Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-03-22
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

HOUSE OF DELEGATES
MONDAY, March Ell 1881
=, I'm saturday tho Senate passed the Bills Au.
'iorZing The stockholders of the Bank of V,rnio II
establish an Office OF Discount and Dpposit in rho
county OF kcuawha ., TO provide for the const;uc
ton OF Turnpike road from Winchester To so.ac
pom, on the ONO River 3, Authorizing the Board
Oh fuollc Works 10 subscribe for part of The stock
OF the Berryvillc turnpike company; d Coucnrninu
the Manchester turnpike
They agree to the resolution REQUESTING the CIV
ernor TO correspond with the Governors of Ohm and
kentucky upon the subject of the Land Worronts
located N said states, by persons who scrysd IN tho
virginia line on continental csta blishiucnt dnr,nr
me revolution. And also, to the resolution colln%
Tor information irom.thc Presidents of the Rant ri
Virginia and Farmc Bank of Virginia. ~
They have rejected the bills Concernincr IT,,
rymen :, Concerning WIN. Mcdaniel
Bills passed.. Concerning John Morris and Ma
Ihan Spencer ?, Amending the several acts au,hori
eng lottery and the sale OF certain lots IN the ton
OF Porsmouthi ,. Directing a survey from the town
o, Suffolk IN Nansemond, TO the Roanoke river. +
Concerning Michael Xeipler and Uon,ius Nn,rI,,. =,
hsieaSng TO Tho NJ Johnston OF Frederick .bura
inc Co'nmon~eaths title to u tract of Land: g. An
thorlzing John y Washington Bushrod c. Wash.
nst II and Geo {. Washington, to sell lands therein
mentioned
STAUNTON RAIL WAY.
ms OIL; with the remaining amendment from the
senate striking out the 29th section (exend.nr the
f01d "SstWaad OF Sstaunton) beng taken up
Mr williams OF Shenan doah, offered The f;llln,yinr
amendment TO Mr. Summers amendment pendinG
since Friday: F's
"And be it further enacted that the co,nponv
hereby incorporated, shall have full powe and au
thorty to extend he rail road authorised bv this not
10 some po.ht on the Kenawha or Ohio river within
the state of Virginia, in their discretion upon the
same terms, with all the same powe;s privi
!oges' nnmuhlties' remedies and rights which are
granted oy this act, and subject to all the same duties
pans and penalties which imposed thereby: and
tor that purpose full power and authority is hereby
gwen to the sald company from time 10 time in po
neral meeting, TO increase their capital stock to such
amount as may be necessary, complete and put in
operation the whole Of said road Provided that the
privilege hereby granted to said company to extend
SAID road wcswardly from Stanton, shall not ava
them III any wise, so as TO authorize the Commence
slen of said western section, before the exoira.
ton OF three years from the passing of this nor
unless the same shall be commenced within seven
years from the passing Of this act, aad completed
within seven years thereafter And provided moro,
Ver' That nothing III this section contained shall be
SO construed as To bar the Commonwealth or anv
company Incorporated by TIE Commonwealth from
uniting the Yates OF the James or Roauoke rivers
with the henawhu or Ohio, by any mode of improve
mcnt they may think proper TO adopt so thai II he
not done III such manner 10 niure the rail yorl
which may have beer constructed by the conlpanv
norcby Incorporated: And provided further that If
Tue state snail connect the said eastern and western
waters, by Il rail road through the valley OF the Greot
henawha, before the rail road authorised by tins
section shall be constructed through the SAID valley
IT SHALL az to such part OF the ra road 20 construc
hereby Incorporated, re-crvmg however to the SAID
company, the right to iutcrscct the Improvement so
made 0y the state, or company incorporated by the
state ut any point west Of the Blue Ridge of noun
tains,-ln the same manner the state or InCorpC-
Tated companies by this act authorised to inter.
sect the rail road authorised thereby"
Mr.. Preston addressed the House at considerable
length, III opposition 10 the amendment, and TO the
18Th section Of the bill passed the Touse-placng
his opposition the ground of anticipated injury to
Nne interests Oh the James river Improvement, that
the scheme was the baltimore scheme in fact and
could not be effected by the means Of the peorde of
The valley, and that it would direct the commerce OF
the down the valley and cut off the intercourse
between Virginia and the west which voulI oi,
eFwise prevail.
Mr. Moore Notwithstanding the policy of COM
polling the west to seek market through the james
River, as odous and detesable and comparable the
policy of old Spain in compelling her colonies TO trade
with herself alone. SIR. NJ opposed all restrictions
on the incnatons and tendencies of the country in.
ssiing upon the right of all parts of it to trade width
pleased, or wheresocycr it was its incres,
10 trade.
Mr.. Lewis said, that he did no. intend &, make a
speech upon the present occasion. He had no spo
sition to trouble the House with any opinions Of s
but rose merely for the purpose Of presenting one OF
two considerations winch he thought entitled To some
wClght.--The amendment proposed by the gent lcmar
from Shenandoah Is TO authorizo the proposed Yacy
Rail Road Company to continue their road from
stanton 20 the Kcnuwhd, under certain rcstric ION.
intended to Obvlatc the objections which have beer
raised on account Of its supposed interference with
tho contemplated connection Of the eastern aud ives
lcfn waters by the State Of Virginia. II not only
gives to tins company exclusive privilege, but tx
prcssly dcfcgs it's clam 10 any right to sXtcnl tht
road beyond Staunton inr three years. It not on,
DOCS not restrict the right OF tho State 10 authorize
my other Improvement on this route, that may ~
hereafter contemplated but expressly recognizes u
"hcn, why not adopt the amendment proposed TIT
Only reason that hC had heard assigned here. o. ant
wheTc, or by any person, Is that " will interfere w.'
tho contemplated cOnncxon Of the cas-, ,rn and ,s,
ynfa h.gf oy,ftI Tho I. 4
mcnt Now, Sir said Mr.. L., I think can shcv
that the cOnncXon at the eastern and western wafer
will not only not be prevented by the pa sag. of tni
bill, as proposed 70 DC amGrdcd, bu, on The contrary