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

the State, at as early period as the LIST ofJuly,
should Congress fail to enact q law for that
By Mr.. BRISBIN, a bill to provide for the
service of process in actions against counties.
By Mr.. HAYES, bill to prevent parties in
action for divorce to be witness in said action
BY Mr.. SHERWOOD, a bill to authorize the
County Commissioners of Fillmore county to
issue county Orders for payment to volunteers.
By Mr.. BUELL., joint resolution apportion-
ing the internal improvement moneys among
the several counties.
Mr. MURRAY moved to indefinitely post
pone the resolution, which was adopted, yeas
%. nays II.
HOUSE BILL PASSED.
The bAl to amend the charter of the CITY of
st. Paul, was read third time and passed
CONFERENCE COMMITTEES.
The Senate having refused to recede from its
amendment to the joint resolution, relating to
the appointment of a Commissioner to urge the
memorial for the cessiOn of Douglass county
upon the Legislature of Wisconsin, Messrs
Richardson, Wakefield, and Bently were APP
pointed Committee of Conference
The Senate having refused to recede from it's
amendment to the bill providing for the collec-
ton Ofspecial school taxes for the year 1862 in
the county of Dakota, Messrs. Hayes Camp
bell and Chamberlain were appointed Com
mittee of Conference
The Senate having declined to act upon the
House amendment to the Senate amendment on
| the bill providing for the creation of Board of
Auditors, on the ground that the last House
amendment was an amendment to the original
House amendment and not the Senate amend
ment to the House amendment, the question
| came up on the question whether the House
| would recede from its amendment. The House
| refused to recede, and appointed Messrs. Camp
| bell. Kldder and Mitchell Committee of Con-
| ference.
SENATE BILLS IN PROGRESS.
The bill to authorize and empower the County
| Commissioners OF Hennepin county to apprO-
pirate certain moneys having been reported
| back from Committee, was passed to a second
| and third reading under suspension of rules,
| and passed.
The bill authorizing Frank Ives to establish a
Ferry at Redwing, was taken from the table,
amended by limiting the time to ten years, and
then passed.
The House took recess until ~ o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The House met at ~ o'clock.
Mr. McGRATH called up the Senate memo
rial to Congress, authorizing the Minneapolis
lands, and under a suspension of the rules was
read second and third time and passed.
MIR. BACON called from the table Senate
bill to amend chapter 6, of the Session Laws of
1862 SO that County Commissions elected on
general ticket should hold office for only one
year, and the bill was passed finally.
IN COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
The House went into Commute of the
Whole, Mr. SMITH in the Chair
The bill to provide for the collection of per-
sonai taxes by Town and City Treasures, was
considered, amended and recommended for pas
sage.
The Senate bill abolshing the office of Com
| missioner of Statistics, was considered. and re-
commended passage just as it came from the
| Senate
The bill repeating the Dog Tax Law was
| ing:
My dog the truest of his kind
With gratitude infames nv mind.
mark his true, his faithful way
And in my service, copy Tray
| The bill was recommended for Indefinite
| pOstpOnement.
The bill providing for the publication of the
General Laws in German was considered and
| amended, so as to embrace only the School.
Land and Tax Laws, and to be published also
in the Sweede and Norwegian language. The
bill was then recommended for passage.
The Commi tee then rose, and on the cues
ton ofconcurring it was divided and the report
on the bill providing for the publication of the
General Laws in German coming up
Mr.. WISWELL moved to strike out the
amendment made in committe, which was
adopted-yeas %. hayes IA. The report for
passage was adopted.
A further division of the report was made, so
that the report on the Personal Tax Bill COM
ing up,
Mr.. HAYES moved an addition to section 10,
to the effect that the County Treasurer of Da-
kota county should collect the taxes of the city
of Hastings.
The amendment was agreed to, and the re-
port was adopted.
The remainder of the Report was adopted,
and the House adjourned.