Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-01-01
yir0tM(a Hr0t0!atilre.
HOUSE OF DEi.EGATES.
FRipAr, Dec. 10, 1915.

fs,pAr, Dec. 10, 1915.
| On motion of Mr.. Patrick.
! Resolved, Thai the Committee of Reads and late
nal Navigation enquire ln,o tie expcilcncy NJ iucmpir'
tiny punt stock Company ior thc purpose 81 construct
my railroad ton ,he city Of Richmond To the OH
k,ver, at or below tho mouth VI tho Great ksnaw h
river.
PETITIONS.
| Peli,"ns were prosecuted and referred to appmrrla,
committees Nv Mt SIe-,u cltIzrns III Bedford Pisy
vsnla AID Csmpoell. ior new county.
BY Mr. Parks. ii u. {. Philips. asking to be- dlvorc
ed from his wiz Dorcas.
On nation oi Mr. SJu,hall 5000 copies VI The mem,
nal. with The accompany my documents in,n the Edu
cation Convenl aud 1000 copies Of the petition lroi
tina Convention Of Colleges. aud tho sundry amendment
pmpised c the present system, were ordered to b,
printed
SOUTH WESTERN ROAD.
The bill for constructing he South Western Road
aud Tor other purposes, came up on tho Question Of IT.
passage.
Mr., VERIFY moved tina, i, be- postponed and made III,
order Of the day for the 5 Of January lie did MT d,
81 IN The hope of defeating the bill His ubjecl
obtain fair expression Ut the senso Of the louso upon II
IL wasa very nmp,riant bill. proposing. indeed ON It's
face tho expenditure of only SIS .OOo but. IN his op,n
ION. would involve The expenditure OF several hundred
thousand dollars
Mr.. lttwich earnestly opposed the poSiponemeni; -
w further light could b. el,ci,rd by discussion.
Mr. l.aner urged asa reason tor posipon-ment iha,
bill SO important involving. he believed. an ultimate
expenditure III &Iu0OOOo should mi be passed IN oppp
non to The wishes of majority Of tho House, which
might be tho case were II Ia pass now.
Mr. VERIFY repeated aud enlarged upon lis for
pos,poneinen,.
MIR. Strother was opposed to the bill bu, did not think
lis pos'ponemrnt would be- advantageous
The House refused 10 post pone--aycs 90, mes GO
MI Clayton moved ~ amend the bill, by way OF pla
cling upon Il what he called light rydrr.-lhis MAS
a provision E'r the appropriation Of 900 for tho
completion VI the Dtanlo svle and Fishing Creek Turn
pike.
Mr.. G.odson demonstrated against this ridcL-1he
hill had had hard riding enough without putting ,hs
rydrr on II! lie begged the gentleman from Marion
(Mr. Clayton would ride his own rad aud lie, ride
ours"
MIR. Clayton should insist. The IranIonsve and
Fishing Creek road was az Important 10 tho lhe prope Of
Tho Northwest The Southwestern road ~ The PEG
pie of the Southwest
Mr. Lee oppused the ryder aud reconstructed aga inst
lis being attached 10 this bill.
Mr.. West sustained the ryder.
Mr. Pendl-on replied wiih much earnes'ness to thu
remarks Of MIR. Wesl-expressed his deesatIm OF log
rolling declared that every measure should .iand upon
its merits.
klessrs. Edgingon and Flowers begged Mr.. Clayton
10 Withdraw his ryder.
Mr.. Clayton declared he would vote for The bill il the
ryder were adopted.
sldeed just tina, this ryder should be attached this
bill and begged him 10 put himself in the relation of
patron to the bill, and ask himself whether IL would be
then lair aud Just IL hitch this ryderl II.
Mr.. Clayton Withdrew his ryder.
Mr.. Bruaddus referred To The 9th, 9TH and 9Th
,ions OF the bill, relative To the Lynchburg and Salem
Junnke sec.ons which lie said had been overlooked
HE discussu. o the main question Vi HE great SOUTH
western road. According to lhese sections, she State
might be required pay the Whole amount necessary To
Nacadamse the turnpike the presently year.
Mr.. Voler expressed surprise that the bill should meet
with this opposition AT this last stage. u the bill should
pass. he thought no, contemplated by those ioer-
rsied ~ The turnpike TO commence operations earlier
than would give Them lime 10 complete as SION as the
SOU hweiirrn road Was completed. But II the ryder
passed, il would lake four live years after The
Snuth esern rad was shed cninp le,e this i'm.
provenrnt To Lynchburg, which he regarded, indeed,
The Eastern ieTnlnss proper oi Me Southwestern
road.
Mr.. Edmunds called attention TO the sec,ions with re-
yard 10 The i,nchburr and Salem road The Board Of
Public Works were hrIe required I" subscribe for three.
fjMs OF The aggregate sTk-i.r. the old aud new-uf
Tho company. whereas, the State only held hs Of
the old stock. Mr.. f.. made this stntemeni:
The old stock amounted 10 SllO,0 900
New stuck authorized for MacadamiIing the
Turnpike $4,000
10000
fflhs, ll4.000
lndlyuaIs, two-ffhs 10000
As private individuals held already $50, 900. they
would have 10 hold IN The new company "nly $4,000
and the State $ll4,OO Thus WE require the State
not only Ia .ubscrbe Tor The Whole oi the shares
but actually 10 pay 81 600 10 did subscribers.
Mr.. Tuler's statements differed from MIR. Edmunds';
but after conversation between those gentlemen, it
appeared that the discrepancy was owing ~ The TACT that
Mr.. L. based his upon The maximum increase tO,O0O)
aulhorzed by the bill, which nqnlles the Stockholders
To pay $l2 900, and The State sos 900. and Mr. Els
was based upon the minimum ($SO.0oO.) which he said
he knew The stockholders would prefer as tina, would
enable them to make 81 O00 aud have their road inn
proved besdrs.
Mr.. Harvle declared his position 10 he singular His
attention was absorbed by The man subject, aud did not
know that he voting Tor another cent Than was sP
prupriated to that
Mr. Teller regretted gentlemen should have permitted
the bill 10 progress, thus Tar without examining its pro
visions But IT was their fault not his. The measure
was not new had been before presented in astar bet
ter form for his constituents IL 80 bill spproprathg
So 900 900 railroad Stale accoun, toSa
lem, and authorship subscription oi three h.hs on the
part of the State branches from that int to Lypchbnrs
and Buchanan came within two voes oil passing TIN
House lie regarded Lynchburg the true Eastern ter
minus Of the Sou road but had III spirit q
Inpu,nse, agreed TO the provisions ot this bill. lie
could not go further.
Mr. Toer moved To amend the ryder proposed by Mr.
Broadus u the effect that the su5scr pon OF X5,OO(
should be divided between The Southwestern road AM
the Lynchbug and Salem u.np pike, aud that they shou
be completed simultaneously.
Mr. Toler's amendment was rejected
Mr. Cooke looked On the bill calling in effect for 81
600 900 from the treasury 1t would bind future Legs
atures 90 and ~xpend only $3.50 900 but mil
lion Then to the road with Buchanan, and ,hi
would involve the expenditure Of 81 600, 900. TIN
people he represented did not base appropriations upo