Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-02-29

LEGISLATURE OF VIRGINIA.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

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Anumber of resolutions were offered and agreed
to-and several petitions pI~esentcd-delails OF
which will be given hereafter.
LYNcHBURa AND TENNESSEE RAILROAD.
On motion of Mr.. MOSBY, The II use took up
the bill Incorporating The Lynchburg and Tenncs-
see Railroad Company, wi'hthe amendments that
had been offered and ordered 10 be printed.
The fr,t OF these provided Tor the suspension
OF The Act for The completion Of the South Western
road, until The Isl May, 1913, when, it the charicr
OF the said company be secured, the said act shall
be wholly repealed.
MI. MOSBY moved 10 amendt this amendment,
(which is in The foim Of an independent section,
constituting The 81 sectioniof The bill by adding
the following Pfovlso:
"Provided, lnrrhrf, that il The charter author
lied By hi. act shall not be secnrcA, before OF by
The Isl dav o! May, 1913, as aforesaid, then The
authority Of the Board OF Public Works, IL sub
scribe Tor any portion VI the stock 0! said compa-
nv. on behalf OF the State be AMI The same is
hereby revoked and annulled-and this acl shall
be deemed a simple act Of incorporation, author.
zipc the construction Of the said Railroad bythe
private Stockholders"
The amendment vas agreed 10 by The House.
MIR. YERBY moved 10 amend The Amendment
OF MIR. MOSBY, constituting The 3fd section Of
The bill, By Inserting in The Bid line the following
words:
And the &C, passed at the present session for
the extension OF The Southwestern Turnpike from
Salem 10 The town Of Buchanan
[The effect OF this amendment; is 10 suspend
the act referred 10 as we'll as that Tor the compile
ti.n OF the Southwestern road, until LIST May,
1913, when, il Inc charter granted by The present
hin he secured. both said acts shall be repealed.
M. UARYIE inquired OF Southwestern mem
bcrs as 10 their views in regard 10 The disconIin-
uanre OF The McAdamiZed road, in The event The
railroad charter should be secured.
MIR. FLOYD stated that all The members from
the Southwest were prepared 10 give up The Me-
Adamizcd road, provided they could gel the rail-
road. excep, those from Washington and Smylhe,
who would insist on retaining The former.
The merits of the bill were then discussed by
Messrs. HARVIE and BURWELL.
The amendment Of Mr.. VERIFY was adopted,
with some farther verbal amendments.
The question was then on The next amendment
of MIR. NOSBY, substituting the words, "solvent
persons able TO pay" &c.
Mr.. STOVALL desired 10 offer nm amend
ment 10 The first a mendment just adopted, reqninog
4-5lhs of the private subscription 10 be Procufeu
before the charter shall be secured.
MIR. MOSBY Withdrawing Tor the present h''
second amendment,
Mr. HEFFEY, with the concurrence OF Mr..
STOvALL. offered an amendment making The
number OF shares required to be subscribed 10 es.
lab!ish The charter, $500, instead OF 1900, as
provided by the bill. ,oorr
SHEFFEY withdrew his amendment, and Mr..
SCOTT moved 10 insert the Isl OF August, in
stead OF Is, May, 1913, as the time within which
the charter may be secured.
The debate was continued by Mcssrs. COOK,
SCOTT, THOMSON OF J, BURWELL,
DORMAN, HARvlE, FLOYD, MAYO and
MOSBY.
On motion OF MIR. MOSBY,
The House adjourned.