Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-02-20
annoN lid ,ba, he would, as briefly

ms o'a - the &C, OF 1886, incorporating 'ne
:sEsus Railroad Company, that the oo)ec. n."
Lou '.r,nla,ed by the Legislature was inc eA.n,
'1ne"'i,b The road 10 The Blue Ridge, anu 10 u'e
son y Harrisonburg in the county Oh NUN.
"~n y The bill is intended TO carry GU. ~.
al intention, and 10 redeem the p'euss -
's,n Inns incidentally given TO Inc co'nPa-
&c o'as s,sna The road. In 1887 The Staie suo-
p 70 nc Kindred and twenty lhousanaa
s,'i' ,ces che again took three-hiths OF 1le
ana u .s, NO rad from Louisa Court Rouse 20
= cary r;lIe The State holds IN ln's % oa1
GoIoG nno mon which she has recetvea IN ioos
so hvV. .,,t in 1910 g per cent, 10 aos. "a PEI
:. A, his time, owing 10 Inc Son $1,000
ee.' h,,wsen this company aho 'ne $500,
i ny and Po,omac Railroad company, ' sni
dollars ofits funds were Is ~ .ne h S;"
- ,ba, company; which preven.edi q, nsr csn,
AND until iS45, when II deS,a.su rsr csn, viii
sn3 !, IS confidently expected 'ia' ~>'
s,a;n be divided 10 July next. ~. nos ,ho
ss ua ma confidently say that 'h's was ,ae
nc uSI ohesnes, road ever constructed IN VIZ
oes; aa INA as proof ofthe fact, the whole eos'
g,Ala, cr in isis, upon the entire Ioad' aus.
OF iepa"sst y miles, amounted TO The small sum OF
tance s y, The salaries OF President Irea-
o,oo oo SUPERINTENDENT and overseers, amount on
;" - hon, "a 600 dollars, from which the House
: :. - form an idea of the cheapness OF lis ad-
.a a;o;s,ra,on II presented the phenomena which
n. ,,;snd from Norfolk. (Mr. Waits, thought
-, ND No, De found in Virginia, OF Railroad
;..s from deb,-and not only free flom debt, but
.c,,allv a creditor 10 the amount OF twenty
,sons,nd dollars. He believed that the extern
soo of this road 10 the Eastern base oil Inc Blue
ridge, would tend greatly TO increase Inc trans
oora,on upon il, and that il would be lar Inc
Iss investment of any surplus IN the treasury,
which the Stale could make. he oeheVeo thal
i, would Weld in a short time DIVIDEND Oh SIX
-sr cent. The bill asks the appropriation OF
;S,ss.6nhs of The sum of TWO hundred thousand
i,llafs from any money in the treasury not other
wse disposed of. Ii did not involve The princi-
ole OF borrowing Tor the purpose OF constructing
improvements, 10 which he was utterly opposed.
While these were some OF the reasons which
ouob,to commend this bill 10 the favorable con-
sie.ation oi The House, he was aware that his
course heretofore upon such questions, did mol en-
,i,is him 10 askanv iavors at their hands, having
generally voted against all appropriations OF this
sort. He knew that gentlemen nigh. say, ne oid
rot vote for their schemes, aud could not expect
,hem 10 vote 70 his; but his course here had never
been guided By any such consideration. lie had en-
deayored 10 vote upon the merits of every propo-
si,ion, regardless OF who supports or VINO opposes;
regardless also Of any effect which The discharge
o.. his public duty might have upon any niea,
SIRE in which he fell, a peculiar interest. he
rlaced The bill before this House upon It's meris
alone.
Mr.. YERBY opposed the engrossment Oh Inc
bin and asked for the ayes and noes.
Mr.LACY opposed the bill on The ground mar
!, wmld come into conflict with other improve
Wr GORDON said that the chief object to be
attained by The extension OF the road was The con-
rsniepce OF transportation of produce from the
itch counties through which il would pass.
NJ. BANKS would vote against the bill, al
though he believed that il was one OF The most
merilotious Improvements in the State.
Mr., MARTZ did not think that The road
would BE- rival TO any other State Work. tie
hsd voted against other Improvements, be-
ca,ss they required direct appropriations from
The Treasury. This was 10 be CONSTRUCTED upon
Inc loin, stock principle, and would doubtless De
!, nfo6,able inyes, ment for the Stale, and afford
srsat convenience 10 The trade and travel of an
Extensive and wealthy section Of The Common
wealth.
,;xrnlty in casting his vote upon the bill. de
tsh thai in either case, whether voting lor OF
aaains, il, he should be doing some inlustice 20
he conscience and convictions OF duly. lie ae-
sired sincerely 10 vote for the appropriation. he
believed n. work highly important, ano was SIN
rersly gratfed al the expose which had been
given OF its construciion-its management ana
general condition. II was, therefore, emihehny
deserving public counienance, and most conciu.
sivelv challenged his support. Bnt ne coulo mol
believe tina. the constituents Of the gentleman
from Louisa themselves, desired Inc improve,
menr. He could not believe that they considered
n. i, movement important or beneficial 10 them
,,yes for he took il for granted that that genie
man represened the views OF his consttu-
EMS on the general tax law. And when Inc
TAX bill ,was under consideration the other Gay,
Inc gentleman voted agains, the substitute
which proposed to keep The revenue OF last
wear, and therefore voted 10 reduce The taxes.
The tax bill Of las, year furnished the means,
the food upon which this bill might have lived;
and 4 that slstenance was cut on in part BY The
vote OF The gentleman himself The conclusion
seemed inevitable 10 Mr.. Tunslalls mind, that The
good people OF Louisa could not deem the work OF
Interest or importance; for, if so, his friend from
that county would certainly have united with him
10 keeping The revenues OF the Commonwealth IN
thai condition which would have justified The ap-
propraion Mr.. T. could not vote to ill the COL
i.s OF The State in opposition 10 votes from others
az! then vote the money 10 such others. He fell,
family 10 vote against The bill.
The question on the engrossmenl was decided
10 Inc negative, and the bill was rejected, by the
following vote:
AYEs-Alessrs. Layne, Baldwin, Thompson of
Bole,ourt, Toler, Scot, Hall OF Fauquier, Still
man, Wall, Lee, McRae, Patrick, Taylor, ELL
zsy, Gordon, Parriott. Edmondson, Edgingion,
Hner, Lanier, Fairfax, Long, Lyons, Gold, Martz,
Tals, Goodson, Neal, Leftwich-3l.
NoEs- Messrs. Goode, (Speaker) w. Fl. B.
Gusts, Sou,hall, Brown Of A., Harvie, Massie,
Bntwe, Boak. Camden, Miller, Turnbull, Mac
lin, Bocock Flood, Fox, Dickinson OF Caroline,
Lacy, Darlington, Wirfree, Hobson, Thompson
Of Dinwiddie, Chisman, Moss, Street, Saunders,
Carson, Jones, Leake, Walker, Edmonds, Sto-
vail, Hisu, Thompson of Hampshire, Brown OF
Hanover, Flowers, Woolton, Goodwin, Bowden,
Towner, Wallace, Gaines, Robinson, Gresham,
Duff Goare, Mcintyre. Bagley, Banks Clayton,
Shepard Alexander, Wade, Jr:, Newton, Watts,
Cooke, Der, McDearmon, Daniel, Brawner Stro-
,her, PnIchard, Cowan, Fu2ate, Denison, Stick
lev, Holaday, CHM, billiard, Freeman, Hall OF
Taylor West, Funs,en and Rice-79.
A bill supplementary 10 an act Incorporating
me Southwestern Turnpike Company, was read
ssecond ,ime-and the question being on It's en-
gro<smen,, motion was made By Mr. THOMP-
son Of 3. 10 amend The bill, BY inserting sec.
lion requiring survey and location OF road
from Salem 10 Buchanan, before the Southwest
srn road should be completed to the Tennessee
liue
The amendment was opposed BY Messrs.
GOoDSON and TOLER, and subsequently,
withdrawn BY Mr.. THOMPSON.
The bill was then ordered 10 be engrossed.
A bill 10 increase the Literary Fund was read
second ,ime-thereupon motion was made
by Mr.. GORDON thai the further consideration
thereof be Indefinitely postponed
The motion was advocated by Messrs COR
DON, STROTHER and w. Fl. B GUSTS
nd opposed BY Messrs. VERIFY, LEE and Nc
PHERSON
The question on The motion was decided in the
negative by the following vote
AYEs-Messrs Goode, (Speaker,) William
II, B. Gusts, Harvie Powell Baldwin, Torn.
bull Maelin, Bocock, Flood, Adkins, Dickinson
Of Caroline Lacy Darlington, Wintree, Hob
son. Thompson OF Dinwiddie, Chisman, Scott,
Hal OF Fauquier, Street, Saunders, Jr., Jones,
Leake Walker Edmunds, Slovall, Brown OF