Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-02-13
FRIDLEYl AND THE FRAUD!

This very appropriate heading we find inIthe
Minnesotian Of Wednesday morning. Under il
the editor attempts to make dodge as xidiou-
lous as can we'll be conceived Two resolutions
were introduced into the Hoasc--one to repudiats
the action of Congress in repeating the bill grant
ing to Minnesota the land and the other to uphold
the Company in altering the bill. Mr.. FRIpLEY,
forgetting his cue, voted for these resolutions,
but discovering that he had made a foo-foo Of
himself, the next day, after the resolutions had
been re-considered; he moved and voted to have
them indefinitely postponed. Here they are: "a
j ssMr. Willim moved the reconsideration Of the
vote OF yesterday, on the following resolutions,
by which they were negatived,
The motion to consider being agreed to, the
resolutions were read. gvii snV !, 7 sdI ri :snf
ID Resolved, &C., That the House repudiate the
action OF Congress in repeating the munifcent
grant to this Territory, and ''" =.
Resolved further, That we endorse the course
the Company has pursued in altering the bill grant
ing lands to this Territory SO the said grant
should inure to their special benefit. . "A:
On motion of Mr.. Fridley, the resolutions were
indefinitely postponed, as follows: ' '
AYes-Messrs. Dixon, FRIDLEY, Grant, Han
So son, LIE May, REGISTER, Rolctte, Stanchfeld,
thompson and Willim-l0. .asal.. ..t;...,
Nays--Messrs. Andros, Beatty, Brawley, Cave,
Davis. Haus, Sibley and Speaker"
Now then, his right-handea bugleman tells us
that Mr.. FRIDLEY voted to repudiate the fraud
when he voted to repudiate the act of Congress-
This new phase of skullduggery is worthy of a
patent. Let us inquire of the Minnesotian if Mr..
Fridley's vote does not stand upon the journal of
the House, against repudiatng the fraud. Here's
the evidence:
The following resolution, introduced by MIR.
Davis on the 30th of January, 1855, was moved
to be indefinitely postponed by Mr.. Hanson when
the yeas and nays were taken, and Mr.. Fridley vo-
ted to postpone it. Here is the resolution and the
yeas and nays:- f,.54 -. 81 ttt z.-.
Resolved by the House of Representatives of
Minnesota Territory, That we disapproye of the
improper alteration Of the bill donating a munif-
cent grant of lands to our Territory, approved
June 29th, 1854, and for which alteration said
bill was subsequently repealed; and that we re-
pudiate all through whose instrumentality said al
teration was brought about. -..r cir
Yeas-Dixon, FRIDLEY, Grant, Hanson, Le-
MAY, Register, Rolette, Stinchfeld, Thompson,
Nays-Andros, Beatty, Cave, Davis, Haus, Sib-
ley, Mr.. Speaker. ..f. = .-,,.,
" Pitch in T" Mr.. Quibble; you wont make much
at this game-the truth is too obvious.
MINNESOTA LEGISLATIVE LITERATuRE.-We find
the following choice specimen of Minnesota Leg
isative literature in memorial to Congress,
which passed without amendments: t..s
Section 2. Your memorialists further state
that from the oppression of the British colony of
Selkirk settlement upon the Indians, who are un-
der the protection Of the United States they have
within a few months, committed outrages upon
the American whites living at Pembina, They
have murdered the wife of Rev. Mr.. Spencer, by
shooting her through the window while setting al
her own fireside, with her baby in her arms and
her family around her. They have, also, STAN
peded our horses and cattle, within the last few
weeks, which have never been heard of.