Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-03-22

sxtend the rail- road authorized By this acs 70 the town
Chariestown 10 the county Of Ksnawha, to some
lat on the OhiJ river the State Of virginia 10
heir discretion. upon the terms. with al tho
same powers. privileges, immuni,ie, remedie, and
rights which are granted by this act, and subject to
oil the same pains aud penalties which are i,npos.5
hereby:-Aud for that purpose full power anc au,bo,
y h,reby given TO the said compsuy, from time 10
tm- 10 gene meeting, to increase the capital stock
sdco al amount as may b: necessary TO cousu'nmat.
he completion add pairing in opeia the whoie o.,
said 'si' roa'. P1opded That the. privilege extend
ed TO the ssij Company, in th, secior shs not svs,
them in any vice, shall be held by de seii Com
panv IN bar OF the rights OF any other Company 10 b.
authorized by the Legislature OF tbs Con- Gnonw. .ts
unless 'he Whale road authorized by thi. act from
Saon'on 20 the PJ'omac river shall have been m abe
constructed and finished within seven years from the
passage Of this act'
The Committee Of G neral Laws Of he House bad 70.
commended a non concurrence with the .rns ndme u,
OF the S.uste.
Mr. Summers Withdrew The smendm.nt he bad pre-
pos-d-wh
Mr. William. Of Shenandoah propo,ed the following
asa suh'ti,nte for The 29th section.
| " .and be ii further enacted. That the Company
hereby corpora,.d shall have tut power and autho
to extend he rail road authorized by ae, 60 soma
noin' on the kanaw a Ono tivef within the STATE Of
virgins, in their discretion, upon n same terms. with
all the powers, privileges, immuniti.., remedie, aud
Fights which are grantee ny ts act, aud subj ct to
all The same du lee, pains and penalties, which are i'm
posed thereby; and for that purpose full p,wer .u,ho
ry hereby given to the laid company fon time TO
time in general nesting, to ncrea their capital stock
|
and pu in operation the whole Of the ell road Pro
usded that the privilege hereby granted to said com
Pany, to exeod The said road we.,wA rdy hom Stsun-
son shall not avail them In any wise, to authoriz.
the CONNIE ncement Of said western eson before the
expiration Of three years from the passing OF this
nor unless ths same shall be commenced within seven
years ro the passing OF this asst, and oieted with
in seven years thereafter: Aud provided moreover
that nothing in this section eouainsd shall be 30 con-
srued as to bar the Commonwealth, or any company
incorporated by the Commou F.. ah, from uniting the
| oil or Ike wi ths Kan.
wha or Ohio river by any mode Of iuprov N, the
may think proper TO adopt. that be done 10 such
manner az not to injurs the rail road which may hav
been constructed by tho company hereby
-dnd provided further, thai IL the State shall con.
meet the said Eastern and Western Waters by a rail
road In rough the Valley OF tho great Kanawh, before
the rail road authorized by this SECTION shall DO con.
srscied through the said valley il shall. as to such par
Of tho rail road 80 eonstusted surers-ds the
granted 10 the company hereby Incorporated r.srvng
however to tbs said company the right TO in ersect
h- improvement 30 made by the State or company 10
c"rporated by the State at point wet Of ths Blu
Ridge OF Mountains in the same manner as The S,,. mr.
Incorporated Companies are by thi, act authorized to
in,ersect the rail road authorized thereby"
Thi. sshs'iiuie gave rise 10 long debste in which
Me'r, Preston, Rve' OF c., Anderson OF h. and Gar
land of N oppn'ed. and Me"rs. Moore, Lewis VIII.
iams OF s., Summers, Kenuey and Garland Of A. sup
| p ortsd the proposition
IL was argued on the one hand that the scheme Of
extending the Rail Road from Stsun,on IN. ana
was in,ende to praduc. commune alien with tire Bait.
more rail road, % the western 10 that city
OF 70 h~AanuriR,-taat sucn a scheme calculated
20 injure the works which the Sa, had " esab-
lshed for eonnes.ug the james Riv,r with the X ..
nawha; that was an important question whe her the
legislature ,bouh grant charter to the Baltimore
Rni Road Company 10 come into our state, and with
the aid OF foreign capital, draw commerce 10 sno.
Their state and DISTANT markat-insead of giving yr-
GINA he ben tit' OF her own trads;ha, tn. s,,s hsd
already veJied large sum Of money In the jaime.
River improvement, and that il this ne W schem, was
effected, 1t would, by taking the trad, OF the west 10
Baltimore. Lessen the profits the money vested in
m re I.a Ipt.r
ment Fund, and thus destroy the hopes which other
parts OF the state nigh entetiu Of assistance from hi
tund-'hat it this communication between The Poto.
mac u the ives, estiblisbed the company would
he too powerful to permit the state accomplish
the communication between the James and Kanawha
rivers that instead of uniting the se ctons Of the MOO
pie of Virgins. and OF binding them together nv
stronger tie. wosld esrange their feelings from each
oher, and unite their interests with hos. Of the cti-
Zens oil another sate-and that surely &c nemep yer.
too good Vgnians to weaken the ties which arise from
community OF Interest and the connections Of com.
MERGE.
On the other hand, it was argued tina, /. wa.
violation Of the rights of the people sf the Val.
ley TO cut them off from any market which
they might please to seek, willing 10 op.
en- Tor thsmselves-that il arbitrary and ty.
rannca to deny the this privilege and would he In
fact to sar6ce III, interests Of The Valley to the Jane
RIVER intere't-An appeal was made 10 The gen,Iemeu
who represented the other parts OF the S.ate-ihe
Roanoke and Rappahannock interests &C. wb.the,
they would submit to this sp.cie. of influence and
injustice. That this scheme Of commune alto n
co"'C sea ce' Interfere me James XVII scheme
for even If the 'rade Of the West were brought to
aunon, it wa, 100 miles Richmood than I.
B'itmor.. Ii was also said tlat il wos only 40 mile
{ ON StauDtoo to the James River. |, was contepde,
that il would be for the beneft of virginia Il
p-rfect her improvements nv Of foreign spitaI
D ven suppo.ng thai 'hi. Rail Rad was to be eHee,.
by the Baltimore III R,ai Company-and that, in
tea OF a.naing the paopi. OF the from tho
OF the Eas'. |, would attach ham stronger by the kind
n'ss and sra'it"de which the passage Of this bill wa
cairnla:oi 70 inspire.
Mr. Williams of roea IN n.,no,a
biz Substitute, in compliance with sose sugees ions
Mr. Garland Of slson-The lst we, to add after III
words IN such manner not to inure the rail rnad
: IN" words q" by d~sroving or impai'iog any of IN
works" and 2ily, To add ~ he end he gu hs itn,e
nor 'hall said company at any time refuse tanpor
anV msrchandiz- othsr article 10 any point yie !.
ssid road NAV b in;er--c'sd by lateral rail road con
st'"eed by the state or any company incorporated By
i, the state 10 construct such road
, After further Debate, the question was taksn h,
ayes and noes the adoption of M. w llian,'s Sub
s'i' I'". and lost ayes So. noes So.
, AYES.-Mes-r-. Bank, (Speaker) Garland Of A.
K-nnsv M'Cue. May.s Davis Of b Henshaw, Csmp
bill OF b.. Shell, Spurock, Burfoo Broduax Jones Chi
eS~'ter James, M irsball, Powell Of FrsnkIio Mason
!, nj Frederick, Cast~man. Wood Of Frederick Efskine
riaib rns Green E'1isv. ID mn Carsksd,n Sevmonr
, donn, Caldwell, Street, Newman Good, v ,wter,
I O'Ferrall Cohoon, Mclaughlin, Hincr. wiobar
Swanson, 'Vter, Vsonble. Moore, M'Mahop evil,
RI wiIlsrs of Shsoanloah, Harris, Gatewoed, Epos,
M1efariand.-53
i NOES. Messrs. GiImer, Booker, CampbsU NJ r. 4
L-iwirh, AodsrSon ant Mil.r o. B,t Christian Y an
ery, Rives 81 c., Clay, Taylor HaIy burton q line.
Broaius Wilson, Payne, Holland, Kin, Hall, VI rri.
L.ish DYER, A kinson, S-mpIe PI:ard NJ X a. q
Pr def ala