The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-03-16

adjournment for the purpose, at cost of
two thousand dollars to the people, and why
should they now refuse to take it up. This
Is the spectacle which the majority will pre-
sent to the people, after having wasted three
months in an utter neglect of the whole mat
ter, if on the last day of the session, the
Senate refused to take it up-refuses to sus-
pend the rules to consider it-and refuses to
extend the day for final adjournment. He
asked them not to vote for the bill, but only
to consider it. He asked only for post
ponement for two days for considering a
project which might eventuate in connect
ing the lake with the Mississippi, and afford
ing all the Railroad facilities in the State
which the people needed or asked for. He
demanded as right that all its friends as
well as its opponents cost reward their votes
in favor or against it. Objections may be
raised against it, and he only asked that the
bill might be considered. .
The bill promised to obviate all local OBJ
jections-it did not propose to run road
by every mans d0or-this was its best fea.
ture. The time has come when all local
feeling and local legislation was to be for
gotten, and for US to rise to the dignity of a
State Legislature. He did not represent
the people of Ramsey county alone, but the
people of the whole State, and when bill
had passed the House, which was composed
of men of as good judgment as any in the
Senate, shall we say, not that we voted it
down, but that we refused even to consider
It.
60 to the people and tell them that they
shall not have railroads; tell them that their
grain shall rot in their barns tell them
that you would not settle the matter that
you would not even consider it the most
important business of the session, after it
had come nearer to settlement than ever
before during the session tell them that
here you will stop. Let the Senate say
that they will not even consider it. l will
not say SO. to my constituents.
Mr.. HODGES stated that his action had
been regulated by the conduct of the friends
of the bill, and he had come to the conclu.
sion that the Senate did not wish to con-
slider the concurrent resolutions.
Mr.. HEATON would not remain silent
under the animadversions of the Senator
from Ramsey (Mr. HalD. Some of the
friends of the resolutions thought their adop-
ton would cut the gordian knot of our
difficulties, but he thought it would infict
the greatest disaster ever recorded in our
history. The last thing on Gods earth
which he would do would be to incorporate
railroad amendments into the Constitution.
The resolutions were longer than the con-
stitution itself.
AFTERNOON SESSION
A bill appropriating $4,000 to w. A.
Hotchkiss, to supply a deficiency in the
printing appropriation for the session Of
1855, was passed.
THE RAILROAD QUESTION.
After call of the Senate, vote was had
on the amendment of Mr.. Hall, extending
the session until Wednesday next, in order
to consider railroad questions. Lost-ayes
II, nays Is.
The question then required on the resolu-
ton offered by Mr.. Kennedy.
Mr.. COWAN moved the resolution lie
upon the table. Carried.
PASSED.
An act to organize aud define the boun.
daries of Dayton county.
RAILROADS.
A bill introduced by Mr.. Hodges, to pro-
vide for the disposal Of railroads and forfeit
d land grants, was taken up.
MI. HALL moved that the concurrent
resolutions which passed the House be sub
stituted for the bill introduced by Mr..
Hodges He afterwards withdrew bis mo-
ton, and the bill of Mr.. Hodges was taken
up, and after being amended, the vote re-
Cured on ordering the bill to q third read
ing. Ayes 20, nays 9.
Mr.. HALL moved that the Senate 20
into committee of the whole. Carried
yeas 26. nays 9.
Mr.. Andrews In the chair.
Mr.. PETIT offered an amendment to
insert, after line 40, "that whatever com.
pany shall construct the Transit road shall
run it by the most direct line to intersect
with the Cedar Valley road at Owatonna."
Adopted.
Mr.. STEVENS offered an amendment,
that any company coming into possession of
the Cedar Valley railroad shall assume and
be held liable for the debts of the old com.
pany to the amount of $4,000. Adopted.
On motion of Mr.. CLARK, the bonus
required to be deposited by the company
building the Pacific road, was made $4,000
instead of 100000.
MIR. HALL moved to strike out "Sauk
Rapids" and insert "Crow Wing, or Anoka
or some intermediate point" Adopted.
Mr.. MACKUBIN moved to amend so
as to give the company the right to select
point between ST. Paul and Grow Wing as
terminus for the Superior road. Lost.
Subsequently, in offering an amendment
of the same character, Mr.. Mackubin made
an eloquent speech in favor of making St.
Paul the terminus of the Superior road.
Mr.. ROBINSON made one of his stun
ming harangues, principally in abuse of St.
Paul and glori6cation of Point Douglas and
Hastings.
After some discussion the committee rose
with the recommendation that the resolu
tons lie on the table.
MIR. HALL moved that the resolutions
be made the special order for ~ O'Clock,
this evening.
Mr.. HODGES moved that the report of
the committee of the whole be laid on the
table, and the yeas and nays being called
for and ordered, there were yeas II, nays Ii,
as fOllowa.