New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-11-09
MINNESOTA.
POLITICs-CROPs-RA1 ROADS.

and the Demecra' g carrying, in whole or in part,
several Republican districts.
The Ssnat.e s,snds eighteen Republicans To nine
teen Demscrats, counting among the latter Robin
son If Uscota, boiling Democrat, and 10. Rolette
Of Pemtira, who ALWAYS goes with those who Will
pay him best; an arrangement which has hitherto
sept hiin Nth the Democrats.
The house of Representatives stands 81 Repub-
Leans 10 20 Democrats; giving the Republicans Z
majority of 22 in the House, and II on joint ballot.
This makes it toleraby certain that neither Frank
lin Steele of Fort Smelling, Dor his handsome broth
erin-law Gov Sibley, Will be elected tn the United
States Senate BY tbs Legislature, should 1t be con-
vened by the last-named gentleman. The great
question, politically, with us now is, viii Gov.
Sibley call this Legislature together! 1T not, 1t
will never meet, as the law at present provides for
no session of the Legislature until that to be
chosen in October l-59, shall meet in January,
Zoo. In such case, Gov. Sbley will appoint a
Temporary successor 10 Gov. Shields whose term
of dice expires March !, 1859, and Minnesota Will
have no representation in the lower branch of Con-
gress for the greater part of the long session. as
no law now exists for elccting Congressman again
from this State The time necessary For our Legs
lstiye meeting in January, IS60, 10 pass Law for
such election with time for,notice TO the people for
so large State, of an election, the subsequent
time necessary for election returns to be made and
canvsssed and the journey TO Washington of the
successful candidates with their necessary time for
preparation, would bring it pretty Wei through
the long session.
The pressure upon him Of strong public opinion
against being 50 long ,unrepresented in Congress,
and the pressure for local legislation will, in my
opinion be too great for Gov. Sbey 10 withstand
and think he Will call extra session Of the Leg
islaiure just elected
We are to have an extra session Of our Supreme
Court on Monday Nov. {, 20 decide u question
somewhat interesting to our railroads. By the
terms OF our constitutional amendment authorizing
a loan of State Bonds TO the amount of FIVE million
dollars to railroad companies, the several
panies to the State for the loan of the
bonds BY equal amount of railroad frst-mOrtgage
bonds, secured by mortgage roads, rolling stock
franchises and land grants. The companies
claim 10 issue any anOunt-say fifty moDs-of
such fJst-mOrtgage bonds, and 10 give the State
FIVE millions OF them as security for the loan of the
five million State Bonds. Gov. Sibley says that
the FIVE million bonds TO be given security for
the loan Of State Bonds must atone be frst-mort-
gage bonds, and that any other mortgage bonds
issued BY the companies must be subject to these.
So, AZ We have very accommodating Courts here,
Il special term of the Supreme Court is to be held,
at which mandamus will be issued to Gov. Sibley
requiring him to ssue to the companies their State
Bonds on receiving from them such frst-mortgage
bonds as they choose to give. And this, too, al
though Gov. Sibley is undoubtedly right in his
quirements.
But don't give him credit for any honesty in the
matter. At the time he took this position he was
candidate in the Democratic Legislature for the
United States Senate. BY taking the position he
did, he expected to secure all the railroad influence
for that post expecting that they would do almost
anything tO get him out of the gubernatOrial chair
that they might get their State Bonds on their own
TERMS Now that that dream il over he is as sick
of his position in the matter any one, being
railroad director himself and this special session
of the Supreme Court is a fxed-up matter between
all the parties. There is no real dispute.
Yours truly, HENNEPIN.
Of The N. Y Tdbune.
ST. PAUL, Nov. !, 1858.
Notwithstanding nearly a month has elapsed
since our Fall election, full returns from the entire
State have not yet. been received but enough is
known to render it certain that the Republicans
nave minority in the House of Representatives Of
from IL to %, with probable majority of one in
the Senate though in the latter body the Demo
Gratis claim majority. Very little intcres. was
displayed in the election by our side, from the
fact that the law authorizing the election
IF Legislature this Fall made no provision
for it to meet, except called by the Governor,
md the opinion almost universally prevailed
that unless Democratic majority was secured,
there would be no called session. This was
The object and plain meaning of the law, as
openly declared by IFS authors at the time of its
passage; yet that the party which devised this
pretty scheme to put the people through the
trouble and expense of a general election for
nothing, is quite thoroughly whipped in the State,
doubt if the Governor will have the hardihoOd To-
refuse to call the Legislature together. Whole |
some as is the dread entertained of whatever new
,tupidities and ioes another Legislature may en-
act. if is generally conceded, l believe, that We
here in Minnesota have sounded the depths of i'm
becty and that if any laws are passed they must
be for the better Much legislation is needed on
the subjects overlooked entirely by the last Legis-
allure, while the majority of the acts it did pass
require either revision or repeal.
Our farmers, having this season abundant crops /
and quick demand for their surplus produce for !
expectation, are in better circumstances this Fall /
han ever before. Immense quantities of Oats and 4
have been shipped from this and other I
river towns 10 Gaena and ST. Louis, finding inya-
riably quick markets at good prices, while large (
shipments of Winter and Spring Wheat now /
going forward. The fact has this year been de- /
that farmers IN Minnesota can success
fully and proftably compete with those of Illinois,
Wisconsin and Iowa in the production of bread 4
stufs in spite OF the additional cost Of trsnsporta
ton 10 which they must submit. Minnesota Wheat, /
either Winter Or Spring, readily commands 10 IL I
cents more per bushel in market than that grown .
in the States below US. Ada to this the cOnsidera- }
ton that her Wheat can be counted certain crop,
since il has never yet failed in any season, how
er uniayorable, and the unexampled healthful. (
ness of our climate, and farmers may well point TO /
this State as their temporal paradise.
The four Railroad Companies receiving the lands
granted by Congress and the State Bonds provided
for by our last legislature all under way, after
4 fashion. and some of them are making very cred.