The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-08-15
MONDAY AUGUST 10 1851.
The journal of Saturday having been

read -
Mr. MANTOR from the Committee on
EngrOssment, reported the article No 81 on
Banking and Corporations other than NUM-
cipal, the article (No. 49, on Amendments
and NO. It., on official Salaries, as correctly
engrossed.
On motion by Mr.. NORTH, the Conven-
ton now took recess till IL o'clock, A. M.
At IL o'clock, the President resumed the
Chair.
TAXATION AND FINANCE.
Mr.. STANNARD, from the Committee on
Taxation and Finance, reported on article
(No 49, on that subject
1t prescribes, that theLegslature shall pro-
vide for the taxation of property, Excepting
such, set apart for Municipal, Educational,
Literary, Scientific, Religious and Elymosy-
nary or Charitable purposes, as may be exem-
ted by law sufficient for the estimate ex-
penses of the State and efficiency. The ced-
it of the state shall never be granted in aid
ofany Corporation. The state shall not en-
gage in works of public Improvement, furth-
er than to appropriate the avails of grants of
public lands for specific objectsof improve
ment. No money to be paid out Of the
Treasury, except in pursuance of law, nor
public debt contracted, except for war, and
to suppress insurrection.
Which was twice tead, and ordered to be
printed.
BOUNDARY.
+ MR.. DAVIS submitted resolution in re-
gard to the boundary of the State to the fol-
lowing effect:
Resoired, that there shall be submitted to
the qualified voters of this Territory, at the
same time this Constitution shall be submitted
for their ratification, the following proposition;
and if it shall receive majority of all the
votes cast for and against it at said election,
then the same shall be part of this Consti-
tuition.
"Proposhion:-Th following alteration in
the boundary line of the State proposed in
the Enabling Act, is desired by the people of
this Territory; and if the same shall be as
sented to on the part of the Congress of the
United States, then the same shall be and re-
main forever the boundary Of the State of
Minnesota, viz: Beginning in the main chan
mel of the Missouri river, at the point where
the 46th parallel of north latitude crosses
the same; thence down the middle of the
main channel of said Missouri river to the
western boundary of the State of Iowa, at a
point opposite the mouth of the main chan
mel of said Big Sioux River to the northwest
corner of the State of Iowa; thence east a.
long the northern boundary of said State to
the main channel of the Mississippi river, fol-
lowing the boundary of the State of Wis
consin, until it is inersected by the parallel of
46 degrees north latitude; thence west along
said parallel of 46 degrees until said parallel
intersects the middle of the main channel of
the Missouri river at the point of beginning"
Mr.. ID. said he hoped this resolution would
pass for the reason that it certainly was the
wish of the larger portion of the people
He denied that Congress had the right to pre-
scribe the boundary Of any new State COM
ing into the Union. This matter concerned
the citizens of the Territory, and them alone.
We certai ly had accepted the boundary de-
fined by Congress, as matter of expediency
and policy; but justice towards the larger
number of the inhabitants of the Territory
required that we should not be bound by it.
To certain extent he was in favor of squat
ter sovereignty" He thought the voice of
the citizens of the Territory should be heard
on this question; that they should have an
opportunity to make known their wishes in
regard to it. If this proposition should re-
ceive the approval of majority of the peo-
pie of the Territory, it would then go before
Congress as memorial of the people upon
the subject, to be accepted or rejected, as they
shall see proper.
own county of Niccolet. there was at this
time considerable interest and excitement
manifested on this subject. They had held
public meetings, and declared, that they
would not support any Constitution which
did not give them an east and west line, or
an expression of the views of the people upon
the boundary but that, on the contrary,
they would go against it ; and these resolu-
tons were taken without distinction of party.
Further to show the Convention the COM
mon sentiment upon this subject, he read an
extract from an editorial article in the st.
Peter Free Press, Republican newspaper,
printed on the Goth of July. He also read a
resolution passed at a public meeting, upon
this subject, recognizing the acts of this Con-
vention, and declaring that if tie people
have the opportunity to express their wishes
in regard to boundary, t ey will come up to
the support of the Constitution, without dis
tinction of party. He had seen and conversed
with many leading men in Southern Mime
sofa upon this subject, and received several
letters in reference to tall declaring them
selves to the same effect and he read an ex-
tract from one of them by way of example.
With this proposition in tue Constitution,
he pledged for it the nearly unanimous sup
port of the people of his region without it,
the Constitution could get but few votes.
The resolution, having elected debate, was
laid over one day, under the rule.
COMPROMISE PROPOSED.
Mr.. VAUGHAN. I understand the
gentleman from Scott, [Mr. Galbraith] has a
matter of importance to submit to the Con-
vention.
Mr.. GALBRAITH thereupon submitted
| the following:
Whsreas The persons who were elected by the people
of this Territory to represent them in Constitutional
Conyeution having at this Capitol on the day ap-
nopted by law for such meeting, and having dis
agreed upon some questions which arose IN tns
formed two distinct Conventions in numbers nearly
eoual and are forming two separate and distnct
Constitutions, to be presented to the people.