The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1849-11-07

Be thou patient, & when the world bears hard
Upon thee, be all these things remembered.
HERMIT.
MINNESOTA LETTERS No. 8.
End Of the Session Of The Legislature,
Gor. Ramsey e. the Veto-Printimg bill
improvement ofAe Upper MissisSip.
pi-Seat Of Governmenl-Ie Temperance
inducements to pool growers in Minne-
sofa.
Wednesday night, Oct. 81.
All is hustle and co(uson--to- morrow
ends the Session Of the Legislature, and
also clog rolling" for few months at
least Last Saturday was the day ap-
pointed and On which three Commission
e:s were elected 10 revise a code of laws
for the Territory. The bill was passed
and the Commissioners chosen, before it
went to his exceIlency, Gov. Ramsey Cor
his 81 gnature. In the bill no time was
stated relative to the performance Of the
duties on the Commission, othe rwise than
they were required 20 report at the next
session of the Assembly. This would al
low them at the rate Of three dollars
day for fourteen months, which the Gov
ernor thought little too strong dose
Tor infant Minnesota &c take, and fearing
evil consequences by checking is growth
Or in other words drawing, in an ex-
horbitant manner upon the finances Of the
Territory, he vetoed the bill. ond it was
retired to the House today. He YVES
willing TO sign bill that would allow the
Commissioners to labor one hundred days
at fair compensation, but he did not fan
cy the grab game-the House sustained
him by vote of siateen to one. There
is some little Crawling on the part Of
few, relative to the veto, but to no pur-
pose. In the first place the Organic Act
forbids any member Of the Legislature
holding any office created, or the emolu-
ments Of which shall have been increased
while he was member. Two members
Of the House were elected on the ground
that the office was not an office, because
they wanted the Offices. In the next place
the bill was faulty; and in The third place
the Governor did no, sign it and was per-
fectlv right in vetoing the bill. Had the
bill provided for the choice Of Commits
sioners, not members Of the Legislature,
to be employed a certain length Of time,
all would have been well; but although
competent men were available, yet self.
ishness caused the peculiar construction
Of the laws and after all, defeated itself
the logs rolled over the rollers.
Monday night the great printing bill,
twelve feet in length, was laid on the ia
bic for length of time sufficient to al
low the members to return to their homes
before it could be again taken up. The
copy Of the bill remains a monument of
skill, industry, perseverance, tact and
knowledge, but alas, all to no purpose, I'M
less some State Legislature wants sim
liar bill which is one Of the bills, then it
may be of some service, as it comprises
all the items requisite to furnish materi
al for debate when there is no other bu-
siness on the table. There are no faults
in it, no not one--alI perfection, and for
lack of argument to defeat lis passage,
ridicule was resorted to by its opponents,
which with some log rolling gave it qui
etus for fourteen months "and no more"
as it may be brought up by the Assembly
Of 1851 as bill Of reference, being Of
more value than Jefferson's Manual. -.
The bill was Of that peculiar character
that it would answer any purpose-Char-
ter for Il Ferry, Plank Road Company
with Banking privileges; Bill to encour.
age wool growing, or to grant DIVORCE
any thing, every thing, "and no more"
A Charter has been granted to Com
pany Of gentlemen giving them the ex-
elusive right to improve and navigate
the Mississippi River above the Falls of
St. Antony. The charter remains in full
force thirteen years unless Congress
makes an appropriation to improve the
said river, in which case the charter is
null. The first boat will lie launched
early in the Spring and if no appropria-
ton is made Improvements will be spec.
Oily commenced. The steamboat will be
run any how.
The bill locating the seat OF Govern
ment creates much interest The Coun-
Gil refuse to concur in the amendments of
the House, and vice versa. Tomorrow
mnst settle the question in some manner
it may be laid on the table like sever
al other bills until the tenth Of Novem-
Der or perhaps be made the order Of the
day for the fourth Of July next.
A Territorial Temperance Society has
been formed. Hon. M. S. Wilkinson,
President. Hon. G. H. Pond delivered
an able address which will published with
the proceedings Of the meeting.