The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-01-27
LEGISLATURES OF MINNESOTA
SEVENTH SESSION.
CoONrNUKD FROM SEVENTH PAGE.
SENATE.

SENATE.
FRIDAY, Jan. 20. 1865.
NAVIGATION OF THE MINNEsOTA.
Mr.. BAXTER, from the Committee on Ju-
dietary, reported in favor of the passage of the
bill for the improvement of navigation on the
Minnesota.
BILLS PASSED.
A bill providing for the improvement Of the
navigation of the Minnesota river. Read the
Mr.. THATCHER moved that the bill be re-
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
Mr.. PORTER said it had already been re-
ferred to two committees and also to the Com
mittee of the Whole.
Mr.. BAXTER said if any benefit was to be
derived from the bill 1t needed to be passed
without delay as the work contemplated must
be done upon the ice.
Mr.. TEACHER said he was ready to vote
against the bill and take the responsibility of
it if its friends insisted on the vote being taken
now, but as the estimates for the year had been
made and this contained quite large appro-
priation, he was in favor Of the reference.
There were other rivers which needed i'm
provement as we'll as the Minnesota.
The vote being taken on Mr.. TEACHERS
The bill was then passed by vote of 16 yeas
to 4 nays.
A bill to prevent and punish interference
with workmeR. IL yeas nays.
A bill to amend the act Incorporating the
town of st. Cloud. No votes in the negative.
CLAIMS.
Mr.. NICOLS from the Committee on Claims
reported in favor of the claims of e. P. Evans
for expenses incurred in Blue Earth county
during the Indian war, amounting to $733.96.
Also in favor Of the allowance of the claim
of James Hughes.
Also that the claim of B. A. Froiseth be not
allowed.
The report was adopted.
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA &. r.
Mr.. RICE from the Commute on Railroads
reported back the bill granting Swamp Lands
to the Southern Minnesota Railroad, to aid in
the construction of branch Road westwardly
through the southern counties Of the State,
with amendments, and recommended the pas
sage of the bill as amended.
Mr.. CAMERON moved to amend the report
by inserting after the eighteenth line the words
"provided, that the Southern Minnesota Rail-
road Company shall commence the oonstruc-
ton of its road on the west bank of the Missis-
sippi River at La Crescent, and construct it up
on the present located line as now graded and
bridged up the Root River Valley"
Mr.. MILLER moved that the bill with the
amendments be referred to the Committee of
the Whole. Carried.
MI. CAMERON moved that the Senate go
into Committee of the Whole to consider this
bill. Carried.
LAKE SUPERIOR RAILROAD.
The House resolution in regard to the Lake
Superior Railroad was called up. Resolution
in PIONEER of Sunday.
Mr.. NICOLS moved to strike out the first
part of the resolution and insert the following
RESOLVED, That the Supreme Court be author
lied and they are hereby respectfully requested
to furnish the Senate with their opinion upon
ha no
persons named in the Legislative Assembly of
the Territory of Minnesota, entitled bill for
an act to incorporate the Nebraska and Lake
Superior Railroad Company, approved May
Sd, 1857, ever became legally constituted cor
pOration.
: The resolution as amended was adopted, and
the Senate adjourned until Monday.