The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1858-12-11

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judicious and safe one, and ought to b
adopted by our Legislature, with such
notifications as maJ be necessary to ad
apt it to or constitution; and that oul
Legislature should submit such system
to the people at as early a day as possibl,
for their adoption.
ResotreR, That this Convention should
n,cmoralizo tho Governor of the State /,
call special session Of the Legislator.
for the purpose of carrying out the priu
ciples embodied in the foregoing rcsolu
tions at Is early day as practicable.
Mr.. EdMonds on behalf OF the minor
| ity Of the Committee, submitted the fol
lowing minority report.
The undersigned mcmb ers Of the Com
mittee are instructed to report as to tn,
action proper to be taken by this Con
vention, being unable to coincide will
the views OF the majority Of the Commit
tee as expressed in the reported Resolu
tions; respectfully beg leave to submit ,
minority report, and in so doing de.ir,
to state that on arriving at the conclusion
herein expressed they have not been un
mindful of the grave and wcighty INN
lance of the subject under consideration
in this Convention.
The question whether it be expedien,
for the State to abandon its former polic,
and to incur an Indebtedness to aid in In,
construction Of Railroads, and if 10 t.
what extent and in favor Of what eomps.
MES IL one which 20 much concerns tht
people Of the entire State and their futur,
welfare, that it is to be regretted We can.
not have something like full cx preston
OF their sentiments.
But waving al considerations Of policy
or expectancy, the undersigned find such
insuperabIe objections in the Constitu.
lions, to giving or granting the credit Of
the State to aid any association or corpor
alton to carry on any work of internal i'm.
provement, that in their judgment all
attempts to obtain the same withou,
changing the Constitution would be futile
ana that to call an extra Session of the
Legislature to pass laws for such rurpo.
ses without change in our fund mental
law would be an useless expense. We
therefore submit the following Resolu
ton:
Reso'eed, That in the judgment of
this Convention, State credit can only he
gwen to Companies or corporations to aid
IN the construction of rail roads, by first
obtaining the requisite change in our
State Constitution.
STONED. G. Traer. Benton County.
Jacob Butler, Muscatne County, J. b,
Edmonds, johnson County. r. NJ. Isctt,
Muscatine County, w. =. Hepburn, Mar
shall County, s. j. Kirkwood, johnson
County.
Mr.. Reed of Lee, moved to amend the
majority report by striking out the words
"ioaning the credit Of the State"
Mr.. Byington opposed tho anne Omen.
vote taken by counties.
Total for striking out 1903. Against
striking out 4l--motion carried
Mr.. Byington, of johnson, offered the
following proviso to the first resolution of
the majority report
Port1e', That in no event shall the
State be required to loan its credit either
directly or indirectly to any Railroad
Company
Mr. Reed Of Lee County, read to the
convention the act denomiuated the Ten.
nessee system Of internal improvements.
referred to in the majority report. and
also read an extract from Hunts naga-
zine, being a part Of an address delivered
before State Convention in Tennessee,
showing the workings Of the Tennessee
system upon the increase OF population,
and value Of property in that State. He
spoke for nearly an hour, defining and H.
lustrating the Tennessee system, and
urging the adoption of tho majority re.
port.
). j. kirkwood, of johnson, offered
the following amendm cnt, to the major
ity report
Resofced, That should it become the
policy OF the State, that in the future, the
credit ofthe State shall be used to aid in
the construction of Railroads. Justice will
require that the leb,s already contracted
by cities and counties for the construc.
ton of Railroads shall be assumed by the
State
lie argued the amendment ably and a.
considerable length Gen. Reed oppos-
ed the amendment.
Jacob Butler, Of Nuscatine r,de re-.
marks upon the amendment and also upon !
the general report,
Mr.. Butler spoke for over a half hour.
lie urged his views with great energy
and ability, showing that the majority
report contemplated either loan of the |
credit of the State or else a gift Of the
eight millions by the State, and opposing
The entire majority report by grca, var |
,ety OF facts and arguments, and tha, the
Tennessee system was utterly unadapted |
% the Constitution and condition of To-
va.
VIM w Jerome Of Clinton, spoke
With much earnestness and at considera-
Die length, fasorlng the majority report.
Mr.. Scott, Of Clinton spoke against the
majority report, urging it was uncous,i.
utlonal and unjust to require money to
% raised and expended for any spec,al or
asored roaas--that il their be any law il
hould be general
Mr. Smeed, Of Bremen County, address
d the Convention in favor Of the major.
iy report, citing facts to show the need
i State aid TO open up the central and
Eestern portions of the State.
A. .. Patterson of Mnscatinc, address.
he convention ably aud at some length.
pposlng the majority report, showing
hat corporations ordinarily are souless
nd lnsens'ble, and that money confd.d
them will, &C necessita'c, be squander-
d.
The Convention lereupon adjourned