The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-05-13
$l,4l6 90

81, ,416 90
lowed by the Commissioners, and is due and
unpaid.
W. A. GORMAN.
This nice little item was brought before the
Senate by Mr.. Sebastian, Chairman of the Com.
mittee on Indian Affairs, as an amendment to
the Indian Appropriation Bill. Mr.. S. advo-
Gated it strongly, so did MI. Badger MT. Bright,
Of Indiana, opposed it vehemently Mr.. Cooper
took ground partially in favor of It, bu. thought,
very justly, that Gov. Ramsey should be paid his
expenses, also, for defending unfounded charges
against his integrity as an officer while, on
the other hand, Mr.. Hunter, Chairman Of the
Committee on Finance, opposed the amendment
very decidedly. and Mr.. Chase thought if any
body was to be paid, 1t should be Gov Ramsey.
The amendment was finally voted down nearly
| unanimously y-"yeas three, naysnot counted ~
The next day, the bill being up fot fdfther
amendment, HI. Sebastian-afte perhaps, con-
sulting with his sExcellency-idrex in his figures
| to the following moderate atnodn: -
"Mr SEBASTIAN. offer the following amend
mcnt:
For defraying the expenses Of witnesses,
marshal, attorney, notary, interpreters. and sta
tiOnery, and for copying evidence in the inves-
tigation of the official conduct of Alexander
Ramsey, of Minncsota, S720.'
"That item and several which will follow;
are the same as the amendment which was un-
der discussion yesterday, with the exception
that they leave out the item embracing the COM
pcnsation for Gov. Gorman and provide only
for the necessary expenses; the fees Of witness
ses, the expenses of interpreters, and of mar
shals for the service of processes, &c. They are
estimated for by the department, and are re-
commended: The item which was exceptions
BILE was separated from these which were csti-
mated for, and are now recommended By the
committee"
This amendment was agreed to, and very
properly we think, as those whom it is contem.
plated to pay were, generally ,!innocent parties
to the performance of the Transaction. The Go
vernon, on fhe other hand, appears to have set
out with " two strings to his bow" lie was to
make political capital out of the "investiga-
tion;" or money capital, or both. 1t seems he
has failed in accomplishing either; while his
predecessor, as any one unverdant might hxve
seen in advance, stands before the country al
gold seven times tried id the fire, and with q
place in the hearts Of his fellow-citizens, the
smallest approach to which can never be ~
tanned by his prosecutors.
The Senate, on the goth. had slso..a long dis
cussion shout separating the Offices Of Cover
nor ard Superintendent Of Indian Affairs In
Minnesota Mr.. Stuart, of Michigan, was the
principal advocate ofthe measure. The matter
was finally settled, SO far as the Senate il con-
cerned, by adopting the following proviso:-
provided, That the President may, from
time to time, in his discretion, remove or change
the location of any of the superintendencies now
or hereafter to be established by law: Provid-
ed, That whenever the President may order the
transfer of the duties Of Superintendent Of In
of Minnesota, the salary of said Governor shall
thereafter be $4,000 per annum."
bers one, two and three of our Daily-Thurs-
day, Friday and Saturday of the present week
gratis to all of our st. Paul subscribers who
have heretofore taken the weekly 4inneso-
tian" We desire, as far ss our patrons may
wish, to discontinue tho circulation Of the
Weekly within the city. There will be no OBJ
ject in taking both papers, as the Weekly will
hereafter be made up from the matter previ-
ously published in the Daily. We will there
fore be under obligations to our friends II they
will notify US, previous to Monday morning
next, which they wish to take, the Daily or
Weekly, otherwise they will be considered as
subscribers to the Daily.
nE- St. Paul is indebted to the Packat Cap
tains for her six mails per week--the Depart
ment only authorizing three. Harrah for the
Ben Campbell line, and bad luck to Jim Camp
BELLS slow coaches!
g0- The Arabia, one Of the new through
boats from St. Louis, was in port Tuesday, MAX
ing as good show as the best Of them. This
was her first appearance at st. Paal.