Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-05-29
DAVENPORT. IOWA THURSDAY MORNING. MAY %, 1852.

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STATE OOLDlBR0s RelIRF C0D
v8NT1ON:
he Csavsatisa assembled q Lsolaaee Hal
yesterday nsrs,sg stlo o'slssk pssslast I
esll
On noiioa Gel n. n Allisaa, q nshsqa1
~ called - tbs chair, ssl D. n. RieAas1esl
ssd Hdvssd Resell. sf sssst sssaty. wsrs sp
pelatsd esesstasiss.
The Rsv. 1e. Kynsts stated ths object .
ths meeting Of he Convention. ~.'F
On notion Of NJ. Kyssst. . sonnitss .
three. consisting Of Ksslsr. Of Dubsqus. va,
Anda. q .Dslawass, ssd Thoapsss, Of Scott
We approved On permanent organization.
D.. 0vards. Of Oabuqus. offered Tie fol
levisg. which vas adopted:
RSsolss6, That eommittss ofsns from eel
seoaty. here rsprsssatsd. bs appointed By th,
shair. - report on The necessity and propsisty
ef the erection Of one or more hospitals }es th.
slek and wounded soldiers Of this Stste. % b
located % The 4isaissippi riv~. north ef Keo.
k0k, end that the committee sspert % thil
Cenvsatlon - early - practicable.
Committee -Eiwards. Of dialogue; Dr.
Clssvs. Of Louisa John Collins. Of Sect
Dr.. Bssnsr. sf Delaware; d. Hebbs, d
Jackson. . s9 i'e
o. netion Adjt Gsn1 Baker va sddsd I.
the ssnnittss.
On notion Of Ne. Kynstt The sitissas se the
State pssssat ed intsrssesd il he objects ol
the Oenvsatioa we're Invited 70 bs present
during its session.
o. Dotion committee Il three, eonslsting
Of Dr.. Hobbs, Dr. Wright and Dr.. Duncan,
were sppoiatsd committee on ersdsntisla
Gen. Baker moved the appsintment Of .
Of seven on permanent businsss +;
and On this ssmnittss the chair sppoiatsd
Hiram Price. Rev. NJ. Kysstt, T. O. Edwards,
Dr.. Wright. 8. n. Lansworthy, Dr.. Clsavs and
De. Hobbs.
Mr.. Price moved that when the Csuvs vsntion
sdjouro. IL adjourn - meet at the Asthedist
Church q o'elssk P. n. Carried.
Committee On cssdsntisls made their report
On msGion Il was decided that the msmbers
Of The State Sanitary Cenmission present bs
rssogsissd - rsprsssatiag the State ct large.
On melton adjourned until two o'clock :. n.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Convention assembled at two o'clock in the
n. E Church.
The Committee o. permanent oresnisatlea
reported - follows. which report vss adopted.
Psssidsme-Col. VI. B. Allison. Of Dubuoua
V;es Pyssi1s~ts-Jehn Collins. Scott county:
8. 9. Van Ands, Delawa Dr.. Cleavs. Lou.
lss DE-. Hobbs. Jackson; 8. n. Lang sorthy.
Dubrq1s Gen. N. B. Baker, Clinton,
6sevstsriss-D. N. Richardeep, Edward Rus.
Dell.
Ne. Price. from committee on permausnt
business, reported % follows:
The Committee to whom was referred the
matter Of prsparisg business for tAk Con.
vsntion, have had the same under eonsidsra.
ion. and have instructed me 70 report for %.
len he following resolutions
lsf. That sssh delegate bs entitled to one
'sts 10 this Coovsntasa. provided thet ~
county be entitled % more than seven voseo foe
Daeh member Of the House Of Representative.
10 which ssid eeunty 70 entitled. 's.'
3D. That essh county in The State q Ieva
b. and they ere hereby earnestly fsqaesssd.
10 organise Soldisrs Aid Society. and % %.
point one person from sash Society % formed.
Uho together shall constitute an Executive
Committee. 70 act IN sonnsatiea With the ean.
sary Cemnission, In providing funds and the
necessary supplies for our sick and wounded
Doldisss, and who shsll be assembled together
It the eall Of any i've msmbsrs Of said Com.
nittss, whenever they may deem the intseests
Of the Commission to require such meeting.
sD. That the President, Secretary, Cores
pondipg Secretary and Treasurer Of the SAM.
|ary Commission. or an1 three Of them shall
have power. and it shsll be their duty % dis.
bufss and distribute fnpds and supplies when
md where they may deem advisable, unless
directed by the donors or By M.
iority Of the County Societies through the
members Of tho Executive Committee provid.
ID for In the I'd resolution.
Ara. That this Convention, and The different
5seistiss which are, sr may Be hereafter rep
BY the otgasisatien now forming.
vill ehssrfally % operate With the Governor
10 keeping in the 6sld % agent, OF agents. to
Psprsesnt our State. and look after The health
and general welfare Of Iowa soldiers.
sra. That the sgent appointed under rsss-
luton Ne. bs. and be 10 here instructed %
70 the Corresponding Secretary
of the Iowa Army Sanitary Csoniasien What
particular kind Of supplies ere needed aad g
What poins The sane shall b cent.
ers. That Il shall b Tie duty Of The Cor.
Secretary. On receiving sssh In.
formation from the sgsnt, 70 inform the differ.
ent counties Of the State. and have The sup-
pliss farnished forwarded imnsdistsly.
7m. That nothing contained il he foregoing
resolutions 10 intsadsd 70 interfere with the
several Ladies Aid Societies but On the con-
erary ~ sAssrfully astaevlsdgs the very
aesiseanes already received from the
patriotic lslip Of Iowa. and hereby sasssstly
invite. their sontinsed aid II tbis good work.
On notiea the ssselstisss we're taksa up
,sr;1tim Report adopted.
Nr. Kynstt. Corresponding sssessasy Il The
State Sanitary Csmmissisn. subnittsd bic re-
port = Tie Csnvsatios. q also did NJ. Price,
Ifsasursr. vhlsh, - nstisn we're sdspssd -
, psrtiea Of Ne prsssediags II The Coavestlss
and ordered pabishsd.
ur. Rasssll prssssssd ths fsllovisg rssela.
tios ftea The ssett Osasty soldises' Rslief
Asoosiatien: sa-es ei a4ss8
Rsselssd. Thst this Aasesiatisn pledges IL
import 70 any plan Il eo-opeeatioa Which
nay b adopted BY Ne eeldieea' Relief Csa.
vsntion, 70 assemble IN thit sity. % Ws1sss-
Day. Nay 3sth, ins&, which shall embrace -
IL leading features The sostRibstise q 1ssds
by aad threugh losal ergalisatisas. te b, as
the dlspesal aad - Be disssibstsd by sous
q ssseslaeisa ,FsqrsesaHa3a the
whole otats; and thak whsa susA plan b
sdepesds Tia Asseeiaeieo win plsss ~ ~.
pitsl Il b peapasiaG usdee he patssaaes Of
oaeA eemmifsee = aseeeissleo.
d.. Edvards. ften he Cemaitese @ L.
sasiss of HssplAals Il lsvs, asds rspest,
VbfAh 80 fnn6n - InaaSa1 nsAap ~ ~ go