The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1849-12-19

dIu VI property gellciuliy, "ltillli III" W
one equality Of value with property in the older
States, and place Iowa among the first States in
the Union All of which is respectfully sub
mitted to the consideration of the citizens of To-
wa by the committee.
To the Honorable the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatircs of the United States in Congress as
| sembled:
The undersigned citizens of the State of Iowa,
most respectfully represent to your honorable
body, that the General Assembly of the State of
Iowa, did by their Resolution, approved Janua-
ry 18th, lS49, accept and adopt reconnaissance
and preliminary survey of Railroad from Du-
buque, in Dubuque county, to keokuk, in Lee
county, in the State of Iowa, surveyed by
Thos. J. Mexican, engineer, and reported by him
on the 4th day of Dec, lS4S, and that by said
Resolution instructed our Senators, and reques-
ted our Representatives in Congress to procure
from the General Government of the United
States grant of land to the State of Iowa. to aid
in the construction of said railroad, in accordance
3 with the memorial of the General Assembly of
the State of Iowa, approved January 22d, lo4S,
dated 25th, said resolution) Your memorial
ists therefore, respectfully invite the attention of
: your honorable body to the aforesaid memorial
2 of the 22d of January, lo49, and to the survey
n of the road above referred to, well the Res
olution of the Genarol Assembly of the State of
n Iowa, of the 18th January, l849, approving and
II adopting the route for a railroad therein des-
G cribed, from Dubuque, in Dubuque county, to
y Keokuk, in Lee county, in the State of Iowa.
Il They further respectfully solicit from the Gener-
r al Government of the United States, grant of
land to the State of Iowa, to aid in the construc
ton of the said road equal TO five sections to each
i mile of said road to be selected III alternate
), tons five miles zach side of the road, on lands
l. adjacent thereto, and when such alternate sec
e tons have been sold or otherwise disposed of,
e the privilege of selecting other lands in lieu
it thereof equal in the whole grant, to five entire
!. sections Of land for each mile of said road.
And we in duty bound, &c.
Iowa City, Nov. 24th l549.
= Which upon motion of DR. Ballard, was enthu.
"a siastically adopted, 4-
TO On motion Of Mr.. Negus,
~ The Secretaries were requested to forward {
copy of the proceedings of this Convention te
to each member of our delegation in Congress.
s. On motion of Mr.. Goodrich,
i. The editors of Fairfield, Keokuk, Iowa City
and Dubuque papers, be requested to publish
20 the proceedings of this Convention to be furnish
- ed to them by the Secretaries, and also that al
- other papers in the State friendly to this conem
= plated railroad, be and are hereby requested t
copy the same.
After which the Hon. Cyrus Walker, of Hin
Z dis (who happened to be presently made very a
g BILE response to call upon him, in favor of thl
u project, setting forth in a clear and lucid man
ner, the great benefit, practicabity Of constric
ton, &c, &c, of the improvement.
m He was succeeded by Mr.. Preston, Of Lin
IN county, who, in a very statesmanlike speech, o
ne the feasibility and benefit ofthe road, entertain
al ed for some time the Convention.
lst Mr.. Drown them in his usual neat style an
be energetic manner, addressed the Convention an
en- urged the necessity of untiring zeal and effor
on on the part Of the people of the State, in beha
of the work; and he was followed by DIR. Ballar
of of Johnson county, and Mr.. Rowlette, of Ke1
ur lucky, both of whom added much to the harmt
ar ton.
After which, on motion of MIR. Goodrell,
Washington county,
A committee of two from each county, begin
aft ming with Johnson and extending to Lee, W;
yn appoioted to circulate the memorial for sign
ra- lures, be forwarded to our delegates in Coz
on gress, consisting of the following gentlemen:
at johnson County, Hugh D. Downey, Esq
d. Morgan Reno, Esq.
IS Washington County pr, q 4, sales, !, ]
IT Jsgsrson COMFY ssd san
en- H. Bradley, EsQss n S S4ss Ri ES| @
4 Keohuk consf,t & q, 81
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j. werd.
n On motion Of |. N. Preston, Esq, Of Fir
"a countp, it was
Resolred That general convention, compo
ed Of delegates from all the counties in the Stat
!. be held in Iowa City, on the third Wednesday
j January next, for the purpose Of taking furth
]. measures for the accomplishment Of this projec
: On motion Of r. Brown, Esq,
I. Resoiced. That the thanks Of this conyentie
4 Be- rendered to the uficers for their obligng d
y postment during ~ deliberasions Of the conve