The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-02-15

Grace earnestly and feelingly in behalf of the
President elect-ab0ut to take his place in an
eventful period; and prayed for Divine Guild.
ance and protection upon him, during his jour
ton and administration.
BY Mr.. MORRISON from sundry citizens of
his district, in relation to local matters.
la3 4 la9 BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Mr.. CATHCART, to open and improve q
road from Lake Superior to Rice River. Also,
memorial to the Post Office Department for
By Mr.. KENNEDY, to amend laws Furnishing
Indians for trespasses and crimes.
SENATE FILEs-To locate State road from
Denver to Rochester. iiIeUs
House FILEs-To fine any one riding or driv-
ing faster than walk over Rum River Bridge
TO amend the Charter of West st. Paul-To
regulate the building of dams and sluices.
STATE OF THE UNION.
A message was read from his Excellency
Alex: Ramsey. transmitting resolutions from
the Indiana and Massachusetts, Legislatures,
regarding the State of the Union.
The House then went into
COMMITTEE CT TIE WHOLE.
Mr.. ACKER in the Chair
and resumed the consideration of the Railroad
question.
Mr.. SHERWOOD offered the following as a
substitute. for the question before the House.
Resolved, That it is the sense of this House
that the State should not part with the grad
ing and improvements along the line of the
late land grant roads to fanny company or CON-
panies except upon such deposit in advance
in cash or stocks as shall secure the State
against loss or damage by reason of the failure
of such company or companies to perform
their agreement with the State.
Mr.. DR1SCOLL said he was pledged to go
for any honest scheme which would insure the
building of roads soonest, no matter whose, or
what plan it was.
Mr.. TATTERSALL did not think roads
would be built without demanding deposit
of security, and no company not able to
pledge it would be able to build the roads.
Mr.. HUNT made set speech. He wanted
action deferred on the substitute. He did not
want the House to commit itself in favor of
this plan before proposition was actually
before it. He made speech favoring the
Security Deposit Measure, though, but only
Mr.. MORRISON defended the majority pro-
positions, which he said were clear, business
like and sound.
Mr.. TEFFT said his county-Wabashaw-
was not directly interested in railroads, hence
they would resist taxation to aid in their
construction. He took the ground that the
bond question must be disconnected from the
rest, or it would defeat the building of roads
by any plan mixed in with it. Nineteen out
Of twenty in his county would vote against
built under the Banning plan.
Mr.. TATTERSALL said his constituency
wanted railroads so bad that they would even
pay taxes for them.
Mr.. HUNT replied.
Mr.. BANNING said the question was at last
legitimately before the House. He had re-
peatedly tried to get it before the members
in this shape. The question could be debated
on its merits. He then went into lengthy
argument in support of the policy of demand
ing security before we allowed any other
companies to take the improvements, or We
might be cheated again. The experience of
the past should give us prudence in this re.
spect.
At Que O'clock the committee rose, and
asked lea We to sit again, which was granted.
The House then adjourned.