Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-01-30

cxpcdent TO make moderate rcduc ton ina the taxes o
the present year.
On MIR. BRYcE's notion the above Repott and the
two bills from the Committee of Finance were commit
TED TO the Committee OF the Whole ordered to be print
ed: and made the order of the day for Monday next.
MIR. koDsRTsoN called up the Petersburg Rail Road
oi-and particularly directed the attention OF the House
10 Its principal provisions, in which II disng
hon the Manchester Rail Road Bill
Mr. ROBERTSON hoped, If any gentlemen objected 10
any OF its provisions, that they would bring forw ard
their objections at this stage of the proceeding
MIR. WihTs ot IL. acknowledged the T. anknes. sni
ioersiiy which thy g'nteman Il ON Pe'er.butg had
manifested. !, ws.ro more than le expected Of him
Dut he lit himself bourd TO state his objections 20 the
o Ii divided ior subscription Of $500 900 capital
me esfabshhcnt o the road from Petersburg 20 the
North Carolina line; OF which the State to sub.
-c,ihe 100000 He sai.fied the fund Tor Inter.
'a' improvement was unable contribute any
PROBABLE tim not hslt nor even quarter of that
sum He a,kei, whether IL was right while the
"'her parts OF tn Commonwealth could scarcely OBJ
n oypa'h' or even cow-psihs to appropriate so large
sum 'sr so great scheme. lie wss sorry to be un-
DER the necessity Of making these jectons; but he
fr'nkly TO safe hem
Mr. RivEs of Prince George said, IL the gentleman
"o" hockbtdse objected only TO The subsci ipti1n
ne part oil the State, had no not better conne his
ION 20 mat .fec-and leave the other part. OF the bill
Accede Ia hi. idea, "
Mr. ROBERTSON replied 10 Mr.. White; and asked
why |" wa mat this Company should he treated with
more neglect than o,hers! Why IL wa. that this grand
patronage OF hs Siat-l Why II was that the State of
rtnnS,N s.i" should extend much encouragement {
subscribe such large capital TO her rail roads and
'nt"ina' Improvements-and that we should depy our
i,a"onag1 10 our own work-I He directed the aten.
ZION OF the House also the spr and the
srea' works Of. Maryland-And he a.k.d why it was.
,hat we, one OF the o'c. States in the Union should
be ouni rerog' and insensibe to the spirit of In.
te rnal improvements; while Ohio should be found en-
g'ging In such tSttn schrmes--mskiny ia fact
es"a at least 365 miles long!ADd what did zoe a.k.
of fh.o al
regulation upon this sulject--a,kng only that when
' innd could afford TO contribute the necessary sum
20 ms rail- road, the Commonw pah wouli CO.
WIN me private stockholders. Aud bow are we treat
rd' That when we humbly ask to be put on the same
footing OF equality with other psrt OF the ae-hat
when You have ributd The i,np, owe me N, of the
Jaires River aud of Chrond-to he Improvement At
The Roanoke aud OF Norfolk when Won have loan
rI Sil2ooo To the Richmond Dock, we, who have OBJ
a'ned comparatively nothing from your fund, when
we you TO assist US, be the tire sholG
with the remark, that are asking Tor something &c
h'n-'r"h' ina X cannot BE- granted Whit did he
s% N" immediate .opriatiOns- I'd none until the
Board OF Pubic Works shall be in a condition to con
i6Ute Their '5ths, as they are satisfied that
ne other 8 hs are subscribed, placing the Common
Nea',h on tne same iooing ia point OF dividend wi h
private stockholders He coD;ended, that the enter.
prize 10 qu's ion was likely TO owe profitable, and il
'@u hs additional advantage, that il the funds would
90 oii out TO complete the whcle route, the part
Nhici j. finished viii always he valuable aud proita-
lie IRON its tolls The CT iz-ns of PETERSBURG had
hem'ei'es employed for surveying the route MIR |
"""e"re hohih-"h an engineer OF great erninence-
ie had taken eyesutvey OF the route to the Roam
IKE, and had assured him since his return hat far one
iah OF 'he route he had seen location better
"c",aeu Tor The ran rodd aud the other half Of the
ou'e had al least The ordinary facilities The engi.
leer had spoken OF the feasibility of the in
he most 1aitering Mr.. Il. said what he want |
"a wa, The law,--tiat il the Legislature would moi
rant the funds which they asked for the czen. of
'e'ersburg might ge upon tIei own con,,ibu,;on.
lie read an extract from the law respecting inter-,
10 snow tn" in drawing the present bill
hey had concerned 10 the general law and asked for
aw OF the land. WV e"''a'
Mr.. WILLIAMS of Harrison, asked of the gentle. |
nan from Petersburg, whether the B,ard nj pnhI. |
Works bad given their sanction to the bill and
epor on the suij"c-sor he satisfied that no i'm
orsns tHp;erp'lon had ever been authorised by the
hat Board. '''' VI |
MIR RonxRTsoN stated that the Bill expressly pro.
'ided that the Board of Public Works should not be i'm
peraveiy bound to make the subscriptions unless the
Fund was in siiuiton 10 affo il.
MIR. WILLIAMS con,ended tina; this was not the
lne ,iion. Hat the Board recommended this Company
beioe the act OF incorpo alton passed! and he asked
whether II was equitable to appropriate much money
TO section OF country, which had obtained much
assistance from The Public Fund, when $50 900 had
been refused 10 his p:r II the country for making
road from Winchester TO harrisburg. He s.ked ghe.
Their The gentleman had not voted anst this bill-IIY
conendej, that this sum OF 100 600 dollars, laid out in
his part OF the counry, would produce the great
es BENEFITS TO the Stae-and he would ask II tina. gen.
tienau could inform him whether the in his part
oil e Try did in the crib for want of ms
carry il to market He had no idea Of contributing
mach money for .be relief OF some few OF the mer.
Oh an Of the town of Petersburg.
Mr.. ROBERTSON replied, that he was not in the
House when The hill for approprsiing money TO the
road from Winchester 10 CIsrksturg was before the
Fouse ;bu' he was free 10 say that il he had been in
his pace, he would have voted against il. Ms r. said
he had two objections to the Petersburg Road bill
brit, that asked Tor an appropriation OF 10000 dollars
torthw th when not halt that under the con.
troll OF the Board OF Public Woks-The other that il
proposed TO incorporate the Governor Attorney Gener
al, Treasurer and Auditor, apply the fund direct
the w'rk-who hom the nature OF the Office. thew
held, rendeied unf to perform such duty. lie
assured that gentleman, If his bill had contaiued the
. me provisions with the present bill, he would have
been OF tie first 10 vote for IT, Aud had the cit
zen' ol ersburg sent such bill TO this House. he
could not have given it his support Mr.. II. added tha
years ago the Legislature had passed a law for
making another road from the town Of Petersburg and
authorizing two-hilhs To be subscribed by the Board
but the present Rail Road had been preferred, and
would OF course supersede The former road.
Mr.. WILLIAMS expressed the most liberal feelings
for the citizens OF Peiefsbmg-aDd hat If the road had
been only road OF the ordinary desc iption requiring
800 dollars mile, lac would have been happy TO make
such Appropriation but he could not sanction so
grand scheme as the one proposed.
Mr. WHITE repeated the regret he f II at oppo.ing
this provision but the fund Tor internal
was certainly not able TO con ribute the pre-
sent. Were he an alchymi-i, aad could turn every
thing into gold, he would he most happy TO grant the
aid which required. But this was not the golden
age OF Internal improve ment in Vtginis-it was the
iron sge-though he thought there CLEANS Of =
NV spiIit OF Improvement, breaking upon in Yr-
GINA.
MIR. EPPEs suggested, that il the bill had been 30
famed, as TO call upon the Board OF Public Work. 10
contribute ony when the route had I've surveyed the
contracts made and the expenses acetsinrd he would
have been willing 10 lend his aid 10 it-But IL con-
tanned such provision, lie should feel himself bound