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The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-01-27
, bills, &C., to be read at length the first

ing bills, &C., to be read at length the first
time.
Mr. Stearns, from the committee on Engross-
ed Bills reported as correctly eng ossed the
memorials for military road, and for the COM
pletion of Fort Ridgley. Both read third
time and passed.
Mr.. Brown moved that committee of two be
appointed, to act with a committee of the
House, to prepare joint rules for the two
Houses. Carried, and Messrs. Brown and Slim
son appointed.
Mr.. Van Etten rose to question Of % ilege
and spoke at length in answer te,E. femon-
STRANGE from the law firms of Rice, Hollins-
head & Becker, Masterson d Simons, and Irwin
& Jones. presented in the House of Representa-
tives, in which his (Mr. Van Etten's) name was
freely mentioned.
After he had taken his seat
On motion of Mr. Brown the Council pro-
ceeded to meet the House in joint convention,
pursuant to adjournment on Wednesday last.
On returning to their Chamber, the Council
adjourned until Wednesday, at 2, PM.
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COUNCIL.
MONDAY MORNING, Jan. %.

MONDAY MORNING, Jan. 20.
Prayer by the Chaplain, and reading of the
Journal.
Mr.. Murray presented petition from citi
zens of Southern Minnesota, praying for road
from st. Paul to Elliota. Laid on the table.
Mr.. Murray introduced bill providing for
the laying out and establishment of said road
Read twice and laid on the table.
Mr.. Brown gave notice of memorial to Con-
gress, praying for division of Minnesota Ter
ritory, and for the establishment of new Ter
ritory east of the Missouri river.
The same gentleman, from the select COM
mittee to whom was referred the Apportion-
ment Bill, reported bill providing for taking
the census of the Territory. Read twice, and
laid on the table. I - t-..i .|t
Mr.. Olmstead (Mr. Kittson in the chair) in
troduced memorial to Congress, asking an
appropriation from Congress for military
road from Fort Ripley to the Pembina river.
Read twice and laid on the table.
Mr. Brown gave notice that on some future
day he would move to amend the rule requir-
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The Right Of Petitlon.

This 10 sacred right, guaranteed by the
constitution to the most humble citizens OF
this Republic, and even to the poorest subject-of
any Of the monarchies of the old world. When
Ireland was in q state of agitation, under the
lead Of Daniel O'Connell, and her people were
daily sending up petitions by scores and hum
dreds to the Parliament of Great Britain, pray
ing for the repea: of the Union between Eng
land and Ireland, these petitions were allow
cd to be presented in Parliament, and were re-
specially treated, although the iron arm OF
the majority interposed to prevent the prayer
being granted.
Such, it appears, is not the rule in the "Dem-
scratic" House of Representatives ofDemocrat-
ic Minnesota. Seven hundred of the free citi-
gems of st. Paula number of men equivalent
to the number of votes cast in st. Paul at the
last October election-have signed petitions to
our Legislature respectfully asking of that bo-
dy an endorsement of the charter of the Mime
sofa and North Western Railroad COmpOny, with
certain amendments to the charte which are SCI
forth in the body of the petitions. Yet ,notwith.
standing this decided demonstrations are ere
dibly informed, that four out ofthe five OF the
st. Paul Delegation in the House adsOluteIyre
fused to present this almost unanimous petition
of their entire constituency! And yesterday
morning, when Mr.. Lemay-who appears to bt
the only one of our House delegation at all dis
posed to treat the petitioners with respect
arose to ask the consent of the House to present
the petitions, objections were made to his re
quest by t,Uo or three Of his colleagues! The
time for presenting petitions under the rule, i
is true, had passed before Mr.. Lemay offered tt
present them but the courtesy he asked is ont
we have never before seen refused in any legis
lative body.
We merely state the facts Of this unprece
denied act. and leave the people of St. Paul tt
de eide upon the question ofright and wrong in
the premises.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

The House was called to order at ten O'Clock
by the Speaker.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
The roll was called by the Clerk
On motion of Mr.. Dixon, the reading Of the
journal was dispensed with.
Mr.. Thompson introduced,
A bill for the increase of the number ofCoun-
Gil districts in the territory; the enumeration Of
the inhabitants of the Territory /; and for the
apportionment of the members of the Council
and of the House of Representatives by the
Judges of the Supreme Court of the Territory
The bill was read twice and laid upon the ia
ble
Mr.. Hanson gave notice that he would on
some future day introduce,
A bill providing for the laying out of Ger.
tain territorial roads also
A bill granting to Lewis Stone and Others, the
right to establish and maintain ferry across
the Mississippi river and also
A bill to amend an act approved March A.
1854, Incorporating the Minnesota and North
Western R. R. Co.
Mr.. Lemay asked leave to introduce memo.
rial, signed by seven hundred citizens of ST.
Paul, asking an extension of time, to aid the
M. q N. W. R. r. Company, to construct their
road. Mr.. Lemay. read short speech on the
subject.
Mr.. Cave and Mr.. Davis, both of St. Paul, OBJ
jected to the reception of the petition, and it
was not received.
Mr.. Haus introduced a resolution, providing
for the translation and printing of the Cover
nor's message in French and German--5OO CO.
pies in each language The resolution was
adopted.
Mr.. Hanson asked and obtained leave to pre-
sent a memorial.
Mr.. Rolette moved the House adjourn until
Monday. Lost.
Mr.. Hanson called for the reading of the me-
mortal.
The Clerk proceeded to read,
A remonstrance of Rice, Holinshead & Beck
er, Irwin Jones, and Masterson & Simons,
Attorneys for certain creditors of the late firm
ofCurran d Lawler, against the enactment of
law repeating existing statutes, authorizing
the arrest Of fraudulent debtors.
Pending the reading of the memorial by the
Clerk
Mr.. Cave objected to its further reading, and
moved its indefinite postponement, on the
ground that it reflected on Mr.. Davis, Of the
House, and Mr.. Van Etten, of the Council
Mr.. Sibley also opposed the reading of the
remonstrance.
MIR. Hanson advocated its reading.
Mr.. Cave withdrew his motion to postpone
indefinitely, and
On motion of Mr.. Hanson, the remons trance
was referred to the Judiciary Committee, BY a
vote of IL to 6. To this Committee the bill in
troduced by Mr.. Davis, and against the passage
of which the memorial demonstrates, was refer
red, when presented.
The Secretary of the Council announced that
the Council had passed bill for the incorpo-
ration of the town of Henderson and had also
received the report of the Regents of the Uni
versity, and ordered 500 copies to be printed
Mr.. Willm gave notice that he would intro
duce
A bill for the election ola Superintendent of
Common Schools in each organized county of
the Territory and also
A bill to establish ferry across Lake st
Croix, opposite the city of Saltwater.
On motion of Mr.. Rolette, the House adjourn
ed until Monday.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

-FOUR House Report of yesterdays proceed
ings, though not through any fault of the Re-
porter, was not received in time for publica-
tion this morning. The principal items of in
terest, however, are that Mr.. Lemay, Represen-
tative from the Little Canada and st. Paul Dis
trct, presented the Petition of 500 citizens
thereof, praying for an extension of time to
the NJ. and N. W. r. R. Co., (which was referred
to the committee on internal Improvements
The cote polled at the election of members
Of the Legislature in this district last October,
was only S39.
The two Houses met in joint convention, for
the election of sundry Territorial officers the
result of which we have not learned, beyond
the election of Mr.. Hoisington as Public Bin
der. Mr. H. received all the votes excepting
eight, which were given for A. J. Morgan
The two Houses adjourned till Wednesday at
two o'clock.-EDs. MINNEsoTIAN.1
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The Maine Law.

The rise and progress of Laws, in various
States prohibiting the sale of intoxicating
drinks, says the Albany Evening Journal, is
briefly exhibited. by the following abstract:
l851-Passed by the Legislature of Maine
1852 Minnesota.
Rhode Island.
Massachusetts,.
+" Ratified by the people of Minnesota.
Passed by Legislature of Vermont.
1855" Michigan.
:. Ratified by the people of Vermont.
Its submission to the people pronounced
unconstitutional by Supreme Court in
Minnesota.
Pronounced unconstitutional by United
States Circuit Court in Rhode Island
State Supreme Court equally divided in
Michigan. ........-.-. ..
1s54-Prenounced unconstitutional in Massa-
chusetts
Passed by Legislature ofN.Y.
Vetoed by Governor ....."
Passed by one branch of Legislature of
o New Hampshire.
A" Passed by one branch of Legislature of
Maryland.
Passed by Legislature, but two branches
failed to agree, in Pennsylvania.
Passed by Legislature of Ohio
Voted for by people of Wisconsin.
Pronounced unconstitutional in Ohio.
Passed in modified form by Legislature of
Rhode Island.
Passed by Legislature of Connecticut
1t will be observed that it had passed the
Legislatures ofseven States and a Territory
1t has fallen, through Legislative disagree
ment, in four. 1t has been submitted to the
people, and ratified by them, in four. 1t has
nowhere been repealed by the Legislature,
though it has been four times set aside by the
Judiciary. and in one re-enacted in modified
form. '+-
1t will probably be the subject Of discussion
in the Legislatures of all the Northern States
this winter, and in those of Maryland, Virgin
la Delaware, South Carolina, Georgia, Ken
lucky, Tennessee and Chicago Tri-
hume. ..s 80 b. -
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| Eg The Angel Gabrieln is now amusing
himself riding up and down Broadway on the
tops Of the omnibuses, warning sinners to fee
from the, wrath TO come, with brass horn. He
don't look as though he had much information
to spare on any subject.-Jour. Com.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-01-27
He MINI I IA n !.
SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY 20, 1885
Railroad Rally!

This Grand Demonstration Of the friends OF
the Minnesota and Northwestern Railroad
ZONES of at the COURT House this evening
Several speakers will address the meeting, ex-
planatory Of the present position OF our nall
road affairs. We expect to see St. ST. faui on
land, On nsasse!
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-01-27

.~ A report is current about the streets
that Page & Bacon, Of St. Louis, have susper,d-
ed. We are led to believe that the suspension
can only be temporary.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-01-27

My S. NJ. Booth, editor of the Milwaukee
Free Democrat, has received the sum of $4,000,
from one Henry Burchard, who took the liber-
ty of cowhiding Booth, some months since.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-01-27

gs- Those pestiferous providers, the gipsies,
have at length favored Hardy county, Va,
with a visit. They were encamped in consid-
cradle numbers near M0orefeld.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-01-27

RECIPE FOR WAsHING.-Put two tablespoon
fuls of spirits of turpentine to nine of soft SOAP
and use the same a. common soap. 1t will re-
duce the labor one-third. and the soap will 60
further. 1t has been tested here to the salts
faction Of those who have tried it-Rmal Ne,c
Yorker.
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rs The editor of the New Hampshire Pa
triot says that he expects to grow fat as long
as he lives All, yes; but when he dies, will
not the fat be in the fire?-LouisviAe Journal.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-01-27

FIRST TRAIN THRoUGH'FRoM CA1Ro.-The first
train of cars from Cairo, via. Illinois Central
and Chicago and Aurora Railroad arrived at
5: 80 A. M. yesterday, having left Cairo at A.
NJ Monday. Capt. c. Caldwell, Conducto.-
Chicago Iri6. Jan. 10.
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- Charles Sigouruey, Esq, husband of
Mrs. L. H. Sigourney died of apoplexy in Hart
ford.
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HUDsoN.-The citizens of Hudson subscribed
$4,000 stock to the Lake Superior and St.
Croix Railroad.--St. Croir Union.
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rs By the reports which were read at the
late meeting Of the Vermont Bible Society. it
appeared that in Essex county the number Of
families destitute Of the Bible was found to be
10 per cent. of the whole; in Caledonia about 8
per cent, and in Franklin about Is per cent,
the latter having q large French population,
chiefly Roman Catholic. t.ea .slu.l3
@ Ephriam Littlefeld, says the Boston
Traveller, somewhat notorious as the chiefwit-
ness in the trial for the murder of DR.. Parkman,
has, in consequence of painful disease ofthe
ear, become insane.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-01-27

PROGRESS OF THE AGE.-A Grand Jury in
South Carolina has presented the laws against
the African slave trade as public grievance.
1t is much greater grievance that such dom
keys are allowed to sit upon juries at all.
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GTPsIEs-The Winchester Virginian COM
plains, that that part of the State is infested
with Gipsies. They are adroit thieves, and
corrupt the negroes by working on their super
stitions.
GS- 1t appears from an Odessa letter, that
General Dannenberg's corps, numbering $4,000
men, were transported from Odessa to Sebasto-
pol in the very short time of II days. For this
purpose $4,000 wagons, each drawn by four
oxen, were collected in the government of
Cherson, in fortnight, and an equal number
Of vehicles could be again collected, if occasion
required it.
80 A Dutch galliot, from Newcastle, on
Tyne, England, with 200 tons ofcoal, has ar
rived at Wilmington, NC.
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ns- Nebraska Territory is large enough to
make seven States, each the size of New York.

rs BRucE's BALIs.-Jim Bruce, Of the
Mendoza House, continues his dancing assem-
blages. The next one will come of. this even
ing. Those who enjoy the pleasure of plea
SAINT cotillion party will be agreeably enter
tanned by the popular host of the Mendoza
House, and the company there assembled.
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~ A man fell off the Express Train, near
Otville, recently, and was instantly killed

- The Kentucky Democratic State Con-
vention will be held at Frankfort on March
18th. ,ssa.s1sG aaI
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rs A female grog seller has been sent to
Jail, in Pittsburg, to await trial for giving Ii
quor to an habitual drunkard, after being for
hidden by his friends. The wife of the drunk
ard was the complainant.
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E1- Six thousand six hundred and four for
eigners were naturalized in the city of New
York during the last year. The number now
taking the initiatory steps towards naturaliz-
alton in the Superior Court of that city alone
reaches $50 per day. ..-..........
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EXTRA MAIL SERvcE.-A letter from Mr. Rice,
published in the Democrat, announces that the
three mails per week between st. Paul and Du-
buque has been allowed by the Department.
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The Inauguration took place on Saturday.

THE ILLUsTRIoUs DEAD.r-The Pioneer pub
fishes the toasts given at the festival Gin honor
OF the 1llustrious Dead" at the Winslow House
on Thursday evening. Among the Industrious
Dead" toasted on the occasion, were Daniel
Webster, Andrew Jackson, Henry Clay, John
c. Calhoun, John Quincy Adams, Silas Wright,
VIM. Henry Harrison, James Fennimore Coo
per, Franklin Pierce and Walls fl. German.
Well, there is no telling, during mems life
times, what high position Fame has in store
for them after death! The two latter individ-
uals perhaps never dreamed while living, that
after they had "shufaed off this mortal coil''
they would find themselves in such good COM
puny at grand ovation in "honor of the Illus
trious Dead"
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rs Mr.. Cornelius Vanderbilt intends, it is
said, to have six or eight large steamships
built, to ply between New York and Liver
pool and Havre. Two are to be ready for sea
the coming spring.
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Gs- The First Baptist Church in Hart
ford has been sold to an importing house for
$4,000.
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I'D The receipts Of the American Board Of
Missions, for the month of September, were
$13,026 for August, s22,7s9.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-01-27

ES- Jas. W. Harlan has been elected q. S.
Senator from Iowa, for six years from the 4th
ofMarch next. He goes in as the successor of
Hon. A. c. Dodge, who, Notwithstanding his
political sins, has been true and fast friend of
Minnesota since she was first organized as
Territory.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-01-27

MAINE.-The Legislature Of Maine met on
Wednesday, Jan. 8, and was Immediately Or
ganized by the choice of T. o. Cowen, of the
Saco Union, Clerk, and Franklin Muzzy, of
Bangor, President: In the House by electing
Sidney Perham. of Oxford Co., Speaker, and
II. a. Baker, ofKennebec, Clerk. There was
no choice of Governor by the people, and on
Friday, Messrs. Arson P. Morrill,, and Isaac
Reed were selected by the House as the two
constitutional candidates to be presented to
the Senate. Their names were sent up the
same day and the Senate voted unanimously
for Arson P. Morrill,, who was officially declar-
ed to be Governor for the present year. The
vote was as follows:
Whole number of votes. ................. 80
Necessary to a choice, ................... 16
Anson Z. Morrill, had Observation-Disclosures so
ThA =
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NEW YoRK.-The election for United States
Senator, to succeed VIM. H. Seward, will take
place at Albany, on the first Tuesday of Febru-
ary.
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Ma- Mr. William L. Jones, of Minot, Me-,
has recently sailed from California, via. Cape
Horn, under appointment as missionary.
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The N. Y. Journal of Commerce says that in
the County Court sitting at New Haven, c.,
Jesse W. Rose, being on trial for assault with
intent to murder, was defended on the ground
ofinsanity and while Judge Blackman, the
counsel for the prisoner, was examininga wit
ness to prove the defence, Rose suddenly rails
ed his arm, and with a back-handed blow
knocked his own lawyer down. Such prac-
teal demonstration of mental imbecility was
conclusive upon the Court and the States At
torney, who Immediately withdrew the case,
and Rose was remanded to Jail, to be taken
care of as an insane person. q .,fIE4 II
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u.s. NJ Verney, one of the most distinguish
ed Protestant ministers of Paris, died recent
ly whilst deliveringa powerful discourse on
Christian doctrine in the session of the General
Consistory at Strasburg. He was a man of
eminent learning and piety, and his loss will
be deeply felt by the Evangelical Protestants
of France
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-01-27

In 1887, the number of Banks in the U. S. in
Guiding branches, according to Mr.. Secretary
Woodburys report, was s23-the capital 1918
421,l which contrasts, considering the con-
dition and wealth of the country, sadly with
the present returns, showing the ruinous in
fuence of Government patronage upon the
State institutions at the earlier period.
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Na- The condition of the Methodist con-
gregations of Michigan is thus set forth: men,
bers, 1889; probationers, 2,24l local preach
ers, 231 churches 1873, valued at s246,O
parsonages 81, valued at SAG, 73O; collections
for various purposes the past year, s4,967,75.
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"SouATTER SovEREIGNTY'' IN HoRN--It
will be seen, by referring to the Legislative
proceedings that Mr. Brown has introduced a
bill apportioning the legislative districts of the
Territory. A clause is inserted by which the
Governor is empowered to apportion the nun,.
Dor of Representative! We see no necessitv
Of assembling Legislature if they transfer
their labor to the shoulders of the Governor
st. Croir Union. is3sSi s..a "a. ...'.-,r
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rl9 AN underground apartment that j.
supposed to have been formerly occupied B,
robbers, wasrecently discovered near Kin os.on
Mass. iss- '' 5taa . ~ 100 'ase17 = - W
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G~ Three fugitives on their way to Cana
da, passed through Buffalo, short time since,
on the Under Ground Railroad tits said the
South losses near $50, 900 worth of slaves eY.
cry week, by the U.G.R.R.
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TO- Measures are in operation for the
speedy establishment of Universalist theolog-
ical school in New York. The sum required
for this purpose is $4,000, of which $4,000
has been subscribed in New York city alone.
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BANKING OF THE .. S.-From the report of
the Secretary off the Treasury we learn the
Banking movement of the United States for
the last three years. In 1901, the number
of Banks was s7s. In 1884, the number is
stated at 1,2OS. This increase covers the
movements in Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin and
other Western States, which have within the
last few years apparently changed their views
in relation to Banking, and gone largely and
!osely into the business. They are now reap
ing the consequences. The aggregate condi-
tinn 0fthe Banks Is Tins nixan 49, = ~
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~ The Albany IN. ~ Kinickerbocker
STATES that no fewer than twenty new coun.
terfeits on different banks have anne.,.a -
that city. 'a'st u ea-ifFs' - =. - -