The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-02-12
SENATE.
SATURDAY, Feb. 6, 1864.

SATURDAY, Feb. G, 1864.
PETITIONS.
By Mr.. SWIFT-a petition from citizens Of
School District No. 2, Faxon township. Sibley
county, for the passage of an act to aid in the
collection of special School tax in said dis
trict. Referred to Committee on Education.
EXECUTIVE SUGGESTIONS
Mr.. NICOLS, from the Committee on
Claims, to whom was referred so much of the
Governors Message as related TO increase of
salaries OF State officers, and an appropriation
for the National Cemetery at Gettysburg, made
report in favor OF the same, with accompa-
nying bills for those objects. COncurred in
THE STATE LUNATIC ASYLUM
Mr. THACHER presented a communication
from Lewis II. Garrard Esq, of Frontenac,
Minnes0ta-a pretty little village on Lake Pc
pin-offering to donate sixteen acres of land
in that place for site for State Lunatic Asy-
lum. The communication was referred to the
Committee on Claims.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
BY Mr.. MORRISON, s. F. No. 6s, bill for
an act to authorize the amending Of articles of
association.
By Mr.. NORTON, s. F. No. 60, bill relat-
ing to fire insurance companies.
By Mr.. TEACHER S. F. No. 20, bill to
amend sec. 4, chap. Ii, of the General Laws Of
1868, relating to security for costs.
Also-S. F. No. H. bill for an act to amend
the act providing for the manner of commence
By Mr.. NICOLS, s. F. No. p. a bill increas-
ing the salaries of State Officers.
By Mr.. RICE, s. F. No. IS, joint resolution
extending for one year the provisions of joint
resolution approved 1868, providing for the
receiving of soldiers votes
IN COMMITTEE THE WHOLE.
The Senate then went into Committee of
the Whole on the bills referred thereto, Mr..
MILLER in the Chair. A large number of
bills was read and various reference made.
On +. No. IA bill to tax dogs for the
protection of sheep and indemnity of sheep
owners who suffer from dogs, created long
debate. The bill fixes a tax of fifty cents on
small dogs and $500 on female dogs. Some
OF the Senators wished tax that would be
prohibitive but the provision was left I'M
changed. On motion to strike out the section
providing for the tax going as indemnity to
sheep owners suffering loss from dogs there
was quite debate.
MIR. STEVENS urged the importance and
justice of the provision. The loss of sheep by
dogs was incredible. They are the great obsta.
Gle in the way of our State becoming prOmi-
nent wool-growing State. In his district man
lost seventy sheep in one night from dogs 1t
almost ruined him, and this fact will deter
poor men from going into sheep-raising
Mr. DANIELS objected to the principle of
one man receiving the means contributed by
nineteen Others. Let the sheep raisers start
Mutual Insurance Companies among them
selves
Mr.. SPRAGUE urged the Justice and pro-
priety of section seven. If nineteen men Keep
dogs and one man sheep, and the sheep are
destroyed by those dogs, he ought to have in
demnity from the source of the evil. The de-
struction of sheep not only Injuries the owner
but the whole community. 1t DESTROYS taxa
BILE property. He believed in striking at the
source of the evil