The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-01-15

$lho, 90 per ennn0. An oppgoufIe1ino 81
this amoant hem yeaf V yG1e, III oas -
tinats 10 p.ss spca III eoafiaao1 isereass i
taxable psopssty. WI ssqsis ~ avssssl
yeaxly assessment Of isas tkaa ses-tusstisil
d one pr cent
As 10 10 plap sod dinensioss Of he pro
possd stssctute, shall intsposs NO yiev'
Or eeekesioss Of ny oun. The whole Ssh
jeet MT = In 70 In eossidesals jpdgnsn
and intelIiesas eclioa Of tAs Gesesal Assem-
BIZ. NJ 6hosl1 hesr 10 mind, hovsvss, lhs
this edifoe i no& dssignsd fof ths ~ Of thu
kenerst;os Only. hst Ter fhtsfs eetsrationl
alspj ard i hyjAe ~ fous1stinas ~ sboul1
shdeevos = a1s3eipess he psobatis reqairs
nents Of The Stste fSr many ysrs y eons.
" mattsa not how ssoa. this hai5ling
commenced, Or ho. vigorously H. vprk =,
BE- advsnesd, : period d ~ . - yesss VII
nsess.srily sIspss before i 60 = so.pissed
ready for Occupancy. The daraAilitY d ~
other casnsliies, are the leading and easenlia
objects 10 b kept 10 view, and 10 this end, /
should b. constructed entirely Of stoee and
other inconboss1hls material.
ID mY judgment every yeer's delsy IN TIL
erection e. nov Capitoi, . nnnissly ieop-
srd7sing The bset interests Of he HfAts.
vuuld, therefore, secommsnd thai Commis
sionefs BE- sppointed to determine he plan
character and dfmensious Of the buildins
under sneh directions a. ron may cousidel
advipabls 70 adopt, and that they msy b 4n
powered to commerce the work q tie earli
EFT day practicable, and that ~ appfcpfiaiior
may be made saticient 70 carry il forward I'm
til the next msesins OF the General Assembly
oovnsos's MANSION.
In retiring from the Excessive Chair,
deem Is my duty 10 recommend ssd urge mp
90 he Gessrsl Assembly, - prosision en-.
inentiy calcslsssd 10 advance the public SER
vice, that . ssilabie residence b. provided
for The incanbsst Of this oAiee, end thaa h
be required 70 reside It the Capital during
his official tern. While in position 10 b
personally affected By il, | cosiS not vith
psopriety havs made this Recommendation
snd sasicipsting ihss The Distinguished cisissr
Who succseds ne may be restrained By lika
motives Of delicsey from making il the sub.
ject Of IN of6eia1 conmunicatiou, an con.
strained to snail myseif Of Tho opportunity
nov presented to ufge this subject q . meas.
are demanded alike by the interests and crsdl,
OF the Ststs. lows 10 amoae the very few
Gssaes which have not airesdy sdepted each
. pscrision. Since its orsAaixaaios the tx
CURED TO reside q the Capital, neither have
they Gone %, and feel yell aasured that un-
iii an Executive mansion il provided, or 0
usaerial addition inside TO the salsry, none
will, il the fssurS, desire 10 incur an expcn.
disars far h excess Of the c0mpessaticn a.
lowed BY Law. Aisheneh during he period
of ny frst aAminirJptiop. IN eoaseasShre Of
she military rsspDrsshjlii;ss II involved, ths
duAiss we're uuususliy diversified an extend
", yet even then, had my sesidencs been d
The Capital. could bars aiyss much Hws
attention TO the ordinary business a the 81
sestive once which, osing 10 absenee, Vhs
compelled TO estrust TO oshers. Ny own ex>
pesienee, therefore, ~ veil ~ gesesaf obssf-
walton, have Impressed me With the impor-
lwnce Of this addition 10 the Office OF Cover
nor. and can not therefore too strongly urge
i upon your ATTENTION.
FusIp AMPS.
The report of the Register Of tie State
Land Office viii tpraish tbs General Assem-
bly, with N sccsrs,e aud comprehensive view
OF oil matters connected with the several
Rraais made By Congress for the bene6. Of
The State.
SINCE ihe former report frnm that depart.
neni was snhmiited;- there have been PAT
entsd to the Stair. under The severpl grants
[or edncafional purposes, o. $40 acres Of
lard. eli Of ~hish has heen sold and patented
By the State TO individusl pprrbsspst. The
rlaims for swamp Land and Indemnity, fIes
By .hs different eoupsiss, are being sssuesely
pressed before the department. ,, WsshipgtDn,
md an abls 10 assure yoo thai shsy ere
gradually spproaching fnsl and favorable
ldjassmenl Dur.rs the last biennial pc
Aei, apd mp 70 tbs date of Col. Carpenters
,epcrs, ,he State hss rereivsd, under the
SsaRp Land srss,. psiepts FIR ~. ~ scsAs,
Ind fince The date u said report PATENTS fos
n. 10 additional acres hays been rrceived d
he Executive oeics. These lasds have oil
seen paseetsj u the proper counties, ia pnr-
nance Of law and Of The grant made Ly' saa
State.
], will be observed thai questions OF an IN
nfate srd somewhat vexat,cus character,
lIisine from sissrse rlaiHs 10 lands embrseed
sithip the respective limits Of The Fsifrnaas
md Des Moinss river granite, remain unaa-
asted, aud are likely 10 produce ssiil further
conflicts between these rival graaiees and
hose Who claim BY purchase from them.
But, ~ the settlement Of these warriors aud
.onAicting claims involves the adiudicaaion Of
egal questions, End . judicial Interpretation
t the acts Of Coneress under which these
rants were made, II 10 obvioss that Iefisla-
iys scion, however rrudently derived, viii
ontsibnie bet hstle lpwsrds their ultimate
ssermipaiior.
lAlLnpkDs.
While some OF the railroad companies or
anixed under the vaTions land efana made
j the State, have failed in uany respsets 70
onply, even substantially, sith ths eoe1i-
ions of their grants, ret. in yieu OF the uaapy
ifbculties which have confronted heir ef-
,fts herrtofore, and The assurances nov giy-
n Of An esfness and vigorous prosecution Of
heir respective entsrprisrs.vs shall, ia my
sdgment, be fully hatfield 10 the exerciss Of
III farther leniency toward them.
Il 10 manifesllJ the part Of wisdom 10 en-
oursge and assist, By veil conceived and NIB |
rsl fnesrures, the prosecution Of these need |
Z enterprises in our State. Any system of
.sisfston, therefors, tending TO their dis
shoald be avoided, unless
learIy d manded By considerat IONS PROMO |
ve Of The public coed.
regret, however, thst am unable, With I
ne regard for the public interest, to approve
'e conduct Of the Dubuque and Sioux City
ompany, prconpsea thsiv trahsscsions 10
,nr favorable attention..
Under the provisions Of the aet adopted By
g General Assenbly, q its sxtrs session In
siy 1861. this Coepany became The bena.
.iasy Of the grsst designed 10 secure the
'Astsuct,on Of : railroad leading ffbm Du-
,que 20 Sioux City, and this valuable dona-
% was accepted from the State With Ill The
rms and conditiona imposed. 4 .aree nor
- OF this grsat he's already been absorbed
the company, in various Ways, By pretend.
seles and inenmbnncss. This road has
en- conatrucfed 10 lows Falis, distance OF
9 miles from Dubnque, but / am nnabie 10
accser any reliable evidence Of earnest In
atioa On ,he part of this Company, to con-
ruet the line to its terminal point On Dc
The General Assembly need not Be remind
.taat ths Developments 81 thu extensive ard
'elis rskiOns ~est 81 tke Iowa river. would
greatly scsslefsted, and he SeAts larkeiy
melted, by The early constructions Of this
ID q originally conteuplated. Il becomes
{ duty u judieiaf exareisa 81 conSe.
I authority Ov6r The fphiact, 10 % provide
= TIE unAppsopfia&ed portioxs Of this grant |
~ y isiskisl5 appliid u he sariy CON.
Non Of that entefpfise. AZ The present
.faey caa moi pretend 70 have eonplied
z any es1e1tiaI condlt5ous Of their Rrant. I
afspef aeselicstoas aad eSideaeee al ~
. have bsen sueA ~ % pssciude con6aapce
lny aa1ssaaess skss ~ ooss foe shs IL
LeAessfnss saEnesaly psspnaeu1 ~ ~
- A1s41al - sngets,, - - M
HtAss Ne eoAtsd over 49, Sns2k ~ i Z
4 they b AsA y Gtnes salkeRiilvy n ~
knRf ~ 49, 49, -. =