The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1859-02-03

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Pursuant to the cali heretofore published
the convention met in the Court room in Os:
kaloosa and organized by calling Hon. II. B.
Hendershott of Wapnllo County to the chair
as ternporary President, andtlis appoiRtment
of Will Tomlinson Of Polk County, as See
rotary.
On motion Of Mr.. Co.'S. ofBuflington, the
officers already chosen were decMredthc per!
manent officers of the. convention.
1.-The chairman delivered an appropriate adj
dress, after which the call for the convention
was. read, as follows: ,,...-...
-y7 DEs MONIES VALLEY II. II. CONVENTION.
At the request of numerous citizens and
newspapers interested, we feel so authorized
and do hereby call GENERAL MEETING
of those interested in the proposed consolida.
ton of all the railroad interests and inAuen-
ces of the Des Moines Valley, for the purpose
Of devisins plan and m,turing the neccssa-
ry means for speedy completion of railroad
facilities from Des M,ines, pi1 O,kaloosa, to
the Mississippi River. This Meeting will be
held at Oslka iOOsil, on. 5r r.- Ef,
WEDNESDAY,. JANUARY 2G, 1859, AT
., A correspondence has been opened with
prominent railroad men abroad, at st. Louis,
Philadelphia, &C., and answers received will
be read at that meeting.
Burlington, Kcokuk and St. Louis are ex-
pected to be present" The counties along
the Valley are urged to send full delegations,
No limit will be assigned to the representa-
ton unless ordered in Convention q.
Mr.. Norris of Wapello moved the appoint
ment of Committee of one from each coun-
ty represented to report resolutions expires
sive of the sentiments of the Convention. Mr..
moved to appoint a committee on Gre
dentials, to report the names ofdelegates and
a basis of representation with the number OF
votes to which each county is entitled. u,a
Mr.. Corse suggested that the delegations
from the several counties repre- sented, should
name each one person to serve on the COM
mittec on resolutions. 49,. ,.r... Iu.--.
MI. Gillaspy Of Wapello, moved to amend
SO that the chair appoint a committee Of five
on credentials, and to report basis ofrepre.
sentation. 80 @'' CHI ,L'-1 l''''i'h .h"o'eah
IL These motions ELECTED much discussion in
which Messrss Hall, Corse and Starr Of Burr
ington, Gillaspy and Ives of Wapello, FIJI.
Warren and others participated 10 7ust
: Judge Hall moved to lay the whole subject
on the table. BY consent the motion was de,
bated by, Messrs., Gilaspy, William son. o.
Polk; Ives, Starr, Shclla ", Warren, e. Ne
gus of Jefferson; and Sewers Of Mahas'ta.
Tie motion of Judge Han to, lay on the
table was withdrawn. i9q .dt nihtlW get
d Mr. Iomiiilson of Polk moved as sub.
stitutci for the prbpDsition bciwctae House
that committee on business cpa,istia:, OF
four be appointed tereport business fr thu
action. oftthe convention Ias, m3ption wa.
carried TFs This motion i, MAS sanhSeqnsnt,
amended so as to consist of one member from
each county represented. -''''''
81 On motion ofMr. iifltaspv, George say le
Esq, Of Burlington was appointed assist..n
Secretary of the convention. - II si'tNJ~
The following. gentla.ncn were appoinue
co; ~ o,,,,,,,;tto, ..... -4,..E+
q aGillaspy, of Wapello Reed, ofjLec; Rich
man of Muscatine; ,Shellalay, of Jasper
Coolbaugh of Des Moinesr, Sewers of Mana
ka; Cowing of Poweshiell Smith Of Va
Buren, Negus of Jefferson; William o
Polk Wooden of Keokuk; Durant of John
son; Whiting of Ta,na; Graft Of Marion
Malarky of BlackhaHk a... sci "a.
or lNorE. Mr.. Coolbaugh declined serving o.
the committee, ana ,DssMoines county Wa.
not represented. ls t,g -rs. ~.....
The committee retired, when the conven
ton was entertained, with able ald interes
ting speeches from Tomlinson of Polk Grin
mel. of poweshiek; Warren Of Burlington
Kilbourne Office. 81 ,"H:! p noAlH bias
The Committee on Business returned, ant
through their chairman, Col. Gillas py report
ed as follows. s34lIt. 1rsU. I chi, ;.rft.
nai,aoqorq REPORT oo,.,iu
"A majority of the Bhsiaes Committee me
and report the following. aEoai aeat esd (
list. On Representations. sgai. T..I.
Lee County to be entitled to 40 votes; VA
Duran 20; Dismoines 20; Jefferson 90; Wap
clio, 20; Muscatine, 20; Keokuk, 30; M,has
ka, 30: Marion, 20; Johnson, 90; Powesheik
10; Jasper, TO-; Polk, 10; Ta;na, 10; Black
hawk, lO.ugeJ piI6H sd; 10 briti ono
The Committee further report the following
resolutions for the consideration of the Con
vention: yidGdo1g gHilhszaagat .~gtat
Resolced, That this Convention is in favo
of and will do all that can be done to aid il
building the Railroad from the city Of De
Moincs, by way Of ,Pella, Oska!oosa, and OF
tumwa, SO as to form a SSu,hern ana such
Eastern connections as will be thereby afford
ed, with the Capital of the State. 81, 81, h,
a Resolred, That we have full confidence il
the Keokuk, Fl. Des Moines and Minnesot
Railroad Company, and if it can show itsel
in condition to build the road speedily, thi