, 1860-02-16

Company. In fact that Company is dcfnnct to
all practical intents and purposes.
But within the past few months, the Dubuque
Western and Marion Railroad Company haTc
taken an assignments 'of The interest Of the Iowa
Central Air Line Railroad Company, agreeing
one hundred sections per mile Tor II. thus leaT-
ing to the old Air Line Company twenty acc
tons per mile fot tile payment Of Its bonds, be-
sides the first one hundred and twenty sections
which the Air Line Company was allowed to sell
before the building Of the road: Two Com
panies now want tLese lands. The hrst IL the
Cedar Rapids aud Missouri River Railroad Com-'
pany, which connects with the Chicago and Ga
lena Railroad ut Clinton. The second is the
Dubuque Western and Marion Company, who
desire to keep the lands in the old Central Com
pany, in order to get the benefit Of them through
its contract with that Company..
The first question for the Legislature II,
whether the State has the right to reserve the
lands. and, il 50, shall she, from policy, reserve
them;' mud then, il reserved, TO- whom
she, grant them. It ssems to be COL
cedcd that if the two first questions are au-
sxered in the affirmative. the Cedar Il. 4 No.
T. Co. will get the lands. For the Dubuque IN
tie grant where it nov is. The Committee on
| Railroad and Committee on Judiciary hare both
reported in fsvor Of the right to resume. Judge
| Hall yesterday made strong speech IN favor
| Of Tie bill. Gov. Baker and W. Denn'son hare
| also spoken in its favor, .shlic Mr. Jennings
and Ar. Williams, both from Dubuque, nave
spoken against the right. The speech OF the
latter gentleman this morning was rather In
scaipus, aud well sp1ced with illustrations from
the proceedings Of the Cedar Rapids Go. TIE
old Central Company has no defenders: AL
conc=de that there was too much corruption IN
its policy to find defender Corruption
bonds 10 q fabulous amount we're issued By It,
/ st,1 hn1a rr1n NIL nf which
IL void in Law.
/ think the bill will pass the House By large
majority, but doubt its passage in the Senate,
a. liz Dubuane interest is much strongtr there
| thau in the House.
Tue cedur kapids COMPANY have s,,at had :. q
uent Of the session. Ar. Williams read state
meat this morning that one Msj. Bod6sh, one
OF the Moeuls Of the Cedar Kapids Co.. had
threatened 10 prevent m organization Of the
House aud election Of .. S.se1ator, unless they
would agree 10 give that company tie grant
And also, that an offer had been made TO the
Senator from Benton 20. {Drummond Of tue
Yiutou Eog!<}. that The s-dogs Of wnr would
be ca,led of the Blind Asylum" ut vinton. il
he would 60 for that Company and its interests
Williams also charged that company with com
plicity with the old Central Go. in its issue d
the corruption bouds-'
Mr. Baker in reply declared that Bodtlsh hat
undertaken no such Herculean JOB as maintain
ing chaos in the House, or leaving our State un
represented in the upper branch Of Congress
As to the completely Of the c. R. Co. in tht
corruption bonds" be knew nothing. sup
pose the Cedar Rapids Co. have used all th'
:sual lobby appliances to effect its objects
while the other company has remained com
paratiyely quisscent.
The people along the line want the raltroa!
built, aud care very little who builds the road
| only that it he built. DEs MONIES.