Sauk Rapids frontierman. [volume] (Sauk Rapids, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1860, 1858-06-24
! EDlT0R AID PROPRIETOR.

ssrS niiu ZIG NHHFOdu OOMpdnt6S, with
regard 10 the cfaractef. and. extent Of
the work t0 De perfcfmed By the latter,
10 kntitie thetffto receive the State bonds,
4 recommend that such an Office be
crested sS1faia4s' fitaAFti s3,lssss
On ftsx 16th day of May last, ] S6-,
tborized the Secretary of State, in an
official communication, TO. apply the
i Territorial Seal ns the Great. Seal Of
the State, for tiIe authentica,ion Of doc
unnehts. Il will continue 10 be 50 used
and regarded, until provision is made
for the permanent Seal Of the State. l,,,s.,
IN my opinion, the number of Sena-
tors and Representatives might be much
derBinished, 40 as to decrease the ex-4
pensss Of Legislative sessions. / there-4
fore ssliggert for your consideration, u
that there be n law, passed for changing
the election districts, and for the redu-
cling the number Of Senators to not
more than twenty five, and 5of members
Of the House of Representatives to fifty.
Relieving that Congress has no consvh
tutional power Il, require a State to bN
divided into Congressional districts,
refrain from Recommending that such
notion should be taken by you. That
question II one of policy, which concerns
the St ate alone, and which is not prop /
erly within fhe. control Of Congress-. If,
therefore, you deem il for the advan-
tage Of the State to divide it into Con.
gressional districts, then it should be
done, but not otherwise. aiss a@tf
With reference to the time for the
meeting ef the next Legislature, to-
which ! have already adverted, rec,
omnend that it be fixed fnr July or
August, 1859. The state Of the finan.
cos demands retrcnchment i'll every de- J,
partment. and there IS no good reason
why all legislation necessary for a year
Or two TO come, may NOT BE accom-
plished at the present session If any
exigencyiof sufficient 'inporfnnce should
arise, to justify special session, the1
Governor has the power to convene the !.
Legislature by proclamation. .
Some measures should be taken by
the Legislature 70 promote immigration
to our State. We now labor under the
disadvantage Of having our interests
unrepresented at those, cities in the East /,
from which emigration is principally di-.
rected to particular Stats and Terrific
ries. If i should BE made the interest
Of sone s0f the grea, commercial firms I
ia the principal cities in Europe. as well
as il this country, and which are con-
nected with Agencies for the encourages
ment and protection ofemigrants, to use
their efforts and influence in favor Of our
State, by tie diffusion OF statistical and
other Information abroad, much'wiIlhave
been done. to add to our population. 4
leave i to your| wisdom 10 de,ise. some
plan whereby we may be placed ON an
equality with. other States, which are
men and means to induce iim-
migration totiheir own soil. h
Your attention having been called. 10
several other measures of mnch public
in the Annual Message. it is
not requisite that should recapitulate +,
them here. They will doubtless receive
from you due consideration. .s
HENRY III. SIBLEY.
Executive OFFIcE. St. Paul, Min,
June 18th, 1868. .3a9g il