Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1858-12-23
SECOND DAY's PROCEEDINGS.

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The convention met pursuant 70 adjourn
ment, and was called 10 order BY the Pres
dent.
The delegations from Dubuque snd
Blackhawk counties arrived last night ani
we're admitted to seats in the convention
The business committee reported th.
following resolutions
Resolucd, That this convention is in IA
vor Of judicious system Of State aid t.
such railroads ~ are Of State importance
BY leaning the credit of the State to ar
amount not exceeding eight millions o
dollars.
Resolved, That this conve ntion believe
that the Tennessee system of State aid il
judicieus and safe one. and ought to be
adopted By our Legislature, with such
modification a. may be necessary to adap,
it to our constitution and that our leg.
islature should submit such . system to
the people at as early . day as possible
for their adoption.
Resolred, That this convention should
memorializs the Governor Of the State to
call special session of the legislature for
the purpose Of carrying out the principles
embodied in the foregoing resolutions a.
- early day as practicable.
Mr.. Edmonds, on behalf Of the minor.
ity committee, submitted the following
report:
The undersigned, members of the com.
mitsee, are instructed to repor. as to the
action proper to be taken by this conven,
ton, being unable to coincide with the
views Of the majority Of the committee Is
expressed in the reported resolutions. re
speetfully beg leave to submit minority
report, and in so doing desire to state that
on arriving At the conclusions herein ex.
pressed they have not been unmindful OF
the grave and weighty Importance Of the
subject under coa sidcratiss in this convsn
tioa.
The question whether it bs expedient
for the State TO abandon its former policy
and to incur an Indebtedness to aid in the
construction of railroads, and il so, to
what extent and in favor Of what compa.
nies, is one which SO much concerns the
people Of the entire State and their future
welfare, tina. it is to be regretted that we
cannot have something like full express
sion Of their sentiments.
But waving all considerations of policy
or expediency, the undersigned End such
insuperable objections in the constitution,
to giving or granting the credit Of the
State to aid any ASSOCIATION or incorpora-
ton 70 carry on any work Of internal im.
prosemenl that in their judgment al at
tempts to obtain the same without chang
ing the constitution would be futile, aud
that to cali Al extra session Of the Legls.
iature to pass laws for such purposes with
out . change in our fundamental law
We therefore submit the following reso.
luton:
Resolved, That in the judgment Of this
convention State credit can only be given
to companies or corporations to aid in the
construction Of railroads, by first obtain
ing the requisite change in our State con.
stitution.
Signcd-J. c. Traer, Benton county
J. Butler, Muscatinc county; J. B. Ed
mond and S. ]. kirkwood, johnson coun
ty; /. NJ. lsett, Muscatins county; W. p
Hepburn, Marshall county.
Mr.. Reed, OF Lee, moved to amend the
majority report by striking out the words
''loanins the credit Of the State"
The following is the vote: Total fol strik
ing out, lo3; against striking out Al
motion carried.
Mr.. Byington, Of Johnson, oif.red ihe
following Proviso to the ir.s resolution o.
the majority report:
Pr0rided That in no event shall sht
State be reqmred 10 loan is credit eitne,
directly or inuireetIy TO any railroad com
psny. 4
Mr.. Reed, Of Lee county, read to the
convention the aet denominated the Ten
nessee system OF internal improvements
referred 70 IN the majority report, and al
20 read an extract from Hunts Magazine
being part Of an address delivered be
fore State convention in Tennessee
showing the workings of the Tennessee
system upon the increase of population
and value Of property in the State. H.
spoke for nearly an hour, defining and il
Iustrating the Tennessee system, and urg.
ing the adoption OF the majority report.
8. j. kirkwood, OF johnson, offered the
following amendment to shs majority re.
port:
Resolved, That should it become tn.
policy Of the State, that in the future, tn,
credit of the State shall be used to aid in
the construction of Railroads, justice viii
require that the debts already contracted
BY cities ana counties for the constructio,
OF Railroads shall be assumed by the State
lie argued the amendment ably, aud .
considerable length. Gen. Reed oppose
the amendment,
Jacob Butler, Of Muscatine, made re
marks upon the amendment aud also upor
the general report.
VIM. w. Jerome. of Clinton. smoke with