Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-01-26

I No. IN. II r. xbtii q i5J5srp Srsss the Min.
nssots Life, Fire and Masiss lnsasaacs Conpsuy.
No. 8 H.of B. A. bill to provide, for layisg
out = Teuitofial road from WabaShav IA Ide
settlemsnt aud fsrribault, to intsrssct the Dedd
Road. ss..
No. 10 "A. Of r, A bill to provide for laying
out q, Territorial road from Wabashaw 10 Austin.
No. II =. Of r. "A bin to extend tie corpo-
rate limits Of the Town Of Henderson. :. 80
{ No. ls \. Of R, Aferry chart 70 3. n: and J.
p. Richardson. -. .,.,, s..' = S1'..i,
No. Is r. d bill 70 attach shGse certain por.
tion Of Siblsy Comfy to L. Sueur Co, =. -
rs No. "a 81. Of r. Abill granting to Samuel Al
len the right 70 nsintsin ? ferry across the Min
nesota river at the town Of Chsska. 80 80. ,'f
af Ne. AZ II. Of r. A bill to incorporate the MIN
nesots Salt Company. - s.''s,9 0s.,l &
IS No. II. Of R. A bill to locate : Territorial
road from Brownsville to Mankato. - o :
The House then went into COMMITTEES Of the
Whole, and after some time passed therein, rose
and adjourned till 2 IL p. NJ. ta"' .
ArrERNoox SxsIoN.--House met and went in
to Committee of the Whole, having under con-
sidsration memorials No. S, 6, and I. After some
time passed therein, the Committee rose and re-
ported the memorials back to the House with
smen1ments. nse q e. nrsd. sTefsd gBv .a1s'l) 80
The House then adjourned. 3 a=d sej f.t,v
i GTeo5e baa cd @ saiob THURSDAY, Jan. "a.
81 iss ,gtgsg HOUSE. s.snir4 s. o. 4sissEa
House met at the usual hour. zssfga s. 3ua 4
Prayer by the Chaplain. " 81 gEusa ~ rs1 8
The reading of the Journal was dispensed with.
A message was received from the Gorerno,
containing the report of the Emigration Agent,
which was laid on the table to be printed. Il sidl
The following bills and memorials were intro
dueed: @saa e7.Fs4 7edso sssos uc15 ia,
+ By Mr.. Sturgis, memorial to Congress, for an
appropriation for the Improvement Of the upper
Mississippi. .aaca ef..t9 = r.
By MI. Hartenbower-ab bill for an act to es-
tablish County Courts. -, 81. -
By Mr.. Lott--a bill to incorporate the Mime.
sofa Loving Institution. ,,..7 ..r.o..lI -,
BY Mr.. Sturgis-a bill granting to P. B. Stone,
the right to maintain ferry across the Missis-
sippi. s. ara es a., f-.-. f.a..'.,. s.,..' -.
By Mr.. Johnson-a bill to incorporate the Man
kato Library Association. .e5 &c.,.
By MIR. Wilson's bill for the relief of certain
persons having claims against Minnesota TO.
services rendered during the year 1855. .s,,g 49,
By Mr.: Hubbell-a bill to provide for laying
out certain Territorial Roads. =
By Mr.. Farnham-a bill to incorporate the st.
Anthony Falls Water Power COMPANY. 800 y. s
By Mr.Bradley-a bill granting Martin Fox, the
right to maintain ferry across the Mississippi
at Monticello.
By Mr.. Hubbell-ab bill to provide for LAYING
out q Territorial Road from wolerville to the
Iowa State line. os sa4 !; lsai az sr.5 no I
The House went into Committee of the Whole.
Mr.. Bradley in the Chair, having under considera-
ton sundry bills-after the COMMITTEES rose the
House took a recess till r. n. L1a rs 71sof
AFTERNOON SEssloS. House met at 2 l.2 P. n.
and went into committee Of the whole on bills
Is, bill to locate q territorial road from Tray
erse des Sioux to Mendoza, No. l6, a bill to To-
cate aterritorial road from LeSueur to Traverse
des Sioux, No. 20 bill granting to s. B. Lowry
the right to establish ferry across the Mssissip
pi River At st. Cloud. Esd So .su ttes oil
After the committee rose, No. 2l HI. of R., a
bill changing the name Of Serena, M. Huntly t,
Serena NJ. Ames was taken up, read q third time
and passed. '"N .'' .''''' Il! s8's D'8 III
The House thcn resolved itself into committee
of tha whole, Mr.. Thompson in the chair. having
under consideration various bills--aftor the com.
Ed. TnEs.-I clip the following from the col
umns Of the Free Press. ti tai ~
0TsIt can't be possible that the banking firm
of which you stand as godfather, is ignorant oil
the danger that threatens ssthe dear people Pr
Hold up your head and speak like . manp'-
Times. 0''oa 81
We was not aware that we was the special pro-
tector OF any banking firm. OF one thing zoe and
you are certain-''No banking house stands God.
father to us." Neither do we claim the honor OF
being owned in whole or in part BY banker who
received deposits up to three O'Clock of the day
be failed, and who spent the Same evening pro.
posing to buy up his depositor's accounts at sc
cents on the dollar ar 49, t,s@s,.
Neither does any such banker write or dictate
our currency articles. A bill of particulars will
be ready for publication in "few days.
Free Press. 20 rao1e
No one can be at loss to understand that am the
ssbanker' referred to. have too much respect 70,
the Mr.. Smith, the editor Of tho Free Press, ia
believe that he penned the above cowardy thrust al
my private reputation. But l think knou the mar
who did pen It, and the reasons that have gan
grened his malice, and bill of the particular
can be ready for publication Sin . few days. ac
ter the gentleman presents and proves his bill Of
particulars. Now sir, it seems to me. to be duty
owe to myself as we'll as to my friends, to pro-
nounce tho above charge or insinuation false and
unfounded. The author Of said article can
make good what he has asserted, or stand before
the community branded as LIAR and SCOUN-
.DREL. aas< ~ f..s..sg .se G. II. PARKER.
As rejoinder to the above, we would say that
sswe' are the editor of the Free Press and write,
ADD Gill hold ourssif responsible for the edi-
torials, 90 long as our name 10 in the paper az
such. That in our remarks quoted above, no al
fusion is made to Mr.. G. ii. Parker or any person
else, except the man who penned and put forth
the contemplate falsehood, to which swe had .
right to, and did reply.-FSss Press. -
Ed. TmEs.-The above is portion of the re-
joinder Of the Free Press to my letter. 1t is only
necessary to refer back to the first extract from
that paper, 10 see that the last is an unvarnishsd
falsehood. He Published base ealumny with
ont the least provoeation my part, intending to
injure me personally. Fooled in this, Is the above
article clearly shows, he resorts to the stale SINH
lies Of stcost fitting him" and glass houses. -
believe an not "ovsr anxious 70 gain public
netoriesy BY thrusting myself unnseessarially in.
to . Newspaper cestroversy," but shall appsaz
in the press 1t any time when il becomes neces.
sary 70 defend myself against the srtsck of uncru
pulous editors. C.. II. pARxRp