The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-03-04
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
THURSDAY, February rs, 1864.

THURSDAY, February 70, 1864.
Messrs. COMMIT and LETFORD presented
petitions. -:..s5 .. . .Et...-t - -.
Mr.. YOUMANs, from Committee on Educa-
ten, reported back II. F. No. 43, to amend
chapter of the General Laws of 1860, relative
to Common Schools with q recommendation
to strike out oil but section of the bill, which
was adopted. .. .-.s .-,
BILLS INTRODUCED. h..
By Mr.. HILL, a bill to provide for State
road from Glencoe to some point on the Mime
sofa river. - ,r o
By Mr.. GRANNIs. bill for ferry charte,
across the Mississippi river.
BY Mr.. FERRIN, bill for Stale road from
st. Cloud to Lake Superior. Read second
and third time and passed.
By Mr.. BUTLER, a bill to amend chap. 81
of the special laws of 1868. authorizing the
county of Meeker to issue bonds.
The rules were suspended and the bill read
second and third time and passed.
By Mr.. BUTLER. bill to provide for the
assessment and collection of o tax for State
BY Mr.. BUTLER, to change the name Of
Ada Augusta Weaver to that of Ada Augusta
Currier. Read second and third time and
passed.
By Mr.. KEIFER, bill to repeal chapteriss
of the General Laws of 1862.
BY Mr.. LETFORD, memorial from the
l1lotOIiC6I 0OClCLN. bClCAICu w SOmlulttCC w
By Mr.. KIDDER, to authorize the Commits
sioners of Ramsey county to issue bonds to aid
in the construction Of o school house in the
town of Mclean. II
A number of Senate bills were read first
time
THIRD READING. n ~
ST. No, 46, TO detach part of Dandson'a
Addition from the town of Austin. Passed.
q u ", Is ks~,r~t 60 A<~~xr- -
ST No. 81, q bill to amend the military
act of the State. Passed.
H. F. 122, to authorize the endorsement the
endorsement of bank securities, &c. Passed.
Mr.. FITZ moved o reconsideration of the
vote by which the above was passed. Lost.
H F. 131, to authorize the town of Wacoma
H. F. 1877. relating to public schools in the
city of Red Wing.
THE BANK BILL
The Speaker having made a mistake in de-
Gliding the bank bill to be passed, whereas it
did not receive two-thirds vote, the question
came up again on the passage of the bill.
Mr. FITZ moved to refer to q special COM
mittee with instruction to strike out the word
hereafter " in the third section, and on this
motion call of the House was ordered.
On the question of reference, the vote was
yeas IA, nays "a.
On the final passage of the bill the vote was
yeas "a, nays IS; SO the bill was lost.
The House took recess until ~ o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
H. F. al, regulating marriages, introduced
by Mr.. Fitz) was recommended for indefinite
postpOnement.
The bill establishing an Insane Asylum in
the State of Minnesota, was recommended that
1t do not pass.
The bill to promote immigration into this
State, was amended and recommended for
passage.
The marriage bill introduced by the judiciary
Committee, was taken up
Mr.. BENSON proposed to amend by substi-
tuting H. F. 141, which was lost.
The bill was then recommended for passage
The bill providing for the better collection
of taxes by County Treasurers, was read, and
on motion the committee agreed to report
progress on the bill.
The bill providing for o levy of tax for State
purposes was read, and the Committee agreed
to report progress.
The other bills on file were recommended
for passage.
The report was adopted on all the bills except
on the bill establishing an Insane Asylum
which was laid upon the table.