Weekly Council Bluffs bugle. (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1857-1860, 1858-12-29

ExFcaiipe LhAE3EeFs Dea M0lnaa.
Iowaa Dec. n, 1855.

EAFGAANs LnMfM%SSa U&a A4&A1s&&s
lows Dee. IA, 1858.
Ia view og the nnkAGsled STATE az he pub
lie mind Ia regard b the pT6posea eaii II
al Extra Seaalsn n tae General Assembly,
| I deem Ii proper u make public the con-
tlusl6a ut whIeh I have arrived. Many
/ petitions, Fsmanskegness. And iskkvFe, FoF
snd against the saals have been Esag5ysd
BY nie, and the proceedings Of Ehs late Con
vedafoa as Iowa Ctty haya also been LAID
| befsEe ms. Tue EaApNgs which / sBtertal ia
for the. gentleman wslDss viegs hays bsea
thus communicated. 5mpsi ma also t. stats
briefly the FeAscas whaca have Influenced
my action. & q a.-. In
Tue Conatitation spnfeTs on me the psw-
er, 4foa extraordinary seca sions,'3 TO con-
yens the General Assembly by pEecEama.
tioa. -s. a La '-f.r 90
The call has been demanded mainly On
the ground og the nsessgity Of further leg
islation In ard Of aaE EaalEoad snterpyissa.
and foE the snaetma@t Of relisf laws.-~f
appreciate thoroughly The importanes to
our State Of the coRigaesion OF her systfm
Of lteTnal iapFovsm&aGa. A l&rRa portion
OF her territory having no access to market
at any season, the iFass ioF' having no re-
hahIs ,Fouts 81 tBaaspostAtian, and the
West bslng deprived gs aaEigaaoa q poE-s
ten qf the ysar,-~thsaa eauses uaaouhted~ /
iy operate TO Fetard immigraei6n, TO De.
pres the Yalue Of lands, sosalminIsh beth
the quantity and value Of agricultural pro-
ducts, and TO discourage tiae establishment
OF Hlanafattafis8 throughout the State
But acknowledging the Importance Of thsBe
considerations, the praeseAl question pre-
sented to me u, whether the legislation
demanded In aid Of theas works Is a qaea-
ton Of such Immediate ImPgEtsHee az to
require a special convention Of the Gea-
erai Assembly twelve months In advance Of
IT'S regular session.
by making this call should decide that
This was an extraordinary OCCASION with.
in the Daaning OF the Consultation. | can
not 50 regard 1t. tbs occasion DOES not
arise upon aEY sudden OF aRfaFassn emer-
Eency ! It shows a new iateTest In the ques-
ton, bat no rev eeBditi0a Of affairs since
the lass session Of the GsReTak Assembly. |
/ do not consider ii an extraordinary oe-
casion IN the constitutional seRse.
am further inauenead 10 this g0heln- !
sion BY tAs fact, thai at tbs time Of tAs
election OF this Genpraf Assembly the de- !
Inand now made for legislation was not |
before the people. ThsIF repre- ssatatloa /
~ S4| k@lt@l4A #AAA GaI44B9% AS 1&&4ig n wis /
gatei OK taem, On 9 qusation qe such iP~ |
poFtaheer-=inauguratiHg or rejecting d new |
state policy Of great magnitads, s,-~sxcept |
aPoA an elect on after the agitation Of the |
question before the people Without this |
,hsre is danger Of hastY legisialicn. The /
would also require 4 consid- |
zgabIe expenditure Of public money at >
inns when the condition Of the Treasury, |
= ssiUs &c TIE ,args amount Of revenue In
arrear, does not 1A tify It. except ~ a sass
of imminent importance. Believing, as /
have the best authority to believe, that the
General Assembly is not prepared to act in
accordance With the prayer ct the petit
.ionsTs, this expenditure would Le at tAs
hazard Of hat eeoRamy In the ad4inistFa-
.ioR # public affairs WI ,eh il Is my duty
10 observe. Belng also s2lIshed by very
communications from al parts
2f the State that decided majority ofthe
people are aveEse to the Extra Session,
:nd ar. not prepared to 4pgrOEe the pre-
1Gse4 iRgisIattoG, and that tbs General
J, would not regard il as their du
y In acI Ia the direction proposed, have
resolved not to eonyeue the General AS
,embiy in anticipation u their regular
Session.
RALPH ?. LOWE, GoseTaar.