schedule of prices
has been adopted, and al claims arising under
the saline have been allowed according to its
provisions. 20 wit For horse team, wagon,
harness and driver per day. - 90: for horse
team, wagon and harness per day. - 90; for
horse team alone, Ill 30; for OK team, wagon
and driver, 81 30: for OK team and wagon,
81 30 for OK team alone, 81 00: for one horse,
80 cents; for one wagon, 10 cents.
+. The claims allowed is about two hundred
and ffty-one thousand dollars. Certificates
have not in all cases been issued in the order
in which the claims were allowed. from the
TACT that some persons who were in no particu-
lar hurry for their certificates gave up their
privilege I'd lllOoc lTOlIl Il ulSi;Dcc, anu cO0SI-
Guently the certificates Of some claims that
were first allowed have been deferred to accom-
modate that class of persons; but while out of
st. Paul in tie different localities at which we
held meetings. the certificates were invariably
issued to the claimants in the several localities
Willie there, thus giving them precedence over
claimants from other localities.
.. The amount Of claims yet outstanding
from all the information within Our reach ut
present, is about fifty thousand dollars,
The undersigned would further state to your
honorable body, that they have been busly en-
gagged investigating and allowing claims night
and day unit; u O'Clock on the night of the 31st
Oh December last, CT which hour our term of
Office expired) is the reason that we did not or
could not nave II thorough and complete report
to lag before the legislature. ..
Respectfully submitted,
MATTHEW DONAHUE,
CiiAS. MCILRATH.
Members OF the Board OF Auditors.
CHANGE OF COMMITTEES.
In consequence ot Il partial d5org.nizatlOn