The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-03-23
The State Press ON the Legislature.


From every portion of the State loud
complaints come up as to the remissness of
the last Legislature, in not adjusting the
Railroad and State Bond difficulties, and
for criminal and extravaganza waste of time
in the consideration of measures foreign to |
the legitimate exercise of their duties.
The Scott county Democrat says:
A more corrupt, incompetent, imbecile and
fanatical set Of men never assembled in our
legislative halls. They were an object of de.
rsion both of Republican and Democratic pa.
pers, and some of the most prominent Repub. |
lican papers in the State, expressed, without
STINT their unqualified disgust of that body.
upon our statute books. Statutes were ~
which the Governor was forced . ,assed.
account OF the gngIam"'@ - 70 return. on
memorials ~ o.atutes, resolutions, and
ct contradiction to the nia;u e saey were
-.GVlsion OF the Constitution. Oh" ApiiS'e
| IN addition to this party h
10 an extent that saw, '.gotry was carried
to their .sa themselves properly entitled
br~ seats, were summariy ousted, and
gus legislators substituted in their places.
In fact, the whole thing is farce, and a dis.
grace to the State. Thank Heaven, they have
adjourned, and every body feels pleased.
| We sincerely hope that our State may never
again stultify itself, by placing in power =
| similar set.
The Saltwater Democrat says
a. Oar opinion of the Legislature and of its
uee9s, nas oeen expressed so often that we
need not repeat it here. In orr condemno+;o,
acta W.
celved the encouragement of several promi.
menu ana honest Republicans of this CITY and
we therefore congratulate the people of Mime.
s sosa' wtnout regard to party, on the dissoIu.
ian;s,o ~ .nI mosl unscrupuous and ignorant
legislative body that has ever assembled.
The Hastings Democrat castigates the
Legislature as follows:
This body adjourned on Monday Iost of.ou
ProIracted session of three months and ono
~eeh. never, IN the history of Minnesota
mas she been disgraced with as much ignor,'
ancg ana incapacity as marked the majority
~ sl,e session just closed. Every measure
~ pubic interest was rendered subseryient to
tne promotion of partizan objects and marty
PreJudices. The great and vital interests of
minnesota, over which they howled so lone and
!oua last tall, were left untouched, unremedied
W tne utter disgust of their party friends all
owe over TINS state. Ihelr promises and pledges
snelr homes with the just excavations of an
m,gniy incensed public. One of the majority
MeMoers called upon US on his way home. to |
renew our old legislative acquaintance. and |
oaiu ne was satisfied that the Republicans had !
covered themselves with eternal DISGRACE and |
dlshonor." He was the Hon. e. Z. KING of |
WinOna N' ~ Aing' OF
ne uttered this truth from the conviction of
an honest heart. The majority virtuailv ac.
R ,O their incapcity to meet and Crap
ton H WV" nvnr oef larGad pollcy-the great ques-
@ oa;yy the game they have played of "hands
had they possessed the ability and legislative
h talent necessary to take the question ''by the
ratbar tbs sney GSe;frtalnly would have done so,
aOae oy Ignoring it entirely. The eyes of the
RI oor are now fully open, to the policy of
Una snat change for which they clamored SO last
iSi, -, from sixty to seventy thousand dollars
the Republicans for per diem and MILEAGE
alone' during this long and Improbable session
h mnen TWO weeks active session would have
o "; n ample time in which to have transacted
all tne business that was done.
Republlcanism in Minnesota ia in the wona
ana next fall will witness its entire overthrow,
Mark the prediction
The st. Cloud Democrat saws.
+ha Inc Legislature have made no provision for
\
deeply to be regretted. We had hoped that
y; aur representatives would have adopted some
easloie plan for the completion, at least of the
van. trunk from the Southern Line of the
state, to ST. Cloud or Crow Wing. They had
10 Welghty responsibility to assume in the
premises, as any plan they could have adopted
aoaid nave been constitutional amendment.
md therefore subject to a vote of the neonIe'
VEN, NE tank that in this matter they have com
Ihe Winona Republicans correspondent :
avs, "the railroad complication is left e
more lnextricably confused than the Legis~ a
ature found it. They have broken faith 1
Nth the people, who sent them here, stulti. e
ed the Republican party, and are going fl
ONE after passing set of resolutions s
Inch disgraces the State and must result Il
isastrously to ALL" o.