The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1850-03-07

roads within their limits as will unite the afort
said National Railroad with Railroads exiendin
to the Atlantic Ocean.
Resolref, That the Railroad from Davenport
at Rock Island and on the Mississippi, by low
City and Fort nesmoines, to Council Bluffs o
the Missouri river, crossing these r.vers at tn
most suitable places for bridging said rivers
that the road is on straigh. line from Chicag
on the southern bend of Lake Michigan, to tn
Platte valley and the South Pass Of the Rock,
Mountains, and thereby forms a section Of th
road for which Mr.. Whitney asked an appropri
pton Of land and obtained the report OF bill il
Yshe Senate Of the United States granting hin
thirty miles in width on each side Of said road a
ten cents per acre. Under these consideration
we appeal { the justice and libera!ity Of Con
gross TO grdnt IoKa so much of the public do
main within her borders will enable fhe State
to ruct the aforesaid road, and to effect thi.
end, We ask the attention Of Congress generally
but es1 ally, the members representing tht
Northl Middle and Western s .nies, and fee
n degree Of confidence that our appeal will not
be disregardcd.
Re,olied, That this convention approve the
address and memorial Of the johnson county rail.
road convention on the subject Of a railroad from
Davenport to Council Bluffs, as adopted by the
committee Of that convention on the first day ol
December, l849, and forwarded by the chairman
of said committee TO onr members in Congress.
Resoired, That a copy of the foregoing resolu.
tions he transmitted to the President of the Uni
ted States, to the Vice Presiden, Of the United
States, TO the Speaker Of H. R and each Of on,
Senators and Representatives in Congress. with
the request that they be laid before the S.nate
and House OF Representatives OF the United
States.
Considerable debate ensued upon the re-
port OF the committee. which was termiua-
ted by successful motion to adjourn to 8
O'Clock next morning. The proceedings Of
the next morning we publish, ms given in
brief by the Secretaries, oni,,ing resolu-
,ions Of publicl,ion and Inserting one Of
thanks:
The Convention met pursuant to ad-
journment. when WIN. Mckay, Of Polk
county, offered n resolution, 10 the efFec,
that the nbove report be amended in refer.
ence TO making the town of Muscatine a
point in the road, which was agreed To, nnd
a committee raised to effect the amendment
The las, named committee. through lie
Grand Bsingion, reported the following
resolution:
Resolrcd, That any thing in the foregoing res
oluiions to the contrary Notwithstanding, il be
recommended by this convention that in the con-
etruction Of the above road, the town of Mnsca-
tine be made point provided the chief Engineer
and Mannging Board of said Road, shall official.
" report that il would be TO the interest Of sal
Road TO 60 to said town Of Muscatine, in prefer.
ence 10 a more interior route.
The Report and Resolutions submitted
by the Committee, together with the Res.
olniion reported by Mr. Bying'on, were
then unanimously adopted.
Resoired, That the thanks Of the Convention
are hereby rendered TO Ex-Gov. RoBERr LucA,
and Hon. JAMES GRANT, for their earl., unremii
ting and efficient advocacy Of the interests Of the
! people of Iowa, in the promotion Of the Dayen
port and Council Bluffs Railroad project.