Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1864-02-12
DAVENPORT. IOWA FRIDAY EVENING FEBRUARY II, 1864


IOWA LK0IsLA rlON ON KAiL-
MOAOS.
Tie Cbissse Josssol sayss I'VE notice
With some surpriss thsa there bss Be On s.btIl
is.sodussd into the Love Legislature Psspss-
log 20 take sway shs land grants ot tbs raii-
reads is that state. except thst Of The Kso'
kak asd Poss Dee Msioss ssslssed ssopssy,
scd tsas ths pssssgs 81 the bill - bsisg very
ss,o asly rgsd BY Interested psr'iss. The
esops siss snbsscsd In the bin sss the Bss.
logon. sAs \. = n ,hs Csdae Rsptds.s SD De-
boqas se0pssiss.
y - sos6e ~ soDs1 q SAsse es0osaisa
Wosthls0
he eseeos desasleo q Ne Uaitsd Ssaass g.
prsms Court b that shs Cosssy bcsds lssssd
isr +. R stssk must b paid. This vill make
ssarly I'll the eastern eoastise lsres stssk-
holders in The different Railroad ssmpaaiss.-
Jchasos sssaty asd lsvs Ctsy heId ess hss-
dred thousand dollars Of stock 10 tbs n 4 n.
Company The diffe. snt eouuties and cities On
toe line Of tbst rssd hold stock il thst cen.
company 70 on aggregate amoant OF sbeut one
81 .OVO, 600 for which bends have been 'ssusd.
sod which muss BE- paid By tsxatien solely, Of
.sstlv b. the ssls II the stock. This stsck 10
aew vorsh sessly af sssss On the dollar In
New Yssk. 9Th peospsee VI tbe price 10.
srsas,.e Bus II the sssd CRESTED - the som.
psoy 10 taken swsy. this stock mist become
worthelese. and eur ciussos will have to
make up the smouut - ssxss. The counties
cannot get the land. for Il was only granted
by Coogrsss for railroad purpose. and # net
usad for that. It will revert to the general
Government
Tho wss.srn counties that have not Issued
4 L. h.
fitted; OD the contrary il will postpone The
ba,lding Of the roads. IL shsrt II locke TO %
a. though such iesis,asi,s would DO much
harm. and impose additional burdens On eur
o,er.tsxsd oitis-ns, and do no ono any COED.
uaiess il be the Ksskak Company. which 10
the assieoss Of the DesNoinss N.vixasios
Company thss got . lsses tsses Of lsad for
dsmming the Dsseloines river The eoly
danmiug. tovevee. - ever bsesd u their
doing for the land was thst Of psefsns char-
acter. md " coss.uds that she KsoEuk Com>
pany desire mere land at The came rate.
II The courts held tbs city and eocnty sub
scsip,iops for Rai!roado1os 10 be illegal, and
the boods issusd " er. forS . be void, ths peo
pie 10 ahis and other esautiss that hsvos rsil
rad would take very little Interest 10 the
question bat as the bonds must be paid Il 10
sf che ustnos. Importance that the largest sum
should be realized for ths stock and th as make
the rairosd tax lighter. for, as Father Abra-
bsm has profoundly said. 1T IA easier to pay
. large sun than to pay . larger one"
We presume the different conpsnies have
not constructed as many miles Of road 40 they
were required 10 BY the grant. bat during the
past thrse years II would have been reyardec {
By our State suthoriies - species Of disicy-
atty II &, sss 90 psui.s mad sttsmpssd. by
T. h Ia b h. lnh ri y s,ts ut
,hi. st- ou: Of !. army 70 bLna 's,'road-.
Az hocsst Gu isavor 10 fa.6'l heir c0ntrsct b.
euoh mests woui. have been denounced as .
'Copperhssj" attempt 10 -mbarrass the gov
ernUent ard prevent ep!,stmsDts.
We extract the foregoing from the State
Press. published ~ Iowa City, and only de-
sirs to add q word in the way Of a3monitioo
to our Legislature.
Ksskuk, aud the Dss Noiues River Railroad
startsd this raid on the east. aod west roads
winch are entits to the land gran. made fy
Congress In aid OF their construction. spd the
msre fact that ths roads have not huiit ,bsir
track a. last - they cnnt tempisted when moL-
~ was pienty, 10 no excuse that they ssonid
b. deprived II tho be, Fl; Of the lsuds roe
wnsn i, - ~! known that the .ios- sse push
i.e westvari as fas, =. men ana money ~sii
d, IL, hoping to rssoh the Missouri river. jo'n
With he Pacific r. r.. and then On. oo. To
California. Lst no short sighted policy cast .
d.mper " on ous lows resds. The s6sss up-
on tie stock Of the roads would hs ruineus.
and cndss the late dscisio Of the Supreme
Court Of the Us;isd States, IL would ruiu ev'
cry eau nty and city 10 the State which have
i.suad their bcnds in aid of building these
roads.
and use them for any purpose that will yield
% dollar. II forfeited they revert to the
Federal COVER nmsnt. and Of course We lose
Tie whole thisg.
All these bonds have been certified to tbs
different railroad companies, pledged add
mor,gsged 10 individuals, and the bes. lega'
talent In our slate say thst the mortgsgsss
~iil bod them.
Why get up q fsb. by unfriendly lsei,la
ttoo. stop the building Of the rosds. create
endless Law su,,s, and hoaily ruin the counties
and cities which hava issued bonds. and do no
one aoy good. uals.s II be the K-okuk. D.s
M,nss road This matter involve. . loca
policy for our STATE let our representative
bs are hos they aet. and destfsy our pre-
sat prospects fsr bsiid,ng Us Pacific Rail
road
Tnp TnxATne,-Tbe" W,x srd Skif )"
vas presented fer the seoon time isss sssn-
isg to sool house. Mile Z,s was ably SAP
ported By tie Company. bat ewing to gsst'ng
her srm burned b come Of The pJro,sebnics,
did not dance % sosoosssd. Ia this splsndid
play, - in oil ethsrs in which be sppssrs. ~
Hsaly pseforned his pert With grsss 6dslisy.
Hs l. enc Of these astess Who always have
thsi, pArss vsll asd know how . prsssot t.
This svsuins will be siseo The great play ef