The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-03-13
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The House met at the usual hour.
RIIIS INTRODUCED,


BILLS INTRODUCED.
An act relative to the incorporation of GER
tain towns. Read second and third time and
passed.
On motion. the vote was recOnSidered by
which the House refused to pass an act grant
ing swamp lands to aid in the construction of a
railroad from the forks of Root River to Man
katO. The bill was ordered to lie on the table
for the present.
THIRD READING OF SENATE BILLS.
bill for an act to regulate the fees OF Regis
tiers Of Deeds in certain cases. Lost.
Joint resolutions in regard to certain prOpO-
sitions fora Northwestern Confederacy, and in
relation to the prosecution of the present war.
Passed.
SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING.
A bill for an act granting lands to the St.
Paul and Pacific Railroad Company to aid in
the construction of their branch road from st.
Paul to WinOna, was. under suspension of
the rules read second and third time. On the
fnal1 passage the yeas were %, the nays 8,
SO the bill was passed.
House file 16S, bill for an act granting
swamp lands to aid in the construction of
railroad from the forks of Root River to Man
kato was taken up, and on its final passage the
yeas were u, the nays r. so the bill was
passed
Senate file 33, bill for an act to facilitate
the construction of the Minneapolis and Cedar
Vallery road was under suspension of the
rules read a first time and referred to Commit
tee of the Whole.
4 bill in regard to the examination of wit
nesses was, under suspension of the rules, read
a second and third time and passed.
Mr.. MURRAY offered a resolution to the effect
that the Commissioner on PublicBLands be re-
ouested to communicate to the House what
means, if any have been taken to vest the title
to the swamp lands in the hands of the State.
Passed.
A Joint resolution in reference to a national
currency, providing. that the bankers of this
State should organize under the provisions of
the act of Congress on that subject, was under
suspension of the rules, read second and third
time and passed.
THIRD READING OF HOUSE BILLS.
4 bill for an act to appropriate money for
deficiencies and other purposes therein named.
On the question of the final passage OF the
bill a call of the House was ordered.
Further proceedings under the call having
been suspended, the roll was called, when the
yeas were "a, and the nays IL, so the Dill
was passed.
motion was made to reconsider the vote,
which motion did not prevail.
A bill to regulate the introduction of the in
sane of this State into the Insane Asylum OF the
State of Iowa. Passed.
bill for an act relative 10 the fling ana
effect of certain affidavits. Passed.
Mr.. FURBER, from the Committee on Com
mercc, to whom was referred cOmmunlca-
ton from the Governor, introduced the follow
ing resolutions:
JOINT RESOLUTION IN RELATION TO ENLARGED
FACILITIES OF TRANSPORTATION BETWEEN
THE GREAT LAKES AND THE ATLANTIC
COAST
WHEREAS, The Legislature of the State of
Illinois has notified this State of the appoint
ment of committee from that State for the
purpose of securing greater facilities for the
transportation of Western produce to the At
ianue coast, and has solicited the cooperation
OF this State in the securing of such increased
facilities,
Hesolved, ty the Legislature Of the State Of Mis-