Des Arc citizen., 1859-11-23
MORNING SESSION.

The convention commenced lts adjourn ed session yesterday morning, and was called to order by the president, Hon. Thomas H. Bradley.
 MT. L. R. Shryock moved that the committee to prepare business for the con- vention, report. The motion was adopted and Mr. William Holmes read the fol- lowing resolutions recommended by the committee:
 Your committee, appointed to consider and recommend such business as should be acted upon by the convention, beg leave to report the following resolutions:
 1. That a railroad connecting St. Louis with New Orleans is a want Of the times, the early completion of which is required to furnish proper facilities for the transaction of business and quick route of travel.
 Q That an airline railroad between com mercial points is the most economical in ope-, ration and the most advantageous to business, and that, practically, such line may be ob. tained between the cities of New Orleans and St. Louis.
 3. That the city of Memphis is an import ant point on such line Of road, which should be kept steadily in view, and that her co-ope- ration would greatly contribute to the success of such an enterprise.
 1. That such line of road, between St, Louis and New Orleans, involving confessedly the largest interest of the Mississippi valley, in it's northern and southern directions, would concentrate upon itself an amount of means fully adequate to its speedy construction and that in the opinion of this convention, no other projected line of railroad uniting the two cities can command the same support, or combine so great advantages.
 That fhis copynntinn pnlipct and icsna in an authoritative report, all necessary infor- nation shedding light on the propositions of the foregoing resolutions, for the purpose of presenting the same to the legislature of Mis- souri at its approaching session, to induce that bety te exte1sd Eiberat aid to the Iron Mountain railroad in it's effort to reach more southern terminus. it appearing to the satis- faction of this convention that the portion of the contemplated line of railroad lying within the boundaries of Missouri, alone remains to be provided for to secure the accomplishment of this grand design-an airline railroad from St. Louis to New Orleans, by the exten- sion of the Iron Mountain railroad.
 WNi. HOLMES,
 Secretary of Committee.
 Messrs. Smith and Morril, of the Ar. kansas delegation, made some Inquiry as to the probable operation of the proposed road with reference to the city of Helena.
 Col. Tate explained that the committee in recommending the direct St. Louis road, had no idea of offering or raising any opposition to other roads or termini.
 Col Douglass moved that the report of the survey of the projected road, as made | by Mir. Morley, under the instructions of the Memphis city council, be read
 Mir. Trezevant announced that several new delegates from St Louis had arrived, and moved that A. R. Smith, Esq, of the St. Louis Democrat, be constituted one of the secretaries of the meeting. Adopted.
 MT. Holmes hoped all the facts in con nection with location of the road in pos session of any members of the convention would be communicated; he considered that the most practical object the meeting could have hefore it. He moved that Col. Tate, of the Charleston road, be heard upon the subject, Adopted.
 Col $. Tate, moved that the Committee be allowed to withdraw their report, that they may have an opportunity of making such alterations and additions as they may deem proper.
 Al this point of the proceedings, the