The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-02-12
100 Majority!
IN FAVOR OF THE
PEOPLES Rights =!

We have barely time and space this morn
i . to preface briefly the following report
Oh the proceedings in the U. S. House OF
Represent ,tives, relative to the charter OF
the Minnesota and Northwestern Railroad
Company Our report is clipped from the
Washington DAly Glode, <the official paper
of Cohgress,) Of the 3Oth January. Ii
will be seen, that. although majority OF
the Legislature Of Minnesota, have shown
themselves regardless Of the peoples wishes
and interests, and have made themselves
subjects Of sale and transfer in the political
market, there is remaining in Congress a
body OF mca beyond the inf fences Of cor
rupt.on, who have some regard for the honor
of the nation, and the rights Of the Terri
tory
We may safely pronounce the Minnesota
AMI Northwestern Railroad Company dead
The action of the House will meet unani-
nous response in the Senate Even GEORGE
w. JONES, one of the procurerS of the fer
gerry in the Minnesota Land Bill, will not
dare to endorse this corrupt corporation be-
fore the honorable men of that body. Lost
t. all virtue, he undoubtedly is; but bis
baseness is not Of that courageous cast which
Can face the open scorn OF the United States
Senate.
Tie time will soon come for the history
Of this Company's operations to be written
When that is dune succession of frauds
and crimes will be revealed, which will rem.
der the name Of this Company, and those
who have been connected with it, synony
nous with infamy throughout the land
One step only remains to be taken here
The Company is dead at Washington 1t
is proper that burial should follow. This is
due to all, even the vilest. Let the House
sustain the Governors Veto Message, and
we know no more fitting winding sheet In
tat embrace, it will rest forevermore be.
yond all hope of resurrection.
The proceedings, which follow, took place
in the House Of Representatives on the 29th
of January
Mr.. CUTTING. The Committee on the Ju.
di,iiry, which was charged with the following
resolution of the House:
Whereas, the law organizing the Territor,
of Minnesota, in the last clause of section six
in the following terms, viz "All laws passet
by the Legislative Assembly and e vernon
shall he submitted to the Congress of the Uni
ted States, and. if disapproved, shall be null
and Of no effect" reserves to Congress thu
right Of reviewing and disappearing all law
passed by said Territorial Legislature: There
fore
Resolved, that the acts of said TIE; rituria
L., slatHrf, as Certified to is body, be r, FIR
reu TO the Committee on tir Judiciary ant
Tat al Committee inquire into the prophet,
o: declaring tine act cilartering the Miuieso,;
I'd Northwestern Railroad Company null ant
no elect. and that they make report to Thu
House VI thei: action in the premises, ..
hav' dIr'e Ted me to report jOint resolution.
A resolution to dsapl rove and i affrn
an act OF the l. legislative Assembly OF the Ter
r,tory Of MinirSota, entitled IAN act to incO,
pirate the N !nnesOta and Northwest rn r. !
rad Company -..... -
Mr. CUTTING. Mr.. Speaker, I am directed
by the Committee on the Judiciary to make &
brief statement Of the circumstances connected
with the act proposed to be disspproved. ant
upon which this report is founded. Ii is within
the recollection OF the House, that at all early
Gay oil the last session. q bill came from tnt
Senate granting p : IONS of the public land t.
tas 1errstory 0t Aianssota, 70 aid IN the con