Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1860-04-05
VETO OF THE RAILROAD BILL
MISSOURI LEGISLATURE.

Special Teiegraphic Dispatch to the Republican.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
MORNING SESSION.
House met at 10 o'clock, and was called
10 order by the Speaker, Mr.. Krbben.
. Mr.. .Straohan announced o special mes
sage from The Governor, which was read
as follows:
Gentleman ofths House of Representatives:
lam compelled by a sense of duty which
lowe both 10 myself as man, and as the
Executive of the. State. (feeling a greater
Responsibility than you possibly ean) Hav-
Tag been unoiicially informed that there is
LOS present quorum capacitated TO do
business, as required by section Seventeen
Of The Constitution Of the State OF Missouri.
unler head of the legislative Power. In
accordance with section ten of the Consti-
'ulion, under the head Of Executive Power,
i herewith return TO you without my sigma
ture Bill entitled An Act making final
grant OF State aid 10 certain Man Trunk
Roads and for other purposes. Having Ia
ken The responsibility CT calling an Extra
Session of the General Assembly 10 COM
pIete the main Trunk Roads now in pro-
cess Of. construction, and upon careful
examination of the said Bill, finding that
instead Of securing the completion Of any
of The said Roads, in my opinion it finally
prevents their completion as will be seen
by an examination of section seventeen of
abe Bill whch leaves the State without any
control in the premises and leaves the whole
power in, the Railroad Company without
any power on the part of the State. Also,
Section nineteen Of the Bill which releases
. the lean which the State has for her own
protection under all former laws preserved.
There are minor objections which the Gen.
eral Assembly can recti(y.
Yours, Respectfully,
Fz7 r. NJ. STEWART.
4 Mr.. OwEKs moved that the message be
read and spread npOn the journal.
Mr.. STRAcHAN moved 10 reconsider the
bin.
Mr.. DARSrs ctiected to the motion for a
reconsideration, and denounced the conduct
OF the Governor, which could have been &C.
casioned by nothing but corruption; yes,
nothing less; and thus he fearlessly de-
nounced il. [Applause] The telegraph
would carry 10 distant points this last
bfgthing act of the Executive. A system
Of corruption had been praciised which was
unprecedented in the history of legislation
in Missouri. Night and day had undue in
.fiuelces been brought 10 bear upon the
Governor, who row stood before the public
adissraced man, and the damner and blight
er Of the brightest prospects Of the fair State
Of Missouri. Applause.
Tbs bin was passed, II 10: under the i'm
mediate direction of the Executive, certain
~ With his sanction. 1t was no secret that
his Excellency had assured the friends OF
the bill, on various occasions, that he would
never veto the Railroad bill, and what. he
would, ask, what dsmniBg influence had
been brought to bear upon this man. He
who mad thus blishted forever the best
prospects oflhe State, and who it was that
gave them the FIRST tidings of this dark
deed. Why. The man who had placed him
self al that door, and the gentleman from
Shelby Mr.. Strachan, who was a com-
= poraiive stranger on the soil of Missouri,
and mere travelling agent of the Hanni-
n bal and ST. Joseph iine-this man, whose
opposition had been SO marked-he for
soolh,, was the man who, knowing this final
blow TO be struck, was anxious 10 be on
hand at the moment TO announce The death
.dlow 70 the prosperity and happiness of
Missouri. Large sums Of money if he had
been correctly informed, had been placed TO
The credit of some members upon that fleor,
upon certain contingencies. What these
centingencies. were lie was not prepared 10
say, but he had his opinion, and he firmly
beIieyed that they were the final defeat OF
This Railroad bill. His Indignation was SO
great 81 all that had GENE 10 his knowledge
upon this matter, that he felt ashamed 10 be
accosted as member of that House. A
noug Others letter written from an East
aern city, and addressed 10 the avoved agent
q. Of the Hannibal and St. Joe Railroad, had
Been readindhe preseace of his friend, the
zneinber from Greene (Col. Boyd), in
which no attempt 10 hide The OBJ sought
{. 10 be accomplished was made. Why, this
document read by the same Mr.. Peabody,
in the presence Of q bird party, boldly sta
ted that the completion CT the Pacific road
to Kansas, would be fatal blow TO the
Hannibal and St. joseph line, and that if the
former road could be kept where it was,
that The outlay Of dollars and cents was not
stc be for one moment considered. What he
would ask gentlemen on that hoor, what
scenld be palmer than this? Did it prove
foul play or not? Gould they be surprised
at his indignation on hearing of this and the
like intrigues and plOttings ike This, against
The prosp eriiy Of. the State? Their attempts
10 undo all that had been done, and leave as
ansinheritancs TO their children now, instead
/. of the growing prospects and eontcnted
stale 0. which The world might all be proud,
cone at which the finger of scorn would be
pointed, as having failed 70 carry out 10
competion these glorious internal improve
ments, (applause,) and whO he would ask,
had lheyto blame for all thisp Why the
same RoBERr NJ. STEWART, who, twelve
or fourteen years ago, in his zeal to aid in
carrying out these internal improvements, Of
. which he claimed and hal been considered
the father; hswho in his anxiety, when un.