法案是指有提案权的主体向有立法权的国家机关所提出的有关制定、修改和废止规范性法律文件的建议,包括法律案、行政法规案、地方性法规案、规章案等。关于美国各自治州的头皮赏金制度,称为法案没有不妥之处。
While the Minnesota Legislature played no role in the creation of the bounty system, it did issue one reward of its own accord.As discussed in Part II.B above, the Lamsons had not received any monetary reward for killing Taoyateduta. Governor Swift believed this to be unjust, and in his annual message to the Minnesota Legislature in 1864, he called upon that body to rectify this situation. 230 On January 13, 1864, Governor Stephen Miller, in his inaugural address to the Minnesota Legislature, also made clear his belief that Nathan and Chauncey Lamson should be rewarded for their “meritorious service,” suggesting that “such provision be made for them, as may comport with the dignity of the State.” 231
A bill was drafted almost immediately by Representative Henry Hill, 232 and it was read in the Minnesota House of Representatives for the first time on January 21, 1864. 233 As originally introduced, the bill would have authorized a $1500 payment to the Lamsons for killing Taoyateduta, of which $1000 was to go to Nathan Lamson and $500 to Chauncey Lamson. 234 The House, however, reduced the proposed payments to $500 and $300 respectively, 235 and with this alteration, the bill passed that chamber by a vote of twenty-four for and fourteen against. 236
233. See 1864 JOURNAL OF THE MINN. HOUSE, supra note 229, at 49; see also id., at 55, 59, 62 (tracking history of the bill from the Committee on Federal Relations to the Committee of the Whole).
234. H.F. 25, 6th Leg. (Minn. 1864).
235. Id. (markups directly on bill).
236. 1864 JOURNAL OF THE MINN. HOUSE, supra note 229, at 74–75.
上面大意就是印第安人Taoyateduta(正在森林里采浆果)被Lamsons夫妇干掉割了头皮来拿赏金,州议员Henry Hill起草了法案,最终在州众议院获得通过,不过奖励缩水成235刀奖给Lamsons夫妇。
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