The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-03-04


read a second and third time and passed. 4al y
b H. F. 1853, to provide for the assessing and
collection of q tax for State purposes, was
taken from the Committee of the whole, and
read q second and third time and passed. ysiia
Mr.. RICHARDSON from q Special Com
mittee reported 8. F. 139, with recommen-
dalton to pass. d i5 20 .is3 ID isbs5 Az
8. F. 14, relating to salaries of State Off
GERS was taken from the table, and read sec
Ond time. II u3 f.3E5I 54. sgJ. :, la
Mr.. ARMSTRONG moved to amend that the
Governors salary shall be 81, 500 per annum.
Lost lk sell.rf ~ N-<rsl
Mr.. FITZ moved to amend that the Auditor
OF State shall receive 81 200 per annum. Lost.
Mr.. HUEY moved to amend that the Secre-
tary of State should receive 81 900. Lost.
Mr.. COMMIT moved that the Clerk of the
Supreme Court have $500 instead of $500.
Lost. .au,g. rr
Mr.. FOSTER moved to make the Govern
or's salary $18, 900 instead of 81, OOo Lost.
Mr.. WfSWELL moved to insert 81, 700 for
Governors salary. Lost.
Mr.. WISWELL moved to insert 81, $50.
Lost. Yeas z, nays "a.
The bill was then read third time, and
passed by yeas g. nays IL. .sH
Mr.. F1TZ called from the table 8. F. 80, to
amend sections Al and so of chapter of the
ment and collection of taxes on personal pro,
perry. This bill was amended, and afterwards
read second and third time, and referred to
Mr.. Armstrong for further amendment. .-
H. F. 17s, making appropriations for the
support of the State Government, was read q
third time and passed.
8. F. 108, imposing a fine for running a toll
gate was taken from the table. Mr.. FITZ
moved an amendment, which was adopted and
the bill passed.
THE UNIVERSITY REPORT.
Mr.. BENSON moved to call up the report
of the committee this morning on the resOlu-
ton of inquiry relative to the University and
University Regents. The report this morning
was accepted and ordered printed. Mr.. BEN
SON wanted some other action on the report
of the Committee and wanted to state some
facts to the House on the subject. He stated
that the Committee had reported correctly
that the Treasurer had not filed his bond. He
went on to say that the Treasurer made a
bond, and that it was accepted by the Board of
Regents as correct and that Mr. Kimball had
agreed to file the bond properly. Afterwards
Mr.. Kimball stated that he had filed the bond
with Chancellor Neill, and that he had written
to MIR. Neill about the bond, but that Mr.. N
could not find it.
The motion for reconsideration of the rcso-
luton was adopted.
A motion for a reconsideration of the vote
by which the report was ordered printed, was
made and adopted.
The report and resolution were then laid
upon the table.
The House appointed committee of confer
ence on the Senate bill 124 relating to the sala-
ries of State officers.
SENATE.
TUESDAY, March /, 1864.
PASSED.
s. F. No. LAG, bill for an act to amend sec.
of chap. of the Compiled Statutes, relating
to the appointment and term of office of No
s. F. No. 165, bill for act relating to the
marking and branding of sheep and neat
stock.
s. F. No. 154, a bill for an act to provide tor
the reference of certain civil actions.
8. F. No. III, bill for an act to amend an
act entitled an act to incorporate the St. Paul
Water Company, approved May %, 1857.
s. F. No. 14S, bill for an act for relief of
David NJ. Smith.
8. F. No. 157, bill for an act to amend an
act of the Legislative Assembly of the Terri
tory OF Minnesota, entitled an act to ineorpO-
rate certain towns in this Territory, and pro-
vide for town governments in the same. APP
proved March 10th, 1857, and an act amenda-
H. F. No. 119, bill for an act to amend
the charter of the city of St. Paul.
H. F. No. 1853, a bill for an act to provide
for the location and construction of q State
road from the vicinity of st. Cloud to Lake
Superior.
lishment and better regulation of the common
schools in the village of N0rthfeld, the same
being designated as District No. 8, in Rice
county.
H. +. No. 12O. bill for an act to amend an
act entitled an act to incorporate the city of
Red Wing.
sv,nN <hn oh,,~r and
ia Mining Company.
s. F. No. SO, o bill for an act to provide for
a geographical survey of the North Shore of
Lake Superior within the limits of this State
and other mineral and coal districts
H. F. No. 1859, q memorial to Congress for
an additional grant of land to aid in the con-
struction of the Southern Minnesota Railroad.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
TUESDAY, March 1, 1864.
Mr.. CRANE presented the claim of j. E.
Claims.
SENATE AMENDMENTS.
H. F. 81, to amend the military act, having
been amended by the Senate.
Mr.. kEIFER offered an amendment to the
Senate amendment, which was adopted. The
Senate amendment as amended, was then con-
Cured in.
.. r. III, 10 allow ices TO witnesses ana
jurors, having been amended by the House,
the Senate refused to concur, and the bill
came back to the House. On the question,
Shall the House insist on its amendment the
vote was yeas 20, nays 2.
s. F. 100, providing for the compensation
of Sheritfs, for attending upon District Courts,
having been amended by the House, and the
Senate refusing to concur, on the question,
Shall the House insist? there were yeas 80.
The question was raised whether this was
the proper time to appoint Committee of
Conference. r.a..
The Speaker decided rs his opinion, that the
proposition for a Committee of Conference
should come from the House in which it orig
mated.
s: F. 81, amending the general road law,
having been amended by the House and the
Senate refusing to concur, on the question
shall the House insist, the vote was yeas p,
nays 8.
Mr.. HUEY called up H. F. 1872, to amend
the township organization act from Commit
tee of the Whole. The object of this bill is
to give authority to towns to levy taxes for the
payment of boun:ies. The bill repeats the
clause limiting the assessment for taxes to