Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-09-13
PROCEEDINGS OF THE RAILROAD CONVENTION
Concluded

FIid1y, .duguH 20, 1881.
In, chventJon mel At IL 0'clork, pursuant 10 adj
iournaen,.
Mr.. C. {. .hnsen. from lie csmrnidea ed
under ne foregoing rtsou ion sa5niied The follow
iny rsport ard re s1Iu'ion.:
Tse committee 10 whom was rsfsTsd ,be duty OF
sx'm'hisy iu'o end recommending to ,Ls eonv .1,ion
them, b z leave r.por: .
Tsa,' IL iheir opinion, he m2orlan. subjects OF en-.
qnify tor this cmvrntion ave-
L.. l.. IL pt9c;icaDis TO conueSt tbs y,at,r. If h
James RIVER viii tie wal,rJ OF he Tennessee r. YER
by a'ail--csd.
2nd L. yxp.dien, for ,hi, coav. n,:on 70 m.mo,;,,
izs me L<EIha nrss OF Vagina and Tennessee 10
gran, chsrisr % j. nj sock company Eom Lyc<h-
burg 10 Kooxvi'is, ia the ats OF + .Dn~sss wis,
g'wer =" s>7snd ssid NO X TO any CHER poio, In IN.
-I- oil tennessee, Nhch II p,sy dee .xpedien,,
Your commiier, ihsrsfors, rscoums nd the adop,ion
CT The fol;O~ inc resouioas:
L.. Resolved, Ash opinion of ibis committee ths,
us pta~neaole 20 rols'suci Toll way from Lynch.
burg 20 Knoxville.
Dad. R''o'ved, also, Tha, Inc amount OF rsns po,,s
drn thereon VIII s''ure 20 the stockholders safe and
ptohtsb'e return Tor the 'ums pend, in said work
81. Resolved, aisO, That il 10 expedrpt 10 apply 10
tbv B-grll'ures II Tennessee and Virginia for The
passage law euIirgiDg The powers and cani,aI NJ
the L7pchburg and Now yer Rii- R)ad Compapy:
author zog sa'd company end their ALL yays 10
Rockville, or any other point poins in Tennessee
and VIII Tho privilege OF cors,rae log such arms or
branches oil the said railway, as may be de red by said
companv
4'b. Resolved That Il bs recommended o refer III.
fra, and sscosd te1o'uiops 10 a sommits, NJ stah,
members, and he hri re olu ion TO committee of six
msmbsrs, with direction, 10 report th reoo
ON solved, That Committee Of eight member
be directed 10 IrePre suitable address to the good
PsoPis OF Virginia sni Tennessee, enforcisg he adj.
van'agss ct this x eat meau' of pubic Improvement,
Al which !. un't nou'ly adopted by ihi, .omm,,e
and respectfully submitted.
The sad repor aud IeJolu'ions were upon ,ue,.;on
pu, ibenupon, sg'sed to by tbe hou,e.
AID ihen on motion Of Judge Johnston, the couy.n.
ten adjsufnSd uD;il 6'slopk.
Friday Ectning, 8 o'clock
The convention met pursu'n 10 sdjournme ut of this
morning.
Merirs. Heron aud d witt of the .,,p, off, s,,.,
having bsRD Gosihsd by are,oluon Of Yesterday to
attend this convention, appeared and took their se.is
MIR. Dunlap submitted motion, 10 re.eon,idsr ths
vote taken upon The passsgs Of Inc for going third re
so uion, add upon the qnesiou Shereupon being ont II
carried In the sffiru aiivr.
Waersupon MIR. Dunisp moved to amend the ,,id
resOiuiion by inserbng tbs wOrds nes OF KnoxviI,.
sf;sr the ord Tennessee 10 tAe s,h line and "nou az
question 'hsfeuPon put II was carried 10 the sfbfms.
I've.
Saturday, aug. 9th, 1881.
Mr.. JieosI from ,hs epmniiies 10 won wa, r,f.y
red he lsi end 2i revolutions adopted on Yesterday
the bret rsIs'ing TO the pratt csbiy Of con,tsuctos
a rail read rom Lyochturg 10 RooS yiIls: ibs Al \,
ihs smouni Of Han,pot faon aud prof, 70 ,,octh,li
madr rspsri which received, and upon MS oion
was laid upon ,be table.
Saturday EUening 8 O'Clock.
The sonveDiioa mes pursuant 10 adiournmep.
% motion OF NJ e. G.. Jshnyfos, the reoort me-
sepied ms moTnag upon the LEI. aud al resolution,
adopted on yesterday, WIS taken no and read afd y,
deTed TO be committed 10 a committee OF the whole
house forthwith, ~bsreulon he CONVENT "a rs,oIved
itself into committee OF lhs whos hons. 10 ,,ks into
sOrsidaraUoD the sad report Judge John,ton in a..
ebai' ahd after time spen, therein the io
rose, ihe PfssiJsRt resumed The chair and Mr. Jobr
''on reported, that the said committee bad secordn, a.
order, kcn'b fad port into eonsd aud
ed substitute Tor the rstoIution, which oge,bs,
wiib the report, he was directed 70 pfe,ent 10 N.
mouse QtesiionS were lhen seveFally put up N he
adopt on Of the Tepor aud oluion annexed hets,o
~ amended, aud csr'ird in Tbs affirmative.
tHele follows ihs Report tf the Seleci Committee
hissdy published in the Enquitef1
Mr.. Dunlap, from the c,nfoi.s IN vvbooo ga. 90.
fened The I'D revolution adopted Yesterday presented
bill 10 be submitted 10 the gsotsg, of b. 2 a,e Of
Tennessee, authorizing The exHnsioo OF me Lvn,hbue
and New RIVER rail- road 10 KnoxvI L. a, 1o sase
peina west OF Rockville ID the sas OF Tsnnts.ss
ME- hves, from The same committee, prtssp,ed I, liu
Ior tho 'smo purpose, 20 DO subn i'ied 10 The l.
gi1laiore Of The Com 1ouwsSh OF Virginia WHIT |
bills were received and laid upon the tabls.
hssrs. Heese, Jacob, Bier and Buoeh Of Tso,.s
SEE and Judge J,tDsor, u. gImpbsD, TAILOR ard