The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-03-11
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
FOrty.SiXth DaY.

WEDNESDAY, March 2, 1864.
Mr.. BULLS presented a petition from citi-
Zens of Bridgewater, which was read and laid
on the table.
APPROPRIATION BILL.
On motion of Mr.. SMITH, H. F. 179, the
revenue appropriation bill, was taken up.
Amendments. offered by Messrs. ARMSTRONG.
RICHARDSON and MOULTON, were adopt
ed. Amendment. offered by Mr.. FITZ, was
rejected. Mr.. KIDDER moved to recommit
to q committee OF one for amending Motion
lost. The bill was then passed, % to 4.
STEAMBOAT BILL.
Mr.. ARMSTRONG MOVED to take S. F. 1877,
amending Statutes relative to proceedings
against boats and vessels. Motion prevailed
On motion of Mr.. MCKAY, the House took
recess until p. NJ
The House met again at o'clock, then adj
journed to p. NJ. at which hour it met and
again adjourned, without transacting any bust
ness.
Forty.Seventh Day.
FORENOON SESSION.
THURSDAY, March 3, 1864
The Senate met pursuant to adjournment
INTRODUCED.
By Mr.. RICE, H. F. No. 577, bill for an
act authorizing the registry of certain railroad
organizations with the agreements under
which the organizations were made The bill
was at once forwarded to a third reading and
passed,
HOUSE BILLS READ FIRST TINE.
II. f. No. 1885, memorial to Congress for
tn improvements of navigation in the Mime
sofa River. .t
II. F. No. 1856, bill for an act to attach the
county of Andy johnson to the county of
Stearns for certain purposes.
H. F. No 175 To suspend certain civil
rights within this State, of all persons arising
and abetting the existing rebellion.
The Senate then went into third reading and
passage of bills. The following were
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The general appropriation bill was taken cp,
amended. and reported back with the recon-
mendation to pass.
Report concurred in.
A VETO MESSAGE.
The following message was received from
the Governor:
Hon. c. d. Sherwood, President Of lie Senate:
SIR: return to the Senate without my sig
nature, s. F. No. 10, an act to amend section
/, chapter 48 of the Compiled Statutes, relat-
ing to conveyance of real estate by executors
and administrators in certain cases." My ap-
proval is withheld for the following reasons:
FIrst-Because the statutes already furnish
the courts with all the authority in the pre-
misses necessary to the right of claimants and
consistent with the safety of hers-at-law..
SecOadiy-Because this bill places the inter-
ests Of the bereaved widow and orphan at the
mercy of treacherOus memory, parol testi-
mony and probate courts.
Respectfully, s. MILLER.
The question was taken on the passage of
the bill over the veto, when it was lost.
ST. PAUL WATER WORKS.
The bill to amend the "Act of Incorpora-
tion of the Saint Paul Water Company, APP
nroyed Nav %, 1857" amended in the House,
was taken up for concurrence The amend.
ments consisted of substituting certain names
as incorporators i'm the place of the names of
others.
Mr.. RICE said in reply to interrogatOrlcs
of other Senators that the interests of all
parties were protected by this amendment,
and he was satisfied OF the justice of the bill.
The question was taken on concurrence, and
the Senate refused TO concur.
The Senate then took recess until seven
o'clock.
THURSDAY, March B.
THE UNIVERSITY QUESTION.
Mr. WISWELL, from the Select Committee
renorted back the report of Select Committee
on the University Question without recon-
4 motion was then made to adopt the orig
inal report.
The undersigned, appointed Committee
puI suant to preamble and resolution Of the
House of Representatives some weeks since,
of which the following is copy: