Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1849-04-04

my former al1icie clearly SHOWS. AHcs
intended 10 apply the proceeds Of the
lands granted as far as they would 60.
which would probably be at = fair esti-
mate 81 ,OOO, 600, which would leave ba-
lance as debt sgainst the State to be rais-
ed by taxation Of 81, 445, 1869. And
the counties remote from the grant, the
Report states, amust bear their proper
ton Of any rAx, which may be imposed
BY the State to supply the oe6eif in the ap-
preparation"
Taxpayers of Iowa, what think you OF
such s-de6cits"? What think you OF an
attempt to saddle you with such debt
without your consent? or with any debt in
violation of the constitution
The Board in the Report urged upon
the General Assembly the propriety and
advantage Of Withholding these lands from
sale, so as to reep the benefit of the In
crease in their value by the construction
of the improvement, when experience
ought TO have satisfied them that the sense
Of the community is against sucha course,
and therefore it will never be carried out.
He who lives on the even section, and can
obtain bis land for $l.25 per acre, must
see the injustice that would be inflicted
upon his neighbcr living upon the odd Sec
ton, If he is compelled to pay twice OF
thrice as much in order to obtain his land.
where both have the same advantage from
the Improvements Of the river. And to
those who may hereafter wish 10 settle on
these lands, the same feeling will be ex-
tended. therefore even the unoccupied
lands cannot be reasonbly expected to
bring more than $l.25 per acre. The
choice lands have been taken, and por-
ton of the balance cannot be expected 10
sell, for long time.
In order to show the use the Board in
tended TO make Of these bonds, will cali
the attention of the people to another pcr-
ton of this Report, which is in these
words: s.In the mean time it has occur
red 10 the Board that bonds bearing the
sanction o; the supreme power of the State,
issued by the Board. and pledgirg the pro-
ceeds of the sale Of lands as we'll as the
tolls Of the Improvement for their redemp-
ton, would be less liable to depreciation
and would secure the mems IA adranes of
land sales. TO prosecute the work with
greater speed and economy" (page q.
A few lines below the above sentence j.
says, 1T is believed that loan Of this char
acter referring to the above ssntence)
could be negotiated without much difficult
ty," sc. From these extracts it will be
seen that the Beard wanted these bonds
endorsed with the faith Of TIE State, No,
for the purpose Of paying the contractors
and others employed on the improvement.
but TO. the purpose of taking them into
market IN order To obtain Loaa Of money
upon them. so that they couid have the
money TO pay the contractors and others.
Query. as the bill introduced in the Sen
ate. authorized the Beard TO issue bonds
upon money on hand" and as this loan
when obtained would have leen ..money
on hand could no, the Beard have issued
bonds upon il? But this presume was
not the intention, though the bills, lex, and
context, taken together, might have given
this authority TO the Board.
In what have written il has been yer,
far from nv intention TO impuga the mo-
tives OF any Of the members Of the Beard.
or of any OF the members Of the General
Assembly who may have advocated this
bond system.
The too sansuiae hopes and an.ieipz-
slons OF the Board in relation TO the Des-
Eo!nes River improvement. made them
very risiozs0Ts about its advantages and
and effects. When men are effected with
1.-The Improvement" psGn:a 10 such % sx-
tent az ,o believe that the products Of The
valley q the Upper Missouri, Nebrs>kz
or Piat," Will De brought across the Ms
souri, river. wassonsd 10 Fort DesIoines.
distance OF near che hundred and fifty
miles, 50 as TO transport them down this
improvement to the Mississippi, and
thence 10 ST. Louis. as the cheapest and
safest channel Of nsportatioEa. their Eo-
tives ought not 10 be questioned
One word more as 10 the >ecretzrv'S
roHRd-about-way o. iRslGua:ing that The
members Of the Roard were Tot The au-
thors Of these bills He saws. The more
efec.ually 10 coavics Us Q: sinister designs
h imposes the paternity OF two bills re-
een.l. before the legislature -scn Esmbevs
Q! the Bard New, who bur tie learned
Secretary would have made Tie discovery
that imposing the paternity o. these bills
on the members q tie Baard3. mas cc1-
ricting them d sinister essi-ESe lfsxre-
rlenoe had convinced them IT,: the pass
age Of certain laws were aeceSSsvv. wha.
would there haze been ssaGsis- in draw
ing Up bill and handing il TO = member
OF the General Assembly for lie purpose
Of having it introduced and passed. /
answer nothing Il wouid have been
right And every nan in lie Community
would award praise for the scs: provided
always. tia. tks p1ozisit.s Of the bill were
such as the people oould approve b., !.
these bills contained provisions ,ssach IS the
people sstl! nt-ssT ssssr'l>z, yau Mr.. Ssers-
tary, wish 10 Fassaseas the members q the
Beard out a their paternity. b., iris
will not DO. II will require ! tirecs &C.
NAL, and this Won will nct make, aS knew
where 10 obtain the r7e.af Of the hand VII
ting Of AZ leas; oss al these bills.
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