Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1852-12-30
North Missouri Rail Road.
In the Senate, on the l7lh inst, 2.

Mr.. Young called mp the bill 10 expedite
the contraction Of the North Missouri Rail-
road, which was, on yesterday, made the
special order Of bushes for to-day.
Mr.. Young said he desired the bill 10
pass on its own merits. That the credit of
the State had been extended TO aid in COM
pletion Of other roads, and he presumed the
same aid would be extended to this one
He asked for two millions of dollars for the
purpose. He disclaimed all desire 10 pro-
duce sectional feelings, but the State has al
ready extended her credit for roads south
of the river, aud he now asked for SINH
ar aid north of the river. His wish was
to expedite the construction of this impor-
tant work, that the great agricultural resour-
ces of the section through which it was
proposed to build this road, might be devel-
oped. Mr.. Y. said his constituents felt a
deep interest in this work, and he hoped the
Legislature would not neglect the interests
of the Northern part Of the State.
Mr.. Broadhead moved to amend the bill
SO as 10 provide for the location of the Road,
on the best route, all things considered,
from the city of st. Charles 10 the Northern
part of the State.
Mr.. Broadhead remarked that the route
of the road should not be fixed by the char
ter-and therefore, before we loaned the
credit Of the State to the Road, the provis-
ion Of the charter which fixes the route of
the road on the dividing ridge, shall be avoid
ed by the provision contained in his amend
lnent. Having the route of the Road fixed,
would embarrass the company in procuring
the right of way. If the route is left open,
spirit Of emulation will be engaged among
the people and the counties in the North
east, without which, the road can never be
built, and in addition 10 these considerations
the company, in view of the interests of
of the State as well as of its own interests,
ought to be permitted to look 10 the route of
: Roads in other State, particularly in. Iowa.
a road has for some time been projected in
that State, leading from Dubuque to Keo-
, kuk; and if this Road is completed before
the N. NJ. Road, it might be advisable TO
connect with that Road in preference to a
, connection with the Road leading through
Central Iowa, which has been talked Of
: In either event, the matter, should be left
t open to be controlled by the majority of in
terests in North Eastern Missouri
Mr.. Parks said he was in favor of the
provisions of the amendment OF the gentle
y man from Pike, but that he thought that the
amendment would be more appropriate in
II the bill TO amend the charter of the company
: than in the bill to expedite the construc-
II ton of the road. He stated, that as Chair
. man of the Select Committee, to whom
. had been referred the memorial of the North
: Missouri Railroad Convention, and the bill
{ to amend the charter of the North Missouri
: Railroad Company, he had reported bill
9 containing in substance all the gentleman
u from Pike desired, and all his amendment
contemplates. That he was not in favor Of
y designating in the charter the route OF
the road but that the company should be
left free to locate the road where they
might think it most to their interest. That
the termini of the road should be designated
. in the charter, and that was done in the
{ amendments proposed by the bill reported
: by himself as Chairman of the Committee
{ Mr.. Reed said he was not welded &c
- any particular side of the great divide be-
tween the Missouri and Mississippi, or the
g centre Of the same, so far as the location Of
Il the road was concerned. This said Mis-
. souri, Railroad is ultimately to become a
u part of Mississippi valley Railroad and it
should point to the centre of Iowa to carry
v out the wishes Of its original friends, and
d should terminate on the northern boundary
= of the State.
Mr.. Young remarked that the bill only
e asked for an extension of the State credit
and the amendment of Mr.. Broadhead wa.
insufficient.
Mr.. Broadhead said that if the loan goe.
to the North Missouri Railroad Company
it goes to company already in existence
and according to the Charter, the route i:
fixed, and the company may accept the
! money, and then refuse to change the route
- Mr.. Parks said he thought the gentleman
from Pike was mistaken. That by the gen
lie eral law in regard to corporations, the Leg
OF islature had the right to amend or alter thu
s. charter of any company, which was not b!
IS the law creating it exempt from the opera
is ton of the general law, and this was done il
st the Charter of the North Missouri Railroad
Company. He contended that the Stat,
II, would be as safe in lending her credit he