Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1857-02-28


/, on this floor are prompted by some other motive
than an unbiased sense of justice. now reiter.
ate the charge 1t is mooted at the breakfast
table, at the dinner table, and in the social circles
of the evening, and it is due to- this House that
!, the imputed bribery should be investigated, and
the guilty ones ifs uch there are, exposed as they
deserve to be. propose that q committee be
appointed, that outsiders may be summoned to
appear before that committee aud the investiga-
ton Immediately commenced. orfeaea %
am not afraid of a want of proof in regard to
this matter. If the House will permit the ap.
pointment of an impartial committee, and the
investigation may begin mow, will prove that
certain members on this floor haze been bought
1 demand the appointment of this committee,
that the House should stand in its proper light
before the people,. As to the Press of the city
er side, it is a mistake. The columns of the
city papers are open to discussion, and if the
gentleman (Mr. Adams) or his colleagues have
anything to say for st. Peter over responsible
name, they shall be heard.
Mr.. Adams replied that these papers had al
ready refused to publish such articles. .re
Mr.. Wilson read from two editorials in the
Times to prove that corruption was charged upon
somebody-at which he expressed his very pro-
found astonishment, and was in favor of the SUBJ
stitute. He also referred to communication in
the Pioneer, which seemed to cast an imputa-
tion upon the ''pumpkin-cider democrats" Was
in doubt as to what the quotation meant. Should
vote for the substitute with pleasure, being the
only correct, and straight, and tangible way to
get at the fraud which has been charged upon the
| House. ui
MIR. Whitlock spoke at length of the allusi on
to sspumpkin-cider Democrats Hoped the sub
stitute of Mr.. Murray would not prevail, as he
believed that the Committee could not proceed
firmly unless there were some direct and specific
charge. He was conscious of his independence
in casting his vote for the removal; he was un-
awed and unbought by any influence; and was
anxious, for the honor of the House, to have the
alleged bribery exposed if it existed. lie scorn-
ed and detested anv man who would sell himself,
and if there was any such member on this
| floor, he thought he was the most shameless and
damnedest of damned fools He hoped the res
olution of MIR. Adams would be adopted.
Mr.. Murray remarked that the Corruption In
vestigating Committee at Washington were ap-
pointed to ascertain the truth of general char
ges of bribery" precisely similar to these, and
why should the Legislature ask more? 1t GER
tainly looked as if the gentlemen on the other
side did not want the matter investigated at all.
Mr.. Adams objected to the Chair appointing the
Committee. Whereupon,
After further debate by Messrs. King, J. R.
Brown, Foster, Noble, Plumer, and Gere, the
following committee was appointed by the House:
Black, Ramsey and Payne.
MIR. King moved that all the members of the
House and the reporters of the city Press be ad
mitted to the sttings of the Investigating Com
mittee. Carried. -
| MIR. King said that it had been limited that the
reporters did not always report correctly. Let
them report what is not transacted in that COM
n;ttee room, if they dare! He hoped they would
not do so.
To which, in behalf of all the reporters in the
Legislature, we would humbly submit, that more
than one of the Honorable members on the floor
of the House are under obligations to the one.
sided reporters aforesaid, for the moderately res
pectable dress in which their sayings and doings
of this session, havc appeared before their con-
stituents. We would further assure the gentle
man from Winona that all the ''transactions'' of
himself and the other members, shall be reported
with religious exactness-v verbatim ct Hteratim. -
Reporter.) ''@ soaht q ~"
The amendments We're adopted and the substi-
| tute passed unanimously. Ayes 36--noes O.
After some other unimportant business, the
House adjourned.
Friday, Feb. 20. 4.
| COUNCIL-Met pursuant to adjournment and
was called to order by the President.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
| A quorum being present, the journal Of yester-
days proceedings was read and approved.
Mr.. Stone introduced petition praying for the
relief of Silas G. Robbins,
| Mr.. Rassett introduced the following resolu-
tion ssnt go n9.-a u 40
Resolved, That the Committee on Incorpora-
tions be requested to report back to this House
No. 90, also House Bill No. 10 also H. of R., No.
"a. tleyo 1 Or alivs 81 ~
Mr.. Setter moved to lay the resolution on the
table. ,a4e u - f&so3
| Mr.. Balcombe moved a call of the House; the
roll being called Messrs. Baillv, Humphry, and
Stone were found to be absent; the Sergeant at
|
in their seats-the absent members were reported
and the question being put the motion was decid-
ed in the affirmative, so the resolution was laid on
| the table. .ggG q
The Committee on Territorial affairs introduced
a bill to change the name of the town of Stock
holm, which was read FIRST and second time and
sent to printer.
A message being announced, r. A. Smith ap-
peared and delivered the following:
10 Executive Department, Feb. 10.
To the President of the Conncil: Sir 81 am
directed by His Excellency the Governor to in
form the Council that he has this day approved
and signed No. 16. an act to incorporate the St.
Paul and Falls City Bridge Company. @
No. 25, q bill to incorporate the town Of Win
nebago City. !. III
No. q, an act to incorporate the Traverse des
Sioux Hotel Company.
No: AZ, an act to incorporate the Minnehaha
Bridge company. 3, -..;
All of which originated in the Council,
On motion the Council adjourned.
GT Hon. James NJ. Mason, author of the Flu.
gitiye Slave Law, is chosen President of the q.
s. Senate, BY the Democratic majority Of that
body. Il. s.satg. : S IS -.
GT The present aggregate strength of the
American Army is 10000!
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/ CO A literary cd Saepeior, who drinks lit
tie Of every thing s'for bis stomach's sake, says,
va" VT wine is poison, so is tea,
i But in another shape
What matter Whether one i killed.
! py canister or grape" -.-
AZ Seneca ~ s-a sas - sssr3
to * nl s-sl l.sxe. which has never been tnov,