Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1858-12-23

sssss~se siepe state Ala RssirssA
Convontl0n.
Convention met It Council Bluffs, Dec.
18th, q 2 o'clock P. NJ. A temporary
organization Was effected BY the selection
Of J. ". Denisou, Of Crawford county, y
President, and B. d. Holbrook, Of honona
'Hoot9t1 oa6oags1aessugs. =.
On motion Of Mr.. James, Of Pottawata.
mic county, . committee on credentials,
consisting of one member from ssch coun
y represented, was appointed by the pres
ident.
The committee were james, Of Potta-
watamie Culver, of Woodbury. Whiting,
Of Monona Acker, Of Crawford Grey,
Of Shelby; Wilson, of Harrison Mullin,
Of Mills.
Messrs. Culver, Tritle and Laramie were
appointed . committee On permanent or
ganisation.
Committee on credestials reported the
following persons entitled to seats - dele.
gates:
Woodbury. County-W.W W. Culver, Vim.
Trip, N. F. Moore, J. L. CanDbeIl, W.
L. Joy. J. NJ. White, Isaac Peudleton, J.
c. c. HoskiDs, A. Smith and E. Adams.
MoSona County-B. d. Holbrook. Hugh
Lytle, Isaac Ashton, c. Z. Whiting, A.
Bullock, C. C. Bisbee, r. J. Fairchild, A.
Dimmick, Elisha Cobb.
Pottaratamie Cosnty-F. Street, J. E.
johnson, +. A. Tritle, A. v. Larimsr, J.
u. Test, D. c. Bloomsr, Samuel Kneppes,
W. C. james, J. u. Honn, c. Baldwin.
Harrison County-A. Wilson.
Shelby Counfy-Geo. Harrington, W.
Grey, s. G. Tubts, J. NJ. Long. Geo. Ben.
ja.in, C. W. Owen, A. T. Ault, II. c.
Hdconb, L. W. Woodruff, Isaac Wyland.
Nals Counts-Loudsn Mullin, L. Muck
ola, ". Street, N. Kempton.
Cas- County-J. L. Reyes.
Other counties were represented, but
We have failed TO obtain names. Crawford
sent full delegation.
Report adopted.
Committee on permanent organization
reported As follows:
President---J. W. Denison, Of Crawford
county.
Vice Presideuts-Frank Street, of Pot
tawatamie lsaac Pendleton, of Wood
bury.
Secretary-3. D. Hoibrook, Of Monons.
Report adopted.
Messrs. Tritle, Culver, Whiting, Test
and Grey were appointed committee on
resolutions, and after . short absence, re.
ported q follows:
WHEaEAs, The railroads Of our State
have net been pushed forward to compile
ton - rapidly as our various interests de.
mand, on account of the almost entire de-
structiou of railroad credit by the late f.
nancial revulsion, and,
WHEREAS, The people Of Western Iowa
ind, at this time, general stagnation In
almost ell classes Of business, and fear the
continuation Of said stagnation, unless
greater inducements are held out TO the
emigrating element to select our State in
which to employ their influence, capital
and labor, and
WHEREAS, Our sister states and terrific
ries, in . similar condition ~ ourselves,
found . remedy in judicious aid to rail-
roads, therefore, belt
Resolved, That We believe State aid
should be extended to all the railroads in
the State under actual construction, or
hereafter projected and carried forward in
good faith.
Resolred, That We are Of opinion that
the State could safely advance $4,000 on
eeeh mile Of any railroad within its limits,
aud secure herself beyond any contingency.
Resolred, That we have confidence that
our Iowa Legislature can and will devise
safe and prudent policy of state aid to
railroads; that We are wiling to trust
them, aud respectfully request the Gov
ern0r to convene the legislature in extra
session to consider this important propo
sition.
The propositions embraced in the reso-
lutions for calling a. extra session of the
Legislature and granting State aid to rail
roads, we're opposed by Mr.. Bloomer. of
Pottawstamie, and Mr.. Ault, Of Shelby,
and advocated by Messrs. Grey, Street,
Baldwin, James, Pendleton and others.
While : motion BY Mr.. Pendleton to
tsks up the resolutions reported by the
committee in their order and act upon
them separately, was still pending, the con.
~ention adjourned until o'clock Pm.
EVENING SESSION.
The convention met pursuant to adjourn.
ment.
Mr.. Bloomer offered series Of resolu.
tons - substitute for those presented
by the committee. the first Eve Of which,
after spirited discussion, in which Mes.