Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-04-01

" nc c'1a,oHs r. dts Ii2tSe cc bsis$nes of7oi7i"5 on
':91s occ"c By aIR. CArnlS.o:; Of ocoyf o its 3!S
! 9I'aarary i2S', 10 tst:
"ncs',s! l'"t IIa rtm'ncs on :oadr and Internal
HE1:tn pc ils::Ecttr, tn&G:rC rrai( "that
sne.Hi committee he ap:i:'cl IL elC into AMI rc;n
y ts i+":a ,e cais"> w!.!".l ,tucod tic James
' al i\a.':: cafil cr!P4ny - ;nc:case thc &!H? y
: ptcSHsAi T. :';ac Thousand c!ara ,c. annci also 10
qHr" ai2 ard report the oi lie al. OF lie a con
.EH'H ,! HAT co'nry "crGs mes vrr commonly call
q !hf!:a d'. ani Tine Of hi cu,,anys dtay ir
c":.c5g Is 10 Eacana: ala c ,c ir.i. Inc e.
rr'!srcy oi p,bi'ng ty law circ anccr o lat com
p""y o: accep:ins efl"! ncn ay other public wnri
within or wihnut Ills stGc wiki hJ;.. tie said o.ica al
80 10 enquire hc cSGCGir:cy prc..i2iting cv Iii;
cs engineer Of nay company III s;hich is stock
nsr ':l accepting cnlruy!ncnt in aur ether comndn,
tnaa that in which r@ is the chief caaiEse."
He majority "i yonr c"A,Eitt"n dissenting from the
!.ofr, neE 'Gt IHsi ~ ali y"e3 concerned thai fact
wiG d. not nrpe: IN ic report Of the aority sod b.
land before ,i!c house.
They d. consider the duty or province Of the comn,
zee 10 MAKE any recommendation leaad the appoint
hent oianothcr cG.ucc TO do a which they have ilc:n
serves entirely failed 10 do, p1Ticly il yc.? al The iar
mat III" Stockholders % ihc c,pony III qursor alter ih
J ost 'oI"sh investigation .: tie very c!lTges inT'l
Se IN inc Ffsotion ur'a: "ic this crnli.tcc -
p"iAtet approved tie official :radGc OF lis officers c ii,
COMPANY and "t1. solicitation Increased the salary
lislci. = e' ~
The minority therefore beg leave to report:
r. ih!t .ic cEiian o: the cnEHtec, the liln day o
chrnary, received communication from the President uI
'e cahai c"npaEi which laid before the committee
M COPY o Which. together wh the Of the chair
TIE chairman also on the 2ls ia, m ror,,r, ,o,;,o1
communication f"'n iic ci!ei engineer OF that COMPANY
"cr ,i'"h siic"n to son.e nrn,ers has pcscn
ted TO the COMMITTEE.
cny -! SAID lsl nalG !e,,c ard cf ,l cn-,v.r hcr.,o
Is hereto appended.
these communications o!er every facility and urge the
committee To prncecd IL the Investigation
II" esl"nct has t. r!ICcG the comnsc ty any
one complaining rron ". ccti,r resp3l:sc 10 any
81 ne .nl;e- above indicated.
No witness has hrnn >umuIoncd no aners mr. t.s;innn
ln"ducec nor any cali of OPP rtnn;,y az ,rd.d or
explanation.
Neither officers Of the company nor anv Of the stock
'rrFS o. s2'a proxies been rolii:ed by the
VI me ohc ~ place Ct meeting ;ic proinlleEt
nl The committee -
Under th"ac circumstances aed with ,h. statement OF
'acs the minority also i!lt committee be Gsciarg-
ed m" 'o',nd the adoption OF :e fp,wing resolution
heSc'cl, That tue corarittCc appointed lie ,;n OF
February last o enquire into anI report u this Hcuse thu
causes which indnct the James riqtr and NnnaYa nanaI
company TO n":c.sc tic saarr ,rcsdcn" &c he dis.
charged rom Inc ia-t.cr ConS:c' To .cur
referred.
AT meeting; :: :e executive committee Of the James
river an >"na'rna cpmhy, ic!d ':sy, l!th Febraa-
i:E, l1:l
!hc H2e'ra :aied the attention o. he cvccu,vc com.
h:iirc 70 a2 iio rg resolutions, w. apaegr in the pub
u-hn :rc'cngs uf tho House c Delegates Of Tiroina
10 have been aopej tie l%!n of i.35uar: instant:
i:eso"e That the .',tS !i Internal n1v:.
CATION nt !asrc 10 enquire iao ana report the House
the cnuSes wh!c; have iniuccj james river and kr-
nH": canal company increase the salary its Prsl-
dent % S3'@G pr
"a $50 urc and report ti c.ses oi tha falling
Il" 10" d IN constructed D: that company james river
Commonly called judith ,aE anl causes thu, conlpa-
MS 1ria% - cJtnpl=tir, as wCrh - Buchanan
"Aso u ::i:.ire cGr liz: ri:.ncr ." prohibiting by
Ia"r t.a e' engineer of TIA; c,Inpny from aces. nn Ell
r,cn. rnr ,rr ,.c puaI:c ,5: within o. wi:t!t Inc
s'"ta, ,t'.': :,"ij'ng .ha slid o.i!c2.
"A=o T. cnq::r ';o the cAr"irnay Of Prohibiting ~ ~
n" :!"! or..n"ti o" cc?Go" III which The state il
s'2Si"!ter t'on a,S"r'hs en2l2;ne n other ccm-
panv tf.n 'h.t IN which he Is .;!e :irci ,..:cer: ::
Ai:0 sGtgcsc -" r:".a,y 1f ,i,:!ng committee
raised under t resolutions. such aciIte5 nay be !cq
u or receive! by sad :oaittee in the performance OF hs
Ordered Tin, Ike Secretary Of .hia company be instinct
cd 20 submit 10 ,EC FREQ ana full nspccor cf the house com
nec, the books records ard papers in bis 1fcc, shenso
ever cqiTed 50 10 do by the c'i:'sc and that ~ i h
other "cefa pt III" company Gtc promptly ali sach a
nations ~, comra;Itco may desire.
i"snYet That: T'!:n view convenient reference
tc sin,- lc Ul e directors ii.s c"hf,l4y
',icc. b: r.a' ." tie disTosa % ccIal,ca INC
Han.n 1l ,D:aer.es !u tilc,- :sc during ,2i7 area
Rtao:c,, That thc 'rs.ien; 'i,e chair
oi tho h"use cGriit!ec l!r i+resuiag resolutions
Al lectiHg Of the rt2sicnt and iracia OF he Jane;
ever aah tanawha company, e;i Wednesday, February
.gtr 1851:
'i;a president reported to The acaT, !1 in 7ccctt.nc
wi resolution aIo1taL BY The eNecu;e c"'ae ua !r
i,l Iisi.. m had addressed communication IL t. - aT-
,;a4toa Eco chairman II :c c,m.:ties n n;c-tiltir,
appointed b The House ol Dclegnes ai ccciYcd reply
rom him as follows:
crrlcG IA1rs Errc7 ASo NAHAwna Co..
Richmond tEy II, 1851.
Glspa.;y!a hy The puo! lied proceedings Of me Hose
.: pticGa;. la, roi..Gc has been '.rintai 10 ur
ION; r.,rI,Jas ~ that irn,.tr kGir, ny r,.ing c1IGtY
ino c:tsil toa :h scsah ,Ici o the 9l,la River and
kaalwil Company, anl phcr n.e.s coEncc:ct "h he
.,risi.acn - Is affairs! the c&ccliirc c1T;:ncC, in !'
absence az tie E1aTl uj Directors, have instructed nc 10
.nmua:cIe ycr. ic >:air7aa u tie hua=e cHni;-
,r accompanying COPY UI rL2Ori!ons adopted - tc
s.i'ect ni yoGr crGc.c3.
beg to ai the thai it will afford and all the
officers .; he Company mac! pleasure I" furnish every IA
c,!ty iG our power, 0r5e and tie in the dis
l.l. ! A.
have le homer 70 ee very respectfully yolr oheGien:
servant, ). MASON.
Glt. CARsIsGTos oC BIico&rt Crcirmar d..
iIovsE o. DE.roArE= Fro. Is, 1851.
Dear S: have received your polite letter proiier!rg the
use u lEe a.! the Ja:s River anl kaaas cDnpa;
10 the commit nnvas, alton appointed by this House. OF
which an cha-i"n snail lay the letter beinrc the com
mitlee =; lis first ceag aud think it probhoie that they
will find it cxpctcn - accept the Cnmpgnys o5lglng ocr
wv" s''N' '',~'' +. G. CaRR!NGToN, Jr.
Hon JorS Y. MAsos, Prest. j. q. aad kanat7ta 60.
Extrac, isom thcr=cords. WN. p MGSFO&D, Ss:y.
Ric:lwoxo, rsDarAET Il, 1851.
SIR: am informed :lgt the committee Of which E"I are
cai.,.n meeting yesterday and adjourned until we'd
nesiar nest
Il must be desired by those who nave sought the enquiry,
and is especially important 10 myself that this nr:sii@a
Gn should De promptly. ard fully made for the plain and
obvious impo. the resolution is in fact arnigns o
nv professional reputation. bu, 10 extent un fiic
lion of the hnl,orl6;c discharge of my duties.
submit therefore the committee an act OF justice
10 o,vsrlf being thus publicly and officially assaed we'e
lu:; and hurongh investigation should not BE en'erea to
that nav by reference 10 the records OF the coIdhy Ii
other evidence ciue the charges and Implications "''
| otherwise may cpC5aia 10 my injury.
have only add ,ht my professional engagements W.
messing and that appeal |" IL" committee {" alou e Wv
suries upporuny rhe privilege accofhea ~ a?
citizen Of lc Cu:rnnwcn III hen publicly affaSHeo'
/ Yours very respectfully, ,,r n,,,,-,.y
! (Sgnedl VAIL t,l - " ~ i,,s ,a,.
F. G. C,sRisGroS, Esq Chairman, e., H. Of Delegates
R,cuaosp. FepRrAGY q, 1851.
Sin In,nied Y,:ur letter srvcra! neionis .! 'f co"
ni,,eu o, which chairman, inr lnelr CONSIDERATIONS u
in consequence nf nur pressing cts&Eao:hS neo:" ~
and before the hoas6, c1Hciuea 'i'
be imDracticabie 10 have full meeting al "h ea. T a
The or, drternn.t npon last mee'ing WIZ ioE my
own rur checrflly consult your pleasure una c"'i.e
uienc u th. matter in every way consistent WIN my 'y'
/ Ioars .ery respectfully, . .,r;xcr,,. :,
! lSnnrd) r. u |i'i@->i''0'- 'N'
Macr
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Allen a. Gentry Broad Street have sent Us ''e Ap:i 40
,f sr,ye7 q Tcwnsend's Il. York ia'7nohota f1oa:ay
E,ra.i !. s very handsome wos, aha in't oi rirh ana
d,t.A,,, srs-v ase.iais them cth!inuaiioas OF
novr; sy Bowsr ard .Iames Lis a2o Hi7!'a'ec 5F r9