The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-07-06
Minnesota in Congress.

The most important bill considered during
the last session of Congress, so far as the
interests of this State are concerned, was
the homestead bill, vetoed by the President,
after it had passed Congress with remarka-
BILE unanimity. Had this bill became law,
it would have proved measure of positive
benefit to every person in the State.
The following law authorizes the pay
ment into the State Treasury, of sum
ofmoney appropriated by Congress in 1857,
to meet the legislative expenses of the Ter
ritory. The money was never disbursed,
owing to the formation of the State gov
eminent:
AN ACT making appropriation for the pay
ment of the expenses OF the legislative assem-
bly, of the Territory of Minnesota.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep.
resentatiues of the United States of america in
Congress assembled, That the sum of twenty.sx
thousand dollars, or so much thereof as has
not been heretofore paid, appropriated by the
and fifty.seven, for the payment of the expen.
ses of the legislative assembly of the Territory
of Minnesota, be, and the same is hereby ap.
prOpriated, out of any money in the treasury
not otherwise appropriated, to be paid to the
State of Minnesota.
Approved 16 June, 1860.
The following provision in the military
appropriation bill, met the approval of both
House and Senate.
For the construction of q military post in or
1loxyn f <hoD nA pivyor Af fho ~
between the forty sixth and forty-seventh de-
grees of north latitude, $4,000, the site to be
selected and the post built under the direction
of the Secretary Of War.
This section of the Indian bill looks to
the negotiation of treaty with the Red
Lake and Red River Indians
For the purchase and transportation of pro-
visions and presents, and to meet the expenses
necessary in holding a council with the Red
Lake and Red River Chippewas, in the State
of Minnesota, for the extinguishment of their
title to the lands in that State, said Indians
numbering about two thousand souls, 10000 !;
Provided, That the goods purchased in 1858 for
the Yanctonnais band of Sioux, the reception
of which was declined by them, may be used
in the negotiations with the said Chippewas of
Red Lake and Red River.
The following Senate amendment to the
Indian bill, was rejected by the House. 1t
will interest many Indian traders in this
State:
Sec. 2: And be it further enacted, That moth
ing contained in the act to regulate trade and
intercourse with the Indian tribes, approved
June 80, 1884, or in any act supplemental
thereto, shall be SO construed as to infict any
penalty or punishment upon any one who in
good faith shall introduce any wines or spiritu-
Gus liquors info any Indian country, only with
the intent and purpose of transporting the same
from one State or Territory to another State or
Territory of the United States, or from one
place to another in the same State or Territory.
Another appropriation mas been made for
the relief of the Spirit Lake sufferers. We
quote the provision of the law:
For loss and destruction of property of citi.
zens of Minnesota and Iowa, at Spirit Lake, in
the year 1867, by Ink.pa. du.tah's band of
Sioux Indians, accruing under the provisions
of the act of Congress approved 3Oth June,
1884, $l6,679 81: Provided. That the Secretary
of the Interior shall first cause the true amounts
Of such losses of property to be investigated
and adjusted in manner satisfactory to him.
and the amounts so ascertained shall be paid
to the claimants, respectively, in full satisfac-
ton thereof.
The mail route bill, which contained an
appropriation for the transportation of the
mail from Lake Superior and St. Paul, to
Puget's Sound, passed the Senate unani-
mously, but was defeated in the House.
The DANTE organ crows Justify over the
passage of the bill, stating it as IAN event
more worthy of 100 guns than the nomina-
ton of fifty DoUGLAsEs." The Doctor was
so obfuscated on Wednesday, with 81. B's."
favorite beverage, that.she was unable to
read, in an adjoining column of his own
paper, the intelligence of the defeat of the
bill in the House. Mr.. BANNING will have
to look sharp, or his " sole agent" will dis
appear, by sort of voluntary combustion,
after the manner of the lamented kRooK
in RleOE HOuep