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and pass on TO the consideration If o,her ,or
les connected with the scheme of imnroye.
ment reported by the committee.
Asfor the North Western an,ro,r;.,;on
inc committee had thought it best 10 presen,
,na' IN 'he shape 1t appeared in their report
leaving The details To be arranged by tho
NORM w estern delegation " hen bill should
ne eruered {" ne reported IL was known IN
the House, that the National road and the
Nor'h> '" es'ern road already penetrated that
region, IN parallel lines, but at such n die
lance from each other as TO leave large nor
''oh OF the country destitute of the adyanta.
ges Oh good roads Ii was important that
man! short roads inlerseCting those lines
anu leading 10 the Ohio river, should be
nhaue' 'oaiiord the necessary accommodation
70 'he Pueiic. There were many streams
which should be improved by the removaI ~,
Constructions which now impeded their noyi.
CATION. All these objects can be provided
ier by The appropriation proposed by IN,
committee, and am authorised by gentle,
men from iha, section of the Stale 10 s,v
.na' mere will be no difficulty in adjusting
me subject TO the satisfaction Of all concern,
ed.
Having thus disposed of oil the recon-.
mendations 81 the Committee, | come now
SIR, To the consideration of the cost uf The
works contemplated. The whole amoun, OF
expenditure Ia be incurred by the Stale in
carrying cut the views of the COMMITTEES ia
but little over So, 900 ,0OO-this is no, a mere
cohJecturai estimate-It is founded in many
instances upon actual surveys and is sustain
ed oy The opinions of the most competen,
engineers-ln most cases the estimate of the
COMMITTEE is higher by 10 or 20 per cent.
Than the estimates of the engineers.
But, Sir, beg the House TO remember
'hat The report Of the Committee does no,
propose To create new obligations ON the part
OF me State 10 the amount oil So, OOO. OOO-So
lar from this being the case, | affirm that The
| report OF lhe COMMITTEE proposes TO aug menl
me existing Liabilities Of the State only 81.
ooo'ooU! How do establish this PROPOSE =
'ioh DO II, Sir, by reference 10 the act s
OF ,he last session of the general assembly.
| ana oy comparison OF them with the repor,
OF inc COMMITTEES. Any gentleman Who will
'ake Inc trouble to examine the laws of last
winter in relation 10 the Danvil,e Ro.noke
and Junction Rail Read, and the Lyncbbpru
and Tennessee Rail Road. will find tha. he
ihose acts the Stale is pledged for a sub.
scTIptIon OF two fiflhs ofthe capital stack no.
cessary to construct both those roads. and by
an afithmei!cal calculation he will find lha,
Inc Two ftihs OF the capital of those two com.
Panies amounts TO the sum of So, 400, 900
Now, slr ,tbeSouihwestern roads recommend.
ed 10y the committee ARE intended to super sede
oo'h those roads, and consequently TO release
ine state from lis obligations in relation 10
'hem. Inc elect OF the report of the Com.
mit'ee Is, not TO create neD and greater lia-
oiiitles on the part OF the State, but 10 sub.
s'itute other and more judicious obligations
IN lieu OF these now existing there
iore' Of being regarded as colossal project
one embracing new debt of So ,O0O, 600
1t should he regarded as scheme cortem.
plaling an increased expenditure of s 600 :,
ooO, for that is the whole amount of the ex.
cess of the Liabilities proposed by the Cons
mli mite, over and above the existing pledges
uhuer me charters OF The companies above
referred le-So much, Sir, Tor the Increase
OF public debt, which seems TO excite such
alaIm in the minds OF gentlemen.
TO be Concluded in our nert.1