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The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-02-23
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

The House met at 10 o'clock and was
called to order by the Speaker.
A message from the Council was received
informing the House that it had passed q
bill extending the time of the M. & N. W
R. R. Co. Also, a bill to define the boun-
daries of certain Counties.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
To legalize the acts of the officers of Wa
bashaw County.
By Mr.. Taylor-To provide for the cleo
ton of Collectors of Taxes.
Also--To incorporate the Chisago Semin-
airy. l--..... --{.
By Mr.. Grant-To incorporate the Hen
derson and Glencoe Plank Road Co.
By Mr.. McLeod-Memorial to the Presi-
dent of the United States relative to the
Sioux Reservation.
Mr.. Mobiles, from the Committee on En-
crossed Bills, reported several bills correctly
engrossed. ...,. ..a.e
BILLS PASSED.
To amend all act to legalize the town oi
Winona.
To incorporate the Mississippi and Mis-
souri, R. R. Co. +..-....
To incorporate the St. Cloud University Of
Minnesota.
To incorporate the Minnesota Mining Co.
To provide for the supplying of vacancies
in The Office of County Commissioners, and
for the assessment of Real Estate when it
lies in two Counties.
To incorporate the Outona Institute at
Outona s. s.. ....z a..
Providing for two terms of the District
Court in Winora County.
To organize the County Of Freeborn.
To incorporate the Carimona Academy.
Providing for the payment of Bank Checks
Promissory Notes and bills of Exchange
falling due on New Years. Day, Christmas
and other holidays.
Regulating the time of holding two terms
of the District Court in Carver Co.
To incorporate the Chatfeld Academy at
Chatfeld.
The House went into Committee of the
Whole on the following Bills
To incorporate the Lake Superior and
North Pacific r. R. Co.
Memorial to Postmaster General for Ger
tain mail service. --.s.-.... .....
To incorporate the st. Paul Gas Light
Company. s.. .-. FL. -..-..,..
To incorporate the Masonic Building AS
sociation. ..-s.-s- -.~
After some time the Committee rose and
recommended that the bills pass.
The following Council bills were then
read third time and passed:
To incorporate the Huidacooper Institute
To incorporate the Masonic Building As
sociatioh. ae 1f
To provide for locating the County Seats
of certain Counties. @
A message from the Governor was receiv-
ed, informing the House that he had signed
bill providing for the appointment of an
Emigration Agent.
On motion of Mr.. Hull the House went
into Committee of the Whole on the follow
bills :
To incorporate the st. Anthony Water
Power Company. fa
To incorporate the Little Falls Manufac-
turing Company.
After the Committee rose the House ad.
journed to 24 Pm. }s
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praying to be ,reinstated as an attorney at Law
in the courts of Minnesota, frsp which h,
had been debarred by an order of the Su
preme Court. The memorial was accompan
led by bill reinstating Mr.. Secombe.
The bill having been read q first and sec
ond time, T. at L
Mr.. Brisbin (Mr. Balcombe in the chair
moved that the bill be indefinitely postponed
on the ground that the legislature had nc
right in law to vacate a judgment of the Su
.preme Court. q-- s -t..r
After considerable debate, the bill was re-
ferred to the committee on the Judiciary by
a vote Of seven ayes to six noes.
The Council then went into committe, oi
the whole upon Territoria, Road Bills.
After the committee rose, the Council adj
journed. [...ts.. ......
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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1s, 1856.
Cornell VS.. Mcleod.


The following report was made in the
House on "Wednesday, in the case of the seat
Fheld,by Geo. Mcleod and claimed by A. B.
Cornell: 1Q 4
The Committee to whom was referred the
petition of A. B. Cornell, claiming a seat in
this House now occupied by Gerge A. Nc
Eeod, would respectfully submit the follow
ing report: 4s'4 @tFs
Your Committee have carefully examined
the evidence produced by both parties in this
case, (all OF which accompanies this report
And while they believe that in the precinct
of Medford, in Steele county, there was
some irrcgularity in the preliminary steps
necessary to be taken in holding elections
yet as it is not claimed by either party, that
there was man voted in that precinct who
was not entitled to vote, and as the cleo
ton was conducted in accordance to law,
your Committee are of the opinion that the
election should not be annulled for the reason
of the irregulanty stated above. 1t IS in
evidence also before the Committee, that
some votes were given for Geo. A. Mcleod,
some for Geo. Mcleod, some for G.. A. Nc
Leod, and some Mcleod, wit out a given
name of any kind. The Committee are aware
that if they followed the precedent laid down
and established in the Council, in the case of
Howell against Tillotson, that they would
be obliged to report adverse to George A.
Mcleod, the sitting member. But as your
Committee believe that the precedent laid
down in the Council is dangerous one, and
one founded upon urong and injustice, and if
permanently established by the Legislature,
would often defeat the popular will. And so
your Committee believe from the evidence
that the votes cast for Geo. Mcleod, for G..
A. Mcleod, and for Mcleod, were intended
for George A. Mcleod, the sitting member.
Your Committe would recommend the pas
sage of the following resolution:
Resolved, That George A. Mcleod is fairly
entitled to the seat he now occupies in this
House as Representative from the Tenth
Council District.
j. B. HUBBELL,
G. F. BUCK,
r. c.. BURDICK,
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WASHINGTON.

w AonfN0IUNj ToU' %
Mr. Cullom, Clerk Of the House, las ap-
pointed N. P. Ingram of New York Chief
Clerk. 81 aI #
It is stated that Gen. Cass has improved,
and is out Of danger.
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CART. ToDD.-The numerous friends of
Capt J. B. S. Todd, U. S. A., were heartily
rejoiced to meet him once more upon st.
Paul ground on Friday evening last. The
Captain has been out upon active duty on
the Western Plains, among the fighting
Sioux, since he left us some eighteen months
ago, but looks none the worse of wear.
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FoREIGN ExcHANGE:-We call attention
to the advertisement of Messrs. Borup e
Oakes, in relation to their facilities for FUR
nishing foreign Exchange. Tlos, wishing
to remit to Europe in either large or small
sums will find the accommodations of this
house favorable and prompt in the highest
degree. .,-.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

| 3
&. SATURDAY, February 16.
House met at 10 o'clock, and was called to
order by the Speaker.
Mr.. Van Vorhes presented the petition OF
the President of the Minnesota Historical
Society praying for an appropriation. Re
ferred to Com. on Territorial Expenditures.
Mr.. Grant gave notice of a bill to incor-
porate the Henderson and Glencoe Plank
Road Company. i q.
Mr.. Cleveland introduced bill to prohibit
fishing in Lake Minnetonka with seins or
nets.
COUNCIL BILLS PASSED.
Granting to A. j. Myiick the right to
maintain ferry across the Minnesota River
To legalize and confirm certain elections.
To incorporate the Winona and La Crosse
r. r. Co. ~-..-.. .,......
To establish and define the boundaries of
Meeker County. -..,...-
Granting Hiram Caywood the right to
maintain ferry across the Minnesota.
" HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
Memorial to Congress for grant of land
to aid in the construction of Railroads in the
Territory Of Minnesota.
The ayes and nays being called for, there
were ayes 20, nays8 8.
Affirmative = Messrs. Boutillier, Buck,
Cleveland, De Lavergne, Dunbar, Farnham,
Galbraith, Holland, Hull, Ide, Jackman,
Lott, Murphy, Mobiles, Norris, Sturgis, Tay-
lor, Thompson, Thorndike, and Van Worries.
Negative - Messrs. Covill, Grant, Har-
tenbower, Hubbell, johnson, Wilkinson,
Wilson and Speaker.
To incorporate the Minnesota Savings In
stitution.
To provide for the destruction of Wolves.
On morton of Mr.. Buck the House ad-
journed to Monday morning at 10 o'clock
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Ez It is reported at Chicago that Laks
Michigan is frozen over entirely, from side
to side.
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Hanson, the rules were suspended and the
bill granting an extension of time to the M
IN. W. Railroad Company, was read third
time andpassed by the following vote:
Ayes-Messrs. Dooley, Flandreau, Free
born, Hanson, Lowry, Ludden, Rolette,
Stone, Thompson, Tillotson and President
III. .se5 st ..'ess
Nays-Messrs. Bailly, Balcombe, Rollins
and Setzer-4. FL e.4- = s.v
The bill for the division of Benton county
was read third time and passed.
3 The Council adjourned till Monday morn
ing at 10 o'clock. s .s-.s
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-12-22
OCEAN POSTAGE-THE CASE OF DRIED
SCOTT-THE CABINET, &c.

Corretpondence Of The N 4. lIiDuhe
WASHINGTON, Dec 20, 1856.
Since the sloop-ofwsr st. Mary's has been sta
t;orcd nj Panama numerous and cOnttant COM
nlaint, have been made by the officers and crew at
the excessive postage to which they are subjected
Under these representations, the Postmaster Cen
ersl was induced to investigate the facts. The
postage law requires 20 cents per single letter for
sny distance exceeding $500 miles. When the
line was established via Havana that distance was
exceeded, and consequently the rate specified was
habituslly charged. But it is now found upon
measurement, that BY the direct line from New
York to Aspinwal the distance is reduced ms de OF
> 300 miles, and therefore the Postmaster-Generai
issued instructions yesterday directing the rate TO
be fixed hereafter at 10 cents. Ii the attention vi
Congress could be Withdrawn from special egisH-
ton and iobbng, which seem to eDgross most utter
est and anxiety, some practical movement might DC
attempted for the reduction of ocean postage seu'
eray, both ia relation 10 our own continent as wei
a. 10 transatlantic Governments. Inc wh"e s!s-
,eu, a. Il now exists is a reproach to the boosted
intelligence of the sge. and il not only operates I'M
eouaIly Lut as a restriction upon commerce. NOW
ia, the Treasury il overlooking. AMI the great ei-
fort i. to deple:e it by 'Poatons OF al sorts The
time is opportune for measure Of Judieious Pons!
,bat nav promise some material advantage to The
'V Thu Mis.our case was not brought up here as
has been alleged, upon fegned or fictitious Issue
application 70, redress sassS ssads no h sss
csion of the Missouri Court reuIu n,h g. tSo I.u.
sTv man who has been made free ooth oy lhe ,ams
81 lIl;no;s ami the act 0f Congress admitting Sis-
sauri into the Union. 1t would not De becoming 70
sscribe motives to The tribunal before wn Gu va.
csu.s !. now peuding after argument; but the lac!
l. We'll under stood that an attempt was niads a.
,is ,a.t Tsrn 10 Dismiss it upon side issue % Ju
r rs i which practically involves the actual
msrits Far # the Court should hold that u pas ~
,ba, DIe% SCOTT W. the coCred plaintiff, lnespael
,'ifa a .IIm Don Il the ruling in the Court be
Ioy, snd ~ III inteuts and purposes an ADMISSION
a. The Dawsr Of Missouri to reimposs cor Sn u
,ve s After legal emancipation had been 1 Ta
slss. f.rs under the separate operation OF teue.a
1850, s The principle involved N ms caF
sra S.s,e '%.ruied until the decision y Missouri
AZ, aSe even d s ., 5eye Tsc'saSsdp'c
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FROM WASHINGTON.

WAsHIsGTos Saturday, Dec. 20, 1856.
Secretary Marcy has sent orders to the District At
torney and Marshal in New-York to keep vgilsnt
watcd that no expedition lie fitted out or weasel. leave
mat port to carry either or arms of any kind 10
Nicaragua or to any other quarter end that IL thing
OF tne KIND does exist they clothed with full power
several gentlemen from New-York, connected with
the New-York, Newfoundland and London Telegraph
Company are here, and have called on the President
and secretaries Marcy and Dobbin to day, with the
view OF enlistng the Government in lending its aid and
conference in carrying out the great enterprise of
uniting america and Europe by an electric cable The
object Of their mission likely to be crowned with en-.
tire ruocehs The British Government have already
offered all the aid required by the Company.
Another drel on the carpet here The challenging
party is from the South the other from the North II
Is thought the Southerner is not too anxious to fight
bu! his friends say it must be done. distinguished
Southern Member Of Congress is the adviser Of the
challenged.
WARRINGTON, Dee. q, 1856.
Mr.. Sumner is expected here tomorrow or Tuesday
bis former rooms having been directed to be got ready
for bin by the Goth or 2lst
The keystone Club of Philadelphia Ito the number
OF go to 500 have engaged rooms here foI FIVE days
at the Inauguration Of Buchanan. =.
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FROM WASHING TON.
PROGRESS OF EVENTS.
49,. 81 Th> n " T1hu0a


Conespoaas,cs Of The N. T. Tribune.
WASHINGTON, Friday, Dec. l5, 1856.
The end of the third week of Congress has come.
The stream of debate ON the Presidents Message
and politics in general is nearly run out. 1t looks
a. Tough there were but few more speeches to be
delivered Just now, and those not likely to attract
much sttent on. The Senate debate, until yester-
dav. has been interrupted through the week BY
toncs which, though not of great interest, yet had
precedence. Two days were spent on the bill to
nav the descendants of revolutionary oticers the
amount lost by their ancestors on revolutionary
scrip. and two more on the bill to prevent tho small
creditors of Texas from being robbed BY the larger
ones. The first bill takes several millions out OF
the Treasury, and Of course it goes through. ANY
hill with the least show of claim which lifts mil
lion is bound to pass. This bill on behalf OF the
descendants of the revolutionary officers has no
suficen, merit in itself to warrant Its passage
II pays no debt Of gratitude, Tor the re-
c;n;eots are no more worthy and nav
done no more for their country than she same num-
her Of citizens who never had any ancestry nor an
tscsdeuts. No man would grudge the money to
clothe in purple and fine linen every man VINO
belped to win our national indePenoehce' my
were heroes and worthless whom Po''eri'y cou'a
never sufficiently reward, do what they would; Du'
u hen the earth has closed over them and tnose "no
.h.,ed their tolls and privations their wives and
little ones the power of the nation to EXHIBIT Tvs
Gratitude Is exhausted. To attempt to discharge
he uu;ficept donations to subsequent genefations'
some Of whom. under the bill alluded to, are them
selves millonaires, i. superauous and absurd. bu'
the Treasury ia full. and q sigh. tap draws the
money.
In the House, the political discussion has 0een
nearly uninterrupted. The only exception among
tie speeches has been that of Percy walker VI
Alabama on Nicaragua. But the nsuesake oil In's
gentleman is in great straits that little interest,"
!. felt in a discussion which day may serve 70
hur, ten feet under ground. The feeling Of Con-
cre.. barring the Southern prOpasandst' 10 salts
faction and delight that Walker a getting HE Dc
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-12-22

Two YORK GEsTLEsES ARREsfkb.-l"one mn
named Frederick and Alfred l.. Stephens were sfrts'-
Cd YESTERDAY by officer. Key, Cover ana Giosan, on
teearaphic Dispatch from Sew-YorA, ehsrgias t,ea.
viii having pebssed between tour arc hse 'a ,s ,s
do ans worth of leather and then sofa ana s'. ,u,
denly for the Wess The prisoners were loekei sp N
r. Ninth strect station ho1se srit OF hsoea' COZ
~. med Gu, beore Judge PAtber. and placed m
Ire hands Of Deputy Sheriff lsss sor service et rAen
be demanded the prisoners be soia M s.. ., ,'s
mrs; sers were in their charge and the keeper OF the
Ia would rot reease re accused unles either the
oa;c.is or the n.arsh,i, s.oud oTesr It. II seems
n ooed question NIB II official has the easody OF prs.
bcio.. iby CoUyt, lCincinnS,, Commercial, De- TX
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-12-22

Mr.. Thomas Francis Meagher was adverl ised t.
ssesk at the FilEbuster meeting on Saturday even
7ns but excused himself 10 letter, wherefrom the
s.i]or ing is an extract:
"ftaIy-radant, beautiful, divinely giited-is a CAP
live. Austrian bayonets precipitae themselves upon
Ssy from the Alps. The bayonets of Napolesn LOCK
ksr In upon the south. Dukes of Tuscany and Kings
Of Piedmont, with their delusive programmes of Re
em, distract factionize and paralyze her regeners-
five intellect within. Despite of the messages with
Thich the Court Of Naples has been Daced-despite
of the English feet wavering about the Caabrian
sos-despe Of the French feet lying under orders at
Toplon-the Bourbon OF Nesuvius has his lazzsron
Knife upon the Roman heart. Italy is down. Down.
say the European press. But, up or down, am a.
ever the student Of her history, the worbper of her
genius the postuant for her freedom.
Hungary is down. Buda is no longer the citadel
on which the proud families Of an ancient nationality
concentrate. The spies the soldisry and hangmen Of
Vienna have made their nest and bivouac and Fran
cis Joseph Emperor Of all the Austras rides through
II and tIampes on II the Goth did once through the
rorpfelds and vineyards of fair Lombardy. subur-
ban oucast struggling for his daily bread somewhere
somehow, in humble cottage on the skirts Of Lon
den lives the who, with the impulses of his heart
and genius raised the for liberty in Hungary and
as tho champion Of that cause received here with
fumultuous enthusiasm the welcome of the people, the
municipalities, the militia and the Senate
Hungary is down. So say the European press.
So de American press reiterste But still am for
Hungary-for It's exoneraon, by arms, from the rule
of Austria-for lis recognition as European nation,
and Its immutable stability such-and forever and
day, for better for worse, am for Kossuth, Hun
gary and st. Stephen.
"And there's Ireland Ireland, too, is down. Down,
az Hugh ONeil would have blushed and burnd to his
heart to have seen it. Down. as Swift with his ruthless
satire would have never let it come to-"
Yes" down." exactly as Mr.. Meagher would
have Nicaragua, under the feet of conquering in
vadeIs and fllibusters. Italy, Hungary, Ireland,
we're weak and distrac.ed-benighted and barbar-
Gus, if you please--so Austria and England under
took TO degenerate" them. What StrOngbow
and Cromwell were to Ireland, that Paskewitch
was recently to Hungary, and Radetzky is to Italy.
All fibusters pretend to be regeneratOrs-in favor
Of Order rational Liberty, and all that. Could you
imagine that an Irshman now an exile for resisting
foreign domination and insisting that Ireland should
be left to govern and regenerate herself would be
found to- day mouthing in the case of Nicaragua,
the swindlng mockeries which have made his native
land what it is Must the Irish ever clamor for
Liberty at home and fight for Slavery everywhere
else-demand Freedom for the Celt, but sigh to
held in bondage the Anglo Saxon as well as the
African
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-12-22
THE SAME OLD QUESTION.

From Our Own Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Dec. Is, 1856.
After four consecutive days of patient and earnest
ARGUMENT. the Missouri case was closed IN the Su-
preme Court to day. OF the three hours allotted to
the p,a;ptff in error-DIed Scot Mr.. Blair ocH-
MED two, and Mr.. George Curtis of Boston the
third. Mr.. Curtis, under senie OF duty, accepted
an urgent invitation to fill this important place only
few DAYS ago, and when other eminent jurlsts had
declined the post on occount Of the limited time a.
lowed for reflection and investigation. Ii was sup
nossd uuSer such circumstances, rs Mr. Blair bad
copsumed three hours in the opening, that as ma
te,;a, brst ch of the constitutional argumen. was
assumed by Mr.. Curtis, he would have been ale wed
more ample range to discuss the principles which II
involves. But this expectation was disappointed
and he was therefore compelled to eompac' INTO a
small compass expostions which nightly claimed
,a~er expansion. After explaining in few nttns
words that the question ought to be divested oil all
no,;.;c. bins or connections he proceeded al once
To Law down the proposition boldly and broadly tha'
Congress had full and sovereign power 10 govern
The Territories, and necessarily to inhbt Slavery
Ths. nower was derived in his view, exclusively
fem the third section ed clause Of the 4th article OF
49, Co,st;,u,iop. by which 1.-THE Congress shall
.ns 80, IN DISPOSE Of aud make all necdul
:. rmlss and regulations respecting the territory OF
:. tier nroper.y belonging to the United STATES.
Th;s clanse Immediately followed mai decIarlpS'
NEW States may be admitted by Tue Sone,es'
8. nto the Union" and il was no sccdenIai c0ncl,
denee by which they eceupsu 'ls ''"''VH "'''
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the Sage Of Wheatlans. The same influences are
at work against @. W. Kttredse, Anti Pierce
Democratic candidate for Cobs;e in the LIST Din.
trict. 1t is not agreed whether Congress wal I'D.
yourn over the Holidays Or not but an attempt will
be made to do so.
When the President entered Thalberg's con ,ert
at Carusi's Saloon last evening, group Of clerks
near the door began to applaud, but they were
soon senced by the Kissing Of other portions Of the
audience. Rosrox
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.,(.i,t. In the former case, we think the lossr
mould voluntarily pay, if he cam in the latter he
,hOuld not; but in any case bet is an affair Of
hOccr, and cannot form the basis Of a valid action
SAW Whoever bets on the fluctuations of pork,
.,.>cks, or elections, takes his chance of being
Id. .bc law never cosenanted to help him col.
.et bis n+onings or coeIce him to pay his losses,
and il will net. Such is the eist Of Judge Hofr-
m,ns decision, AID it tends to clear our Courts of
/. lsrse amount Of lumber. We trust it may be
consistently upheld and enforced.
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PROBABLY FATAL AFFRAY IN MADISON

,uespondenc. Of The N. 7. Tribune.

CAzyYovIA, n. T., Dec Il, 1876.
Last night, about midnight, two young men Of this
town, ramed Cobb and Thompson, were stabbed in
our yllsge By man named Oliver ellison. The in
-trume Mt was knife, and it took effect in Thompsons
back, just under the right clavcle Tae wound pene-
trated the lungs Hs recovery is considered doubtful
ellison WA arrested, but managed to escape and has
not been retaken All these parties in liquor, and
Cobb and ellison had had a petty alteration, but
thompson took no part in it, and was stabbed while
sitting In his cutter and about to leave for home c.
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TIE Squatter Sorereign OF Dec. :, IN anticipation
that the President will refuse ofemoye Lecompte, and
that Gov Geary will resign in consequence, proposes
that the appointment Of Governor be given TO Davii
r. Atcbison. We learn from the same paper that
ProsSlayery Territorial Convention is to be heid a.
Leconipton on the second Monday 10 January.
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WEATHER REPORTS.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2O.-The weather is nder, and
rainy. The thermometer is 80 degrees above zero.
PHILADELPHIA Dec. 20.-The thermometer 10
above. Weather rainy. a..
furious snow storm prevailed in this locality to-
dsy and telegraphic communication was cut Oh by the
nrSsraton Of the wires Prompt measures were taken
10 repair the damages, and the line was again in
operation this evening. o9a