Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1864-03-10

mischief generally. Certain gentle
men in villages, Dad neighbors, GER
tainly,) make their boasts that they
can there raise stock little or no ex-
+ pense-that they are not obliged to
fence their stock or restrain them
and that strangers coming into town
must fence their loads Of produce II
they do not want them eaten up and
DESTROYED. 1t was of vital Importance
that some law should be passed to-
correct an evil so outrageous.
, The question on Mr.. Vinton's amend
ment was put and carried. The whole
subject was then referred to select
committee, and the House adjourned.
In the Senate, on the 29th, the Rail
road and Land Grant question was
discussed on resolution by Mr..
Stubs as follows:
! RESOLVED, That our Senators be in
structed and our Representatives in
Congress be requested to use their in
fuence to secure the passage of law
extending the time for the
construction of the Land Grant Rail-
roads for the term of six years from
and after the 18th day of May, 1866,
subject to such conditions as the Gen
eral Assembly of this State may i'm
pose concerning the progress and COM
plction of said roads and the adjust
ment of conflicting claims to said lands
or any part of them growing out of
said grant
Mr.. Bassett moved to amend by
striking out only that portion asking
for power for the State TO adjust con-
flicting interests.
Mr. Henderson did not wish to see
the door thrown wide open for con-
flict between the Railroad Grants and
the Swamp Land interest. Nor did he
desire to see the door opened for press
ing the unjust and Unsuitable claims Of
the Des Moines River Improvement
Company. Under the terms of the
, resolution, if granted, the entire Rail-
road Grant might be diverted.
/. Mr.. Hunt said that this little skir-
mish on the resolution began to as
! sumo the proportions of battle. lie
6 was not the champion Of the railroad
: or any other private interest, but he
would do nothing to strike down any
- great interest identified with the wei,
E fare and prosperity of the State. He
a would do anything to procure a fair
n and honorable compromise aud settle
ment of this matter at this session
He insisted that it ought to be and
:. should be done, in jastice to the pco,
a pie and to promote the interests OF the
- State if it took until the 4th Of July 1,
do it. He thought that the only sub
!, ject that should be Incorporated int
- this resolution was that OF extension
= of time for building the roads.
!. Mr.. Patterson sustained the amend
- ment, aud reviewed the history of the
% Des Moines River and Railroad grants
- aud objected To placing this matter in
= such position that the Des Moines
Il River Improvement Company and the
Railroad Companies could make it All
!, elcctioneering shibbole,h TO corrupt
!; the public mind, and elect the mem.
bers of the next General Assembly
!. upon the issue between the Railroad
! Companies ana the River Company
The sympathy of the Des Moincs River
Company for the settlers was the sym
! patty of the vulture for the lamb. Ii
: the River Company had any just claims
. upon the State he would have them
! met in the right spirit.
The discussion on the Resumption
: and Land Grant questions was very
- full and able.
= Without coming to vote the Sen
y ate adjourned to 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning.
The House was engaged OH the re.
: sumption question most of the day.
= Several bills were passed.
: Mr. Hildreth introduced the follow
ing resolution which was unanimous
!, ly adopted
Resotred, That the Secretary of
State be and is hereby requested to
inform this House how many copies
: of the Iowa Geological Reports have
been printed-the cost of said print
iDg-in what manner the Reports were
dstributed-how many copies of the
Reports remain on whether the
work was stereotyped, and if SO, in
whose custody the stereotype plates
are held--at whose expense the en-
cravings for illustrating the work
were made, and in whose possession
the engravings remain at the present
time.
Several petitions on the subject o!
intemperancc were present and refer
red to suitable committee.
The House went into Committee of
Whole, on the substitute for the Re-
sumption Bill. Mr.. Russell, Of Jones,
in the chair.
Mr.. Magill, favored the bill.
Mr.. Bereman favored resumption.
Committee rose, reported progress,
and asked leave to sit again to-mor-
row at 10 O'Clock.
| In the House, March LIST, several
petitions, bills, &c. were introduced.
Mr. Richards of Dubuque, from Sc
lect committee, reported bill in re-
gard to lead mining, when the special
order Was suspended and the bill pas
sed.
| Mr. Hildreth had leave to take up
House File No. "a, it being IA bill for
the government and regulation of the
State University, and on his motion
the bill was read third time and put
upon its passage. The bill passed
yeas So nays 10.
The hour for the special order hav-
ing arrived the House went into com
mittee of the whole on the Railroad
Resumption question, the discussion
of which question occupied the whole
day.