The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1853-03-03
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ing The Territory IF Nebraska be taken up
Mr.. SiBLEY | move that House bill, No. I'll
entitled. - bill granting The right of way and
max ng donation of public lands to the Tcni-
tory of Miunesota, to aid in the construction al
railroad from the falls Of the 1t Louis river
10 St Paul, on the Mississippi river" be now
taken up for consideration. That bill, without
objection on my part, was, during the last Session,
informally passed over that there might not be
embarrassment il the transaction OF other tern
iorial business. That bill is Of great in por,ance
10 be people Of Minnesota.
The CHAIRMAN. That Is The next bill on
the calendar, and will now be taken Up for
sldera,ion, unless otherwise ordered by the COM
mitiee
The tide Of the bill was then read nv the Clerk
Mr.. STUART. | think We bad better dispose
Of the other Territorial business before consider
ing that bill. 1t is of vastly more importance
iliat should take up for consideration and ac-
lion the bills for the organization Of the new Ter
ritories.
Mr.. SIBi.EY. If the gentleman will permit
me TO make Il remark or two. | think can sails
fy linl with regard to this bill. During the last
session of Congress, at the appeal OF the chairman
cf the Committee IN er riiories, that the Terri
toral business might not be retarded by hong
debate, allowed that bill to be informally passed
by. have already stated To the members Of
the Ten itoria' Committee, that am anxiouS
10 expedite business reported from that committee
ms any member be. now only ask hat the
! bill TO which have adveI,ed, be taken up iur
consideration; and viii here state, that If II give
rise 10 debate, do not propose 10 press ii 10
vote. do most earnestly solicit at the bands Of
,his committee, the consideration at the present
time, of the only bill now before it., bearing upon
the interests Of The Territory OF Minnesota. In
/ five or ten minutes, think can satisfactorily
demonstrate the necessity for its passage.
! The CHAIRMAN. Does the gentleman from
Michigan submit any molten?
/ Mr.. STUART. desire TO submit motiori TO
take mp the bill 10 organize the Territory OF Co.
lunbia, and otter that the bill TO organize the
Territory Of Nebraska, and bill providing for
road extending from the frontier settlements
through to Oregon and Catifprnla. And submit
1t nov that those are matters of vastly more I'M
pOrtance than the construction Of railroad IN
Minnesota have no objection 10 the bill oi The
Delegate from that Territory; 50 FAR trom Il, the
gentleman will do me the credit TO say that
nave, during the time have bad the honor Of
being member Of the Comm,t,ee on Territories,
done everything That was reasonable for that
: Territory. But vii! it be SAID by any gentleman
Of ih,s Committee, that ii is more important to
occupy these two days--and we have only two
days for The consideration of Territorial business
i'll d discussing the question of grant of land
to III d in the construction of a railroad in Mime
sofa than 10 organize the Territories of Columbia
and Nebraska, and furnish the means Of protec-
tou TO the emisrants thither' cannot think 90
Now, although this may be the only bill Mime
gotta has for consideration, IL presents this state o
facts: That TINT Territory has been most liberal
ly dealt by heretofore. There are other meas
ures hom Territories belonging to thi> [ nion now
III a saiierlns condition. submit, therefore, the
motion
Mr.. SlBLEY. Before The gentleman submits
his melton, desire TO say word in reply 10 mis-
remarks.
Ms. RICHARDSON. | rise to question Of
crdcr. Before The bill has been read through. |
thiuk discussion ont of order.
The CIiAikNAN. The Chair sustaIns the
point Of order raised by the gcnlicman from Hi
no!s The question Of priority Of business is not
debatabc. What motion does the gentleman
from Nlchi! an make:
Nj STUART move That the bill to organ
ize the Territory Of Columbia be no" taken up
for consideration.
Mr. SIBLEY | would inquire whether my
motion that House bi No. Al, be taken up for
consideration be fr~t in order?
( Mr. STUART. The geniieman's motion " III
be in order if mine does not prevail
/ The CHAIRMAN. Tie Chair will state that
The bill referred 10 by the Delegate from Mime
sofa was lie one next IN order, and the commit
tee were about proceeding TO It's consideration,
when the gentleman from Michigan Mr.. >luart)
submitted hls motion, Which the Char holds to
be IN order, because 1t Is, in fact, IA motion Ia lay
aside the Minnesota bIl, for the purpose OF taking
up another.
Mr. SjBLEI. | should like 10 know Of the
Chair, before he makes his decision, whether Il
IS competent E the gentleman from Michigan Ia
take The floor from in order 10 submit his mo-
ton!
The Chairman. The Chair recol.ecis that the
gentleman from Michigan use before The comp'c-
ton Of ihe reading of The bill, and made his mo-
tion. The Chair dnes not understand that the
gentleman from Michigan took hc floor from The
gentleman ffom Minnesota.
/ l he question was stated to be on the motion of
! Mr.. Stuart.
Mr.. SEYMOUR, Of Connecticut. l dema I'D
teilers.
Teller. were ordered
Mr.. SlBLEY. withdraw my motion that
House bill No. Al, be taken up for consideration,
because perceive il | persist in demanding dl-
vision of the committee, it will be found there Is
no quorum present, and DO not desire to retafd
the other territorial business which will be brough,
/ forward
The CHAIRMAN. Then if there be no OBJ
! lection, The committee vii! take up for considcra-
ton the bill of the gentleman from Michigan, No.
31S, to organize the Territory Of Columbia.
/ Mr RICHARDSON. | move 20 lay that bill
asde with the view Of taking up the Nebfa.ka
bill Iwanl 10 get them in their order before the
committee. and am deeirous To have the bill 10
organize the Territory Of Nebraska passed first.
! MIR. STUART. The bill to which my motion
aIIudes is the one next in order
! Mr.. RICHARDSON. lean only accomplish
my object by moving 10 lay aside these bills as
they come up
! The CHAIRMAN. The motion of The gentle
mar is IN order
Mr.. JONES, of Tennessee. l submit to the Chair
whether bills providing for the organization of n,
Territories are in order to-day. This and the two
succeeding days have been apart BY order Of the
House for the cons Iteration of Territorial business.
Those bills, think. beong to the general business
which pertains the whole country. think the
proper mode lie adopted this occasion is, to call