The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-05-28

IN its favor. Bills might pass often do
pass--in such game II shaitleeock, when
IN single AeembIy, where The responsible
i,y II every member was direct aud uuques-
tionable. they would be- rejected on Gyi |
reading. Tho policy Of n Representative
Assembly was urged. also. because il would
prevent tho guUmander d State into de
lrlcts fw State Senators--a soarcc 81 ind
mite party abuse. Then the disgraoefuI
measures - often witnessed 10 t1o.faeed
Legislature. 10 d'deat tbe plain requirements
II the federal constitution Tor the eIsction Of
Upitnd H'atfa Senators would become i'm
possible.
lat. "a this hcad. we think Mr. TIYloa's
challenge 10 the Constitutional Convention.
u they refuse 10 adopt his hyorin theory Of
Legislative Assembly, 10 d smonber hsa-
ssipvs To turn one third 81 tlnjr namber
into Senate as Is dong by the Norwegian
Parliament, is morn difficult 10 dispose a
thsn The foregoing argument. The hoinely
adaEe certainly seems 10 apply what Is
saace for the gooan h sm,ec fbr the gander "
lfit il not safe 10 legislaie ordinarily with
out two i,o,,sp. why should single Conati-
tnent Assembly frame and adopt the t4a-
premo Law 81 the State, The SPEAKER in
aisind, that the history Of tho civilized wurld
contained long series of great deliberatiye
bodies changing the lace of church and
state and every such instaDro wu single
Assembly. IN the iace Of great crisis. a
vast responsibility, the dismembcrmeni "
the delbera,ive body. WIS ioniinciiyely ~
cognizd ~ folly The Senate ~ the Unit
vi States had some reason for IL csisiencc
M the representative u ths equality of con
federated STATES. aud was ,roessiiy u q
former, and perhaps. u the present epoch
hut that prece'len' bad oo application 10
such simple d,,oocraesss ~ the States.
Il was nest argued that experience had
demonstrated tho value Of the following lin
ita,ions 10 ,bc grant by tho people Of Leg
Islativo power
First majority ii all tho memben elected
10 the Legislature nat simply a majority VI
tAoss prssssfa sbsil hu necessary 70 tho passsa.
81 bill and tho yeas and nay. .nhuch pas
sage should be recorded.
second. No special acts II incorporation,
all act. authorizing such association 10 ba g.n
erAi and opIform.
Third. Individual liability ~ all lnccrpora
tors, Whenever dividends are proposed
Fourth No public debt, esesp, small aSea
sun Ia meet sedlea saetgeucie.
rath The subles, Of banking 10 hs len with
The Legislature, hat Constitutional provision
requiring the jeposi, Of specie f',adsor .qsiss
lent securities, Tor ,lr redemption Of aotaa and
prohibition 10 tho Legislature 10 leRalise =
suspension of spoole payments
} sls,h--A guaranty Of the ptocce,la II seetion
sixteen ahd thirty Sls, 10 -shool purposes, hu,
no Constitutional restrain, upon tho sale vi
sohsal laiSa
The eSsticnce Of older States shows clear,
| w. that whon popalatian rcarhes even a low
ignrr 10 tho SQUARE mIhr. II 10 better Ia all
"a hmg time, ihsn % lea~ Tho present
ecmfatiou n~Nls the aid Of thnsc lands more
Than ihs next will.
Facility amendment was ruoomncairi
W hcn two concurrent Assemblies propose
an mncndiuent, thu let the popular vote do
eide.
| Annual election Of Representative. aud
annual (bowc,er limited In timel sssons oi
tho Legislature wrfp advocated
Mr TAlLoRs views IT The Executive ~,
par,ment ARE not lisa radical, hut probably
mow IN accordance with existing public
sentiment lie ia opposed 10 40 many state
oliiccrs AMI would consolidate the oi'ics~ At
,iovcrnor and Auditor, and Of Secretary
AMI 1rasurcr Il State making two.
Governor and Secretary ~ the Trasnry.
instead of four, Nest especially would he
require the first man IT the STATE, "a t!uv-
erhor shoahl he. 10 asi9 srvrs democrat ~
tAs fmaTy Ilcr was aeessi,y for the
highest personal and public responsibility
AMI responsibility, imneiiato ,lircct ami IN
mistakahle. wa. IN fac, the key note Ia Mr.
Tntoas entire srs,e,,h lie wcuhl abolish
the oilir of Attorney Gcpcr.l the whoH
purport Of who~' duties WA tn sercn the
of'tSrs and departments II state ffpm the
responsibilities imposed hy the people,
The ouly remaining Executive of'ecr
should he Secretary 81 Public Instruction.
having charge OF the Stair LIBRARY, sta.
lia,s, the Chaitics 81 thc State AMI Com
mon schools
| M T,ytoR IL ~ favor ct the Executive
Veto, subject 10 Wuraal by two thinis
su,c OF the Representative Assembly. Tic
advocated = hour wears term VI the Tavern
pr tmsinly On acconet II tho value ei cS
pyricn~ IN the h,nc,ion a. Auditor, but Ia
prvent misrepresentation " the Popular
Will b. souh allow the Legislature to ~
eori vote Of waat 81 con&haNr in tbs
Governor, which shoah csu.c ~ubmBs,oo
To the people a, tho newt g,ucral elcr,i~'.
whether he should longer be Gowru~
This Jodi' nary was no, dwell upon, Ju.
dical csS'tirns, with those icr of,iosS N
lawns ci,irs anil c,iuntt. Shoud w. held IN