The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1857-02-13


with an amendment, the House bin civ.
ing increased pay to army officers, and
will ask its consideration early next
week
Mr. Bigler presented nineteen memo-
rails, from merchants and others OF
Philadelphia, praying for the adoption
of measures for increasing the trade be-
tween Tie United States and Afries.
Mr Seward presented three from the
same city.
The subject was referred to the Com
mittee on Commerce.
Mr. Toombs presented a memorial
from Gen. Shields, aud other citizens Of
Minnesota. setting forth that, although
that Territory contains two hundred
thousand inhabitants, yet il has hitherto
received no grant Of land, in conformity
with the policy of the Government 10
grant lands, upon certain conditions, 10
new States for railroad purposes. They
set forth that three years AGO Congress-
made grant to Minnesota, but, owing
to ihe uuwarrantable interference Of per-
sons whose interests were nollidenti6, d
with the Territory, the grant was eubse-
quently appealed. At the last session,
there was another application to Congress
to aid. but the constant aud pertiBacious
interference Of influence foreign to good
Of the Territory, prevented action on tie
application, While many other States
were made the recipients Of the bounty
Of the Government. ~
At the present session Minnesota
again presented her claims, and while
the House Committee on Public Lands
were maturing a bill for her bere6i,
cry Of fraud was raised against the meas
ure. Without wishi6g 10 impunge the
motives Of any person. they beg leave
to say that, 80 far as Minnesota and her
citizens are concerned, they invite the
most rigid scrutiny into each and every
act, and are constrained to believe that
outside moneyed and other influences,
over which they had no control, have en-
deayoFed to make the necessities Of Min
nesotaan opportunity to speculate on the
liberality of Congress and the vital in-
terosts Of that young and vigorous Ter
ritory.
M. Toombs said this petition preseH-
WI ~ NhlAoha oAfAAN Va AhlNkos AAb Hhu
given careful attention to it, and thought
it we'll worthy the consideration Of Con-
gress.
he inhabitants Of MinhesotA havo
been made the sport Of outside ipeCulA;
tors. Their just rights ought to be res
lpected and their requesI was reasonable
that grants Of land be made TO she LegiS;
lature subject 80 their own future dispo-
sition, instead Of designating particular
companies
lie introduced bill making grants in
accordance with the prayer Of the petit
tioners, which was referred to the Com;
mitlee On Public Lands. .
Several private bills were then pass
ed.
Adjourned.
HoUsE.-Mr. Grow gave notice Of his
intention to obtain Tuesday next for =
vote on the bill to repeal the laws Of Kan
sas.
The bill appropriating sq5, 1000 for the
completion Of the Capitol building for
Utah, was taken up, whom Mr. Dunn
1 wished TO know whether the people Il
that Territory was not living in violation
of the laws Of the United States, and in
public contempt Of good morals and the
! religion Of the civilized world.
= Mr.. Grow said the Committee on Ter
ritohes had been governed by estimates
T from the Treasury Department.
Mr. Merrill remin led the House Of Ito
fact Of the passage Of resolution calling
( for information relative to the people Of
a Utah, but that no response had yet been
. made to that inquiry, t on 5h the corre,L
- pondence on that subject is on file in the
e Department.
4 The bill was laid aside, with recon;
e mendation not to pass the bill appropriA-
: ting S5e, 600 for completing the capital
1 building at Omaha City.
? Mr.. Letcher had seen it stated that the
o Legislature of Nebraska intend to remove
= the capital. If so, there was no necessity
= for this sppropria ion.
Mr.. Chapman replied it was true bill
for that purpose was passed. but it was
vetoed by the Governor, Gnd is now
considered entirely lost. The place TO
which it was sought to tembve the capi-
inl was unknown. and that il is supposed
here is not citizen living withid tMenG
ty miles. f4p
4 Mr.. Whitfield wanted similar spprU-
, priaIion for Kansas. The people Of that
} Territory are now as orderly aud quotas
any portion Of the Union. Some Of the
so'called odious laws have been repealed,
and others will be, Congress should deal
with the same liberality aud justice to-
ward Kansas as they do toward other
Territories. -,,