The emigrant aid journal of Minnesota. [volume] (Nininger City, Minn. Terr. [i.e. Minn.]) 1856-1858, 1858-01-27

The subject Of State Bonds was discussed in Senate
on the 10th inst, without coming to any conclusion.
Mr.. Bates presented a bank bill that received much
favor, and by recommendation of the select committee
to whom it was referred, $50 copies Of it were ordered
printed.
On tie 10Th the following bills were passed :-Loca-
ting a road from Canon Falls to St. Paul authorizing
the Commissioners Of Wabashaw County to borrow
money on their bonds to erect public buildings author.
izing the inhabitants Of Faribault County to vote to
lative to public lands locating a State Road from
Brownsville, via High Fores', Carcinoma and Albert Lea
to Winnebago City authorizing the Register of Deeds,
to copy from the records of Washington County. A
bill to relieve the creditors Of the State was read . third
time. 5000 tsom jt~+Ff s9d a3 98
purpose of e%lecting Surveyor Generals for the 3rd and
18th districts. On the first ballot John Valley was
elected for the 3rd district. j. r. Perkins was elected
to the 4th district. ga
On the 10Th, a joint resolution was adopted relative
to the investigation into the condition of the State
Prison at Saltwater. A bill passed locating a State
road from St. Anthony suspension bridge to the west
Also to locate a State road from Faribault to Wilton
in Waseca county.
Also to lay out a State road from St. Paul, via Lake
Como, to Superior.
On the 2lst a resolution was adopted confirming Mr..
Ban6l's claim to a seat from the 24th Senatorial Dis
trict, against that of Jared Benson. - 4
In the House, on the 10th inst, Mr.. Starkey, from
the Committee on Banks, made the following report !:
Your Committee would say, that in view Of the pros
trate condition of our finances, and the attempt made by
des gning persons to food the State with a worthless
currency, to the ultimate injury Of the whole people, it
is the bounden duty of this Legislature to at once ma
ture and pass a General Banking Law that will drive
out these abominable frauds and swindles. Your Com.
mittee are not prepared to report whether banks could
be dispensed with or not that subject more properly
belongs to the political economist, but your committee
are prepared to say that only two or three States in the
Union have refused to allow any bank notes to be cir
calated, and the inevitable consequence has been that
they were inundated with every description Of shinplss-
ters, from the Nebraska Bank to the Dubuque Harbor
Currency, and such is the ruinous effect upon those
States, that Louisiana and Missouri are now hastily
retracing their steps, and have passed banking laws
and the people of Iowa have, in their amended Consti-
tuition, voted to create a Banking Law. Shall Minue-
sofa, with examples such az these, stand aloof and allow
the wild cat issues of every State or Territory, from
the Atlantic to the Pacific ~seaboard, to come into our
young State and devour the substance Of our toiling
fellow citizens, drive out what ,ver good money there
may be here and destroy the energy and industry Of
the people? Your m believe not; a. the Rep
resentatives of the people, they demand = law At our
hands. Your Committee anxiously laborcd to perfect
one. They may not have succeeded, but present it tor
your consideration, and respectfully ask the 'imme-
date and attentive consideration of the same that its
importance demands. aaats - a8ssfs
On the 10Th inst. a memorial to Congress for q dona-
ton Of land for the establishment Of an Agricultural
College was passed. Also an act to locate q State road
from Red Wing to Albert Lea. Also to locate q State
road from Glencoe to St. Cloud.
The Senate Memorial to the President relative to the
public lands, was adopted. Also the Senate Bill a-
thorizing the Clerks Of Courts to grant orders Of pub
LEGATION.
Also the Senate Bill to amend the laws Of the Extra
Session. 81
The bill appointing Commissioners to revise the Stat
utes was adopted.
Congress.
SENATE.-On the 18th inst. = joint resolution was
passed authorising the restoration to the active or re-
served list Of the Navy, or the transfer from furiough
to leave Of absence on the latter list Of any officer who
may have been dropped Of retired by the operation OF
the law Of 1855, any existing law to the contrary not
outstanding.
On the 18th . resolution was introduced for the pre-
senetion of a medal to Commodore Paulding.
Aresolution was adopted on the 18th, requiring the
Secretary Of the Interior to furnish an estimate OF the
| quantity Ofaland granted to Minnesota for railroad pur-