The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-02-13

BY Mr. GRAHAM: A memorial for the
establishment of a mail route from Burr Oak,
Iowa, to Wabashaw.
By Mr. PIERCE; Empowering School
district No. 9, in Nicollet county, to raise
money for the purpose of purchasing ground
and erecting school buildings a.
by Mr.. POWERS: 10 locate a State
road from Winona to Faribault. ......
By Mr.. S. r. JOHNSON To provide for
the location of State road from Oronoco to
Milford.
by Mr.. WILSON: A memorial for
mail route from Looneyville, Houston coun-
ty. to Elliota, Fillmore county.
SECOND READING OF BILLS.
Joint resolution providing for the appoint
ment Of committee to direct emigration.
To grant the right TO Benjamin Van Cam-
pan to maintain ferry across Cannon River.
To fix the salaries of public officers and
providing the manner of paying the same.
TO provide for a State Emigration Com
missioner.
Upon the second reading of this bill, Mr..
SHEETZ moved that it be indefinitely rpst-
poned. Upon this motion discussion ec-
Cured, in which Messrs. Sheetz Balcombe,
Starkey and others participated. Mr.. Sheetz
said that he made the motion in good faith,
because he claimed the bill Objectionable in
its character. Tic plan proposed for attract
ing emigration hither had been tried and dis
continued by several Western States as in
volving large expense with any appreciable,
and certainly without corresponding benefits.
Even Minnesota, while her supplies were
teing drawn from the Federal Treas
urer had abolished a similar Agency to
the one proposed by the BILL as a useless ST.
necure, totally without good results. We
need emigration, it is true, and we would not
only welcome all nationalities, but would in
vite them hither. But he believed the natu-
raj resources of Minnesota, her beautiful cli-
mate and her fortunate position with regard
to her neighbors, would prove sufficient in
ducements to bring within her borders her
full share of that stream of emigration which
would soon flow westward. He was totally
opposed to all adventitious schemes for at
tracing emigration such as this one and the
one already before the House to encourage
migration-especally when they proposed
to saddle debt upon the people to feed
some political favorite. The best Emigration
Agency we have, or can have in Minnesota
enterprise in Disseminating useful informa-
ton in regard to its fertility is not surpassed
anywhere. Let the people build up that
press as citizens, and circulate its successive
issues far and wide. Tell the world through
it of the advantages which are in store for
the emigrant here. And especially let the
Legislature do it's work promptly, and 20
home and thus convince the outside world
that We have model and economical admin
istration of affairs in our government. Tell
them that our State Constitution forbids an
onerous public debt-that immense bodies
of lands can be had cheaply, and that our
people are vigilant against such little pecula-
tions and favoritism as this bill proposes
Such line of policy would do more to at
tract emigration hither than all Legislative
schemes or Emigrant Agencies.
The motion to indefinitely postpone was
lost and the bill together with joint resolu-
tion offered by Mr.. REHFELD was referred
to select committee consisting of Messrs
Starkey, Wilson, Bray, S. r. johnson and
Hcyd.l
TO incorporate the German Agricultural
Society of st. Paul.
BILLS PASSED.
Senate memorial for an appropriation for
the improvement of the navigation of the
Mississippi between the mouth of the Min
nesota and Sauk Rapids.
Senate bill to lay out a State road from
Fort Ridgely to Otranto, Iowa ayes 43,
nays l.
70 authorize the electors of LIE Sueur
County to vote upon the location of a Coun-
ty Seat-ayes so, nays |.
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
The Committee of the whole, Mr.. MAS
TIERS in the Chair had under consideration
the House file of bills. and made the follow
ing recommendations
Joint resolution relative to swamp lands.
To be engrossed.
An act fixing the salaries of public off,
GERS, and providing for the manner of pay
ing the same. To select Committee of five
consisting of Messrs. Bearce, Foster, Haw-
kins, Campbell and Davern.
Granting to Benjamin Van Campan the
right to keep ferry across the Cannon riv-
er. To be engrossed.