The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1858-12-18
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Ivy thes election Of J. w. DENlsoS, Of Craw-
ford County, as President, and B. d. HoL-
BROOK, of Monona County, as Secretary.
On motion of Mr.. JAMES, of Pottawsttamic
County, a Committee on Credentials, con-
sisting of one member from each county
represented, was appointed by tho President.
The committee were james, ct Pottnwat.
tamic; Culver, of Woodbury.; Whiting, OF
Monona; Acker, of Crawford; Gray, Of
Shelby; Wilson, of Harrison, and Mullin,
Of Mills; Mcssrs. Culver, Tritle and Lari-
mer, were appointed Committee on Per
manent Organization.
Committee on Credentials reported the
following persons entitled to seats in the
Convention Us delegates:
Woodbury. County-W. W. Culver, VIM.
Trip, NJ. +. Moore, John L. Campbell, W.
L. Joy, J. NJ. White, Isaac Pendleton, J. c.
C. Hoskins, Abel Smith, E. Adams.
Monona County-B. ID. Holbrook, Hugh
Lytle, Isaac Ashton, c. E. Whiting A. Bull
lock, C. c. Bisbec, r. G. Fairchilds, A.
Dimmick, Elisha Cobb.
Potiaw aitamie County-Frank Street.
J. f. johnson, F. A. Tritle, A. V. Larimer.
J. d. Test, d. C. Bloomer, Caleb Baldwin,
Samuel Kncppor, W. C. James, J. D. Honn
Harrison County-John Ii. Wilson.
Shelby County-George Harrington, w
Gray, L. G. Tubbs, J. NJ. Long, George
Benjamin, c. W. Oden, A. 7. Ault, II. c.
IIolcomb, L. W. Woodruff, Isaac Wyland.
Mills County-Loudcn Mullin, l.. Muck,
oils, W. Street, W. Kcmpton.
Cass County-J. S. Reyes. Report
adopted.
Committee on Permanent Organization
reported as follows: President, J. W.
DENISON, Vice Presidents, FRANK STREET,
and Isaac PENDLEroS, Secretary, i. D.
HoLBRooK. Report adopted.
Messrs. Tritle, Culver, Whiting, Test and
Gray, were appointed a Committee on
Resolutions, and after short absence, re-
ported as follows:
WHEREAS, The Railroads OF State have not been
pushed forward to completion speedily vlri-
Gus interests demand account Of the almost entire
destruction OF Railroad credit by the late hnacia
rCvulson, and
WHEREAS, The people Of Western Iowa find, ut this
time a general stagnaton in almost all classes If tu
sincss, and fear the continuation of said stagnacn
unless greater inducements are hcid out TO Inc cul
grating element, to select State In which TO employ
their influence, capital and labor; and
WHEREAS. Our sister States and Territories. in sim
liar condition. found remedy IN julcous aid to Rail
roads. Therefore, be 1t
Resoirrd, That we believe State Aid should be cx-
tended all the Railroads the State under actua
cvntruc"n hereafter projected and carried forward
in god faith
Resolrcd That we are of opinion the State could
Is advance $40 900 each mile u" Railroads within
Its limits, and could secure self beyond any coniin-
gency.
ResOIred. That we have confidence that Iowa L.
sisIa,urc can and will devise safe and prudent pcy
of State id to Railroads. That willing to trus,
them and respectfully uest the Governor 10
tho Legislature in Extra Session, to consider this I'M
portant proposition.
F. A. TRITLE,
chm Of Com.
The passage of the resolutions was op-
posed by Mr.. Boomer of Pottawattamie,
and Mr.. Ault, of Shelby County, and advo-
Gated by Messrs. Gray, Street, Baldwin,
James, Pendlcton, and others. While thcy
were still pending 1.-The convention adjourned
until ! O'Clock P. NJ.
Committee met pursuant to adjournment.
Mr.. Boomer offered the following resolu-
tons as substitute for those presented by
the committee:
Resoired That the interests Of the people Of this
State, demand rapid and early completion Of the sreh.
lines of Railroad across the State areny commenced.
and that the several Railroad Companies should he held
by State Legislature, to rigid falhlmen Of the
terms upon which the grant Of lands made to them
by Congress and the State.
ReSOirfd That the Interests Of Western Iowa also Dc
nand the construction Of Railroad up the valley II the
Missouri connecting us the South with ST. LOUIS and
thcSorth with the timhercd regions Of Minnesota
Resolved, That prepared to adopt any safe am,
prudent measures which may tend to secure the CON,
petion of the above roads.
RcsOlrcd That this Convention is in favor Of jl!l-
cious system Of State Aid to Railroads.
Resolved, That this Convention believes that TIT
Tennessee system of State Aid is jndicons and safe
and ought in substance to be adopted by this STATE
| at as carly a day as practicable.
RESOLVED, That the indications of popular sentimen
in favor of State All 10 Railroad, not SUM- icnt'
emphatic To Justify the Governor IN calling an EXIT
Session Of the Legislature at this time, hut that h'
friends OF the project should continue to call the
ton of The people Of the whole State 10 its merits. II
the hope that its ultimate aud early may b.
secured.
Tho first five of these resolutions wcr,
passed separately by unanimous vot.
Mr.. Test moved to strike out the sixth rcso
luton, and substituted the Sd rcsoluto,
reported by the committee. This motto,
was discussed ut considerable length ant
carried. The members voting by ayes aud
nays, Messrs. Bloomcr and Ault voting
against it.
On motion of Mr.. Test, it was
Res lred, That a copy of the proceeding,
be sent to the Governor of Iowa as memo
rial, and also, that the newspapers of the
western slope be requested to publish tn,
proceedings Of the convention.
Convention adjourned sine die.
J. W. DENlSON, President.
B. d. lIoLBRooK, Secretary.
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