The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-02-17

S5 the s, Southern 1ssa Minnesota Railroad came up
Mr.. sHILLOCK moved to recomm;t fl. SIT,
70 the committee of the Whole. Carried 'ni
conrrTEK oF,rHr WHOLE
The Senate went into cor.,.,...
tSs ao oha,. 70 consider the above BILL MI Rice in
ns NJ 5! SA .se'Iso the following amend,
aroMaed sag company shall commence tho
cOnstlucuon OF the Southern Minnesoto Dali siG
loaa, az tne eastern terminus of the n,asent
sa.ioa! Staoe on the west bank of the M;sI
> e, nS ppnstr,,ot =. tne village of La Crescent
provisions of the Congressional IonS wi H the
approved March Sd, 1887. A~Auo drant,
Mr.. Camerons amendment w.s H..
of for to against. ""e iost oy avote
ment: p. aneno-
Provided, That the lands which are bere,v
granted, ana al lands which have been hereto.
like other lands in the State, to be taToS ~
as the same are sold or convened. or cor.a - .ass
to be sold or are leased by said comnsnn
Provided, however, That no mortoaca - ..
deed executed by said company upon ss;d , sus.
shall De construed as sale conveyance ~ con
tract OF sale thereof, so as to subject the ssTns
70 taxation unless title is obtained to such
lands upon foreclosure OF said morteape.
Mr.. DANIELS moved to amend ths almond
ment by adding the following:
"Prou'ded, further, That all lands granted
to said company by this State shall be snh;sct
to taxation as lands of individuals of the Ststs
are taxed on and after the expiration of five
years after the same are certified and convey.
Cd to said company by the Governor Of this
On the vote being taken on Mr. Daniels,
amendment. it was lost.
Mr.. MckUSICK offered the following
adopted: A ""'
.Provided, That all lands hereby conveved
shall be taxable in five years from the time sa;d
raur0ad snail be entitled to the same, whether
SAID lands shall have been conveyed by said
railroad company or not"
Inc amendment offered by Mr.. Miller. as
amended by Mr.. McKusick, was then adontad
MI. NUTTING offered the following amend.
ment: '-'-0''
PTorsded. That before said company shall
draw any lands from the State. under the nro.
visions OF this act, it shall construct and fully
complete IN good and substantial manner. a
railroad from the west bank Of the Mississippi
River, at the village of La Crescent to Hokah.
1857. 'n 'u'
Mr.. LOWELL offered the following amend.
ment to Mr.. Nutting's amendment:
Prorsded, That the Company shall commence
laying their iron at any point upon the pres
Prouided further, That when the said compa-
ny snail construct their road to the Mississippi,
Crescent.
Debate again ensued, Messrs. Nutting, Miller
and Cameron participating.
Mr.: Lowells amendment to the amendment
was then lost
Mr.. MILLER offered the following as a sub
stitute for Nh. Nutting's amendment:
Provided, That the said company shall
construct their branch road from the village of
Hokah, up the west bank of the Mississippi
River, by the way of Target Lake to La Ores.
cent in Houston county, according to the con-
ditions and provisions Of the act of Congress of
March Sd, 1857, granting lands to the Terri
tory of Minnesota for railroad purposes"
The substitute offered by Mr.. Miller was
Mr.. NUTTING moved to amend the substi.
tute by adding the following words:
Before they shall be entitled to any of the
swamp lands granted by this act"
This amendment prevailed and the substi-
tute as amended was adopted,
Mr.. MILLER moved that the Committee re-
port the bill back with the amendments, re-
commencing that it be Immediately placed
upon It's hnal passage, as amended. Carried.
PASSAGE OF THE BILL.
The report made by the Committee of the
Whole was adopted. The bill being read the
third time as amended, was finally passed by
the following vote:
Yeas-Messrs. Baxter, Cameron, Lowell,
Langley. McKusick, Miller, Nicols, Nutting,
Porter; Rice, Swift, Sprague, Smith. Thacher
mp Wilson.
Navs-Messrs. George Morrison and Shil-
ock.
THE ANII-sLAvERY AMENDMENT.
A message was received from the House an.
lOuncing that that body adhered to the bill rat
flying the amendment to the Constitution of
he United States which it passed on the 9th
nst., and which the Senate returned on the
[1th with substitute.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
TUESDAY, February IA, 1866.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
BY Dir. GILFILLAN, from the Committee
IN Judiciary FL. +. No. 166, substitute for H.F.
No. la. bill for an act to amend chapter So
If the Compiled Statutes relating to divorces,
Referred to Committee of the Whole.
Also-H. +. No. 167-substitute for H, T.
70. III, q bill for an act to revise, amend and
OheAhuS viz NV w AuCOI pOIdIc Luc OF. f9ul
Water Company approved May 23d 1857, and
revive the corporation thereby. Refereed
o the Committee of the Whole.
BY MIR. SMITH-H. f. No. 16S, a bill for an
ct to facilitate the reorganization of banks in
orparated under the laws of this State into
National Banks. Referred to Committee on
tanks.
BY Mr.. ROGERS-H. F. No. 1853, bill to
emoye the county seat of LIE Sueur county
rom LIE Sueur City to the town of Cleveland.
Referred to Committee on Towns and Counties.
By Mr.. LOCKE-H. T. No. 40, a bill for an
ct to aid the Cannon River improvement Com.
,any in the construction of Slack Wakr Nav.
CATION on the Cannon River and from thence
~ way of Lake Elgin to the Minnesota River
It MankatO. Referred to select Committee
consisting of Messrs. Messrs. ColvilIe, Rogers
md Harrington.
By Mr.. STARK-H. F. No. III, bill for an
act to change the name of certain individuals
herein named. Referred to Committee on
Change of Names.
FIRST READING OF SENATE BILLS.
8. T. No. 58-a bill for an act to amend the
law concerning the execution and acknoV.