Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-01-14

Dir. EpPes nominated Mini William Parham of
Sussex. "
! Tie ballo. stood,
| Parhan, - 81
Newtoli. 10
SCATTERING, l
"a
Necessary to choice. 83
| E0S' oAsed BiHs-A bill to arocnd the act prcscr-
hung certain general regulations for the
OF Turnpike Companies; motion Of Mr.. Brycp laid
on the table.
a bill to provide for the construction of turnpike
road from Winchester to Parkershurg was then to-
kemp.
Nr Brown, of HARRISON addressed the HOUSE in
mvoT ~ the bill He felt assured II gentlemen would
take TN, trouble To investigate all the evidence in tn
vor ct this bill. there would BIC no opposition. He
snew the opposition TO meddling with the general
laws. He dld tfink that new Constitution could
affect this question:, There We're subjects which it
would be improper to !gslate upon, but this WINS not
enc Of THIN. The fund for internal Improvement
would not be interfered with by the new government.
II might not he expcent touch the question of ge-
neral internal Improvement but this case stood un-
CONNECTED with any other.
Mr. Brown then Went into snr1l, statistical yiow.
90 show the propFesy of passing this act and stated
that the section of country througi, which this tu-n
pike was to pass without any Improvement of Tin.
klnd, and had as yet derived very little benefit from
the fund for acknowledgements. That the road
would be of great pnblc Convenience That it was
moro drec1 route from Washington city to the West
than the National road, and bore the same relation
to the National road that thosdamei er Of circle did
to It's semi circumference Mr.. Brown suited that
route of this road had been surveyed by the
cpaf engineer undeE resolution of The lersiatur#
OF 1923 and had reported most favorabiv of the same
That Governor Tyler had earnestly Recommended
It; aud Governor Giles IN two successive nA,ssn es
had recommended it. That the Board Of Publf,,
orRS two years ago had recommended ts cops rnc-
ton at the expense of the State, ond that 10 dnnbt
existed that tine tolls Of the rua, would paw off ,he
expense OF constructing Tho read, Which would NOT
exceed siXy-siX thousand dollars.
;. MIR. D. alluded to the general distaste for ,olnt
stock companies in the House. and said he t.uGht r.
Just dislike. He took brief view Of the effects OF
| the subscription OF the Board OF Public Works to
JOINT STOCK companies, to show the unprodmtNeness
OF the stock Mr.. u. then pointed out the objections
to joint stock COMPANIES
II tolls become enormous the Legislature cannot
change them, not 50 if kept Under the control of the
legislature, as the tolls would be reduced to
sonabfe amount. Yhe advantages were therefore
decidedly in favor Of the Commonwealth performing
these works.
Tire fund for Internal Improvement was not stuff
cient To establish the works necessary. TaXativ
was incxpedent, and therefore the only resource
; was BY loan. No BURDEN would be imposed on the
commonwealth, the tolls if the money be ulicous.
y expended, would relieve the people from all charges
FOR interest and in time, pay off the expended.
Mistakes may be made il investing money in these
roads, and in thai case the ready resource vas the
fund for Internal Improvement, as its means would
enable the State to pay the interest loans.
was better i'll all cases, fnr the commonwealth to cy-
ecute public works, required by the wants of the
people, as BY this the resources of the s. ate
would be developed. Mr. d. then referred to the
| Slate of New York. which had adopted this course
and the beneficial effects OF which arc SO well know w.
He said that the people of this section Of the COM
try, where this road was to be established una
able and unwilling to raise three ths OF the stock
as required by the law Of this commonwealth.
/ The population composed of farmers, who
we're not disposed to vest their surplus funds in on
Improvement of this kind, however beneficial they
may consider it. He referred to the repeal of thu
act, which allowed the individual stockholders 81,
per cent their stock before the commonwealth was
to receive any thing, and said by that repeal no more
such joint stock companies would be established
and il 50, this road can only be made by the Com
monwcalth.
Mr.. b. contended that if the road would not pay
per cent, it was reason for refusing to make if
Fhnt other parts of the state had derived bencfi
from the fund Of improvement g. showed thu
the present situation of that fund would authorize
= the passage of this net even If it should become
charge upon that fund, and If it should no, frthc
. improve which was not probable. Fhe balance o
that fund beyond tho permanent charges would be
81 900 at the end Of this year and would here
after be annually over S3i 900. He commended thai
the Of the state in that section ofthe country
: would be probably doubled and instead of paying
SIS 900 it would pay $4,000 This would be cffec-
ted by the rise in the vauo oproperty, and that the
interest the loan would he only $4,000 lie statet
the oftsc county Of Ohio, the Of which
had been trcbed to the state by the construction
the national road.
Dir. Il then stated the amounts Of money which
had been expended from the fund for internal i'm
proyemen on the James river, Kanaw ha river DisIna
swamp, Richmond Dock and other public works
and appealed 10 the justice of the House to know
the section Of country through which this road was
to run were not entitled to some consideration.
Mr.. Minor said he felt himself reluctantly con-
strained to vote against :hc bill This is not be time
or the hour for this act Mr. Minor alluded to the
proceedings Of the Convention, and said the times
would be sufficiently distinguished by their tearing
up all the foundations of this Government without
this House tearing UP the foundations Of the fund
Internal Improvement. Mr.. Minor hen went into
history of this fund.- and said that half Of the fund