The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-12-02

the eighteen and of Representatives to tr
situation Of the fe
the State may safely body composed of the
Der have specified acting under an
sion more oneha and have doubt would be highly
ceptable to the people of the State
submit consideration the popriety of
son SO to amend the Constitution limit regular SEES
the Legislature sixty days and of called Sessions
sanction peopc-and that would be of benefit by
nsurng greater industry on the part Of Legislators ard
Dictated would be ample for all purposes with ordinary
legislation
relating the disposition the School Lands
the conferred the Legislature the Constitution One
third of these lands and those
ted be exposed public sale within after the adoption
of that instrument The experience other States should teach
Lands would be strange indeed advantage not sought to
be taken act that be passed for the dis
posa OF the School Sections obtain the title to the most va
able rates far beneath their actual worth that
these Sections preparatory their being Sold and that
De made of these lands shall be SOLD Tor less than
necessity for the speedy disposal the School
Sections for they OF the town
accrung upon Sales would very much relieve
the citizens the State heavy taxation for school pupo
ses which is now imposed upon them Ill.
the disposal of all the lands and constrained with
my objections not only grounds but because
loosely framed and guarded that had become law
the the the lands sold would have been
dered secured The Constitution requires that
principal for which the School may sold shall remain
nvOlate undlmlnlshed
that act that pass authorizing portion
lands to be sod will carefully provide security
Rocky has Received SO large grant of
tor schools as and this muncent should
be guarded with jealous
The laws force regulation of common schools re-
que revision and recommend the adoption of such sys
tenn as Will ensure uniformity and efficiency part
to whom are entrusted the interests popular
~, In win TINS subject it should mention
1884, which gives the right of upon
and 81 in this State under certain
nv
the Union and have addressed official Sec
denying the Validity Of & s ""
claiming all of the said school sections exclusive
the opinion of Attorney General Black Nov 10TH 1858 in
involving the questions which Arkansas be-
the State grant Railroad Company The princ
pie therein distinctly asserted authorities sanction
the views taken by the Attorney General that the
subsequent to the of compact entered into between
the United States and State by which public lands are
granted latter cannot dves the title lands
and that the takes effect day Congress
containing it approved by the President which in
the seth of February 1851 clearly of the
acknowledge binding nature of the JOINT Resolution Of Con-
@ al e S
sections granted by Congress- that Joint Resolution of Con-
inferior perhaps lands valuable
in each township which she justly entitled Probably the
NIT such to weigh in the scale as the
lie interests especially would be in power Legs
ature provide for of peculiar hardship which
The tribes of Indians having the
State of citizens the
mote countless they commit depredaons property besides
causing their presence department. the
hnly settled of the State have caused them
moved time after time from of the countless the
plants Of the white Settlers but it impossible
within the bounds of their reservations other line
of policy adopted by the General
portion of the members of each tribe
and habits of the whites deserve
on but the ncobe dlers and vagabonds Them should
either be compelled follow the example of their ndustr
GUS brethren and and cultivate their lands
application should be made the General Government their
removal further westward where they affiliate with the wild
er bands who subsit by the thus relieve
our frontier settlements from the of their periodical
Co Cullen the United States Superintendent of Indian Affairs for
this State has been interchangeable his exerons the In
dlan within their limits and take pleasure in acknowledge
ing the prompude with responded to nv repeated
applications for his interference
The clause prescribing the conditions
winch civilized Indians exercise the elective franchise has
thus Tar remained imperative the failure the
last to regulate the mode Of the examination of app
can by the District Courts informed by the Rev Mr.
Riggs highly respected Missionary among the Dakota Sioux
Indians that there individual members of that tribe who
possessed of the requisite qualifications for citizenship and
ey and all others similarly qualified have constitutional right
TO ask from the Legislature such facilities will enable
present themselves before the proper tribunal examination
would be proper to place around enactment for that
ouJec every safeguard autho-
ue can give the striving
raise himself IN the intellectual and political scale surely
on them to 40 So promptly and cheerf especially
constitution has thrown him it's broad prOtec
uon commend the subject to your special attention
~ transmit herewith communication from United States
treasury department in reply equson made bv me for
SET OF weights and measures, to which the
ed under the Joint Resolution ne 1895
Will De that before these very standards can be
must be provided for their reception
De erected at small expense that appropriation be
made tor that object The building might be placed capt.
to grounds and therein appropriated the military
arms OF the State which exposed condition
lhave not felt justified ordering those cana
BILE of bearing State would have been attended,
hnf in Iauf