The Van Buren press., 1875-11-30
FROM THE CAPITOL.
SENATE CHAMBER.

j. :. DuSHAM -
Dear Sir: Yours OF the 18th Inst, came tc
hand last e, ,enng. The resolution authori-
zing the Governor to appoint three commits
sioners to correspond with commissioners OF
other States looking to the introduction OF
sea- fish and new varieties Of fresh water fish
into the rivers of Arkansas, will pass the
house, have no doubt, but any appropriation
in the present impoverished condition of the
State could not think be obtained. The OBJ
ject and business of the commissioners will
be, principally, the collection of information,
on the subject, and report the result of their
labors to the next session of the General As
sembly.
The resolutions in favor OF a Typographical
survey of the upper Arkansas will, hope
lead to the appointment Of u competent en-
gineer or engineers, to make the survey in
question and 1t may lead to Important and
beneficial results to the State, and the sxten
siye country west OF our boundary, through
which the Arkansas river howsi
The financial bills have all passed, and been
approved by the Governor, and we expect to
have the money, within the next ten days to
pay the current expenses of the State govern
ment for one year A bill to donate all the
lands forfeited to the State, and all the re-
naming swamp lands in the counties Of
Crawford. Franklin, Washington, Madison
and Benton to the north western railroad
company, to aid in building railroad from
some point on the Little Rock and Ft. Smith
road. between Ozark and FIT. Smith to Fay
etteville and Bentonvile, passed the Senate,
to-day, by a handsome vote. This Is an i'm
portant enterprise, and earnestly hope the
road may be bailt at AN early day. No part of
the State SO greatly needs railroad as the
northwestern part of Arkansas. The produc-
tions of her soil her wheat, flour. fruit. ha-
con, etc, naturally seek a market south of
Boston mountains, not certainly. in the drec-
tion of St. Louis. With proper facilities of
transportation, the people north of Van Buren,
and TT. Smith, as far as Springfield, Mo-.
would look south across those mountains to
find markets for their surplus productin.
How necessary. them that THE large and .ivst
ssaaostantial population, inhabitlng district
of country so sicn, productive, and inviting
should have convenient and easy mode of
transporting its surplus productions to h
Little Rock and Fort Smith Railroad than to
be removed further south and east to Little
Rock. Memphis, New Orleans and other
southern markets.
| True these forfeited lands will not go far in
the direction of building the road. but. then,
every little helps and the lands will form a
nueclus around which other means will gath
er, and to which capital will be attracted suf-
tcent. in the end it may be hoped to enable
the company to go on with the work and com
plete the road within the six years required
by the bill.
Bills are before both houses for the division
Of the Fifth Judicial Circuit. but it is impos-
sible to predict their fate. Some are opposed
| TO the creation of any more Circuits, at this
time. while Others favor the creation of two
or three. which would necessitate 4 reorgani-
zation of all the circuits in the State. Just
what will come Of the medly of opinions and
wishes on the subject it would be impossible
to predict.
The members Of the General Assembly are
invited by the Cairo and Fulton Railroad Co.
and the Hot Spring Il. r. Co., to make an ex-
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morrow morning the train leaves the depot
at this place. The excursionists expect to
return on Sunday evening Having never
visited these celebrated Springs. expect to
be one of the company and anticipate IA pleas
ant trip, Hon. b. j. Brown and daughter
came down on the western train, this evening
en- route to the st. Louis Railroad Convention.
Very truly,
JESSE TURNER.