The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-01-22
LEGISLATURES OF MINNESOTA.
SIXTH SESSION.


LOGS AND LUMBER
Mr.. PILLSBURY presented the report of NJ
T. Berry. Surveyor Of Logs and Lumber IN the
Second District. He reports that there mas
been in his district during the year endihg
November 80. 1868 21,674, no feet OF logs ana
Il, 098 feet Of lumber.
RECESS.
The hour having arrived for tho JOINT con
ventiOn to listen to the Governors Inaugural
the Senate took a recess.
Ihe Senate assembled again at 1910 oclocA'
and was called to order by the Chair
THE PRESIDENT TAKES THE CHAIR.
After roll call the President pro tenn, Hon.
j. v Daniels introduced the fresiuent &c
o6fcio, Lieutenant Governor q. u. Snerwood,
who took the chair and made the following
remarks:
THE PRESIDENTS INAUGURAL.
SENATOR'S delegated by the people of Min
ncsota to act as your presiding officer. l now
appear before you, to enter upon the discharge
of nv duties, and it occurs to me but proper
that should first indulge in few brief re-
marks appropriate tor the occasion.
Conscious from past experience OF the vas
responsibilities which would necessarily res
upon whoever might he called upon to preside
over yOur deliberations. as l look around this
Senate Chamber and see Senators, every one of
whom is my senior in years-many OF whom
have had more experience than myself in the
halls of legislation and one OF whom has Occu
pied the highest position in the gilt of the peo-
pie of our beloved Commonwealth under these
circumstances feel impelled by sense of duty
to confess, that shall proceed 10 administer
the arduOus duties about to devOlve upon me,
with feelings of the deepest solicitude. |
therefore earnestly invoke your kind aid and
fOrbearance which l shall alwas need, and
confidently expect to receive.
1t is now quite probable that you will not,
during the present session be required to act
upon many very important subjects of legisla-
ton: it is therefore to be hoped that you will
be able, for the first time in the history OF our
State, to close your labOrs before the eXpira-
ton of the time limited by our State Consti u
ton and that so important an event NAV Oc-
cur assure you that shall strive to perform
my allotted part of our duties here, with tidel
ity and impartiality, confidently entreatng
every Senator to devote his whole energies in
behalf of a people, who have genelo usly en-
trusted so much of their material interests in
your hands-a people who will never forget to
render honor to whom honor is due.
Senators, l thank you for your kind atten-
| ton.
MESSENGERS.
The President then appointed Masters Will
| lie Warner and Luke l.. Miller as Messengers.
They were at once sworn in as such.
ANOTHER SEAT FILLED.
| Hon. Henry A. Swift, Senator from the
| XIX h District appeared was sworn in by the
President, and took his seat.
| STANDING COMMITTEES.
The President then announced the following
Standing Committees:
Finance McKusick. Miller and Langley.
Judicia,y-Berry, Norton and Ottman.
Elechons-Stevens. Morrison and Lincoln.
Caims-Nicols Daniels and Porter.
Educaton-Norton, Daniels, Pillsbury, Lang
| low and Mex nsick
Public Lands-.,ttman, Swift and Thatcher
Internal Improrement-Daniels,S hillock and
Norton.
Federal Relations-Swift, Ottman aud Lang.
ley.
agriculture and -Pillsbury
Porter and Cameron.
Military A6uirs-Miler, Porter and Morri
! son.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, Rice and Norton.
BGnks-Nicols, Pill>bury aud Wilson.
RMlroAds-Rice, Morrison. Norton. Miller
Swift Warner, Sprague. Cameron and Wilson
iStnte Charitable Institutions-Berry, Cameron
and Stevens.
7owns and Counties Thacher, Stevens and
| Lincoln.
Indian A. Gairs-Swift. Shillock and Porter.
Public buildings and Grounds Cameron
| Daniels and Stevens.
!State P,ison-Morrison, Nicols, Lincoln, Nc
Kusick and Warren.
Stue Library shillock, Wilson and Rice.
| Printing-Warner. TEACHER and Lincoln.
| Em'oVment-Warren Porter and Sprague.
| Change of Nanses--Cameron, Berry and Shil-
| JOINT COMMITTEES.
| Tares and Tar Laacs-Thacher, Daniels and
Parker.
| 4 fairs of the State Pillsbury,
Swift and Perry.