The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-06-17

A motion being made to adjourn, Mr..
STARkEY rose TO question OF privilege,
90 which the motion was withdrawn
Mr.. Starkey then called the attention OF
the House 10 the disrespectfal illusions
made to Gov. Sibley. in the reported pro-
ceedings Of the House, a. they appeared in
the columns Of the W,nnss0tan. He felt
called upon TO rebuke such manner Of
making reports Of the proceedings Of the
Legislature, and thought the reporter Of
that paper should exercise more discretion,
and preserve more Of that true dignity and
respect due to others, his superiors, than be
had heretofore manifested. The House had
kindly granted to him and 10 other reporters
the use Of a desk for the purpose of report
Ing the proceedings Of that body, and 10 do
ing 20, il was expected that such proceed
ings will be reported correctly. and not gar.
bled by uDgcntlemanly and indecorous allu
sions to the Governor or his Secretary, or
to any member Of the House. He insisted
that such reports came within the preroga
tive Of that body to act upon, and il such
reports were continued to be made he
would feel called upon 10 take further ac-
ton in the matter. lie did not wish to be
understood as speaking Of the editorial col.
umns Of that paper, but simply OF the leg
islative reports.
Mr.. TEFFr, rep followed NJ. STAR
KEY, and said in substance, that he, for one,
regretted to zee such disrespectful illusions
made TO the Governor Of this State. The
bitterest denunciations had been hurled
against him, and the word bogus" Tor.
gerry &c, had had its day, and it was time
for that paper TO lot the matter rest He
denounced the injudicious language used in
the Legislative reports as they appeared in
the N,nnesotidn, and remarked that they
were unwisc, indecorous, and did not become
the character Of any reporter, no matter
what principles were advocated. lie thought
the Republican party was coming to low
ebb. when malignity was 70 blinded in its
unwise zeal, as not to give place TO at least
one magnanimous feeling. lie alluded to
the onslaught made on worthy man, a
member Of the Republican party, for q re-
spectiul allusion made on the occasion Of
public festival to the private character Of
Gov. Sibley. lie thought the manner pur-
sued by that paper in garbling legislative
reports should end and end now
Mr.. T. +. THOMPSON, rep fol.
lowed Mr.. TefIt. lie discaimed the idea,
that the Republican party were responsible
for anything which appeared IN the columns
Of that paper Speaking for himself, and
believing that he expressed the sentiments
Of many others. he had in times past been
familiar with its course, and wished no re-
sponsibility whatever to lie placed upon him
for anything it might assert. He did not
hesitate to say, and say it boldly, that how
ever wide chasm existed between him and
Gov. Sibley, in a political point Of view, he
could attest to the many excellent qualities
o. that gentleman in private life, and hoped
the day would he far Distant when mis-
guided zeal would suppant the nobler and
more praisewortby feeling Of the human
heart lie denounced the manner taken by
the Mnnosotian in making out the reports
Of the House, and thought that il the same
could not be given correctly, and in better
spirit, they had better not be given at all.
On motion the House then adjourned un.
Ill Monday morning at 10 o'clock.