Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1858-12-30


clusion at which have arrived. Many pc
titions, remonstrances, and letters for ant
against the call, have been received by me
and the proceedings Of the Conveution .
Iowa City have also been laid before me
The respect which I entertain for the gen
tlemen whose views have been thus COM
municated, impel me also to state briefly
the reasons which have Influenced my &C
| ton.
Tho Constitution confsrs on me the pow
er con extraordinary occasions" to con
yene the General Assembly by proclama
ton.
The call has been demanded mainly OF
the ground of the necessity Of further ley
islation in aid Of our Railroad enterprises
and for the enactment Of relief laws.
appreciate thoroughly the importance te
our State Of the completion Of her system
Of internal improvements. A large por
ton Of her territory having no access t
market At any season, the interior having
no reliable route of transportation, and tn,
West being deprived of navigation por
ton Of the year, these causes undoubtedl,
operate to retard emigration, to dcpres,
the value Of lands, to. diminish both tn,
quantity and value Of agricultural products
and to discourage the establishment o
man ufactories throughout the State. Blu
acknowledging the importance of these con
siderations, the practical question presen
ted TO me is, whether the Legislation deman
ded in aid Of these works is question o
such immediate importance as to require
a special convention Of the General ASS
emily twelve months in advance OF its reg
u!ar session. a-.-
BY making this call should decide tina
this was N Extraordinary occasion" With
in the meaning of the Constitution. can
not so regard it. The occasion does no
arise upon any sudden or unforeseen emer
gency; it shows new interest in the ques
tons, but no new condition of affairs since
the late session of General Assembly.
do not consider it an extraordinary occa,
sion in the constitutional sense.
am further Influenced to this conclu
sion by the fact that at the time of the cleo
ton Of this General Assembly the demand
now made for legislation was not before
the people. Their representation of the
popular will cannot be fairly predica.ed OF
them, on question Of such Importance
inaugursting or rejecting new State pol.
icy Of great magnitude, except upon an
election after the agitation Of the question
before the people. Without this there is
danger of hasty legislation. The Extra
Session would also require considerable
expenditure of public money at time
when the condition Of the Treasury, owing
to the large amount of revenue in arrear,
does not justify it except in a case of i'm :
minent importance. Believing, IS have
the best authority to believe, that the Gen
eral Assembly is not prepared to act in &C
cordance with the prayer Of the petition
ers, this expenditure would be at the haz-
ard of that economy in the administration
&c public Affairs ~hi"h ii i. my duty 20 oh
serve. Being also satisfied by very nu-
merous communications from all parts Of
the State that decided majority of the
people are ayerse to an Extra Session, and
are not prepared to approve the proposed
legislation, and that the General Assem-
bly, would not regard it as their duty to
act in the direction proposed, have re.
solved not to convene the General Assem-.
bly, in anticipation Of their regular Session.
RALPH p. LOWE, GOVERNOR.