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Proceeding. os the railroad Con-

Proceedings Of the Railroad Con
vcntion.
Iowa CRY, Dec. /, 1858,
5 O'Clock, n.
Convention met at O'Clock p. m, at Me
tropolitan Hall in Iowa City. Judge Mitch
ell, Of Scott county, was elected temporar,
! President.
ID. n. Richardson, of Scott Co., and Judg,
Fuller, of Clinton Co., were chosen Secreta
ries.
motion that committee of FIVE on ere.
deptials be appointed by the Chair, was car.
RED Remarks ON said motion were made by
Ia. o'Connor, OF Muscstnc, who was in ia.
vor of the Convention adjourning, sins die
The following are the Committee on creden-
tals:
Hugh I. Reid, Of Lee county.
! Jacob Butler, OF Muscatine.
! Willard Barrows, Of Scott county.
| Legrand Byington, of Johnson county.
Charles Scott, Of Clinton.
A. 0. Patterson, of Muscatino, while the
| Committee on credentials were out, submit
ted the following resolution:
Resolved, That the Committee on creden-
tials be instructed to report the number of
votes which each county represented will be
entitled to on the ratio of the vote for each
| 1000 inhabitants and each fraction over 500,
and that each county with less than 1000 in
habi,ants be entitled to one vote. Resolution
| adopted.
The following amendment to the above res
| oution was offered BY D.. Reddington, OF Lee
county.
| Resolved, That the vote of the Convention
be given by counties, and that the vote be
given by one delegate Of said county, and
20 he ha da1nvafa IN az uctu al hv a ~,
jority of the delegation.
A. o. Patterson moved that the amend
ment be laid on the table.
The motion was unanimously carried.
The following is the report of the Com. on
credentials:
Scott County. &C. C. r. Mitchell, Ed. Cook
JAS. Mcintosh, ID. N. Richardson, Geo. ii.
French, w. Barrows, j, G. Washburn, T. 9.
Eads, j. w. Churchill, j. NJ. Cannon.-22
votes.
johnson County,. g. Byington, S. j.
kirkwood, VIM. Crum, Geo. Andrews, r.
Hutchinson, II. hurry, j. 7. Turner, q. III.
Jerome, J.'H. Cover, j. b. Edmunds IA
votes.
Bremen County.-C. I. Smeed, G. w.
Maxfeld, John pattee, r. Morehass, Nj. +.
Gillett, l.. r. Curtis, II. +. Beebe, q. O. AL
len, w. II. Jay, l.. Nutting. votes.
Hamilton County. G. Wilson, J. w.
Payne, w. w. Boke, !. Woodward, +. Lark
in, Sohn Golfer, ID. A. Underdown, Geo. Ship,
ID. j. Carlin, j. j. Wadswortb.-4.
Hardin County,. l.. Estns, b. j. Tai
bott, Jesse Rodgers, John Dickinson, j. Ii.
Drain, NJ. Hubert, j. NJ. Scott, Plat ketch-
um, WI. Ackley, J. NJ. Boyd votes.
Muecatine County. Henry 0'Connor, A.
| O. Patterson, r. NJ. Iscet, S. NJ. Mckibbon,
+. I. Schenk, John Axe, Pliny Fay, Jacob
| Butler.-l4 votes.
Clinton County. w. Jerome, Derrick
/ Adams, G. II. Toll, b. II. Fuller, w. Ii.
Gibbs, N. Is. Baker, Charles Scott.--l3 votes.
jackson County. Baldwin, r. S.
Hadley, Vim. Davis, S. S. Germond, John
Matthews, w. G. Swigart, james Decker,
Charles Rich, j. W. Jenkins, o.. V. Shrader.
/ Id votes.
Lee County,. NJ. Hyatt, Arthur Wal
colt, Hawkins Taylor, ID. w. kilbourne, ID.
Reddington, j. X. lIornish, j. A. Mcdowell,
John Temphn, j. ii. Sullivan, Ii. I. Reed
q votes.
Webster County.--G. q. Bissell, Thomas
Sargent, @. B. Richards, VIM. N. Meservey,
A. Teylor, Winton Smith, c. A. Sherman,
Cir B. sherman, u. T. Noble.-3 votes.
Buchanan County Sherwood, Il.
Connoble, jr., w. b. kipp, j. Il. Thomas, l..
w. Hart, ID. s. Davis, p. G. Wilcox, O. ii
P. Rosyell, +. j. Pratt, G. B. parsons.--5
votes.
Marshall County, P. Hepburn, and g.
5. Hampton, jr. votes.
Mr.. Reid, Of Lee Co., moved that a COM
mistee, consisting Of two delegates from each
county, be appointed to report business to
this convention.
i The Chair appointed the following as said
committee:
b. II. 6. Fuller and W, ii. Gibbs, of Gin
ton county.
John Pattee and G. I. Smead, of Bremen
county.
) }. kirkwood and j. b. Edmonds, John.
son county.
Il ]. NJ. lsett and j. Butler, Muscatine Co.
W @. Wilson, d. A. Uuderdown, OF Ham
ilton; b. j. Talbot and j. l.. Estus, of Uar.
din Z. j. Pratt and Thomas Sherwood, o,
Buchanan; A. Taylor and Winton Smith, Of
Webster; w. Barrows and j. w. Churchill
Of Scott.
Z. II. Toll, of Clinton, moved that an,
delegation that had not already arrived, nigh
be allowed to appoint their TIVE delegates Il
act with the committee Mt any time before tn,
committee reported. Motion carried.
A. .. Patterson, OF Muscatine, moved thai
We adjourn till O'Clock this evening. Mo
!, ton lost.
Mr.. Toll, Of Clinton, moved that the Con
vention adjourn till tomorrow morning at /
O'Clock. Motion adopted.
Convention adjourned.
SECOND DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
i THURSDAY, Dec. I'd.
i The Convention met in Metropolitan Hall
pursuant to adjournment. and was ca ed II