Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-06-24
..ao,., considerations. The Appreciation
gard 70 .ss'lonai orntad to al e22 Of which no

HNrtn 3onG
uu e. Al 800 900 were prior to 1871;
eST ssent James river and hanaWha company wa
;ncdrnorated until 1882 when large appropriate
made of IN rsnsS oe'Ies es
If the improvement was then seriously con
IN. and am informed by distinguished member Of
nzrn hody then member Of the Legislature that
anparent to all that there was majority IN Ia
~ Of appropriations in some form; the real question
w ba,her the State should continue the work solely
"' vs., avn account and bear the whole expense. OF
hs,her il should be prosecuted BY JOINT stock com
nanv the State subscribing only certain amount
ny of the eastern opponents OF the work voted loi
10 io,tar scheme in order to escape the former III
alton of this statement find that the commit
roads and internal navigation reported February
1890 two resolutions The first was simple deelara
t;on that the best interests OF the commonwealth de
nand the immediate commencement and vigorous prose
t;on of line of commercial intercourse oY such MODE
~ nodes ma NAV be deemed most eligible uniting Tho
ahla waters Of the Ohio with the tidewater of the
80 r;rer' This was passed without n count. The
.nrI resolution was that this measure Is approprl
otelv State work and that it ought to be executet
,nr the direction Of the government oY FUNDS 10 *
I ,-or;dad upon the faith and credit OF the Common
wealth" Ii was rejected by vote of 81 ayes to o.
noes am informed that it WAS the true test vote o
the session on this subject The west voted DO for 1t
and only Is against it. tide-water stood ayes to -
noes and Piedmont 10 to 80. And amongst these 81
votas in the negative YOU will find majority OF the del
esatos on the yerv line Of the canal. Many Of those
most opposed to taxation for internal improvements a
trward. voted for the bill to incorporate the company
and subscribe to its stock. choice OF evils Tor they
were anxious to limit tho appropriations 10 rs small nc
amount rs possible and they TINS TO be the only
of avoiding the extraragant plan they had just
, defeated Accordingly that bill commanded majority
not only of the Piedmont but of the Underwater votes
i The next large appropriation for the James river
work was the loan of in 1871 10 complete the
canol TO Buchanan Piedmont voted Is ayes to 10
D nd the vo ell "a hv
wssters vote of AZ to 49, Yet defiance of all these
facts nearly the whole Of this work is charged by
the auditor to Piedmont.
Now, sir if you will deduct from the auditors state.
ment all other works which he himself il his report
of ls45 placed in other divisions. well the
recent works parts cf work, which in other di
visions you will have the true charge for internal i'm
provements in Piedmont not extending to the west,
fy sl,soo,as+ of appropriations, instead OF 1885,.
s97 and only Sl,0532S9 expendedinstead OF S250 1923
rs the auditors report makes it The Committee will
notice that very large part of this is for works de-
signed as mucl, and more for the benefit of western
commerce for Piedmont and the is true of NIL
the expenditures charged to the east in tables and f.
Not with the appropriations expended and to be
pended in the west amounting to about s6.0O00oo, the
whole Of which exclusively for the transportation
| Of western commerce.
Large additional appropriations made at the last
session of the legislature The received no less
than 1852 900 for turnpkes sSS2,I6 wore appropriated
to lines leading into the west and passing through two
or more divisions and $ll33S5 appropriated for
Piedmont works. But of this sum- 100000 for the
Orange and Alexandria Railroad and siSoYo0o for the
South-sid Railroad al essential link in the line
meet Norfolk With the west line, the compcti of
which my freId from Accomac Mr. WlsE) has told Us,
it will be Of the Of the white basis to
aud which t build up Norfolk into that great city
that he wonld ain convince her inhabitants she never
can become unier the mixed basis. Deduct therefore.
$40 900 and remaining $593,s75 was the ap-
proprated exclusively for the benefit of Piedmont Pie
west received he benefit in roads to transport her
merce of S2OH76 Of the appropriations Of last SESSION.
Now Sir wien look at trerc facts. 1t seems 10 me
strange that gentlemen should venture to 2ia.e the
charges and comparisons between the sectoE in refer.
euce to taxation and appropriations, with which this
house has beef favored Here ia the western country
which has received appropriations for !Atsrs improve
lnents eycus els ". .in her limits - III: millions
of dollars Tie Wiley alone. by lar the snlallc. di-
vision of the Safe has received appropriations for ln-
provements exclusively within ller limits 10 the amount
OF three millions of dollars Yet these gentlemen cooly
inform that the whole danger of future excessive ap
preparations is TO be apprehendec from Piedmont. Well
YOU cannot make western improvement without car
rving It through Piedmont sad there you have to com
meuce then Piedmont has all OF nearly all the
improv which she desires but is the west ut all
in the state Of eontentment The committee may
form some idea by comparing the areas OF these Sec
tons The appropriations expended and yet t" he ex-
pended OH I'M proremeut of all kinds in the Piedmont
division, andthe dewater counties of Alexandria Fair
fax Prince William, Stafford, Spotsylvania Caroline
Hanover Helrco Chesterfield Surry and Greenesville
now amount 70 SlQQ00,00U But the of Pied
mont added the areas of these counties is to the
of the west twelve 20 ,hirtythree; at east this i
an approximation sufficiently Therefore it would
require $275OO000 of appropriations 10 supply the west
with Us mary improvements in proportion to her sI7
plus suppc.ing that the cost per mile would he the
same But it INST be admitted BY every one, who will
consider the physical geography of The two districts
that the west wl require many more works III proper
ton to her surface than the eastern counties in que
ton and that th,v will he much more costly TIE
country is interested in every direction by mountains
which must be pcced and from the main trunks Of tn,
iruling improvements will lateral br.lachcs n,u
erv valley The table Of the clerk Of tho HOUSE of del
egates shows that applications for these ireeders
already coming up. 1t will therefore b. moderate e.
innate add founh more $500 900 to the est
,n.te of the appropriations which ,hcse work
Will require. making all some :33 O00. 300. Now event
YOU deduct from h! the appropriations hcretnf"r
made, which have b4n, or TO e spent west of tn
Blue Ridge about :s,O00O00, YOU will still have lief
$2T 900 900 or more which the wes NAV be expecte,
to take if she has the power ut distant Cav. Ant
WIZ ia pay this sum in addition our present deb
of more than S2O,c00000l Who il, pay the :nnua
interest and finally the principals answer the east
who pays more than twothirds Of the taxes And de
spite this certain prospect ahead, the Underwater il
gravey exhorted to look TO the for the proeco,
of her interests and TO surrender Ten Of her eleyate
to TransAlleghany. in order secure herself against
what Excessive appropriations and duration t1r IN
ternai improvements
Why sir find BY an examination in the clerks of
fee that at the last Session of the General Assembly
besdes the appropriation: the actually received
the Valley pressing bills giving her 1927 900 and
the Trans Allegheny bills for Soll,2Oo These bills
lost either in the House the Senate but accord
ing to tho common course in such nay expect
to see them brought forward year after year until they
are passed But then SI6S.io0 We're no; the only ap-
preparations the west applied for and failed 4 larger
| is still behind.
The bill for the extension Of the Central Railroad
the whole of it in the westwas also lost and lost by
aid of Piedmont votes as it's history will show 1eg gem
tleman from Logan Mr FERGusoS) propose, subs,i-
tutc for the original bill an amendment, which pledged
the State for $780, 900 Of appropriations for this avs
tenn of Improvements On the motion to strike ont the
three first sections Of this substitute Piedmont voted -
for and against, Underwater % to 4, while the west
voted 10 against Striking out and only for
Mr.. FERGUSON. would like to ask the gentleman
what vote he is referring tol
Mr. ~ R. H. GARNETT. The vote on February n,
for striking out the three first sections of your subs-
tute.
Mr. FERG USON. That is the last bill