Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1853-01-13
Jefferson City Correspondence.
JEFFERSON Cry. Jan. 6, 1852.

Mr.. ED1ToR The Legislature has COM
ncnced work in earnest, great many bills
have passed and some of general nature.
The charter 10 the North Missouri Rail
Road company has at length been amended,
and passed both houses by unusual MAORI
ties. The only material amendments are, to
extend the road to st. Louis, and also ad
ding as near the main dividing ridge, be-
tween the Missouri and Mississippi rivers,
as practicable. You will be astonished and |
so will many others when they find what
great efforts there were 10 defeat every
thing connected with the prosperity of this
road, and that too, by men all the time, pro-
Tossing the greatest friendship FOR the meas
ure. After it was rel orted from the Sera' e
Yesterday passing in the same shape, that
it had at the close of the Extra session in
the honse, who but Mr.. McAfee, of Shelby,
should introduce the following amendment,
to-wit:
"Strike cut St. Charles and St. Louis
wherever it occurs in the charter, and insert
Jefferson City,"
Mr.. McAfee said in support ofthe amend
ment that it could not possibly injure st.
Louis, it only proposes to make the seat of
Government point, and thus connect with
the Pacific Railroad, and the distance will
be go miles shorter, and thus save a half
million in the construction, it will be a
straight line from Jefferson City to the CEN
tire of Schuyler, and will deveope the re-
sources of the State more than the other
route, and we are all interested in encourage
ing the prosperity of Jefferson City.
Mr.. Samuel moved to lay the amendment
on the table, said he did not know whether
the gentleman from Shelby, intended his
amendment TO have the effect to kill the
charter, and thereby destroy the propsect of
having the road where it is so much needed,
and where the people of the State demanded
it, and where all past legislation intended it
10 go, or whether he introduced it for the
purpose of giving him an opportunity Of
displaying his eoquence; or for the purpose
of affording him an easy and speedy transit
to the capital of the State, as he no doubt
expected to represent tho people of Shelby
for many years to come. But aside from
the intentions Of the gentleman, if the amend,
ment prevailed it would without any kind OIL
doubt, annihilate the whole scheme OF build.
ing one of the most important Roads in the
State, notwithstanding, as the gentleman
said, that it was neerly on straight line
and 60 miles shorter, and would also lesser
the cost materially. He would ask him if i
accommodated as many people. 1t sill
would not touch the counties of Warren
Montgomery, Lincoln, Audrain, St. Charles
and only small portion of Galloway; thus
sir, depriving fifty thousand people-wh'
inhabit country fertile and abundant il
agricultural productions, of the privilege o
this road, which they had right TO expect
and they had right to expect it from th'
fact that no other route for that road hac
ever been thought or dreamed Of. and he wa
. surprised that the gentleman from Shelby
!, had been so slow in finding out the Geog
raphy Of the State and had not before tn
charter of this company had passed, and be
. fore the State had loaned her credit for tw
millions of dollars, found this dcsirabl
e route for the North Missouri Railroad, an
i presenter it TO this house, and enlightene
the public as 10 the benefits of it. hope
= sir, the amendment, will be laid on tn
table.
The amendment was laid on the table b
, a vote of 80 to 20.
! Mr.. Sims then introduced an amendment
c inserting the individuality clause of the ger
}; eral corporation law of the land, and TO il
y demnify the State for the bonds issued to III
e company.
o On motion Of Mr.. Minor, laid on the I;
d bic: ayes 81, noes 20.
h Mr.. Pipkin moved to amend by strikin
out the 9th Section which says, ''passing ;
near as practicable or as may be on the d
viding Ridge or plain of country, whic
Of separates the tributaries of the Mississil
N pi and Missouri river" and insert in lie
Of thereof, ''between the Mississippi and Mi
N souri, river, so that said Road shall not |
T located east of Paris or west of Huntsville
= On motion of Mr.. Samuel, the amendme
5, was laid on the table: ayes II, noes "a.
lo The Bill then passed by vote Of ayes 8
I'd noes Is.
Mt Thus you see that after all attempts
s. clog the charter and destroy it if possible
ng every artfice, it has passed by tremendo1
u majority, and it now behOOyes the people
t. go to work in earnest, and raise the niece
rs cow, funds IN commence 81 great an pntp