The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-04-21

laws. Lightnhng LAKES.
Cnss county appears to have been sxpumg
al entirely. Old Cass' name had to step out to
make room for the names Of greater men.
The appor,ionmcnt committee Of the Legls.
laiure consists Of Councillor Joseph X. Brown.
al Sibey county, and A. Stimson. OF Wash
inston county; and Representatives Hanson, OF
iIcnncpin and Cave and Davis OF st. Paul.
tthc Gth) Of August next. to apportion the
number Of Councimcn and Representatives to
which each Of the above districts may he cntl-
lied according 10 population.
la the meantime, the Census liz to be taken
by the ShcriIfs, Or Deputies, in each Election
Precinct Of their respective counties and Of the
counties attached thereto Tor judicial purposes
The Census must be completed Ivy the first d
July next; and the Shcrfis are TO forward thcil
returns To the Secretary of tho Territory on 0,
before the 9th of July. In Tho case Of those
nrr counties which were not rc-attached by
taking the census therein belongs TO the Shcr.
iiis Of the county TO which their territory was
f",moriy attached for judicial purposes
IL !. hoped the ShcrifIs will not In any In.
stance fail OF their duty; but that there will bc
iull enumeration of tho people, 80 all may Ell
10Y in its fullest extent that precious privilege
Of irccmen, the right of being represented II,
the government by which they ae taxed.
The number Of members Of the Legislature
60 bc apportioncd by the committee Is Is for
the Council and - Tor the IIousc-just douhl,
The number elected heretofore.
Wisconsin Affnirs---Three vciocs In one day
Our good ncghbors down In tho State oi
Wisconsin arc having lately an interesting, II
not good time; - though the latter is doubt
les. coming" also. The legislature in session
nj Madison, passed n modified Prohibitary H.
quor Law, (becr, wine, and cider excepted from,
the prohibition,) when il WINS returned by Gov.
Harstow with his imperial veto. The House
rr'pnsscd it by over u twOthirds vote but In
the Senate no more than u majority could lie
had for vetoing the vote no the bill fell The
next day, however, the legislature passed an
other Prohbitnry Law, making no exceptions,
by strong votc--i2 to % In the House. aud
II toS In the Senate. The new bill IN more
stringent than the other; md Is free from the
'idc objections made by the Governor 70 the
hill no vetoed. They appear determined to
bring the Executive 10 face tho music on
the main question.
The day tho liquor bill was vetoed, two other
'cioes were sent in. Tho bill amending the
Jancs,illc city charter 80 NJ TO prohibit tho
granting Of licenses 10 sell liquor, was vetoed
ON the ground that il violated personal
rights % The other bill vetoed was an act 10
terminate an alleged iniqutous and corrupt
lob for building tho lunatic Asylum, by which
II ~ conicndcd the State will be necccd out of
halt million dollars. Two thirds was raised
1" tho House against the veto but the bill fail
cd in the Senate by avotc Of - TO o. The next
day. however, the Legislature put through an.
other bill: and this Il Is thought will 10 carried
over my veto
Tho popular designation for the State Admin
isiraiion IN Wisconsin is Barstow and the BAL
ancc Judging from the action of tho lcrlslN.
'nre' aud the voting OF the people In the J udi.
cial election Just held. they have been "weixhed
in the balance aud found wanting con,llern.
bly,
re- The Wharf Boat at the Upper Landing
is just now "a bone OF contention Surbunk
a Co. having sold out their lease TO Borup 4
Champln. the latter intended removing Il op:
positc their warehouse at the Lower Lauliuy.
Msssrs Lyman Dayton, George Harrington and
Louis Oliver, three Of the proprietors, object TO
the removal and have sued out an injunction
ON the ground that the Wharf Boat Is not for
purposes Of navigation but fixture 10 one
locality and that the mere occupancy by rent
Ing does not give tho right Of removal. We
.hall daily report the progress Of this moment
Gus war. Sebastopcl thus far holds out stead
Nv. Perhaps, however, the Vienna Confer.
snes (Judgs Chatield) may arrange psaee'
md spare the further snaslou ef-ink: