The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1852-06-24
WAsHINGToN, June 9TH, 1852,

Dear Sir:-The Minneso,ians are, of course.
very impatient al the long delay in the Senate 5
action upon the .reales They may be well So
for more than SIX months have elapsed since the
commencement Of the session, and the import
ance of The subject to our Territory and the North
west generally, has been pressed upon the atten-
ton OF that disnted body without ceasing Up
on ii lie, the responsibility rest, for whatever Of
injury and wrong may be the result TO M,nneso-
Ia upon this unreasonable procas,ination Our
" estern Senators have made MANY attempts 10
bring up these measures, but they have met with
unforeseen opposition from Other quarters. ! am
not al liberty now 10 divulge what has come to
my knowledge; bat when the trea lies are dispo-
sed Of, the injunction of secrecy will probably be
removed, and the history of events connected
with their fate, whatever that NAV be in the Sen
axe, vii! be made public. The Deficiency Bill.
has been debated for six long weeks BY Senators.
10 the exclusion of all other business Now that
the vote has been recorded upon it, there is good
ground for hope that the proceedings in score,
session Will be resumed and as the treaties are
among the first On the calendar, that they will be
taken up and ratified. To-day part Of the ses-
sion was spent IN the ira nsacIon &C Executive bn-
siness, but our treaties were no, reached. There
Is every reason 20 believe that the Sioux treaties
viii be ratified. Senators have been repeatedly
told that under no circumstances could the cede1
lands revert 10 the possession Of the Indians and
there are very few Of them who do no, acknowI-
edge the necessity OF opening the country west
OF the Mississippi, within our limits 10 settlers.
| regard the ratification, therefore, in some form
or other, as a!mos, fixed fac, prospectvely.
The House has passed IA resolution Designating
the 10th Of August for the adjournment of Com
grcss. The Senate will no doub, concur
Under suspension of rules this day. snndrv
territorial bills heretofore reported from the Com
mlltee o! the Whole the state of the Union
were taken up aud passed and among them that
appropriaimg S25,0O0 for the complexion of our
public buildings. The road bill involving the ex
Pendnure of 900, was discussed briefly, and
on demand for the ayes and noes upon lis pas
sage, the House ADJOURNED | have very tle
doubt OF lis success. The Military Reserve Bill
has not yet been reached in the House
We have had also IA scene connected with the
a5omnabIe ''lndigent Insane Bill, which, hay
ing been postponed for two weeks, came I'D in
It's regular order to-day. a motion was made by
Orr, of South Carolina, TO lay il Oh the table.
which fhiied; ayes So, noes lis. Cot. Bssen.
ri Illinois, who has charge of the bill, conGlen,
Of its strength. move, the previous question upoo
It's passage desired him to withdraw II, TIA,
might otter an amendment, (to grant scrip 10 ih.
old States instead OF land in the Territories bu,
he refused then appealed 10 the House to vote
H.
mously did so, the floor accorded to me upon tho
bill when II again came up, w ich will not be very
soon. as II has gone on to the Speaker table as
unfinished business, and nothing less than a TIVE
thirds vote touch II. w hat most appfe-
heud now is that the same bill which was miro
duced into The Senate by Gen. Shields, will be
passed there and sent to The House. in which case
II may be put through under the operation of the
previous question. There is decided majority
in both Houses in favor Of the bill, and The only
hope OF amending or defeating il. viii be by some !
such ruSe as has been rcsor'ed 10 aIready bu, ii !
mus, be confessed there is s!ishl hope Of repeat
iag it III the face of large and determined ina
JorIty. lam constrained to think that our citi- |
zens, by no means, attach to this bill the import
ance which it deserves. Should it pass in its
present shape, it will throw back our Territory !
twenty years, by retardin2 lis settlement. and d. !
vertlng the immigration 10 the States which are
not cursed by like system of foreign proprie,or-
ship. did not hesitate TO state in The House To-
day, that it would be FAR better fo Minncsn,,, for
Congress to withhold all appropriations, and leave
ii TO work out its own destiny rather than "a fix
such an incumbus upon us The bill referred To-
1t IS passing strange that Western !
men who allied to US, or rather should he nv |
every tie Of sympathy we'll as interest, should |
be found In the forefront. urging upon Congress
the passage Of a measure which will be SO ruin !
Gus 10 our Territory in lis results
The political campaign is about commencinc
Democrats are very sansuine Of being able 10
sweep the field with Pierce King, While on the
other hand. The Wings profess TO be equally GER
tam oil carrying the day with Gen. Scott as their
champion. His nomination by the Wing Con
senton Is regarded as foregone conclusion.
Yours respectfully,
H. II. sIBLEY.