The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1852-06-10

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amendment, Senate bill No. I75, being Gar
act relating 10 the salaries of officers of ,hs
; Territories of the United States,'' and {.
repeal the rroviSo in the act entitled "Ar
} act making appropriations for the civil ana
diplomatic expenses of the Government
for the year ending the 9Oth of June. 1852
aud tor other purposes" approved March
81, 1881; which was referred To the Com
m'ttee of he Nho.c on the state Of the
Union, and ordered 10 be printed
Mr.. CIiNGMA\ from the Commit
tee on The Territories, reported bill 10 run
and establish boundary between the State
of Texas and the Territories Of the United
States: which was read first and second
time by It's tile, referred to The Committee
oi The " hole OH the state oC the Union, and
ordered to he printed.
Mr.. {. also, from the same committee
to which was referred the memorial of the
House Of Representatives of the Territory
OF New Mexico, praying the enactment of
a law for geological aud mineralogicai
survey Of said Territory, reported back the
same, with recommendation that it is in
eXpef!ient at thi, time to order the said
survey, and a>kin~ that the committee he
discharged tron the farther consideration
of the subject
he motion was agreed to.
Mr.. FAULk NER. from the Committee
on Hon,i~ and Canals. reported a bill ma
KING further appropriations for the consruc-
ton Of roads IN the Territory Of Minnesota;
whlch was read a first and second tirne hy
~ tile. referred 10 the Committee of the
" hole on the state of the Union, an! Of
dcrod TO he printed
MIR. LOCA!t..RT, from the Committee
on the Territories, TO which was referred
thc ''biII to amend certain acts for the es-
Establishment of erriior.ai Governments in
Oregon and MnneSoia,'' reported the same
back, With Il recommendation that il 10 not
pass.
Mr.. l.. moved that the hil he laid upon
the table
The question was put, ani The motion
was agreed to.
CoNTEoI. or ApPROPRTtTrUNS FoRTHE TER
!, RlToBIES.
! The CHAIRMAN. Tie next bill in or
der heiore the committee is House bin No.
252, ''tc authorize the legislative authority
of the several Territories 10 control the
appropriations 10 be made by Congress
for ;hc support Of ;he government of said
'Terrtories
The hlli was read Is the Clerk
committee rise, wih The view Of closing de-
bate.
he question was taken OF the motion.
aud II WAS agreed 70.
The committee accordingly rose, and the
Speaker having resumed the chair, the
Chairman Of the committee reported, that
the Committee ofihe W bOic On The state of
the tuiou, had he'd the state of the Cuon
generally under consideration, and particu-
larry 'he special order, being House RiiI
No. 231, and had come 10 10 conclusion
thereon.
/ Mr.. RICHARDSON. move thar de-
bate upon Nou>e bill No 2J2, be tcrulina-
ted within ten nIiuutes after the committee
shall have again resumed It's consideration
j he question was then pat. and the mo-
tiOn was agreed to.
Mr.. STUART, move that the rules
ot' the House be suspended, and that the
House again resolve itself into the Com
miiiee Of the " hole, On ;hc state Of the
Union upon the special order.
The question was then pat, and The mo-
lion WAS agreed 10.
The House accordingly resolved itself
into The Committee Of the W hole, on the
state OF the Union. NJ. SrANroN, Of Ten
nes~ce, ia the chair, and resumed the con-
siGcrati"u Of House bill 80. .52
Mr. RICHARDSON. rhe bill under
consideration explains itself, think, pretty
nnch hy It's reading. The best explana-
ton can give of IT, Is - let the Clerk
read II, and let the committee give their at
tention to that reading.
The only object o.. this b'l is this. The
Department find some difficulty. when APP
proprIations are made for The purpose of
detrayin@ The expenses OF their Legislature
IN settling accounts. Under The practice
now, | telicve the Secretary Of the Terri
tory gues on and nlaI<e. hls purchases Of
stationery and such things Il. that. We
propose to change that ny giving to the
Territorial Legislature the power 70 direct
the mode ana manner in which such pur-
cha.e- shall be made. ihey have nor The
power e direct the appropriation from The
obIec: intended by The Government in ma
king il, ana they cannot exceed the appro
prlation. his i, the whole object Of the
bill.
. The CHAIRMAN. If there be nc
amcn,ln,ent- 70 THIS hill It wli lie laid aside
70 he reported ~ the House.
; Mr. CARTER lie, the bdi be read.
The bin wds accordingly read 10y tn.
Clerk.
Mr.. FOWLER. | wish TO inquire o
he chairman of the Commute on ferrito
ries, who has control of these funds, as th'
law now -taili>.
Mr. RICH ARDSON. WIN Ihe gentle
man repeat hi- inquiry: did not near il
Mr. FOWLER. understand that th'
object of ths bill is to give |he Tertitor.a
Legislature the control of the funds appro
, priated by Congress My inquiry Is, wh'
has that control a the law nov stands!
MIR. RICHARDSON. UnIer the con
strucilen of the Law, question has arise
in some f the Territories, as 10 who ha
g, the control.
Mr.. FOWLER. That is my inquiry
Who has the controI ~ the law now stands
Mr.. SiBlEY. II the gentleman from
Illinois Mr.. RicH.BDsonI wdl allow IN
TO answer, Wlii state the matter in a ies
, words. There is now a question hetwee
u The Secretaries Of the sl'ieren, Ierritoric
AMI the legislative authorities Of those fer
. rlroes as 10 who has the right 10 control IN
disbursement Of those moneys, aud III
y mere ohlec, Of this bill is 10 set that que>
tion at rest.
0 MIR. RICHARDSON stated in tn
III o,,tse, that the object of this h!li is To- paC