Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-12-23

western ROAD ndu progressed 10 Z considerable
extent 1.-THE gentleman would permit liie Two
roads 10 progress, ga'l passn he would make no
obJe, lion 10 Tie ryGer. THIS road was properly
The Eastern terminus o The Southwestern i'm
pIOvemcn.
Mr. EDMUNDS asked Tor information as 10
he respective proportions required by his bill
ot Individual subscribers ami Of line State in the
construction OF The Lynchbufs and Salem road.
lie thought The State would bc rendered liable
Tor iGuch larger amount than hal been anti
cipalcd
Nh. TOLER rePlie, tina; individual slcck
holders would lie required 10 subscribe ;.21 600
The original subscription Of the Safe to this
road had been s3oodu, OF which $4,000 had
been paid back 10 the Stale in addition 10 an an
nua dividend on he balance OF from three 10 four
per cent.
The remarks OF The gentleman from Halifax
were mol applicable 10 HE proposition OF The gen
enan from Cuipeper He wonld offer sub.
s,itu'e Tor Inc ryder, providing that The subscrp-
lion OF The State 20 the road from Buchanan 10
The Turnpike line, and the Stale subscription 10
the Lynchburg and Salem Turnpike shall bs
applied annually, i'll equal sums, 10 the coltm-
po!ancous construction Of The two roads lespec-
tiveiy II The ryder i'll is original form were
adopted, he would he compelled 10 vote against
the bill
Mr.. GOODSON hal supposed on yesterday
they were in sight oil land, bnt now il seemed
they were al sea again. lie hoped the gentle
man from Curerer wond accept he substitute.
Mr. LEAkE was in favor Of the passage Of
the ryder. lie had not supposed there was any
provision in The bill al variance with the amend
ment proposed by himself and adopted. There
was, however, material variance Instead OF
an appropriation from The Treasury oil 10000
dollars, more than double hat amount would be
required.
Mr. BROADuS found himself in rather
di>agreeabe situation. He had said he would
vote Tor The BILL bu il was under the expectation
that nothing Objectionable would be adopted. He
had supposed that but moderate amount would
be requ@ed, in orier 10 complete lhs road
There were those who could not vote Tor The bill
without this provision. When the Southwestern
Road had progressed towards lis completion, they
coulG then make an appropriation 10 the Lynch
burg and Salem Road Il was not his laull il the
gentleman from Lynchbmrg had other interests 10
regard. Twas mere question Of lime with HE
people OF Lynchbnrg Until The present moment
this was regarded as The Southwestern Road
Bill-noW, the question is shifted. Our attention
has been Withdrawn from the consideration Of The
bill i!sell By The various amendments proposed 10
miner sections.
Mr.. HARVIE hoped The ryder would he
adopted. He was nov required 10 vote Tor an ap-
preparation OF l0hG00 dollars more than he had
intended OF yesterday. lie mus! vote for re-
consideration u the engrussmenl OF the bill, ~
order that amendments mi ht be made il The ~
der were not accepted.
Mr.. TOLER regretted that The iccen, friends
Of the bill had not examined its various sections.
This was 10; the first lime the measure had been
before this House. In $50 the Legislature had
considered ,hls measure, and lis success was ie-
italed by a snail majority Lrnchbulg was HE
proper terminus Tor The road. compromise
had been effected with hose who were in favor ot
The extension OF the road 10 Buchanan. From
1927 To 1913 The Lynchbnrg and Salem Road had
paid dividend Of from iJur 10 FIVE per cent
lie could 20 no further in promoting the interests
Of a rival work.
The House refused 10 ador, The Substitute, and
the ryder vas ordered 10 be ensrosstd
Mr.. EDMUNDS objected 10 The bill, upon Tie
ground that il rendered The liability oil the State
much greater than the friend, OF HE bill had de
signed. Tine old stock O, the Lynchburg aud
Salem Tutapike Company was SllOO0O, aud
the new stock authorized Ia b. subscribed was
SS0,00O making in all 100000. The States sub
scfipiion al lhree-iiiihs wnul amount 10 .sll1-
600, and the Individual subscription OF two.iilths
would be 900; and as private subscribers held
already ssh coo, they wuniI have Ia nGd in tnt
.
000-lhus requiring the Stale Ia subscribe lhe
whole Of The ncw stock, and Pay $1,000 besides 10
The old subscribers.
Mr.. COOKE said The bill priessed 10 call Tor
80, 600, but in realty Two millions would be re-
CURED. II The work commence al Buchanan, and
proceed Wes,wardly, The State would be bound 10
pay one million ol dollars. The estimate last
year Tor this work was $500, 00O on the snppos-
lion that i, was 10 commence al The Tennessee
lire This was then considered moderate esi-
male. Il Buchanan be the Eastern terminus, the
Legislature would lie called on 10 complete The
canal 10 that place. The Stale was already
large s,ochholjer in unproducive works, and The
finances al The S ale would mol admit OF any new
appropriations
MIR. RICE was opposed 10 the principle Of
taxing one section OF the Stale for The improve
nent Of another. They had The right 10 impose
taxes only for The support OF government TX
perence should leach them not 10 engage in Wild
sprcuiations The Commonwealth in!eres, in
other works had been released in consequence oi
their nnpro uctveness. He was friend OF In
ierna Improvements, hnt not al The expense OF
the State. Gentlemen complained OF iiberal
and contracted views, hut il would BE- found on
examination hat all were actuated BY The same
motives; their own interest and that OF their con
situenis There was a combina, ion OF interests
sage He would not withhold from The West
what il was Justly entitled TO-
Mr.. PARKS thought The question had been
fairly and fully disguised. The gentleman SAID
he was ID favor Of Improvements. but opposed TO
taxation Tor that purpose. There was no prnro-
silion Ia increase The taxes. The friends OF this
measure have made successive reductions IN their
demands, until their application was reduced
within the narrowest limits The people he had
the honor 10 represent required this improvement,
N order 10 enable them 10 ind a market for Their
produce. and de"e!ope their resources. There
was no measure oil greater Importance 10 INC
West, and, as vel, they had received lterallyno-
Thing.
MIR. GORDON moved 10 reconsider the vote
ordering the bill 10 be engrossed in order 10 strike
ont all that par. relating TO the Lynchbnrg and
Salem Turnpike.
Mr.. HARVIE. enquircd il TIE gentleman iroor
Lynchburg had said that he would not vote I'm
the bill il thus amended.
Mr. TOLER replied, that he had SO expressed
himself
Mr.. VERIFY was in favor OF the reconsidera-
ton. What would be The position OF The HoIse
should The bill pass in liz present loEnl Tie
called for the ayes and noes.
The question was then laken and The result
was as follows:
.lMo-RIcs>iS. obpu'J N''t''ans'J ~ -
Gusts, ]. H. Gusts, tiarvie Powell, Miller,
Turnbull, Macln Bocock, Flood, Dickinson
OF Caroline, Lacy, Darlington Wiolree, Broad
us, Hohson, Tho npson oil ID, ChisGian, Moss,
Scott Sti!lman, Street, Saunders, IT,, Gather,
Jones, Lease, Walker, Edmunds, Stovall, Hie'I,
Thompson Of Fl Brown Of Hanover Goiwin,
Howard Wallace, Halves, M'lntyre, TAYLOR,
Ellzey, Gordon, Bagley Banks, Shepard, Alex
ander. Wade, IT, kby. Newton, Waus, Hap
per, VERIFY, Middleton, Oliver, Davis, NcPher-
son, Talum, Hiner, Syne, Lanier, Coo Ike, Dey,
NIcDealmon, Daniel, Brawner Stroller, Ly-
ons, Plohard, MARI Cowan, Slickley, SehreiI,
Ho!ladav, Chinn, billiard, Freeman, Hall OF
TAYLOR, Rice ard Leflwtch-75
.Nees-hiessts Suuhal. Brown of Albemarle,
Layne, Massie, Dickinson oil Bath, Bufwell,
Mitchell, Boak, Campbell, Thompson Of Bote-
tourt, Camden, Toler, Fox, Hall of F., Me
Cung, Deskins, Wall, Pendleton, Parks, Calf
son, Lee, Flowers, Mc!iae, Turner, Tovner Pa
trick, Duff, Goare, Parrou, Adams, Hamilton,
E.imondson, Michael, IT,, Edsngion, Arbogas',
Fairfax, Long, Gold. Harper, Fngaie, late,