The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-01-05
EXTRACTS OF LETTERS FROM THE
CAPITAL.
Iowa CRY, Dec. 10Th 1888.


DEAR SIR
The House has just taken vote
upon the rejection of bill TO submit to the
people of the state the question Of convention
to amend the constitution. The motion TO re-
ect the bill was voted down upon call of yeas
and nays by the decided vote of s for it s. IL
against it. The bill will come up on its second
reading to morrow and will probably pass if the
alb we vote is any indication. a lint resolution
fixing the day Of adj orrineAt On the 2lth prnx.,
with an amendment pending fixing the 18th as
the day, was by very decided vote Laid on the
table. So the house refuses 10 fix the day Of ad-
iournnent A memorial for grant of land for
n railroad from Fit D,smoines has just been
voted down, on M oton to enyro;s AMI read a
third tine,by vote on the call of yeas and nays,
Yeas 81 Nays "a. The secretary of the Seaata
has just announced to the House that II r
file No Is, Memorial for a grant of land to
aid in the construction Of Rail Road from
Dubuque to the Missouri River at or near
Kanesville via, Fort Desnones has passed the
Senate 1cstdou amendment This gives Du-
buque the grand central Rail Road through the
state, provided we obtain the grant from Con
gress. Atall events the position of Dubuque
Is equal it not superior TO any point in The
State as far as the action of this Legislature is
concerned, Dennis Vulgarity and his Herald t.
the contrary notwithstanding. The Senate alsc
returned II r. file No. 3, a memorial for a gran
OF land for railroad from Burlington to thu
Missouri River with an amendm Mt giving
branch t. Keokuk. The House has Just refused
to concur ia the amendment, Yeas - Nays 80
The Senate will think insist upon their amend
nlent at least hope so, FOR l think, Keokul
ought to have share, although Distinguished
gentleman from Burlington, Desmo!nes Co, ha
said that "Keokuk NIL ht 60 TO the Devil
The House has just voted to Indefinitely post
, pone bill to substitute County Commissioner
for the Office of County Juige. Yeas 33; nay
D. County Judges decidedly popular.
AFTERNOON.
A motion has just been made to re-consde
The vote refusing to concur in Senate amend
ment, giving branch 10 Keokuk, in the Bur
llngon and Missouri Railroad. The motion
, reconsider was lost. Yeas 26; Nays 81.
The Sena'e have under consideration at TIN
o time, P. Nj a resolution instruc'ng our Ser
: ators, and requesting our Representatives,
advocate the Railroad measures now pendin
u in Congress, and it is thought will pass tn
> Senate. Rams Horn is rising Should thu
resolution pass the Senate, as is expected, ther
J will be some sharp shooting in the House: an
!, the old Railroad policy will probably be ad pit
), ed, although it is by no means certain. ''Nhit
d man is very uncer;ain,' and no calculation ca
be made even upon mans promise, tor
q seems as thou III LagisIat rs made promi
n ses to their fellows only to violate them whe
the test comes. | still repeat, what l said j
. the commencement, that Dubuque is at tn
| ''head of the heap let the action in the futur
, be what it NAV. More anon.
Truly your friend,
, To J. ID. Jennings Esq