, 1860-02-15


Things wag on slowly. Already seven weeks
Of the Session hare passed away, and no man
foEesces the end. The interest wakes as the time
passes, and business seems to accumulate
rather than dccfcase. Doth Houses work FROM
early IN tLG marnnE until dark, but make
small l1eadwaY, and the country presses Of
both parties are beginning to complain. Yet !
do not see how the Session can possibly close
before March l, il within two weeks afterwards,
really.
The Railroad Co.,.tllitiea las sen. in about
half dozen majority mud minority reports.
with as many plaus for the settlement ef our
Esilroad difficulties. 1t oaly farther cmbar
rasses the matter, US each plan has few udso.
Gates, and thus the work Of adjusting tho conf
p!icat;on is prolonged. I shall endeasor to gire
synopsis Of the farori:c plan in my ne1t, rs
the House will luke nl' ote or nthsr Ut the re-
ports and bills next Monday. probably.
What l'audora's Boz tu!f Of evils the Rail-
road grant has been 10 us! Legislatures have
been corrupted, the Press sut'sidisrd, Ynd q
quack cur1eucy, With the fmal busting" up
| uf the wliole sohene, cntailed On Us. 4 special
committee Of the two Houses are now investi
eating tho acts Of the Summer session Of 1851,
| Which, distributed the Land Grants, uud the du-
inrs Of the last " ssinn, which passed the same
ac1, US it is supposed that bribery and corrup-
| tinn secured Tie passage os 10th these ucts.
| Ever since the Graut was made to Minnesota,
IL 1he "torty thieves" Of Wisconsin, have
! been prowlinE around our Legislative Halls
/ auI Courts und it is to sucl influences as they
| brought to bear that VIC arc now !nclosed In
such tolls. They pre- still lying in visit. and
using nil their influence to have even tue adjust
ment OF the difficulties If they eau BE- adjusted,
| done 10 their advantage and gain:
| Since the committees have been at w64k,
even, these harpics have been at work on thed,,
| aud the repntt Of the plurality of the joint
| Committc was scarcely rectived, before q Con~
! mittcc WIS appointed BY the House to inquire
whether the railroad gamblers a1oresa'd had
any connection with them. This shows how
suspicious We have become from past expert
! eucc.
| fore;cc troublesome and discarlant tune
coming-a contest over this Eexcd question.
which will probably ptolong the session for 1--WE
or six weeks ret.
| Tue House yesterday passed q Registry law,
recurring The registration OF uil VOTERS prior to
general ciectiuna.
4 bi!! organizing and regulating the State
University, ut st. Anthony, las passed both
branches.
Thu new Arpo:tionn,ent bill, reducing our
| Legislature to 0pr half iss present size, sasinE
/
ycsr, has passed both branches
| The bill creatngsa Statistical Bureau has also
passed both Houses, and has become law.
4 usury las, limiting the rutc OF interest to
seren per cent., hes passed the Senate, while
simultaneously, the House passed bill exactly
similar; so W. will protahiy have u>ury law,
1 tl,ouql, both ere 81 d to he very weak, as they
| presented almost no penalties for nssry.
1twas expected Tint The pses ent session wonld
pass rclict iaws for the aid OF that class Of our
people who arc struggling under dcbt-and
| they are great proportion Of our population
ID the s,,upc ot say, or extension laws. 4
bill has cons+ quently passed the uousc, ex-
tending the tipt Of redemption property
sold under execution Or mortgage 10 tire
years, With interest parable annually, At the
end Of the gear, at etr<a per cent, the mortgazor
or Judgment 1e5tor 10 rttain potstssion OF the
| property. Hitherto the time ha, been one wear,
with interest, If the .uortgayor occupied the
| premises, at tWc!Yc per cent. tc advance. The
bill was opposed on constitutional grounds, but
1t was claimed that It was designed relief tor
mortgages on their farms for a small amount Of
money, borrowed, leruups, 10 pay for their
claims at the land sales. and who would, with
out such relief, lose oil. Every case Of tlis
kind, nnd l nm told there are hundreds hap
penipg here, is powerful appeal to Congress
to pass the Homestead Law. and put the pour
settler Lcyoud the reach Of tile usurer and
specu1ator. II that law is passed Ibis winter.
We will have an immigration into this State
next season that nil! thrill the veins Of droop-
ing trade. and uerro our energies Tor SUCCESS
| ful battle with "hEri times.
A bill has jest passed the Houso appfnpri~
ating Sl,u21 for The distribution Of pamphlets
| setting forth the advantages Of Ainne>n >nta,
throug ghout the European States. The German
Em,grant Aid Society. Of this city, hare already
done good work in that respect. and ne may
| look for what sc so much need, an influx Of
| saea-
| lwrote in one OF my former letters concern
ing the death sentence hnsing been pronounced
upon Mrs Blansky, contaed in the jail Of
this county for husband murder by poison. and
that the esd day Of March has been fixed for
herexecution. Eytn since the be ginning Of the
| session some members have been interesting
themselves in her case, and endearoring to
hare the sentence cou,muted. F.rst n bill 'wsa
proposed repenling the statute euactipg the
| death penalty, which fn'ed. Then blt was
introduced providing that no female should ever
be hung in This State, which met tue same fate.
| 4 bill to commute the death sentence in this
particular case was then got up, but was reject
ad. 1t was finally rccousidered, and as the
enti hanging party has been growing stronger
all the time, the BILL passed the House to day
| with the baro constitutional majority. But do
not think capital punishment vii! be abolished
altogether Jet ur SoR17.