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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Friday Afternoon, Jan. 6.
The Senate Bill No. 29, making an ap
propriation for the per diem and mileage of
members of the Legislature, having been
reconsidered after its final passage, was
taken np.
Mr. SECOMBE offered the following
amendment to Senate Bill No. 29:
I move to amend the first section by inserting
between the word “ appropriated ’ and the
word “for,” in said section, the following
words, viz: “out of the first money in the Trea
sury after special appropriation of December
14,1869.”
Which amendment was agreed to, and
being read a second and third times, the bill
as amended was put upon its passage.
The first section, as amended by Mr. Se
combe, reads as follows:
Section 1. That the sum of $25,000, or so
much thereof as may be necessary, be and the
same is hereby appropriated out of the firßt
money in the Treasury after the special appro
priation of December 14, 1859, for the payment
of per diem, mileage and stationery of the
members and officers of the present Legislature.
Mr. SECOMBE spoke in favor of the
amendment, and argued that the members of
the House owed it to themselves to adopt
it.
A call of the House was ordered, and a
motion to suspend the call being lost, Mr.
Secombe moved to reconsider the vote,
which was agreed to, and then the motion
to suspend proceeding under the call was
carried.
Mr. MORRISON moved to reconsider
the vote by which the amendment of Mr.
Secombe was adopted; which motion was
lost.
Mr. ROBERTSON opposed the bill.
He said he was not present when Mr. Sec
ombe’s amendment was adopted, and had
not then an opportunity to vote against it.
He considered any such legislation as
that proposed would be disgraceful to the
Legislature, and expose its members to the
merited contempt of the people, and all hon
est right minded men. That it was in the
extreme dishonorable and mean for the
members of the Legislature to take advan
tage of their power to seize upon all the
money that might come into the treasury,
excluding, until they themselves were paid,
all other creditors of the State. But from
what be had already witnessed in the ac
tion of the Republican majority of the
House, he would not be surprised at any
thing they might do, to accomplish partizan
or selfish purposes. But as he desired to
preserve tte Legislature, notwithstanding
the Republicans were in so large a majority,
from dishonor, and to save the credit of the
State from depreciation, he hoped that the
bill, unless its objectionable features were
stricken out, wou;d be defeated. He pro
ceeded to show the one effect of the bill
woo'd probably be to prevent the payment
of the July interest, on the $250,000 State
debt, winch ii - regard-.d as a sacr- d obli
gation, to which every other e'aim should
yie d the piect dei ct.
Mr. SECOMBE timught that theiv was
no reason why the interest on the State
debt wis entitled to such consideration as
bad been claimed .or it. and defended the
bill in it* present shape
After some further debate the question
was taken on the fiuai passage of the bid as
amended, and the vote was yeas 34, Days
27, a constitutional ru >jority not voting for
the bill it was lost. The vote was as fol
lows :
Yeas.— Messrs. Aaker, Abraham. Anderson,
Armstrong. Arnold. Baldwin. Beatty. Bixler,
Burnham, Butler, Caskie, Chadderdon. Clearly,
Cleaveland. Greene ot Olmstead, Greene of
Steele, Hayes. Johnson. Lang worthy, Letford,
Mann, Mantor. McDonough, Olds, Renz. Roy,
Sawyer, Secombe, Shuitis, Stevens. Stoek
Temanson, Vaa Vorhes, and Wilkins. —34.
Nays.— Messrs. Brooks. Coe. Donohue, Gar
rard, Hulett, Kinkead Knox, Meighan, Mitchell
Morrison,Nettleton,Robertson, Sanborn, Sheaf
er, Sherwood, Stearns, Stephenson, Stewart,
Taylor, Tollman, Trow, H. Walker, Orange
Walker, White, YVilley, and Mr. Speaker.—27.
The House then adjourned.
Saturday, January 7, 1860.
The Senate was called to order by the
President.
After prayer by the Chaplain, the Jour
nal was read and approved. The reading
aDd correcting took nearly an hour.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Mr. KING : To regulate the rate of
interest on goods or things in action.
By Mr. STEWART: Joint resolutions
for printing mortgages, trust deeds, &c., of
the land grant railroad companies.
By Mr. ANDREWS: A memorial to
Congress for the occupation of Fort Aber
crombie:
To the President of the United States:
The Memorial of the Legislature of Minne
sota respectfully represents that the occupa
tion of Fort Abercrombie at Graham’s Point,
by a suitable military force is necessary for the
protection of settlers in the valley of the Red
River of the North.
The establishment of a post at Graham’s
Point by the name of Port Abercrombie, in
1858, appeared to have been the result of ma
tnre deliberation and in view of official reports
based on repeated explorations. Its location
was known to be in the midst of a frontier
which divides the Chippewa and Sioux tribes
of Indians, and which was frequently traversed
by war parties of either tribe. Citizens of the
United States, native born and adopted, had
lawfully advanced into the fertile and inviting
valley of the Bed River in the belief that their
lives and property would be secure. Many
serious losses of property were suffered by
same of those settlers previous to the establish
ment of Fort Abercrombie; and the important
travel to and from St. Joseph (on the Pembina
river) and Hudson’s Bay Territory, was con
siderably obstructed by Indian depredations.
The establishment of that post appeared to af
ford valuable security to settlers, as well as to
travel and the transportation of goods, and en
couraged many more settlero to advance into
the Red River valley with their families and
their property. But the partial, and subse
quently total abandonment of that post has
left the settlers exposed to frequent trespasses
by the Indians, snch as the distruction and
larceny of stock, and also to annoying intimi
dations, and to personal violence. In the ab
sence of military force at that post many of
the settlers are now npwards of one hundred
and twenty miles from any means of military
protection.
While it is not doubted that the actnal ser
vice of the State militia, if required to suppress
Indian depredations, would constitute a valid
claim upon Congress for reimbursement to the
State, it has, however, been shown in several
instances that economy can be better promo
ted by defending the frontier with the military
force of the United States.
The immediate occupation of Fort Aber
crombie by a company of Dragoons, or other
suitable force, will operate alike as seasonable
justice and economy. If a force is maintained
there for a few years sufficient to protect the
settlers in that neighborhood, it may be rea
sonably expected that the frontier extending
even below that point will then have beo ome
so generally occupied as to reader it safe to
dispense with the post altogether.
By the consent of Congress considerable
money has already been expended in improve
ments on the site of Fort Abercrombie, and in
the survey of a large body of the public lands
in its vicinity. Bat as long as there is no pro
tection to the settlers, these outlays will have
been fruitless, and the public lands so surveyed
may for years remain unoccupied.
wherefore, your memorialists respectfully,
bnt earnestly request that Fort Abercrombie
may be immediately garrisoned with a suffi
cient military force.
FILLMORE COUNTY CASE.
The President appointed as the Special
committee on the Fillmore county case,
Messrs. Cowan, Stannard, Averill, Hall,
and Frost.
REPORT,
A report was received from Aaron Good
rich, one of the commissioners appointed
to revise or compile the laws, &c.
Mr. ROBINSON objected to the reading
of the report on the grounds, (if his reccol
ection of the matter was correct) that the
commissioners appointed had already per
formed their duty ; that a majority report
had been presented and accepted by a former
Legislature from said Commissioners, and
that the same had been discharged. He did
not know what right the present Legislature
had to receive and act upon the report of
the minority of said commissioners.
The President overruled the objections,
and the report was read at length. The
eport was laid on the table.
BILLS PASSED.
An act to amend an “ Act entitled an
Act to establish and define the ; boundaries of
certain counties.” Introduced by Mr. Tay
lor.
An Act to amend section sixth of an
“ Act regulating the recording of convey
ances affecting Real Estate.” Introduced
by Mr. Bishop.
After some time spent in Committee of
the Whole the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The House met at the usual hour, and
was opened with prayer by the Chaplain.
A REPORT FROM AARON GOODRICH.
Judge Goodrich, one of the Code Com
missioners appointed by the Legislature,
submitted a report, obedient to a resolution
of the Legislature of 1858. The substance
of the report was, that he had been engaged
for twelve mooths upon a compilation of the
General Laws ; aud an argument in favor of
the Legislature adopting the Common Law
System. The report was laid on the table
for the present.
ANOTHER GAG PROPOSED.
Mr. CLEVELAND moved so to amend
the* rules that it would require fifteen mem
bers, instead of five, as now, to demand a
cuil and record of the yeas and nays on
questions, aud made some remarks statiut
tl at bis object was to prevent the minority
taking up the time of the House in calling
for the yeas mid nays.
Mr. ROBERTSON suggested that this
“magnanimous” Republican majority, should
proceed directly and enact a rule that no
Democrat, being nectssaiily a white man,
had any rights in this House, which a Black
Republican was bound to respect. He was
not surprised that the majority should feel
annoyed by some votes they had given,
which the minority had compelled them to
put on record, or that the presence of a
small Democratic minority is so very offen
sive to them. They had already expelled
three members because they were Demo
crats, reducing the number —
Before Mr. Robertsou had concluded the
sentence, the Speaker (Mr. Acker acting
temporarily in that capacity,) called Mr.
Robertson to order, aud said that such lan
guage was out of order, aud would not be
allowed.
Mr. ROBERTSON asked if he would
be allowed to proceed.
The Speaker (Mr. Acker) said not if he
used such language towards a majority uf
the House.
Mr. ROBERTSON said he was not sure
what language against the action of the
Republican majority would be in order, in
this place, but he desired to say that he
should judge from what had already trans
pired in the House, that the majority would
vote only in accordance, as they supposed,
with their party interests, and the commauds
of their political caucus.
The Speaker (Mr. Acker in the chair)
again called Mr. Robertson to order, and
commanded him to take his seat. Mr. Ro
bertson then took his seat accordingly.
Mr. COGGSWELL (the Speaker then
on the floor,) considered that the direct ob
ject of the proposed amendment, was to in
vade the rights of the minority, who could
rarely have the necessary number of mem
bers present, under the proposed amend
ment, to demand a call of the yeas and nays.
He considered the proposed amendment ex
ceedingly unjust.
Mr. MORRISON (Republican) replied
to the remarks of Mr. Cleveland, and said
that the minority had not abused the priv
ilege of calling for the yeas and nays, and
he was not in favor of gagging them by any
such rule as that proposed.
Mr. ABBOTT said he wanted to put a
gag on the minority, and stop their interfer
ing with the business of the House.
Mr. PURDY (Republican) said he did
not want to gag the Democratic members,
and was opposed to the proposed rule.
The question was then taken on the pro
posed rule. Mr. Robertson demanded the
yeas and nays, which resulted as follows:
yeas 34, nays 35, (all the yeas being Re
publicans.)
BACKING AND CHANGING.
The House having previously passed the
Senate Bill for an appropriation of $25,000,
reconsidered their action, and the bill
was again referred to the Committee of the
Whole, and amended.
ANOTHER PKRDIBM BILL.
The Special Committee to whom the sub
ject was referred, reported a bill providing
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THE WEEKLY PIONEER AND DEMOCRAT.
for the per diem and mileage of members
and officers of the Legislature, and the rales
being suspended the bill was read a second
time, and referred to the Committee of the
Whole, and by that committee amended, and
recommended for passage.
The House then took a recess.
Afternoon Session.
ANOTHER BILL TO PROVIDE FOR THE PAY OF
MEMBERB OF THE LEOISLATUBE.
The bill presented by Mr. Stearns (Rep.)
was before the Committee. Various amend
ments were considered, and a considerable
time spent thereon.
Mr. ROBERTSON said he rose to op
pose all this sort of legislation. He was
ashamed of it—sick of it, and hoped that
the committee would rise aud recommend
the indefinite postponement of the whole
subject. Here (said Mr. R.) is a majority
representing a party claiming a special re
gard for the public interests, and an invin
cible resolution to guard the State treasury,
and now, during this whole session, their
great purpose seems to have been to devise
and pass a bill that would enable them to
grab the first money coming into the trea
sury, to the exclusion of all others. After
all they have said, this was the great mea
sure of the session.
They come here with professions of re
trenchment and reform, which they illus
trate by advocating the reduction of tLe
salaries of other officers, while they not only
refuse to reduce their own pay, but demand
some advantage in the kind of pay they
shall receive over all other creditors of the
State. In this design they have been re
peatedly thwarted by the watchfulness and
vigilance of the minority, to revenge which
the most zealous in the scheme have at
tempted to pass a rule to prevent the minor
ity calling for the yeas and nays.
You have spend days over various bills,
all designed to secure to members of the
Legislature some special and unfair advan
tages over other creditors of the State—to
take care, as you avow, of yourselves, and so
far as other officers of the State are con
cerned, to “ let the devil take the hindmost.”
This is the way you Republicans reform
and economise, and because members of the
minority have opposed and exposed you in
this your great measure of the session, you
accuse them of preventing business, and
wasting time, and a large majority of your
party in this House, wish therefore to make
rules to gag them down.
You have already cost the State thous
ands of dollars. You first tried to pas 3 a
bill giving to members of the Legislature
only interest on certificates, and have intro
duced several bills having the same object,
and then yesterday the leader of your party
in the House (Mr. Secombe) brought for
ward an amendment to enable you alone to
grab the first money received into the treasu
ry. Defeated in this, for want of a two-third
majority, as required by the Constitution,
the same gentleman (Mr. Secombe) brings
in this morning, another bill to make war
rants payable for taxes until the first of
June next, and not thereafter; which would
raise the value of warrants paid you, and
after June Ist, depreciate the value of all
warrants paid other officers and creditors of
the State. He hoped that all such bills
would be defeated, and that a bill putting
all the creditors of the State on the same
footing, and that an ordinary appropriation
bill, to provide for the pay of members
would be passed, atd thus relieve the House
from the further consideration of the subject.
Mr. STEARNS (Repub.) advocated the
bill, and thought that it was a Christian
duty for the members to secure their own
pay, which they needed.
Mr. MITCHELL proposed a substitute
being the same as the act for the relief of
the creditors of the State, passed January
29,1858, providing for the issue of State
Scrip, similar to the lithographed scrip of
that year, and to bear an interest of seven
per cent.
The substitute was agreed to, after being
amended so as to make the certificate al
ready issued valid fortaxes.
The committee reported the bill for pas
sage.
The House concurred in the report.
Mr. SAWYER moved that the bill
before the House be taken as the engrossed
bill.
The bill was then put upon its final
passage, tbe rules having been suspended in
ihe morning to allow it to be read the three
times in one day.
The bill was then passed by yeas 62, noes
4 —Messrs. Laugwortby, Donohue, Ste
phensou aud Willey voting no.
THE APPROPRIATION BILL
The House then took up S. F. No. 29.
And on motion of Mr. SANBORN, Mr.
Secombe’s amendment, giving the preference
of payment to Legislative certificates over
all other State indebtedness, was struck out,
and the bill passed, after striking out sec
tion two, by a vote ol yeas 61, nays 3.
THROUGH IN TWELVE MINUTES.
A bill to provide for the compensation of
members and officers of the Legislature, was
introduced by Mr. Stearns on leave of the
House, and was read a first time.
Mr. SANBORN moved to suspend the
rules, so that the bill should be read a sec
ond and third time, which was agreed to.
and the bill read a second time.
Mr. STEARNS moved that the bill be
read a third time and put upon its final
passage, which was agreed to and the bill
passed by yeas 48, nays 9, as follows :
Yeas —Messrs. Anderson, Armstrong, Arnold
Austin, Brooks, Butler, Caskie, Chadderdon.
Clearley, Cleaveland, Coe, Garrard, Greene of
Steele, Hayes, Hulett, Hunt, Johnson, Knox,
Langworthy, Letford, Mantor, McDonough,
Meighan, Mitchell, Mtsch, Morrison, Nettleton,
Pfander, Purdie, Renz, Sanborn, Sawyer,
Shrewsbury, Shuitis, Skillman, Stearns, Stew
art, Stoek, Taylor, Temanson, Thayer, Trow,
Van Vorhes, H. Walker, Orange Walker, Web
ster, White and Mr. Speaker.—4B.
Nays.— Messrs. Donohue, Olds, Rehfeld,
Sherwood, Shriner, Stephenson, Sweet, Willey,
Wilkins.—9.
The House then ajourued.
SENATE.
The Senate was called to order by the
President. Prayer by Rev. John D. Pope
LETTERS, PETITIONS, ETC.
Mr. CLARK, of Lake county, presented
a letter from James S. Ritchie, Esq., Sec
retary of the Lake Superior Agricultural
society, showing, among other things, the
amount of supplies for the Lake Superior
mines, which passed through the South Ste.
Maine Canal in the month of October, 1859,
viz: 5,742 barrels of flour, 11,836 bushels
of corn and oats, 225 tons of ground feed,
1,034 barrels of beef, 1,099 barrels of pork,
44,000 pounds of butter, 14,148 pounds of
cheese, 508 head of cattle, 1,593 bushels
of vegetables. Letter referred to the Com
mittee on Agriculture and Manufacture.
By Mr. M’LAREN : To amend certain
acts in relation to Probate Courts.
By Mr. KING : An act to provide for
the collection and publication of statistics.
By Mr. ADAMS : That the Secretary
of State be requested to furnish the mem
bers of the Senate with the second volume
of the Supreme Court Reports. Adopted.
The Senate went into Committee of the
Whole for the consideration of various bills,
Mr. M’Lareu, of Goodhue, in the chair.
After some time spent therein, the commit
tee rose, and the Senate concurred in the
action of the committee.
The Senate then adjourned.
The House met at the usual hour, aDd
was opened with prayer by the Chaplain.
THE LAKE SHORE CONTESTED ELECTION CASE.
The Election Committee made two re
ports on the contested case of Wm. Nettle
ton, by Robert E. Jefferson. The majority
reported that the case of Mr. Jefferson was
not made out, and no per diem or mileage
be allowed to Mr. Jefferson in contesting.
The minority report found the same facts,
but recommended an appropriation for
mileage and per diem to Mr. Jefferson, the
contestant.
The majority report was then adopted,
and Mr. Jefferson was allowed to pay his
own expenses.
Mr. STEPHENSON offered the fol
lowing resolution :
Resolved, That the name of the member
calling for the yeas and nays be entered upon
the Journal.
Mr. ROBERTSON said he hope tnat
the resolution would pass. An effort has
been made by a majority of the Republicans
of this House to deprive the minority of the
privilege of calling for the yeas and nays
And in support of such a rule it has been
urged that the minority have abused that
right. He considered it eminently proper
that the name of the member calling for the
yeas and nays should be entered upon the
Journal, so that the people could see and
know who is it that abuses this privilege.
Had such been heretofore the rule of the
House, recording the names of the members
of the minority who have called for the yeas
and nays, so offensively to the majority with
the questions upon which such yeas and
nays have been called, he apprehended that
a majority of the Opposition would appear
before the people in a most odious and dis
agreeable attitude.
The resolution was adopted,
AFTER THE INCIDENTAL PRINTER.
Mr. STEWART offered a resolution
that the printed copies of Auditor’s Report,
(printed by the Minnesotian and 7 imes,) be
rejected, on account of the numerous typo
graohical mistakes in the printing.
The resolution was referred to the Com
mittee on Printing.
Mr. ANDERSON introduced a bill
amending the present militia law, respect
ing Brigade Inspectors.
Mr. SANBORN introduced a general
incorporation act for Church and Religious
corporations.
Mr. SANBORN introduced a bill to
suspend the operations of the act passed at
the first session, authorizing the formation
of State Normal Schools.
Mr. SAWYER, from the Select Com
mittee of Inquiry reported in favor of the
bill of J. H. Filch, for seals, as per agree
ment with the Governor.
AMENDMENT TO THE RAILROAD AMENDMENT
OF THE CONSTITUTION.
Mr. COGGSWELL submitted a bill tor
amendment to section 10, article 9 of the
Constitution. The amendment provides
that the credit of the State shall never be
given, except to companies, to build rail
roads, first from La Crescent via Target
Lake to Chatfield, and from thence via
Rochester and St. Peter to Mankato; 2d,
from some point on the aforesaid road, in
the county of Steele, via Faribault, Mendo
ta. aud Minneapolis to Anoka. When the
cars shall be running on 20 miles of either
of said roads, the company so completing
the same shall receive—
-Ist. All the lands which this State now
have, or may hereafter acquire, for the pur
pose of aiding in the construction of rail
roads in this State, and which can be made
to apply in aid ot the aforesaid lines of
railroad.
2d. The bonds of this State to the amount
of $200,000, provided that the companies so
receiving said bonds shall deliver to the
Governor for cancellation a like amount of
the present railroad bonds. Companies
accepting the provisions of this amendment,
to pay in 5 per centum of their gross earn
ings in lieu of all taxation. Holders ol old
railroad bonds may, within one year, de
posit their bonds, and receive from the Gov
ernor, in full satisfaction thereof, bonds of
the State to the amount of 25 per centum
of the principal of the bond. And when
any $200,000 of the bonds shall be so can
celled, $150,000 may be issued to the com
panies for the completion of any other
twenty miles of the aforesaid roads. Hold
ers of bonds, showing satisfactory proof that
the bonds had been received in payment of
goods &c. furnished to contractors while en
gaged on the roads, may receive from the
Governor new bonds, equal in value to the
goods so furnished, with 7 per cent, interest..
The bonds to be issued for railroad purposes
are made payable in 25 years, and bear 6
per cent, interest.
Monday, Jan. 9.
S. F. No. 22, a Memorial to the Presi-
r
BILLS INTRODUCED,
RESOLUTIONS.
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE,
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Monday, Jun. 9.
TO BE PUT ON RECORD.
MISCELLANEOUS
FINAL PASSAGE OF BILLS.
dent in reference to Light Houses on Lake
Superior.
S. F. No. 27, a Bill to attach the county
of Todd to Morrison county for judicial
purposes.
H. F. No. 70, a Bill providing for the
relocation of the State Road from La Crosse
to Mankato, over about three miles of a
swamp.
H. F. No. 60, a Memorial to the Presi
dent concerning the Sioux Reservation in
Brown county, and to protect citizens from
vagabond Indians.
RESOLUTION FOR THE PROTECTION OF FREE
WHITE PEOPLE.
Mr. ROBERTSON then introduced the
following preamble and resolution :
Whereat, Minnesota is, and of right ought to
be, a commonwealth of free white men; and
Whereat , lt'is the first duty of every govern
ment to care for and protect its own people in
preference to naturally uncongenial hostile
races; and
Whereas, From well known causes the uni
versal expulsion of free negroes and mulattoes
from the slave States has commenced in earn
est, those of the Mississippi valley being now
engaged in perfecting more thorough measures
for that purpose than have ever before ex
isted ; and
IVhereas, also, The States of Illinois and
Indiana have laws and regulations to discour
age the immigration of free negroes and mu
lattoes thereto, particularly exposing the States
of Mississippi, lowa, Wisconsin, and Minnesota
to the influx of increasing numbers of that
class of people, thereby making the prompt
and efficient protection of our own citizens
from this “Impending Crisis” of the North, an
important duty, the performance of which this
Legislature ought not to shirk or evade.
Because, Ist—The white people of Minneso
ta cannot live on a basis of political or social
equality with negroes and mulattoes without
violating the laws of nature, and producing
conflict, degradation and ruin ; and
Because, 2d—lt has been demonstrated by
the experience of all Northern States of this
Union, that free negroes when brought into
competition with the white race, must, as a
general rule, soon sink into a miserable condi
tion of pauperism and crime, from which all
the efforts of our most sincere philanthropists
cannot save them, so that the presence of such
population in our midst, would not be much, if
any, less tolerable to thrifty citizens than that
of roving bands of vagabonds and Indians;
and
Because, 3d—ln consequence of the conveni*
ent and easy transit of expelled negroes and
mulattoes from the South to our river towns
and settlements, they will probably soon begin
to flood thereto in large numbers, which would
not only expose our citizens to grievous annoy
ances, but also impose heavy expenses upon
our counties and municipalities which ought to
be spared for the succor of the infirm aud in
digent of our own race; and
Because, 4th—Such an influx of negroes and
mulattoes will increase the competition of our
own laboring poor, which, while it will for a
time injure dependent white men, must end in
the destruction of the negro and mulatto,
thereby at first inflicting serious injury upon a
class of citizens entitled to our fullest protec
tion from all such degrading rivalry; therefore,
Resolved, That the Judicial Committee he
instructed to report without delay a bill to this
House, which shall contain effective provisions
to prevent the immigration of all negroes and
mulattoes, except such as give ample security
for their good behavior, and that they will
not become a public charge as paupers; and
also to provide for a registration of negroes
and mulattoes, now living in the State, and
permitting them and their children to remain
without becoming subject to conditions im
posed upon those of their race who may come
into the State after the passage of the proposed
act.
Mr. MORRISON (Repub.) moved that
the resolution should be so amended,that such
a bill should be reported by the Judiciary
Committee if they deemed the same expedi
ent.
Mr. BALDWIN (Repub.) moved that
the resolution be indefinitely postponed.
Upon which, Mr. ROBERTSON de
manded the yeas and nays, which resulted
yeas 57, nays 14, as follows:
Yeas— Aaker, Abbott, Abraham, Anderson,
Armstrong. Arnold, Austin, Baldwin, Bixler,
Eurnham, Butler, Caskie, Cleveland, Coe, Day
ton, Donohue, Fox, Garrard, Greene of Olm
sted, Greene of Steele, Hayes, Hulett, Hunt,
Johnson, Knox, Langworthy, Leavens, Let
ford, Mason, Mantor. McDonough, Meighan,
Mitchell, Morrison, Olds, Ozman, Pfaender,
Purdie, Roy. Sanborn, Sawyer. Secombe, Sher
wood. Skillman, Stearns, Stewart, Stoek. Tay
lor. Temanson, Thayer, Trow, H. Walker, O.
Walker, Watson, Webster, White, and Speak
er.—s 7.
Nays —Beatty, Chadderton, Clearly, Dono
hue, Kinkead, Mitsch Nettleton, Rehfeld, Ro
bertson, Sheafer, Shriner, Stephenson, Sweet,
and Willey—l 4.
All the yeas except two Republicans;
all the nays Democrats.
So the preamble and resolution were in
definitely postponed.
AFTERNOON SESSION,
The Afternoon Session of the House, was
taken up in Committee of the Whole, in the
consideration of H. F. No 20, a bill rela
ting to costs in civil actions, and S. F. No.
2, a bill to regulate the traffic in spirituous
liquors.
SENATE
Tuesday, Jan. 10.
The Senate was called to order by the
President.
PETITIONS, ETC,
Mr. F. E. BALDWIN presented a re
monstrance from the citizens of Sherburne
county, against granting the prayer of a
petition from other citizens of said county
for the alteration of a State Road. Re
ferred to the Committee on Roads and
Bridges.
By Mr. BISHOP : From citizens of
Hennepin county, relating to the terms of
the District Court. Referred to the dele
gation from Hennepin county.
STANDING RULES.
Mr. STANNARD, from the Special
Committee, made a report containing a set
of rules for the government of the Senate,
which, after amendment, were adopted, as
the permanent rules of the Senate, and one
hundred copies ordered to bs printed.
THE PUBLIC STATUTES.
The resolution providing providing for
the appointment of a committee to enquire
into the compilation and publication of the
public Statutes, &c., offered by Mr. Hodges
yesterday, coming up, it was adopted, and
Messrs. Hodges, Stevens, and Kennedy,
were appointed such committee.
BILLS INTRODTCED.
By Mr. ROGERS : To provide for the
location of a State road from High Forest
in Olmsted county to Freeborn county.
The following bills originating in the
House were introduced :
To provide lor the compensation of the
officers aud members of the Legislature.
An act for the relief of the creditors of
the State.
Joint resolution for an increase of mail
service on routes 13,504 and 13,578—the
first to Rochester, Mantorville, Owatonna.
Cleveland and St. Peter; the second to
supply the post offices at Preston, Chatfield,
Rochester, Wabashaw, Red Wing and
Hastings with a tri-weekly mail, and that
the mail service on route 135,539 from Far- I
ibault to Owatonna, be increased from three !
to six times a week.
BILLS PASSED.
A memorial to Congress for a mail
route in Fillmore and Mower counties.
An act concerning contempts.
An act to provide against corrupt legisla
tion.
A RECESS PROPOSED.
Mr. EVANS proposed that the Senate
take a recess, and meet afterward at 3 o’clock
for an afternoon session.
A long discussion arose upon the question
whether Mr. Evans’ proposition was a
resolution, which would lie over under the
rules, or a motion, or au order, and the
subject was finally laid on the tacle.
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
The Senate went into Committee of the
Whole, Mr. Andrews in the chair.
The buncombe bill introduced by Mr.
McLaren, for the location of a State Prison
at Red Wing, in Goodhue county, was re
considered.
Mr. PETTIT moved that wherever Red
Wing occurs that Owatonna be substituted,
which by the seventh section all expenses
would be paid by the citizens of Red
Wing.
Another Senator moved that wherever
Red occurs, that the word Crow be substi
tuted.
Mr. M’LAREN asked the Senate not
to kill the bill by the amendments proposed.
Mr. BALDWIN moved that before the
word “ Crow,” to insert the word “ Black.”
Mr. BOBINSON moved that when the
Committee rise, the bill be referred to the
Warden of the Penitentiary.
Mr. HEATON moved that it be re
ferred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
The bill after a few more amendments,
and motions of like character, was referred
to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
The joint resolutions of Minnesota rela
tive to the disunion sentiment of the present
Democratic members of Congres, and the
sentiment of this State upon the Union,
were recommended to be referred to the
Committee on Federal Relations.
The recommendntions of the Committee
of the Whole were concurred in, and the .
, Senate tbeu adjourned. *
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES:
Tuesday, Jan. I'.
The House met at the usual hour, and
was opened with prayer by the Chaplain.
Mr. SECOMBE presented a memorial
from the Board of Supervisors of Hennepin
County, in refbreuce to School Lands.
Also, from the Board of Agriculture
of the Lake Shore counties for State aid.
Referred to appropriate committaes.
The bill for the destruction of blackbirds,
was recommended by the Committee on
Agriculture for passage.
Mr. STEARNS introduced a bill to
punish interference with civil or criminal
process; and a bill to punish breaches of
the peace.
Mr. JOHNSON introduced a bill amend
ing the law fixing the terms of the District
Courts.
FINAL PASSAGE OF BILLS.
An act to locate a State Road from Min
neiska to Beaver.
Also, an amendment to the act providing
for a State Road from St. Cloud to Breck
inridge.
A bill to relocate a State Road from
Winnebago to St. Joseph. Lost on final
passage ; afterwards reconsidered, and laid
on the table.
An act to legalize the re-survey of the !
town of New Ulm.
IN COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE,
H. F. No. 40, an act to regulate the fees
of Sheriff, was considered in Committee of
the Whole, until the hour of recess, and then
referred to the Committee on Retrenchment
and Reform.
The House then adjourned for the day.
Jefferson vs. Nettleton.
Mr. Marvin, of St. Paul, arrived here by the
stage on Saturday night last, and on Tuesday
proceeded to Duluth, to take testimony in re
lation to the right of Mr. Jefferson to occupy
the seat in the Minnesota House of Representa
tives, now held by Mr. Nettleton. The only
question at issue in this matter was as to
whether Mr. N. was a resident of Minnesota or
Wisconsin. Mr. Jefferson set up that, his oppo
nent was a resident of Superior, and attempts
to prove it by witnesses both here and on the
north shore; in this he has utterly failed,
his own witnesses having testified against him.
We did not expect any other result, for we do !
not believe that a man can be found in tin's
neighborhood, who would swear that Mr. N.
did not reside in Minnesota.
The general impression here is, that Jefferson
never for one moment entertained the idea
that he could oust Mr. N. on any such grounds,
or that he had any righta in the matter, and
that he merely made the attempt in order to
draw the mileage and per diem, generally al
lowed in such casea. Now, if the Republicans
in the Minnesota Legislature are sincere in
their professions of retrenchment and reform,
they have a fine opportunity to illustrate
them by refusing to him the mileage and per
diem. Superior Chronicle.
The Legislature seem to have entertained
the opinion advanced by the Chronicle, as
to the contestant’s motive in endeavoring
to displace Mr. Nettleton. He got neither
mileage or per diem.
The recent census taken in Ohio, amoDg
other statistics, gives 290,901 carriages,
valued at $10,246,043; 83,682 watches,
$1,661,758; 8,252 pianos, $1,103,195.
Assuming that that State represents now,
as ft did in 1850, one-teDth of the white
population of the whole country, and that in
regard to such articles it is a fair criterion
of the other States, the aggregate value in
the United States would be $130,208,000,
viz: 2,909,000 carriages, $102,460,000;
836,000 watches, $16,617,000; 82,000
pianos, $11,030,000. Manufacturers esti
mate that at least $5,000,000 worth of gold
aDd silver is annually used in the manufac
ture of jewelry, plate, &c., in this country.

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