The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-10-23
From the Iowa Capital Reporter.
TATE RAILROAD CONVENTION.


o'clock. 4. NJ. and was called 10 order b
uIIAM PgIcE, Esq, Of Scott, on whose ING
Ilion Ex-Governor ROBERT Lucas,
johnson county. was appointed Presden
pro ten. aud +. B CUNNING. Of Lee, See
rotary.
A call of the counties was ordered whe'
The following delegates appeared and tool
their seats:
Lee-HTReid, + W Ciagge,,, a Bfids
man, o Baldwin. & Wickersham, W y
Belknap, Geo Z kilbourne, Hawkins fay
Tor, 4 b Cumming, c ] Price, w Il Sic"
art. =,
/ Heary--S Maddox, 7 Tos,eyin. Wa
r Crew, Lewis Taylor, a ST., ter.
/ Jefcrsoa--D Rider.
! WaMiagton--N Mcclure, Myers, )
Goodreil
Joaason--Le Grand Bgington. Roher
Lucas, ~ Penn Clarke. J McCaddoa, ) Y
Bonham, 7 Hughes, J p Carleton, q /
Croslhwaite, X Walker. II Murray, / N
Irish. II " Laihrop, L G Lyon, n J Morse
man, 6 S Hampton, A J Bond John Par
rult.
Ltaa--Dlniei - fineh.
Jones--Sylvester G Durham.
Dabaque--Wm II Merritt. J
.ScoR--lohn COX, 4 c Faton, II
Price, 7 D Eagal, Wm II holmes, } X
!. Price, WIN Howard.
= Cedar--S Negus, Jos Macy, 7 James,
II |. Preston. ] kiesler.
Iowu--C c Slocnm, Nj Mitchell, 5 Mid
dies worth. A B Weber.
Polka Y Hall, Wesley Redhead, ]
Sanders, Barlow Granger, Z NJ Cassidy. /
Mitchell, ] Church. L McMuilin.J III Grit.
ith, c u Freel. Il Sherman, G d Darwin
.Jaspcr--S b Shelledny.
Marioa--A L ID Bosquet.
Poharatamie--FJ Wheeling, II " Nil
Ter. Z johnson, Nj l. Benson.
On motion OF lie Grand B. ington, o.
Johnson,
Resolved, Tia, the officers Of his con
vention shall consist Of President, four
Vice Presidents, and two Secretaries; and
that a committee OF one delegate sram each
county be appointed 70 report The names Of
said officers, and also rules for the govern
ment o. the convention.
Wherelpon the following persons were
appointed said committee, VIZ: Ii / Reed,
oi' Lee, S Maddox, Of Henry, d Rider, 81
jefferson, n Mcclure. 81 Washington, J p
Carleton, of johnson, d Q Finch, Of Linn.
5 Durham. of Jones. WIN II Merritt. Of DI-
bnqae, II Pfce, Of Scott, S K Negls, Of Ce-
dar. A Is Weber. Of Iowa, S b Shelledv,
If Jasper. A L d Basquei, OF Marion, W
Redhead, of Polk, T Wheeling, Of Potta-
watamle.
On motion, the Convention adjourned
tiil o'clock, p. NJ.
Two O'clock, P. II.
The convention assembled pursuant 10
adjournment
ii + Reid. of Lee, from the committee
appointed to report the names Of officers taI
the convention, &c, Elade the following
rep II:
Your committee beg leave 10 report the
names Of the following persons IS officers
Of this convention
For President Coy. ROBERT LII
CAS-, Of Johnson.
Tor Vice Presidents -Gcn. ARrnuE
BRIDGMAS, OF Lee, WILLIAM ii. MERRIrr
Of Dubuque, DANIEL RIDER, Of Jefferson
A L DrRuocK BsouEr, Of Marion.
.Sccretdries-W pean Clarke, o. john
son. Thomas Tostevin, Of Henry.
Your committee report the rules of the
last session Of the House of Representa-
lives and Jeierson's Manuel for the GOV
erument of the convention; and recommcn,
TIA, the several counties represented il
| this convention BE- entitled 10 cast the to!
lowing number Of votes: Lee, II; Henry
II; Jefferson, IA; Washington. Z; Johnson
Z; Linn, s; Jones, 4 Dubuque, Il; Scott
5; Cedar, 6; Iowa. 2; jasper, ,; Mafon, g
Polk, 7; Poltawaiamic, 5.
Which report was unanimously adopted
On motion Of lie Grand ByingtoD, &
Johnson,
Resolved, Tint committee Of one del
egate from each coanty represented, b
i appointed to prepare resolutions. a memo
rial, &c., for the consideration OF the con
yention.
Whereupon the following committee WI
appointed: Messrs, Claggeu, of Lee, Sls
Ter, Of Henry, Goodrei, Of Jefferson, Nj
Clure. Of Washington, Bsing;on, of join
s3n, Finch, OF Linn, DInham, Of Joue
caQk, Of Scott, Macy, Of Cedar, Socun
d loWa, Hull. Of Polk, Sosqaet, Of Marion
SheIleIay, Of jasper, Merritt, Of Dlbnqn'
Miller, OF Poitawatamie.
During the absence q The committee
the convention was addressed rs Messr
En!ton and Pfice, Of Scott, Bonhan, ,
: Johnson. and Reid, Of Lee.
Mr.. Ellington, from The committee Q
resolutions, reported the following reso'r
,i1ns. &c, which were unanimously adop
cd. to wit:
Resolved, That this convention will r
j affirm the resolutions Of the State ralroa
: convention of December last, which sa
4 resolutions follow, numbered from to
inclusive, TO wit;
/. Resolved, Tint the Interior Of low
, is peculiarly susceptible 10 Improvement /
c Rail Roads, aud her position and the into
est Of her people demand such improV,
, ments; that their construction would u
only accelerate her onward progress in G.
terprise aud refinement, but would promoi
he sale Of vast quantities Of the public d
main within her borders, which are no
comparatively useless. aud that in view {
: this consequent enhancement in the yalH