The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-03-07

contamination Of the Bargain--Thc
Wilson's AbOut---Another Fraud up-
on LegtslatiOn.
Inc following is verbatim copy of bill
which passed the House, and is awaiting q
resumption of business in the Council in or
der that the chief clerk may carry it into that
branch:
n No. PSI. H. Introduced by Mr.. wuson.
an ACT tor an Act to amend an Act to Incornorate
the Minneapolis and st. Cloud Railroad Comnanv.
Approved March 9th, 1856
Best enacted by the Legislative Asssm1v of tie 7sr
ratory Of Minnesota =
Section l. That section two Of the act
incorporating the Minneapolis and St. Cloud
Railroad Company be amended so as to read
as follows: Section two (2.) The said cor
Poration are hereby authorized and empow-
cred, and it is hereby declared to be the OBJ.
Jects and purposes thereof, to survey, locate.
contract, maintain, use and operate, and ct
their pleasure alter the line thereof. a Rail-
road with one or more tracks or lines Of
rails from point to be selected by the Min
neapolls and st. Cloud Railroad 'Company.
opposite the town of Hudson, on Lake St.
Croix, in the Territory of Minnesota. by the
way OF Saltwater, St. Anthony, Minneapolis.
st. Augusta, st. Cloud, Winnebago and Grow
wing to Pembina; and also main line of
said road from St. Cloud to point to be
selected by said Company at or near the
mead OF the bay of Superior, in the Territory
OF Minnesota: and also with power to build
branch from some point on the line of the
Minneapolis and st. Cloud Railroad to a
point to be selected by said Company, be-
tween the foot of Big Stone Lake and the
bols des Sioux or Sioux Wood River, in the
Territory of Minnesota.
Sec. 2. All acts and parts of acts incon-
s!stent with the provisions of this act are
hereby repealed.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect from
and after it's passage.
Now we assert, without fear of successful
contradiction, that John L. Wilson, the in
troducer of this bill, tool of the St. Peter
company, and man who up to the very
night previous to the passage of the Capital
moving bill was strongly opposed to the
same, dare not assert under oath, unless he
commits perjury, that any such bill as the
above has ever passed the House legitimately.
1t is true that bill with the same title went
through the several stages but the matter in
this bill is entirely different from the origi-
nal. For proof of this fact, we are author
lsed to use the name of DR.. Adams, the
chairman of the committee ON Incorpora-
tions in the House, and other members who
would have suffered their tongues to be cut
out ere they would have responded "ayen to
such thieving project, had they knew what
they were voting for. The bill was only
read by its title when it passed. We hope
this will be lesson to those who invariably
vote to suspend the rules and allow bills to
be put through on their third reading in this
reckless and inconsiderate manner.
The only legitimate conclusion to be ar
rived at in connection with this fraud is, that
it is a part of the bargain by which Wilson's
vote was secured by the St. Peter Company.
No doubt, the entire crew, from the Cover
nor down, are cognisant of this fact. Will
sons vote on that "great measure" was
worth the sacrifice of all the railroad inter-
ests outside of his town of St. Cloud. Per-
haps this is one of the plans Gov. German
has to see "grass grow in the business
streets of St. Paul in two years." So he
boasted at the Winslow House on Saturday
evening. &.
This last piece of rascality, however, ia
nipped in the. bud. Meantime we would
caution clerks and members to be careful of
their bills when either Of the Wilson's are
about. They appear to have resumed their
old business this session.