The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-03-01
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Sec. ii. Enacts that If the company deposit
with the Governor before July next, in money,
bonds or stocks of the United States or N. Z.
Banks at cash value $40 900 to be forfeited to
the State in case ten miles be not completed
by Jan. next, or if company shall exhibit to
livery of 1900 tons of rail by Dec. next, said
contract to be certified by the Gov. of New
York or Pennsylvania that it is valid and safe,
and that he knows the parties are able to per-
form the same, the iron to be used on the road;
and ii the said company shall have built ten
miles by Jan. /, ready for the cars, the So oO
shall be returned to the company, and the
company shall have all the rights, immunities,
privileges and franchises as provided in this
Act. ,n.
Mr.. BENSON introduced a bill to resusci-
tate the Minnesota and Pacific Company.
1t provides:
SEC. l. The road, lands and property of the
| old M. & P. r. R. Co. acquired by the State are
released, discharged and restored to said COM
pany. i~
SIC. 2. The company shall, as condition.
commence the construction OF that portion
from St. Paul to ST. Cloud on or before the LIST
day of July next, and fully equip the same for
business before Jan. L. 1868, and construct and
put in operation for Business, the branch Sec
ton extending from Minneapolis westwardy
to the boundary between Wright aud Meeker
county; and from Saltwater to st. Paul, within
fifteen months from the expiration of the time
last aforesaid, and thereafter to finish the road
or branch at the rate OF eighty miles annually.
And, in default of full completion by March
1870, all unbuilt portions, together with the
lards and franchises appertaining thereto shall
revert to the State.
SEC. 8. The section from st. Paul to st.
Anthony, to be put in operation by. Jan. l.
Sec 4. The company shall deposit with the
Governor stocks to the amount of $l0, 900 in
case the section to St. Anthony shall not be
done as required in section 3, or if they shall
not exhibit contract Gas in section 10 of the
Transit Road billy; if the provisions are COM
piled with the $4,000 to be returned.
SEC, S. Presumption on lands acquired is still
valid under new company.
Sec. 6. The stockholders may reduce the
number of directors to seven.
Mr.. GREGORY introduced bill amending
an act relating to contemplated line from
Superior to the Missouri river. The main
feature of the new bill is the proposed grant
of swamp land aid. There are already sew
eral other bills with much the same route,
and the same general features and provi-
sions, now in the hands of committees Of
one or the other of the Houses. 4 III RI
PEACE CoMMIssIoNERs.-Some of the
members Of the Senate who opposed sending
Commissioners to the Peace Congress, or
authorizing our Congressional delegation to
act as such, are becoming restless under the
obloquy which will attach to the State by
reason of their obstinate and uncourteous
conduct, not only to Virginia, the mother
Of States" but, by implication, to all the
States that complied with the invitation to
oe represented. And, where this consider
alton alone has not been sufficient to lead
them to retrace their steps, the almost
unanimous sentiment of their constituents
irrespective Of party, has come in with
force that cannot we'll be disregarded with
out prejudice to their personal interests.
The people feel keenly the humiliating posi-
tion in which the State is placed by the
action of their representatives. They are
for the most part sons of Ohio, New York,
Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania, and know
that the manhood of their fathers and
brothers at home are not disgraced in meet
ing the representatives of the border States
in convention called for mutual consulta-
ton. They do not desire that Minnesota
shall say to them, " stand aside, 1 am holier
than thou" or to brand them as dirt,
eaters"-as was done by resolution in the
Senate.
We are led to these remarks by the
presentation, in the Senate, by Mr.. Nc
LAREN, of petition embracing large
number of the citizens of Goodhue county,
principally Republicans, asking the Legis.
lature to send the Commissioners imme-
diately to the Peace Congress. He intro
duced resolutions to carry out the prayer of
the petitioners, with certain instructions,
and they passed by a respectable. majority
to a second reading. At this point, Mr..
GALBRAIrH, of Scott, seeing that they would
inevitably pass, with certain amendments,
took the floor, and spent half an hour lat a
time when the Senate was almost ready to
adjourn) in rambling speech, intending to
stave off their passage, in which he sue.
ceeded, by the help of Mr.. CLEVELAND, who
made motion to adjourn, and only yielded
it for Mr.. GALBRA1rH to talk against time
The game being in the hands of these two
gentlemen, they kept every one else from the
floor, and would scarcely allow Mr.. McLAREN
to make an explanation, without interup-
tions. I'D 81
We have scarcely ever known petit
tion more discourteously treated than was
tnat of the citizens of Goodhue county, or
more arrogant attempt to gag down debate
and stave off definite action.
Mr.. McRoBERrs, (the floor being yielded
to him for that purpose alone) offered a
substitute for Mr.. McLAREN's resolutions.
They simnlv authorize our Congressional