The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-02-12

,Onpany. 1t was developed, IN tact,
tie cour.e of the Investigation, which toe |
pla@,e near the close of the last session; ar
THAT committee had no doubt that SOM |
ching was wrong, from the very momer
that they had the charter before them. T.
investigation, however, was rosecuteo =.
near the close Of the session, that We ha'
40 time to do anything more than to pa
tally correct the sanction by Congress {
this enormous fraud, which these part:t
have since resorted to the Judiciary Of Il
country to establish, and to defeat the a.
ton OF Congress.
MIR. CUTTING. One suggestion in ado
ion, and but one more. 1t will be in Il
recollection of the House that by the act {
Congress OF tie Sd of March, lS49, estal
fishing the Territory Of Minnesota, it W.
expressly provided, that all the territor;;
ats of that Territory should be sent t,
Congress for their approval, and that, ii
the event Of the disapproval OF Congress
any act, t should become null and void
Hence, all persons taking titles under suci
territorial acts before they have been sui
nitted to Congress for their approval o.
disapproval, take them subject to that risk
1t is declared by public law, with wf.icI
every man is necessarily assumed to be con
versant, that such territorial acts will he
no valid y if, when presented to Congress,
.ney should meet with its disapprovai
Therefore, any man, no matter whether hs
was party or privy to any OF these extra
ordinary transactions, when he took ven
ture under territorial act that had not beef
presented to Congress, necessarily took it
at the risk, and subject to the right, Of dis,
approval upon the part of Congress.
Now, sir, at THIS stage Of the session, and espe-
caIy as my attention has been called to the sgenc!
| oi time b, the gentleman from Illinois, MR. Rich
ardsonl It strikes me that il will Ike better to call III
previous question, unless there s some strong ca-
upon the part Of some why it should not t'e
done. l propose, therefore, unless the gentleman
from Illinois objects, and to call the previous qes.
ton.
Mr.. RICHARDSON. I have objection to the
course the gentleman proposes to pursue. know OF
no reason Why the resolution should not be passed nj
o.ce. My suggestion was for the purpose Of econo-
mining time.
At this stage, discussion ensued be-
tween Mcssrs CUTTING and HUGHES, rela
ting to the guilt of Mr.. Dist. Atty. WAR
Rem, which, having no direct reference &c
the question involved in the resolution, We
ont.
Mr.. LANE. Of Oregon, (Mr. Cutting yielding the
hoo,). Mr.. Speaker it will be we'll rrcollrcttd iy
eve,y gentleman here that thi. hill occupied The
time Sc. apart for ,he consid ration If territorial b's
he>s last sson, and defeated the action Of the House
upon many important measures. ! Am satisfied tina
the bill WAS conc, ived il. sin, aid brought firth ir
ini,ui,,." [I.augh,er.] Enough has bern said OF
the euhjec,, and tn. House is prepared to Ass the
JON, re- o:urion. ], therefor, ask tie gentleman
from New York, it he is & lend to the Territories
Ia n~is. upon the previous question hope the Law
will ls REPEALED
Mr. Cutting. Under that request. which PER
ccive is the u ;aumou> desire Of the House. inss
upon the demand tor the previous question:
Under this demand the main question
was put-the joint resolution read thirt
tine, and passed. Another joint resolution
was introduced by MIR. Cutting, at the same
time, disappearing the charter Of the Tran
sit Railroad Company, and passed. As {
| matter Oh interest 10 our readers, we give
the vote in detail, Oh the passage of the
joint resolutions !:
YEAs-Messrs James c. Allen. Willis Allen, Apple
ton, Ashe. David Bailey, Ball, Becher, Bennett
Benson, Bliss, Bocock, Boyce. Bris'ow Brooks, Bugg
Campbell, Carpenter. CarulheIs, Chamberlain Chase
Chrisman. Cngman, Cook, Corwn, C1a;ge. Crock er
Culiom, Cutting. Dewitt, Dick, Dickinson, Dunbar
| Edgerton, EdmundsOn, Thomas d. Eliot, John NJ 81
lott, Ellison, Etheridge Everhart, Farley Faulkner
Fiapler. Florence, Franklin, Fuller, Gan ble Goode
Goodrich, Goodwin, Grey, Aaron Harlan. Wiley
Harris, Hill, Houston. Howe, Hunt, Daniel T. Jones
George W. Jones, Kittredxe, Lamb, Lane Letcher
Lewis, Lindsey, McCulock, McMullin, MCQUEEN
Mace Matte.on. Middleswarth. MiIlson, Morgan Nor
rson, Murray. Nichols, Norton, Andrew Oliver, Nor
decn Oliver, Orr. Parker, Peck Peckham, Bishop Per
kihr, towell Pratt, Ready Reese, David Ritchie Tho
Ritchev, Rogers. KuiliD, Russell. Sabin, Sapp
Seymour. Shaw, singleton, Shelton, William smith
William R. smith. George w. Smyth, Andrew Stuart
John J. Taylor John l.. Taylor Nathaniel G Tia: / II
Thurston, Tracy, Trout Wade, VALLEY, Elihu b
WaShburne, Israel Washburn. Tappan Wentworth
Daniel b. Wright, Hendrick b. Wright, and Yates
JIG.
NAYs-Messrs. Thomas H. Bayly, Barry, CLARK
Cobb, John G. Davis, English, Green, Greenwood
Hendricks Hem, Phillips. R:charlson Seward, Heso
> L. Stevens, Upham, and Warrenzl6.