The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1849-10-11
PROCEEDINGS OF THE RAPIDS
CONVENTION.
DAvESrcRr, Iowa,

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n Oct. 10th, l849, II O'CLOCK, A. NJ.
The Delegates appointed to attend the Rape
Improvement Convention, called TO be held
this place and time, assembled in pursuance
said call.
1 On motion Of Judge Rorer, Of Des MONIES Go
i C. Ii. PERRY, Of Lee Co., was called to tn
4 Chair.
On motion Of Mr. Corse Of Burlington, ten VIC
Presidents of the Convention were appointed
follows:
WIN EwNs, of Darlington.
4 McK1NNR., of Oquawka.
WIN VANDEvER, Of Rock Island.
| II L MoNrASDER, of Lee co.
Hon. L ID LOCKWOOD, of Jacksonville.
ORA ALLEN, Of Montabello.
JOAN L CoRsE, Of Burlington.
- GRAHAM, Of St. Louis.
] II |. FELLows, Of DubuqAaA
Hon. WIZ THOMPSON, Of ~.
On further motion, the following gentlemen
were appointed Secretaries OF the Convention.
A SANDERS, of Davenport.
HID La CossE1r, Of Muscatine.
il HOWELL, of Lee.
CD WAITE, of Rock Island.
RW ALLB.lsnr, Of Des MONIES
The organization being complete, on motion,
the Rev. MIR Shinn was called upon and opened
the proceedings BY brief and appropriate prayer.
On motion OF Judge Rorer, the organization as
now effected, was declared permanent.
The lists Of Delegates from the various towns
represented were then handed in, and the fol-
lowing gentlemen reported present.
LAST Of Delegates present
From Des .Noines COL w Starr, q Ed
wards, P Wightman, R S Adams, 7 Croker,
u Sunderland, ID Rorer. Mason, / Palmer, ;
Gardner, H K 'rurnell, S B Garsides, Crew, )
Corse, A w Carpenter.
Fori .M0dison-J Wilson, DrsJ Walker, w Z
Stype, HI Montander, G 5 Knapp, c Coitenma'H,
r Fitzpatrick P. Miller, S Williams, G " Graf
R w Albright, JMcOiigan, EJohnson, + Hes
T s Espy, Ii LundernutEe, J q ALBANIAN. Z II
nv, T Hale, Ir.J B Marcy, G Kennedy, Maj
Vet, w T Shinn. c Shead, d. Shead, 7 James,
NJ Iittleton, G .1ewett. II Littleton, VIM Leslie.
Dawnpori-G K Mitchell. 4 Sanders, r
Smetham, J McManus, A w Mctsregor, II Price.
II Leonard, ] Thoring,on. Sargent, W Il
tlildreth, 4 w Campbell, L Carpenter BIRCH
aid. A c Falton, j Parker, s F Whiting. J NJ p
Burrows, ] NJ Bowling, a Billion, Hildre'h.
.Noiine-J Iackman, W Cook A + Perkins, }
Patterson, D 3 Sears.
.N,scaiiae-J Butler, II Demming, D LaCos-
sett. f I Schenck, Jas Botland, Chambers, DR.
Geo Reeder,J Scott Richman, n |. Stout.
Rock kla,ad-Wm Bracket, e Waite, Wm
yandeyer, Jacob Norris, F Jones, Calkns. f
c Chopper, B Davenport, N B Bntord, Vim Baily,
d Rice, @ wilkinson, NJ Osborn.
Dr,trq's Laadiag-C Foster, Drury, E B
Landon, ID G Moore.
Ioira City--Wm Penn Clark.
Oquaiska-E Benner, ] Mckinney.
= Keokuk-S r Curtiss,P w Potter. ] b Howell.
Ds1,,.q,,e-L p Langworhy, c c Hewitt
.Honta6eila--Dr. A Allen.
decentralization. S d Lockwood.
Henry Colon. Wm. Thompson.
n 81 Loms- Graham.
Hisconsia-J II Knapp.
The proceedings Of meeting held in this
place cd the 18th OF July last were reported YER
bally, by Mr. Vandeyer of Rock Island.
Col. Curtis, of Keokuk, moved that the pro-
ceedings of that meeting be incorporated in the
proceedings of this Convention.
Mr. Starr of Burlington, moved to amend. by
allowing all gentlemen present, who claim 10
represent any portion of the west. seats in this
Convention.
on motion the resolution and amendment were
laid on the table till the afternoon session.
A motion to appoint committee Of fifteen TO
arrange and report business for the action Of the
Convention-haying been adopted, the Chair APP
pointed the following gentlemen said commit
tee.
Messrs. Edwards of Burlington; Mitchell OF
Davenport; Rorer Of Burlington; Butler Of Nus
catine; Johnson of Fit. Madison; Vandever of
Rock Island; Col. Curtis OF Keokuk Langwor-
thy Of Dubuque; Espy Of Fort .uadison; Letter
of Burlington; Mason of Burlington; Sanders Of
Davenport; Sargent Of Davenport; Wilson of Fl.
Madison; Benner Of Oquawka.
The Convention then adjourned until o'clock
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2P.M
The Convention was called to order BY the |
Chair, minutes Of the 4th Of July meeting were
called for and read.
The motion and amendment laid on the table |
during the morning session were then called up
and the amendment being concurred in, there's
olution as amended was adopted
1.-THE following are the proceedings of that
Convention:
AT a Convention for the Improvement OF the
Upper and Lower .ifisslsslnni Ranids held Ii