The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-01-29

| Yes another case ol fraud II Railroad
/ fraud and Of Minnesota Railroad raud i.
engaging the attention of the members Of tn,
National House Of Representatives
Their is bill now before the House
Committee on Public Lands, granting a
large amount ot lands to this Territory. and
10 the Transit Railroad company ("hereto-
fore constituted and organized , to aid in the
construction Of Railroads in Minnesota
The total amount Of lands involved in the
grant the New York papers estimate with
wonderful prcclseu,sSs, at from s,1 to ttrofg
millions Of acrs.
This bill the correspondents ami editors Of
several Of the New York papers condemn in
mast unmtasur,Sl terms accusing it, friends
Of endeavoring 10 procure It's passage by
Syibsgy a's! corruption. and seeing th, bill
a "swindle, robbery fraud. &c. As
a specimen. We give the following extract
from letter IN the \ Y. Times. Writing
from Washington IN the 9th, one Of these
yigilant guardians of Uncle Sans TREASURY
says;
No member viii he able IN tbs case 10 plead
ignorance The iniquity II this Minnesota Land
Grab - nov 80 pslpshle upon IT, face. that II
will tAsmn the representative Of any honest con
sti,ueuet who shsl be unwtse enough To vote
for g. The iuigu,y has been exposed Il has
been held M directly before their sye. and
posted in the press that he wha rSsl- NAV
rad let as now who t. prepared To- pas.
bill giving away, ia one lump. alternate zee
tens II the pubic lands, SIX miles Wide on
each si',c II | 7H miles ~ railroad. in the Ter
riiory II Minnesota, and To frame the hill there.
for. too, in peculiar and uanSWal manner far
the special purpose - securing the fund. 10 pay
for the votes necessary 10 pass the ball
The e,iitnr ui the T,nes eiSiorssl the
sta,cments ot his correspondent. in an riito-
rial articlr. very abusive cf the grant. lis
aiders and ahtt,ers, THIS gayc the state
ussts sufficient Importance, To warrant con
grss~ional action, a0l ou thu 9th. the follow.
INK pr'ssSSiIngs took pianr N the Iloasc.
The HOUSE passed ,sraty on. private bits
and an sdioarnmsa, Sas about being eisectsa.
shsn NJ. Messy, introduced sahiect which
ean<sd considerable excitement He presented
as question 81 privilege. first eansiag ~ he
read AT the clerk $ table al editorial from the
View \ orb Tsass ~ the 9Th INST. whRh chAfg
FL members Of Congress and lobby agents with
sro<s eerruptioa. mentioning the Minnesota
land Riii IN eonnsctien. ard saying that esi
irnre can b. PrOieced ~ carry conviction 90
every honest heart that the criminals shaald be
iriveu ftem the high places ~hscA they have
tssAonar~d Nr kelssy remarked that the
charges contained In tAl- appeared ,o have hesn
eas.d VA set,er fT0m thss city Ia the TS-ss
I a'ier ordinary circumstances. u ~oald. per
-. - -. q.
eharseter appearing IN nevspspers, but the
rsii,M II the H~>s ecrapied 0 pasit.aa hsfor~
the ceuatry shsch snu,ies hts state assut. 90
cr~,iH II he is IN Possession ~ the iscts h.
th~.esa charges. As .heaid sah-sAatass The m
before committee " ,Ai- Nea~r, tina; mem
hsrs ~ho may ~ gully Il sseA coadact sAsall
BE- known n the cc1ntry As tao cAse uav
stood, as, NJ keasey. coaid asstAsr vote Ia-
arr Axsins, certain proposition utAczf hr,nx
ihx himself directly under tie chafges ia that |
agt~le, htAsre ex,sts szcA cou eina,ioa, a.
Alleged. he ~Antea 10 knss 4 kat that he |
last saoa'i g. hsforr the psSpis ne eeaelai
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