The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1855-01-29

words should be wasted the discussion of
SO ptin proposition. The grant.of land by
the act of Congress Of the 18th Of June last,
was made to the Territory, and to no other
corporate body. If the act Of the ,4th of Au-
gust last, repeating the grant, is not legal, and
the Supreme Court at Washington 50 decides,
then must the land remain to the grantee alone,
unless, by previous lawful act it has Injured
to the benefit of third party, Should Cor
gress disapprove the charter granted to the
Minnesota and North Western Railroad CON-
pany, which It has undoubted right to do,ther
that Company having no vested rights, as your
committee have already demonstrated, are no
longer in existence as o body corporate, and
the Territory is rel ased from all obligations
to perform any part of her ipchcate contract.
In concluding their report, your committee
would state that they have not deemed it re-
quisite to point out what they consider to be
the obnoxious provisions of the charter, to the
Minnesota and North Western Railroad Com
pany. That has already been done so often
and so ably, that nothing remains to be urged
with reference to that subject. 7 our commit
tee will, therefore, only state their conviction
that the said charter confers such unprecedent-
cd powers upon the corpOratOrs, as would ena-
bic them to command absolutely all the Rail-
road communications North and South, through
the Territory and future State, without any
fear Of competition from other companies
would place them beyond the reach of the
Territorial or State authorities for all time to
come-and would end in the establishment OF
o huge monopoly in our midst, to overawe and
control all future legislation. A charter in
volving and effecting the interests of ourselves
not only, but of future generations, should be
so guarded and restricted at every point that
every abuse of it's privileges and its franchises
would be instantly followed by a termination
of its own existence. .s.. a.-.,
In accordance with the foregoing views, your
committee recommend to the House the adop
ton of the following memorial to Congress.
To the Honorable Senate and House Of Repre-
Tr sematires of the United States: '
The memorial Of the Legislative Assembly of the
Territory of Minnesota respectfully represents, tina,
the last day of the last session of the Legislative
Assembly charter granted to the Minnesota and
North Western Railroad ComIan comforting franchises
and privileges OF extraordinary character upon the
Corporal on the said Legislative Assembly moi
ence the questions involved in the charter afore
said - that the people at their subsequent cleo
ton emphatical,y condemned said act of ncorp0ra
ton containing powers of unwarranta DIE and dan
pray honorable body to disapprOve the act of the
Legislative Assembly of Minnesota incorporating the said
Minnesota and North Western Railroad Company approx
ed by the Governor March 4th 1854 and they furthe
pray that the grant of land from Congress to Mnnesota
Territory may be renstated before the act Of repeal
approved 4h August last in the form in which the bill
originally passed the House of Representatives and be
fore the alterations were made in said bill