The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1852-05-06
NO. III.

maet. at is absolutely impossible" 1t i. said
that Speaker Cobb did frequeatIy restore order;
bu, that he did it by threats Of "caIling gentle
men who are out Of order by name There is
'nonstrons waste of lime and money, By reason
Of the bad structure Of this Hall.
The House Of Representatives seems like a
school, in which the boys have 60, the upper
hands Of the master. One must he pretty smart
to get the floor, when the previous business Is off
"hir. Speaker" his Ia repeated by dozen dif-
ferent voices, Is sharply ouicried, and also en-
forced by gesture Of agony. Mr. Boyd, in his
compacency the gentleman, WHOM he
p'eases 10 see first, and he is often the one ho
had privately requested that he might have the
floor. One who IS not quick IN the rules, stand.
"a poor chance of speaking at all The House,
when in committee Of the whule is scene. To
be the land bill or soule other b,!l tha. be-
longs TO every body, Is the order of the House,
YET II Is seldom that the orator even adveris 10 H.
lie takes shis opportunity define his position
or 10 knock away the legs OF somebody else Vu-
Sltion; or 10 make speech for his unriyaled
constituents In old Buncoinbe such constituents
as heaven never vouchsafcd to any other man;
or he wants 10 give his views upon the chances
Of Gen. Scott or Gen. Cass, il his part Of the
country. If the orator makes d few lucky hts
and gets the eyes and ears Of few immediately
about him, many Of the Others alock down into
the open area To hear hun; otherwise they strag-
gle out for stationery.
Like the good MIR. Greely. Of the Trihune,
there are many here and abroad, who many
bad things IN Congress- that oog hi 10 be reformed.
The construction Of mileage is malt sin COM
paratively. The crying sin Of Legislation here, is
the prevalent sposron TO bring every measure
to political Test, before i, can be considered at
all. "What has this proposition to do with my
election for the next teIiu," is the first Question:;
and II i, in the executive departments
''liere comes bore Of Il fellow w,,h claim
upon tn, trelsurv---i'iI keep hm Off as long as |
can any how--he has no influence nor friends
In these two departments, Legislative and ex-
ecutvo. the Territories stand the poorest chance.
The Territories hls ing vote, IRE through their
deleg reg .rdcd at best, but as respectable
beggars delegate can bring terror down
upon them. and unless he Is a mighty clever e.
low, he may whistle Now Minnesota Is one o.
the centres Of the republic: vet, assure YOU that
unless size j. brought up before the Senate dry by
day, anu continually, they would forget that such
place exists. The Territorial Committee have
had explained 10 them tine and time ag in. the
Whole case and Circumstance OF onr treaties. Yet
these gentlemen only lend eaden eye 10 tho
map and another occasion will ask stupid
question that has been explained ~ ihem, i
lungs and patience are exhausted. The rai'Eca-
zion a week age, looked dubious Now IL looks
almost certain, yet fear with amendments.
Ii the treaties are not ratified, Mr. Slbley may
say with Hector in deplorng the fiil Of Troy "si
lac dcxira,' 'lf his efforts could have Rva,led,
viii be tlvoraby reported. l.. n.