The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-09-07
From the Valley Wing.
THE DES MONIES RIVER CONVEN.
TiON AT EDDYVILLE

The length of the proceedings compels us tc
omit the temporary organization and various
details which have had general circulation il
other papers. Edwin Manning of Van Buren
was chosen President Coonrad Stulzsman, o.
Polk co, J. b. Gray, of Monroe CO., and ID. IF
Gaylord, Wappello CO, Vice Presidents ! Fl
Temple, of Mahaska, and J. w. Norris, o.
Wappello, Secretaries.
On motion of j. w. Norris, Messrs j. NJ
White and Newell Smith, of Mahaska, Johr
b. Gray and Geo. Leaper, of Monroe, II. D
and John MEG GIothilin OF Polk. Edwin Manning
and Gen. E. A. NJ. Swazey of Van Buren,, and
J. Zock of Marion, were appointed commit
tee on Resolutions, and reported two series o.
them, of very pertinent and practical charac-
ter, endorsing the suggestions of the Commis-
sioner and Register, and recommending the ap
pnintment of committees 10 co-orporate with
them, at different points. John McCune is the
committeeman at this place. The suggestions
of the State officers are reported as follows, in
the published proceedings:
Mr. Bonney remarked in substance that the
Indebtedness Of the improvement amounted Ia
some $l20,000, most of it bearing interest
per cent, for the payment of which indebted
ness,-the : per cent. portion, one half of the
proceeds of the land sales were pledged, and
or six per cent portion, together with the cur
rent expenses of the board. He stated, how
ever, that $500 had been set apart to remove
the dams at Keosauqua and Pennington The
Page q Bacon contract not yet decided, bat
probably they would net take the work. Other
parties had been written to, among them Buch-
ingham. Sturgis d. Co bat deemed the only
chance to do anything would be for the people
in the valley to take hold of the work, organ
ize Joint Stock companies, take the lands and
complete the improvement themselves.
At the conclusion of Capt. Bonney's remarks,
George GiIlaspy, Esq, took the stand fIe
alluded 10 the fact of its being very warm and
to its ant-speaking influence, on HIM to the
past action Of the board, aud especially the i'm
possibility of Capt. Bonney doing anything this
season and that if no contract made by
the first of September. Mr. Benney's salary
would cease, and he presumed his term of OF
fee th at the responsibilities Of the Improve
ment would then devolve upon him; that il
was his design, in that contingency, design
which be had in various ways and often an
nounced, to provide lst, to clear out the old
dams from pauk t, bank; and I'd snags, bould
ers, and other distractions from the river, so
much Of them nigh not, at that time, have
bc en- removedby Capt. Bonney, and SO Tar as
the resources at his command would permit
and that if sufficient sum should not be COM
mand ID from the sale of land, that he would
appropriate for that object lands or certificates
of Indebtedness: and further that by the first OF
February, probable the sum of S2500 would
be subject to that disposition
On motion off nj. Fisher, Esq,
REsoI WE'D, That Committee, consisting OF
J. NJ. Griffith, j. w jones and VIM. Baker,
of Fl. Des Molnes. and h D. Ives and J w.
nf bo taJ b,,f
venton, TO correspond with the citizens of St.
Louis in reference 10 The interests Of the i'm
provement.
The Convention, at different stages of its
deliberatons, was addressed by A. Nj Cassidy,
Esq, Capt. Bonney, Col. George Gllaspy,
Gen. Swazey, DR.. A, c. Olney, Or. J. Nosier,
H D. Ives, and others