The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-03-27

The St Croix Iaquref, lately published at VIII
lossEvsr, ST. Croix county, Wisconsin, by Messrs.
Johnson & sexton, isdscon,ned because ii, did
not pay"
At the convention last Saturday, TO nominate
two commissioners fr public buildings. Louis Ro-
bers and Danl. r. Brawley, were nominated As
they the right sort Of men, and were fairly
nominated, they will receive our warm support
and we hope. will be elected. The convention
was very full.
A meeting was recently held at B;,raboo. Sank
county, to consider the expedency Of exertions to
secure railroad connection between Minnesota
and the Lakes, through that village.
There are some town lots in ST. Paul. that are
laid off skewdanguar, on which people a-e putting
buildings Of the same shape, making one front
corner obiuse aud the other acute: Shocking
shocking. with all out doors to build on. If sur
thus into fragments of i'll shaped blocks and lots
let there be new survey, and have the lots at
least laid of at right angles to the streets, that
the buildings may not stand yawning, skewing, as
il the streets had got hard knock endways, be-
ing badly slowed.
BY new law of Congress, there is to be COM
plete revolution in the whole Indian Department.
All laws for the employment of the Superintend-
ents OF Indians, east Of the Rocky Mountains and
north Of New Mexico and Texas, are repealed,
except that the Superintendent in Minnesota, re-
tains his office This is high compliment, design
ed to be paid TO Gov. Ramsey; who in the debate,
was commended repeatedly, by various members.
in the highest terms. The new law, authorizes:
The President, by and with the advice and con-
sent OF the Senate, TO appoint three Superintend-
ens Of Indian affairs, with salaries OF - 900 per
annum each. These superintendent TO have
control over such tribes as the President or the
Secretary Of the Interior may select provided that
the Governor Of Minnesota shall coDtlne 10 be er
o1fcio superintendent for that Territory. All In
dian treaties are to be negotiated by such officers
and agents of the Indian Department, as the Pres-
dent may designate, who TO receive no add-
tional compensation for such service. In lieu Of
the twenty three agents and sub-agents now en-
pOyed for the Indians east Of The Rocky noun
tains and north of New Mexico and Texas, the
President is autho lied TO appoint eleven Indian
agents who TO receive a salary of ) 500 per
year. and also siA other agents, with an annual
salary each Of i 900, whose appointments are to
take effect fr N and after the seth June next.
The editor Of the Democrat. who is not vet
voter here, in that vile spirit Of Reorganization,
which has characterized the Legislature Of Ohio,
is threatening, with few others Of the same
stripe, 10 break UP our Legislature ia a rop, to
prevent the passage Of an apportionment bill,
which is not only strictly Democratic, being based
as strictly as possible upon the census, blu, which
meets the appreciation Of every reasonable man.
The editor of the Democrat, bought and tried
to build up the Chronicle, in Minnesota, as a wing
organ He seems to be one Of those selE-righteous
gentlemen, for whom it is less sinful TO steal
poor old spawned horse than it is for any body
else ''to look over the hedge
The Post Master General has ordered an ad-
and St. Paul, from Nov. Is to April Is, in each
year, making service twice a week the whole
year.
/ The Apportionment bill finally passed
the Council on Tuesday mornig.
Tuesday noon.-Thermomete ranges
about 20.
1t is understood that the Nominee was
to leave Galena on Monday last.