The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-04-03


The Legislature, If possible, in row. So
the opposition must, it seemed, bc com
n,enced Ia the bill irem the start. Cuuse.
postpone the bill upon lis first reading. -
The House adjourned, however, pending
the question.
"Wednesday, March %.
The Speaker having been called home by
sickness III his family, Mr.. Tra>k occupied
the chair II, Speaker pro tenn.
The Apportionneul bill came up in the
regular order o. business for its second
reading.
Mr.. RICE opposed the reading, and hoped
the bill would lay over. He referred to The
absence of the Speaker, and expressed the
determination of The opponents of the bin to
fgh, il TO the death. He also referred to a
paragraph IN the Pioneer, which stated that
the opponents of the bill intended, ii posi-
bile, I" break up the Legislature in "a row.
He thought, perhaps, that the "oficial or
gam was not far from the truth in this par
ticular.
Ma. TiLDEN. have no apprehension,
Mr.. Speaker, that we are TO have any row
here. But il we are, as the gentleman de-
clares, to have hard fight upon this bill,
the sooner we cVtnIpeuce it the BETTER
The session is nearly at an end, and we
have other important measures, aside from
this, to pass upon. So far as the Speaker
is CONGO, ned. his presence here to-day is
not material. We can pass the bill through
committee OF the whole; and Tomorrow, if
il should come Up for final passage, he will
he here tn participate in the proceedings.
/, MR. RICE. How long, Mr. Speaker, has
this bill been before Us: Not twenty -four
hours, sir. |, is Il measure in which every
man IN The Territory is directly interested
But we understand the game, sir. The
passage of this bill is toregone conclusion.
rhers is to he no time for argument and in
vestiSation. The cdict has gone forth, and
the bill must pass. Like certain other i'm
"ortapr measures Of the SESSION. it IS to he
put through like dose of salts. All that
car be snId will not change single vote.
MIR. IILDEN. ! would inform my col
!eage that |, for one, have no disposition to
force this measure through at all SO far
as other business Is concerned, we have
none upon our table now, but we viii have
ia day or two. For this reason, | wish
TO take up this bill in its regular ORDER
Let Us go into committee nf the whole and
discuss 1t upon its merits. | nm, willing to
sit here till Tomorrow, and listen TO The ar
currents of gentlemen.
Mn. OLMsrEAD moved that the further
consideration OF the bill be postponed ill
Friday, and also moved Il call of the House.
Mr.. Warren was absent.
Here the game cOlnIntnced. All man
ner OF pcrplexing questions of order were
raised, each man of the facliorists appear
r..
without prompting. Mr.. Stage Manager
Robertson, sal m one corner Of the Hail,
highly pleased with the proficiency of his
performers.
Mr.. RICE hoped Mr.. Olin<tea,'s motion
TO postpone, would prevait There was no
necessity vi pushing this bill ahead of other
business. by Friday The Speaker would be
here, SC. frs.it,-s .3 ss5.
MR. TiLDEN. The friends Of this b.Il do
not prol"se to cake final action upon it TO-
day. But l amorrosed 10 posrponing il un-
I'll Friday. Len It take its regular course
through the House; and fits opponents can
defeat II, let them do 70. Its friends are
not alral'i to meet them upon its merits.
g Mr.. NoRTH made a short speech--a mere
echo Of what Mr.. Rice had said.
Nh. BRUNsox- We are as well. prepar-
Ell, HlT. Speaker, 10 tase I'll tnis biIi today,
rs we will be 81, Friday. The bill was in
troduced in the ConnciI on March IIth -
Aedny or two afterwards, it was printed
and placed upon our desks. 1t this hill is
to cause so much discussion, why not begin
al once. The session is about closing, and
IT we ARE Ia pass an superintendent bill. we
may ms well he about IL. 1t is a plain mat
TER OF facts and figures, md | am prepared
TO ar ul'On il AT once. n"fn @ii
"a Nh. RicE again spoke in favor of post
I'oning, reiterating the remark that the pas
sage Of thei'i!! was Il foregone conclusion.
ltet rs, sand he, ACT upon the remaining
chapters OF the revision and the nppropria-
ton bill, aud then we can go into this dis
cussion untrainnIelled. H!ii
Mr.. TiLpES Thought this would he a
very CONVENIENT course for the purposes OF