Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-02-13

should meet with Its disapproval. Therefore,
any man, no matter whether he was a party or
privy to any of these extraordinary transactions
when he took venture under a territorial act
that had not been presented to Congress, necessa-
rily took it at tho risk and subject to the right,
of disapproval upon the part of Congress.
Now, sir, at this stage of the session, and es-
pecially as my attention has been called to the
urgency of time by the gentleman from Illinois,
Mr.. Richardson it strikes me that it will be bet
ter to call the previous question, unless there is
some strong reason upon the part of some one
why it should not be done. propose therefore,
unless the gentleman from Illinois objects, to
call the previous question.
Mr.. Richardson. have no objection to the
course the gentleman proposes to pursue. know
of no reason why the resolution should not be
passed at once. My suggestion was for the pur-
pose of economizing time.
Here follows discussion as to the guilt of the
District Attorney, Mr.. Warren
Mr.. Lane, of Oregon, (Mr. Cutting yielding the
Hoor.) Mr.. Speaker, it will be we'll recollected
by every gentleman here, that this bill occupied
the time set apart for the consideration of Ter.
ritorial business last session, and defeated the
action of the House upon many important meas
ures. 1 am satisfied that the bill was ssconceived
in sin and brought forth in iniquity.' Laughter.
Enough has been said on the subject, and the
House is prepared to pass the joint resolution. l
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he is friend to the Territories, to insist upon the
previous question. hope the law will berepeal-
ed.
Mr.. Cutting. Under that request, which per-
ceive is the unanimous desire Of the House, in
sist upon the demand for the previous question.
YEAs-Messrs. James G. Allen, Willis Allen,
Appleton, Ashe, David J. Bailey. Ball, Belcher,
Brooks, Bugg, Campbell. Carpenter, Caruthers,
Chase, Christman, Clingman, Cook, Corwin,
Craige, Croker, Chamberlin, Cullom, Gut
ting, De Witt, Dick, Dickinson, Dunbar,
Edgerton, Edmundson, Thomas D. Elliot,
yoka NJ. Elliot, Ellison, Earthridge, Everhart,
Farley, Faulkner, Flager, Florence, Franklin,
Fuller, Gamble, Goode, Goodrich, Goodwin,
Grey, Aaron Halan, Wiley P. Harris, Hill, Hous.
ton, Howe, Haunt, Daniel T. Jones, George W.
Jones Kittredge, Lamb, Lane, Letchcr, Lewis,
Lindsey, McCollock, McNlullin, Mcqueen, Mace,
Matteson, Middleswarth, Millson, Morgan, Morri-
son, Murray, Nichols, Norton, Audrey Oliver,
Mordecai Oliver, Orr, Parker, Peck, Peckham,
Bishop Perkins, Powel, Pratt, Ready, Reese, Da-
vid Richie, Thomas Ritchcy, Rogers, Rufdn, Rus
sell, Sabine, Sapp, Seymore, Shaw, Singleton,
Shelton, VIM. Smith, William r. Smith, Geo. w.
Smyth, Andrew Stuart, John j. Taylor, John L.
Taylor, Nathaniel G. Taylor, Thurston, Tracy,
Trout, Wade, VALLEY. Elihu B. Washburne, Israel
Washburne, Tappan, Wentworth, Daniel B. Wright,
Hendrick B. White and Yates-116.
NJ
Cobb, John G.. Davis, English, Greenwood, Green,
Hendricks, Hem, Phillips, Richardson, Seward,
Hestor l.. Stevens, Upham, and Warren-16.
UNANIMOUS!
The above vote is on the annulment of the
charter of the Transit Railroad Company. The
vote on the charter of the Minnesota and North
western Railroad Company, was
UNANIMOUS!
So says letter of a distinguished member of
house OIL Representative, ua.va .p--L:-.4-->
Jan. 90, 1855.
shipwreck the Prairies-.5O Passengers In Peril.
Advices were received late on Saturday evening,
to the effect that the train which left Springfield
early last week, on which were the Speaker of the
House, the members of the Legislature from this
county, and almost quorum of other members,
together with ''my Lord Coke'-the Clerks of
both Houses, &C.. &C., were in immediate peril.
About 40 miles from Wilmington, it appears
the train came to snow drift, about Is feet in
depth. The Locomotive being nearly out of WA
ter, the engineer and conductor proceeded to the
next station to get supply, when arriving the
tank was found to be frozen, SO that the engine
could not return, and the passengers $50 in num-
Der were left for the night. Being out of fuel,
the first onslaught was made upon the emigrant
cars, the seats of which answered the purpose.
and an attack was made upon the express car,
which very soon fell into the hands of the victors,
yielding substantial share in the shape of oys-
tiers en- route for the cuisine of his Exccllency,
Gov. Matteson.
When morning broke, the party found them
selves alone upon the deep, but spying a house
some four miles distant, an able-bOdied corps of
sappers and miners were dispatched for little
aid and comfort.
The house proved to be that of worthy far
mer, who forthwith loaded his teams and children.
A couple of gentlemen took a conveyance across
to Morris 20 miles distant, where they took the
Rock Island train-some few others started on
foot for Pontiac, ten miles distant-but great
er portion remained at the scene of disaster.
When last heard from, the Speaker of the
House, axe in hand, was presiding over a wood
pile-the Chairman of Banks and interpretations,
had under consideration, snow bank, Is feet
deep and 20 miles in cxtent-clearly a bank of
s'deposit." The Committee on Internal Improve
mcnts were dispatched after mince pies and sand
witches, while the lobby s'my Lord C6ke'' in the
chair, had resolved itself into Committee of the
Whole ON the state of the country.
Mr.. Farnham on learning of the circumstance,
despatched q locomotive from Joliet, with provi-
sions for the train, but we do not learn whether
it reached them or not.-Chicago Journal, Jan.29.
AWFUL Snow SroRxs.-Our exchanges come
laden with the details of awful snow storms
which have been experienced East and West. The
article from the Chicago Journal, giving an &C
count of the disasters on the prairie, is worth a
perusal. The Tribune of the same place states
that four gentlemen came through from St. Louis,
having been nine days on the route. They pro-
cured sleigh and sirteen horses and by breaking
track, they finally succeeded in reaching their
destination. They state that along the line Of
the Chicago and Mississippi railroad, the snow
drift was Is miles long and feet high.
DEATH OF THE King OF THE SANDWICH ISLANDS.
l-Kamehameha ILL.,, King of the Sandwich Islands,
died at his palace, aged 40 years. He was a man
of Incorporate habits, and Of but little note-
He was great friend of the United States, and
had he lived a short time longer, it was supposed
the Islands would have been annexed to our coun-
try. Liholiho, his successor, is young man
about q years of age, and enlisted in the English
cause, being enamored of young English lady.
The Islands, under his reign. will never be an
nexed to the United States.
WIsHv-WAsHY The Minnesotiau of yesterday
morning, waded through nearly two columns OF
wishy -washy stuff relative to the Veto Message
of the Governor. A more school-boy like pro-
duction was never imposed on the intelligence OF
the people of this Territory. 1t can do the Gov