The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-02-06

Congress for an appropriation for the i'm
provement of the Mississippi at Beef Slough
Bar, without amendments and recommended
that it be engrcssed.
No. "a, Ii. F., bill for an act to lay ou
and establish a State road from Glencoe, il
Mcleod county, to st. Cloud
No. q, S. f., entitled q bill for an act t.
locate State road from Red Wing to AL
bert Lea.
No. IS, II. of r., a bill for an act to incor
pOrate the town of Acton.
No. Sc, ii. f., bill for an act to extent
the time for the collection of ia xes in tn.
counties OF Wright, Stearns, Sherburnc an(
Morrison, was taken up, and amended by in
serting the word Benton, and passed.
S. +. No. 5, a memorial to the Post Master
General to establish mail route from Chat
field to Austin.
A memorial to Congress to improve the
Mississippi above the mouth of the Minneso
ia River, as far as Sank Rapids.
An act to allow Justices Of Peace to take
testimony in issues of fact, for absent wit
neSSes.
An act to amend an act relative to public
roads was read third time, slightly amend
ed, and so passed.
S. F. No. 46, bill to lay out a State roat
from Fort Ridgley to the Iowa line, via
Mankato, Shell Rock and Albert Lea.
An act to establish State road from Ira
verse de Sioux to Cordova, was read thirt
time, and referred to the committee on road;
and bridges.
The files being through,
CTD II lvVIND .x,o,,J that Tho Sano 4.
hold two sessions per day. Laid over OFT
day.
On motion, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.-The House was called to order
by the Speaker pro tenn.
PETITIONS.
BY Mr.. LIBBEY: OfSamuel Shields ant
49, other citizens of WabaShaw and Good
hue counties for the establishment of thu
county of Zumbro. Referred to COMMITTEES
on Towns and Counties.
By Mr.. STEVENS: OF citizens of thu
proposed county of Madison praying that thu
boundary of the county may be fixed in 1
certain manner.
Mr.. OTIS, from the special committee t.
whom was referred the bill for the preserva
ton of fish in certain Lakes, reported a gen
eral bill as a substitute.
BILLS PRESENTED.
By Mr.. GIBSON: Toprovide for home
stead and to exempt certain property iron
execution
, By Mr.. BEVANS For State Road from
Do1 N,or to Rl,a Earth (iity
BY Mr. CHOWEN: Memorial for a Mai
route from Minneapolis to Glencoe.
BY Mr.. FLADELAND: Memorial to Con
gress for an appropriation for the erection o
a bridge across Root riverin town 1O4, rang'
By Mr.. WAKEFIELD TO provide fo
the qualifications Of Clerks of the Dstric
Court.
BY Mr.. WILSON For State road from
Looneyvile to ElIiota. Also, from La Ores
cent to Chatfield.
SECOND READING OF BILLS.
To authorize the electors of LIE Sueui
County to vote upon the location Of a county
seat.
An act providing for the exception of ;
Homestead
BILLS PASSED.
Memorials for Mail routes from St. Peter
to Glencoe from West St. Paul to Shake
pee from Mankato to Fort Dodge, Iowa
from Clear Lake to Forest City; from AL.
bert Lea to New Ulm.
TO define the north line OF Meeker county
ayes 46.
THE LOAN ELL.
On motion of Mr.. PIERCE, the bill au
thorizing loan OF S250,000 to defray the
expenses of the State, was taken up.
Mr. GROVER desired to offer an amend
ment as he had received recent information
which he desired to to put in possession o.
the House which led him to believe that the
bonds could not be negotiated at the max
imum rate of interest allowed in the bill.
Objection being made, Mr.. DOW moved
that the bill be re-committed to the Com
mitec of the Whole Carried-ayes SO, noe
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The House then went into Committee o
the Whole, Mr. TALBOT in the chair TO
consideration of the bill.
Mr.. BEARCE produced letter which ht
read from A. III. Nicolay of New Y ork, show
ing that the bonds of Minnesota could no
be negotiated for less than 10 per cent.
Mr.. GROVER caused an extract of let
ter to be read from Hon. II. NJ. Rice as fol
lows Sowing to the depression in western
bonds, I do not think you could get Minneso
ia bonds cashed East at par bearing les
than II ~er cent interest payable semi amu
ally in New York"
Mr.. GROVER moved to amend the bill
so as to make the bonds bear 10 per cent.
Mr. DOW moved to amend the amend
ment, making it IL per cent.
MIR. BALCOMBE believed that the bonds
could be negotiated at even per cent HI
had seen letters from New York which wen
to show that not only the S25O,QCO LOAF
could be negotiated at that rate, but much
larger sum. No State in the Union had eve
been known to give more than 8 per cent
except California.
Mr.. DOW reminded the House that n
State in the Union ever obliged their bond
to be sold at par.
The amendments were moi adopted, and o
motion Of Mr.. PIERCE, the committee rose
and recommended the immediate passage c
the BILL
The bill was then passed-yeas G3, nays
srARKEY's EMIGRANT BILL
On motion of Mr. KEITH, the House re
solved itself into Committee of the Whole
take up the special order of the day, MI
Keith in the Chair.
Several frivolous amendments were pre-
posed, and voted down.
Mr.. STARKEY hoped that gentleme
would not take this way of smothering
worthy measure. He hoped that the HouS
would come to direct vote on the merits G
the bill, AID if then it did not receive tn
number of votes which its merits deserved
then let the bill die natural death.
Mr. BALCOMBE moved that when til
committee rise, they recommend that til
bill be indefinitely postponed. He though
that if any one needed protection it was tn
old pioneers of our own State. He was or
posed to tie distinction which this bill mad
between the citizens Of other States and OF
own. Any bill which savored Of q bankrul
act he looked upon with suspicion.
Mr.. STARKEY said this was bill to e,
| oo,,raoo om;0rotiou He cOnsiderad If mo,