The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-10-23

Fam ,racrastiaation, lhey respectfully asi'
4 Is Honorable Congress, - pass ltio
ltaw, !, III early daA, the bili "hi%h VA
,ceompaus his memeii4l, nha wAlcil' II
Ieyerg essential particular, corresponds ~
The act, passed BY the last Cangfcss enc
Tiled .An aei granting the rahi % "ae !
,nJ mixing grant If l,nd iathe states t'
Illinois. Mississippi aud ai4banlt - 'ld !
the construction d arai'fold ifyal e4'tcaso
TO Mobile
i 4 BILL.
Granting the right Of way, aud making :
grant Of land 10 the State Of Iowa, III alD
Of The construction of railroads from ba'
buaue to keokuk, and from Davenport
to the Missouri river, at or gcar Coanei'
Bluffs, in said State.
SIC. /. BE 1t enacted BY The Senate and
House of Representatives. Of he Laned
States Of 4merica IN Congress assembled,
That The right of way through the pubic
lands he, aud the same is hereby, grantee
10 the State of Iowa. for the construction 81
railroad from tile city Of Dahnqne TO The
city Of kcoluk, and also i,'r The conslrae.
| ton az a railroad from the city Of Owen
porl, via the town Of Fort Dies Moiaes, I
The Missouri river, u or near Caanci4
Bluffs, in sid State; with The right also e
take necessary materials oil earth. stone.
timber, &c, Tor the construction q said
roads: Proriaed, That the right Of sai
shall not exceed Que hundred feel 90 each
side Of lie length Thereof, and copies @
surveys &c said roads, made under the ~
thority al tie legislature, sha! be forward
ded 10 the proper local isnl Otfiees res
pectiyey. aud to the General Land Oaice
Il Washington, within ninety days alter
The completion Of the same.
Src p And be tJastaer enacted, iaat
thero be, aud is hereby, granted 10 The
State Of lawa, for the parposc Of aiding -
making tile railroads aforesaid, every alter
nate section Of lard. designated ~ odb
numbers, ioF six sections IN width, op e4rt
side Of said roads, hui in ease il shall ap
pear that the United States heve-"hcn
The routes Of said roads are definitely fixed
under the authority atutesaij. sold ant
part Of ANY section hereby granicd.or TINT
the right OF pre- empian hes attached 10 tin
same, then il shall be lawful Tor any agenf
OF agents 10 lie appointed by the Governor
Of said state, To select, SUBJECT Ia tue mp
prov al aforesaid, lrem the buds Of lie Ini
tied States m 81 contiguous 10 the e. ai
sections above specified, 50 mnoh land ~
/ alternate sections or parts q! sessions as
/ the Uaited States have sold, or IL which tbs
! right If prescription has attached as alsfe.
aid, which lands, being eqAal u quantity
| q one half OF six sections ~ @iiiioa each
] side Of said roads, The state 81 Iowa shat
have and bold fer Ito purposes If resaid
Pforiied. fhat The l5nds - DC So lncst
| 81 shall IN no case he further than fifteen
fmi'es firm ssia ruat: tfHa rrUrffr,, frrtt
er, Ttat The lands hereby granted stall be
applied In tire construction ofsaid r3aas re
Speeiisels in quantities corresponding will
the grant for each, and Ter nouthcr porpost
whatever.
| Sac. 3. Aal bet further enacted, 'i'haI
The sections aud par,s Of sections OF land,
which shall remain 10 the United States
within six miles on each side OF said roads
| hall not he sold for less than dpalic tht
minimum price Of the public lands, "hcn
Sold
SEc. l. And be il fufttcr eaa ted. Tha'
The said Lend hereby granted hall lie sub
ieci 70 the disposal Of tic legislature there
II lor the purposes aforesaid and 40 other
aud the said railroads shall lie aud remain
public highways for the use q The govern
ment Of the United States, free from toll O
Eo,her charge upon the transportation q
Iany property or troops Of the United States
SIC 5. And Be Il further enacted, Tha
T II The said railroads, or either 81 them, shal
not lie completed within fifteen years iron
the approval Of this act the said State q
Iowa. shall, II thereto required, be bound L
\ Dav Is The United States. Unless further
] line be granted, tie ain biut which may bt
+ received on the SHE ct any part Of sri,
Hands. by said State, the tile to the par
chasers under snid State remaining valid
4 and the title 10 the residac OF said land.
shall re invest in the United States, 10
] have and bold the same in The same man
2 ner as il this act had not heon passed.
I SIC g. And be Il further enacted, Tha
b the United States mail shali at all times b.
d transported ON said railroads, under the al
{ rec,ion IF tbs post Office department, n
{ such price as the Congress may by law di
{ rect.
a Resolved, That this convention sill ap
+ point delegation o. five indivlda Is to pro
: coed, by concert, TO Washington, q, ~ earl
! day Of The approaching session. 70 urge up
c "a Congress, in every honorable and legi,l
mate way. the passage Of the foregoing bil
7 into law; aud that said delegation be dis
{ trlbuted as follows: one from Dubuque, on
I from Keokuk, one from Davenport, on
= from Iowa City, aud one from Fort De
u Moiues.
,. On motion Of Mr.. Cock, &C Scott. the fo
T. lowing persons were Appointed a coinmitte
{ 10 report tho names Of delegates 10 Wash
J. ueton under the resolution reported BY tn
e committee, viz: Messrs Cumming. Tay !ol
5 Rider Godreli, Walker. Finch, Dunbar
u Merritt, Fulton, Preston, Weber, Hui
Q Bosquei, sheIleday.
t Mr.. Fulton, from the above commilte
u reported The names Of the following gentle
s meu as delegates to Washington. viz; Hon
& JAMES GRANT, Of Scott, Gen. Y. p. Va,
ANTWERP, Of Lee, HANNIBAL EMERSON
i Esq, Of Dubuque, GEORGE i. HAurroS
y ESQ Of Johnson and B.nroy Ep.rcrp