Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-02-25

CT both oil whom had argued NJ large unon III
e merits of the prop ,tton-Mr. Yancey the
q SAID, he regretted that the friend If the mea
?, sue had thought proper 10 argue the Gas
l. Wheh mere was no motion 10 amend the re
port ne Would Therefore endcayour Il
E give 10 me Rouse true ny of the orig
6 OF The subject. Mr. Speaker in the session O
i"'2o, every section o. tdis state was seize,
; w'tp KIND OF mania In public impruvomenf
l. In thu session of 1915, arge fund of neat
: 9l ,oO0OD. ha bnon irt apart as a fund foI
5 'htrrna Improvement and a board at pub il
! works appointed 10 manage this fund, aud &c
7 recommend such subjects improvement a.
ihey deemed worthy q the patronage OF the
{ Legisiatur They recommended tue imp,oye
ment oil James River b, an ind pend II canal,
from the head o the great falls TO the .oun of
CovIngion, iro,n tbenc- a turnpike road To the
er al falls III he 1"na that river 10 be ,m
proved 20 tbe Ohia, so As 10 nnlIr the eastern
aud western was this scheina was embraced
win delight by re Intelligent VOC Of the
House rom ever, section OF the State II was
argue {, thata wa, great com nrrc,aI and
political ederprIse ,ori,y OF the Slhe nt
Virginia hat commercially II would draw TO
TINS pl cethr 5radu of II West AID divert II
from Nv tark ~ way al h. gfeat canal
| the constructing Ina INV ud introduce INTO
our bosom the trade OF the cnuutry IN the
ONO nver that IN I trade in exchange, Won d
lake fom Us articles of t0rrign Imp"lta inn,
wi ici together with thu down aud up trade.
wouh pay II handsome toll toward, the con-
t'mDlatrd improvement tn engineers EN-
pho ed ny the stat" had ma ie report faynrs-
bic 10 TINS mod" nfnnp ovemeut, but wheq put
IN traclce, was found br very deceptive as
II he cost |, SIR. was memheI On has nnor,
when the law for improving james River IA sad
| i Ind the ht,uuT "A - thu blI
Committee over which = esd ID. aud although
James River man. aud dreIly Interested ~
| lis improved navigator, was one oi the las
that Game into The schems, IA NO lid not nave
! become "A supporter of the bill. but for a sec.
! ion GIT incor Grated, providing tina, no al
| Il ona tolls onld be imposed, until the IN
| proyement contributed 10 reduce the price oil
frri ,ht then ~ no time exceeding one thITd
part of the grain in the price o transportation,
| This pledge carried me IN favor al the hllT
when vi hout il | wouh have ben oppose +
| The canal hns progressed 10 hltiden's AiY u.
| ,nrr about % miles, where !, Is stolI by Lrgls
lative enactnent.i xpect forever. lhs gfcal
mp, ot emeni, SIR, wa iaken up a. great
State mrasure-no man. no sci of men, on
| James River, ever petilionrd for impfoy pg tn
| iVer bl a canal II vas solely measure OF
! tate policy for members residing on james
River voted against The passage ui the law
lhev. sIo had more foresight than had but
lied nppr he pignted .ianh Of the State,
winch IN my lpiniou, has bren VIC ate IN IN"
additional tolls winch have- been imposed upon
u, When We residing above the canal, ierive
| "A earthly bench nom ne small se,iion fin
is ed, the navigation o. .tue river generally ~
"ors than When lhr property oI the old Jan s
River Company, a hey KEEP hands 10 open
oh .trncIluns Of sand ami gravel thai formed IN
III. ..i -. haat IN al h.
Kind since The James River Company has be-
come the prnperl. OF The Commonwealth T.
thu year 1874 the Assembly, under a feverish
debt for the ptrin improvement OF the haylea
iiot of the river, imposed additional toll
on tobacco of 5Sc per Ind. IN constitute
fund 10 meet he interest OF The debt contracted
which believe ~ be unjust aud oppressive. as
| II is IL violation OF tn plIghted iahh Oh tue
SAFE now cali upon the flonse 10 rfCollec',
that a modification OF The tolls on the kanhwha
river, on the Kanawha turnpike road, ana on
the article Of coal passing through The canal,
has taken plare grady III rrhei oil Inc 0ilSihaI
ios-that IT seems 10 he Just mat the totIr DE
reduced on tobacco as is now proposed
that the same measure al Iusitc" may toe ehieh
ded 10 us on Jam River, rs has been TO Others
IN another section OF the state Tne reductions,
made OF the tolls on paris OF the same line OF
/ Improvement, give US ust claim upon the
Justice of the Legislature, aud hope they Will
concu, in the report oi the Committee.
Mr. NHIrE OF RockbrIdge saIdlhai he would
not hav trobl"d the House, but that all the
arguments seemrdp he 80 one side oI 'he
oursnlu, and nal IN favor OF the resolution.
/ lie would not initiate the gentleman from Am
heIst aud the gentleman from Nelson, III gong
ia o a detailed his on oithr several avs feat he
] 10 Ia la ues River improvement, nor "onid ne
i max. any TeHeCl ions on the gfand scheme, AS
/ IL was termed by way II contempt, by these
penllemen The Foundation had been lRId
Nv ,b. Government, long before he mad any
| Thing to do with legislation but II there "err
errors comnltied, ~ Transferring the old james
! River Company's stock 10 tue STATE the prede
cessors of the gentlemen aud others, now mem
/ hers oil this Hou-r W no advocated The reduction
oftoll, had arg share III II Ana i1ey
on hi notnow to camplln so iDndIy oil tie conse
aueares. Why those gentlemen Abandoned tue
! enierpTi2p so soon after It's commencement, he
Was al a loss to uaAerst md but supposed tha'
rhr5 Ind satisfactory REASONS TO justify then
course 10 Themselves aud theH constituent
What he (ar, NhI.r inte'ded to say on the
present occasion was, 10 iniotm The House, III
hi, Iaconic way, si the history # the lmposi
ton OF this toll NV sought Ia he reduced, 80
far AS he had personal knowlrre Of The sub
{ lee During the Sc sion oil 1926 large
dom having been contracted and more
money sought for. TO carry on the 'mpr We
ment alluded to. the Board Of Public Works
were rrauifed 10 report % The legislature a
If OF Tolls on The several sections -
the line, wheuever they should be com
I pl eted Tint Boarn after laborIons mVesnGh
lion OF the subj"ct, reported the tarih winch
will be found IN the Journals OF thai session
J lopetl,.r with a detailed report of then
proceedings thereon s'ati"g cl"ar'y aud ezpll
city the reasons on winch their conclusions "'r
founded In tn, report Of ihelr proceeding
referred TO- thev put down tobacco per hugs
, head at 81 81, as being "A far average rate o
) toll on tina ar Icle, compared with all olhel
| article, transported on James River taking
o value. weight, and bulk as the criterion an
however gentlemen may dispar'ge that BoarC
/ aud their usefulness, (of which he, Mr.. White
2 was no advocste,) whoever will examine 'hh
= report and the reasons set forth, must be Con