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


Mr.. BRISBIN, from the Special Committee,
reported back the Ramsey County Tax Bill
amendment, with q recommendation that 1t go
to Committee of the Whole.
Mr.. MCGRATH, from the Special Committee
to whom was referred the petition relative to
the destruction of fish in Lake Minnetonka, re-
ported by BILL prohibiting the catching of fish
within a certain time, which was read first
time.
Mr.. TEACHER, from the Committee of
Ways and Means, reported bill to appropriate
money to cover deficiencies and for other pur-
poses. Referred to Committee of the Whole.
Mr.. KIDDER, from the Special Committee
to whom was referred the bill to amend the
Charter Of the City of st. Paul. reported the
same back with a recommendation that it he
referred to the Committee of the Whole.
BILLS PRESENTED.
BY Mr. SMITH, a memorial to Congress for
a post road from st. Paul to the Pacific Coast.
Referred to Committee on Federal Relations.
By Mr. HENDERSON, bill to regulate the
taking up and disposition of estrays. Read q
first time and referred to Committee On Agri-
culture.
ByMr. YEoMANs, bill changing the name
OF Nettle A. johnson to that of Nettie A.
Payne
By Mr.. WISWELL, a bill to locate State
road from Garden City to Wilton.
BY Mr. MITCHELL a bill to repeal chapter
20 of the General Laws of 1862, relating to APP
peals from County Commissioners.
By Mr.. SLY, a bill to aid in the construction
of bridge across Sand Creek in Scott county.
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. HAYS offered a resolution that it is the
opinion of this House that the Legislature
should adjourn on or before the goth of Febru-
airy. Laid on the table, by yeas 20, nays 10.
Mr.. YEOMANS offered a resolution asking
the Speaker of the House to request the Com
mittee on Banks to report back the bill amen
datory of the Bank bill, which was referred to
that Committee ON the 21st of January.
SENATE AMENDMENT.
The Senate amendment to House memorial
for a mail route from Usage, Iowa, to Ovation
Ia, Minnesota, was concurred in by the House.
The Amendment to House bill amending
section 20 of article 3 of chapter of the Gen
eral Laws of 1860, relating to cartways was
concurred in.
The amendment to House memorial to Con-
gress, for the relief of sufferers by the Sioux
raid, was cOncurred in.
The amendment to joint resolution, relative
to fees of surveyors of Public Lands, was con-
Cured in.
The amendment to the bill providing for the
apportionment OF the School fund in March,
1868, was cOncurred in.
SENATE BILLS IN PROGRESS.
A bill for an act to repeal chapter IS Of the
LAWS vi 1oOU, eutlLlcu act W pTO-
vide for the collection and publication of Sta
tistics. Read first time.
A memorial to Congress for grant of Land,
to make up the deficiency in the Grant here
tofore made to aid in the construction of the
Minneapolis and Cedar Valley Railroad. Read
a first time.
A bill providing for the sale of all lands that
have not been advertised according to the pro-
visions of chapter 4 of the Session Laws Of
1862, in relation to the redemption of lands
sold for taxes. Read first time.
A bill to amend section OF an act to amend
chapter 122 of the Compiled Statutes, relating
to Logs and Lumber. Read first time.
A bill for the reliefof Invergrovc School Dis
trict in Dakota county. Read a first. second
and third time and passed.
A bill to amend chapter of the General
Laws of 1861, relating to County Commission
ers. Read first time.
A bill to authorize the Treasurer of Dakota
county to collect and receive the taxes levied
by the Supervisors of the town of InvergrOve.
Read first, second and third time, and passed.
A bill to provide for the revision of the sta
tutes Read a first time.
The bill to amend an act entitled an act to
create Board of Auditors for the adjustment
of claims for war expenditures, and to define
the powers and duties of said Board was read
Il second time and referred to Committee OF the
Whole
Inc Oil repeating tHC IOWIl CllitI Cci vi ONd-
tOnna was read Il third time and passed.
HOUSE BILLS IN PROGRESS.
The bill for an act to extend the time for the
grading and completion of the Lake Superior
and Mississippi Rrilroad was read Il second
time.
The Joint resolution memOrialiZlnG the LegiS-
lature of Wisconsin relative to the ceding of
Douglas county to the State of Minnesota, was
read third time and passed.
COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE.
The Speaker appointed Messrs. Kiddcr,
Wood and Lee a Committee of Conference on
the part of the House, to confer with similar
Committee OF the Senate, on the House memo
rial to Congress for the execution of the Sioux
Indians now in confinement at MankatO.
IN COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
The House went into Committee of the
Whole, Mr.. WAKEFIELD in the Chair.
The bill providing for Il new State Board Of
Auditors was taken up, and amended. An ef-
fort to insert the names Of the old Board, was
voted down.
The Committee recommended its passage as
amended.
The Senate bill to amend the act relating to
NotaritS Public, was taken up, when
Mr.. WAIT offered an amendment striking
out all after the enacting clause, and inserting
section. repeating the section which prohibits
Bankers, nc. from acting as NOtarieS Public.
The amendment was accepted, and the bill re-
commended passage.
The House bill authorizing the Commission
ers Of Washington County to Issue bonds in
payment of bounty fund, was recommended
for pass lGe.
The House bill appropriating s., 900 for the
construction OF bridge across Blue Earth
River, was recommended for passage.
The House bill for the relief Of a School Dis
tIict in Faribault County, was recommended
for passage.
The House bill to amend Sections 9, 10, and
II, of Chapter IS of the General Laws OF 1862,
relating to county roads, was recommended to
lay Oh the table.
When the Committee rose the report was di-
vided, and on the question whether the House
would concur in the report On the Senate bill
providing for new Board of Auditors,
Mr.. THATCHER moved to strike out an
amendment added to the first section, as fol
lows: Provided that said Auditors may allow
such further sums to volunteers as may be pro-
vded for and fixed by law" The motion was
! lost, and the report of the Committee was then
adopted by yeas 26, nays 4.
The rules were suspended and the bill was
read third time and passed by yeas 80, nays 4.
The remainder Of the report of the Commit
T! tee of the Whole was agreed to.
The House then adjourned. -
.H SENATE.
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