The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-02-26

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W AsHiSoToS. Febi1Lary icI'
We have warm. spring-!ike weather at
hast, and crowds Of visitors iill,1l the gale
ries Of the Senate and iiou-c this morning,
among them the enrire d,legaliou Of Mime
.otiaUs nov in the metropolis. II wa, un-
der,tod that measures of vital importance
10 your embryo State were Ia he pr,esnts4l
and there was -ome anxiety manifested So
sec what eject would lc pr.luoi by tn
slantlerous in.inuaiion, thrown out to injnrc
one Of them.
/, Was the bill making Il gran, ii land to
the Territory Of Minnesota To AMI IN The
construction Of railroads, and before intro
during il, Mr.. TONES III Georgia prs
ssnted petition IN IT, favor, from Gen.
JAMES SHrgLDs, and other, Of your ciiizrii>,
with the following introductory remarks
This petition from jams ShiclE AMI
Others (saiJ Mr.. Toomb- presents II very
peculiar state Of things. I1,c>c citizsns Of
Minnesota. say that with q large population
ii one b,udrrSi and eighty nr two hundrci
Thousand inhabitants, they have been unable
Ia get any land grants for railroad purposes
and improvements in their own Territory.
though such grants have been made Ia all
the adjoining States for the reason tha,
certain prisons outside If the Territory
have continually attempted sometimes by
fraudulent means. and sometimes i,y raising.
cries Of fraud. "a control the impro, cnpni.
If the Territory Of Minnesota.
. have given very careful attention Ia
the petition. and think II well worthy Of
,te attsfs.hs. ri sisstyr-- Il se,ii.s jiiat
the interests OF one hundrol and eighty
thousand or two hundred thousand inhabit.
ants Of Minnesota have been made the sport
81 speculation and even Of fraud, outside Of
the Territory. The petitioners now hey
that the jus, rights Of these onc hundred
and eighty Thousand people may be- respect
ed and inquired into, and grant Of land
for improvement given 10 the legislature
subject 10 i's own future disposition. Ii
that mode they would I've relieved entirely
from all frauds 10 carry or dciea, measure
Il Is simply question whether the action
of certain persons, who have attempted fraud
ulently, or by improper means. 10 coptro
the legislation Of the country. in order 10
influence the improvements Of Minnesota IN
side or compel her improvements to conform
la grants given 10 States outside, shall IL
effective Ia prevent giving the Territory q
Minnesota the same advantages which hay,
been granted To the adjoining communities
In my own Judgment the petition il :
reasonable one. and j, ough, 30 he the bust
Hess of Congress To defeat these who hav,
attempted Ia influence them for this improper
purpose. and do insiicr BY these one hun
irsl and eighty thousand citizens, as wei
n the adjoining States and Territories %
the nitei States move To refer the pe
ition 10 the Committee on Public Lands
and | will accompany il with hill. which
hope will be referred t. the same Commit
irs
There was what IL calIrl "srnsa,or.
hath I'm the floor and in the galleries whcf
Mr.. T"osRs alluded to the attempts Ia con.
troll the improvements Of the Territory o.
Minnesota, sometimes by fraudulent means
AMI Somctlmes by raising cries Of fraud.
Bat il Was we'll known tina, the records u
the present investigating roumittcc. condc,
"a they ar with well drin'I suspicious
contains nothing that can hc tortured int,
any reflections Of fraud upon any ciilon o
Minnesota. Aud the petition. without 4
dissenting voice. was rerrd 10 the com
mit,,c on Public lanls.
Mr. T"ouBs then asked, and by nnani
nous consent of tn. Senate, obtained lcas'
a. intruluce bill making grant II land Il
the Territory of Minnesota Ia aid in N,
construction 81 certain railroads IN said Ter.
ri,ory. II was read twice 10y lis title. mum
i~rrl $40 on the Calender. sni referred /,
the commi't,r ON Public iap'.. lnl
SIND copy at an early da,.
In the ItoaV. after III" transaction cd
business afsting kan-s4s dpl Wsshingtor
Territories, Mr.. H,RrA, cnilri mp tie hill
establishing III. office 81 ~uruyor t;rncral
Of public lanl> in Minn's,da Tcrriiorr
Senator Jo>rs Of Iowa imd u-.,i rUry az.
ertion lo dce=,, this hil ~ the llpus,. AND
To- r,'iain lhe hu-lns-S> nov attracted tn In
hnqne hut b. was not abb go acruui.h
his ohFci Tive only vote ~Nui,,l va. nn
division Ter III. prcyi"u> question ',h,rh
wa- carrN,i nv % To - which .hnw the
efsct NJ the rSrrtious masba hy Mr. Rpr
Daring the ai,cmp; To dcea, the nr7i.pr'
by parliamentary tactic, The fdlowing ii,-
'cr,.siing communication wa, raj
GYxFR,L L,Np OFfIrr.
January. is57.
~Is Il hayr the honor tn arknow 4iYn
the r-,sipt Of your communication II thu
Eth instant. referring Ia hill you have IN
,nsiuc,d for the CREATION of a a1arate ar
vsying district fr the Minnesota Territory
and stating that You arr anVious 10 h. able
"a Law beforr the fIoasa all information vnu
can Obtain relative 10 bills for Minnesota. IN
hoT.s thereby ID saving tiur which would
o;hsrwi~' h. consumed in ,lehate I" that
&c having this in view. yoa ,l>k the opinion
Of 'b~ department in detail Is 10 ihe pr,p.
pric;y ii establishing the said cfce NJ >ar-
veyor General IN Minnesota, and "a h. 10
formed a. 20 tbs extra eApqsc 20 the G,qps~
raj Government If any. hos much
In reply. beg kravc 10 rfrr ~ MY prev :
cGs communication. based upou YOUR cail
AMI representations herctofnre. and cnckssa'
printed sketches slowing the progrss 81 tn
public surveys in tbs Stats uf lows anil
Wisccpsiu and the Territory OF Nnu-ota
which Constitute The prrs.n; a,yyrylng di~-
triC,. The othce tor which Is a; putGuue --
The blue Inns inciule ,hs sarv.ys. ~ lar a.
they ar rIor,@i |; vii h. ots.r,ei that
iho state OF Iowa ha, 10, small intr-~,
IN sarvryS vt - ~ ulads. and thar NOR
than half thr surveys in Wisconsin ar. ,,,sF,-
pic'"i whll., bat a small portion II the rah-