The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-02-27
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

PETITIONS.
& memorial of Conference Of the COngrcga-
tional Churches, praying that stringent laws
may be enacted against the use of intoxicating
liquors.
Referred, on motion of Mr. KIDDER, to
the Committee on Education.
REPORTS.
The Committee on Railroads reported back
q bill establish the Root River Railroad, with
an amendment striking out the name of one
of the corporators and inserting another.
MIR. FURBER, from the Committee on Pub
lie Fands, reported a substitute for House
file &c. bill to establish State Land Office.
Read first time and ordered printed.
Mr.. TAYLOR, from Committee on Judiciary,
reported substitute for House file ~, bill for
an act to change the time of holding the Dis
trict Courts in the First and Third Judicial Dis
tricts. Referred to COMMITTEE of the Whole.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Mr.. TEACHER introduced bill for an act
prescribing the duties of County Treasurers.
Referred to Committee on Taxes.
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. WALKER introduced resolution pro-
viding for a more equitable distribution of the
internal improvement fund. Referred to Com
mittee on Towns and Counties.
SENATE BILLS IN PROGRESS.
A bill to change the name of Anne JaneClark
to that of Catherine Hatch. was read first
time and referred to Committee on Judiciary.
Senate File 175-A memorial to Congress for
an additional appropriation to aid in the con-
struction of the Root River Valley Railroad
The rules were suspended, the memorial read
sasecond and third time and passed.
A bill for an act to provide for the building
of bridges on the winter mail route to La
Crosse. Indefinitely postponed.
A memorial to the President for the estab-
lishmcnt of military post at Sank Centre.
Referred to Military Committee.
A bill to abolish the Office of Commissioner
of Statistics, was read a third time and passed.
HOUSE BILLS IN PROGRESS.
A bill to permit parties in actions for divorce
to be witnesses in their own case. Read a sec
ond and third time and passed.
A bill to prevent depredatiOns on real estate
Ordered engrOssed.
A bill to provide for the service of legal pro-
cesses in counties. Referred to Committee on
Judiciary.
Mr.. CAMPBELL, under suspension of the
rules. moved that the vote be reconsidered by
which the House amended the bill relative to
Board of Auditors, and moved an amendment
to section H. The effect of this amendment
will be to throw the bill back into the Senate
without concurring in their amendment.
The amendment was adopted and the bill
sent back to the Senate.
bill to provide for the collection OF taxes
in the several Counties of the State was read q
third time, and on its final passage defeated
IN COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
The Committee of the Whole, Mr.. SPRAoUK
in the Chair, had under consideration number
of bills; amongst Others, a bill to PROVIDE 1oi
biennial sessions of the Legislature-the mex
session to be held on the first Tuesday OF 1864,
and every alternate year thereafter, which was W.,
recommended for passage. Some other bllls
were considered and the committee rose anu
reported progress =.
On the question of adoption of the report OF
the Committee of the Whole, it was moved
that that portion of it which referred to the
publication of the laws in Norwegian should
be indefinitely postponed, which motion pre-
vailed .a
On motion the balance of the Report was
adopted.
The Chair appointed Committee of one
from each electoral district to take into consld-
Grafton the proper distribution of the Internal
improvement fund
Inc House then adjourned.