Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-02-02

pany to construct public wharyes at Par
| kersburg.
A bill to authorize the Board of Pub.
! lie Works TO construct rail road from
Goyington to the Ohio River on State ac-
count, was taken up in pursuance of the
order of the day, and thereupon, Mr.. An
derson, by leave, withdrew the pending
substitute heretofore offered by him.
On motion of Mr.. ,Echols,- the bill was
amended by striking out the words, ..shan
be expended in any one year., at the
end of the 18th section and inserting the
words. ..are hereby appropriated for pur-
poses of this act, !" thereby appropriating
only 81 ,oOo, 900 to the construction Of
said road, instead of making an annual.
appropriation of that amount, 8 cs,.ss
The question being put on orderingthe
bill to be engrossed and read a third time
was determined in the affirmative, and
thereupon motion was made by Mr.. An.
derson that the same be read third time
this day. '-l t'segsg siasi 7ssIs
Mr.. Burdett demanded that the preyi-
Gus question. which was sustained. Ayes
! 102. noes S. iii ug snail syi,lf5 ib s,eilef
The said bill7was engrossed, and, on
| motion of Mr.. Jackson of Wood, upon its
passage, the vote was recorded as fol-
lOWS-aNGS
While this bill was being discussed by
the House, Mr.. Lewis made the following
remarks: ...s1i .s.1t t aln
Mr., Lewis said he thought the gentle
man from Mecklenburg, misunderstood
the vote of the House in determining to.
take ND and consider this subject at this
time. He was one of the 102 who voted
ior putting the bill on its passage now, and
1 I. hot
others that have, or may indicate a dispo-
sition to oppose the bill, THAI it was for
eign to his intention in giving that voteto
preclude any one from exercising his priis
vilege as member on this floor, by dis
cussing the proposed measure, and cam
wasting its merits TO the full extent. The,
friends of the bill were ready to meet in
legitimate discussion, and nom, any argu-
ment or consideration that may be urged
against it. The House has not decided
that there should be no discussion; but
decided that if there must be a discussion.
it shall come nOw. The gentleman COM
plains that the passage OF the bill is a
foregone conclusion. If this be so, il is a
reason why the bill should now be acted,
on, but surely cannot be urged as rea-i
son why it should be postponed to a later
day. If the minds of members have come
to determination TO favor the bill, its
! friends cannot helpit nor would they have
it otherwise if they could. aaatt .lQ
MIR. L. said he hoped the bill would
pass He for some time had regarded
this central improvement as the great inn
provement of the age, and he was free TO
say that the bill now under consideration
recommended itself more strongly to has
favorable attention, than any other bill
on the calendar of like kind. If all tho
other improvement bills containing appro-
priations from the Treasury were defeat
ed, this bill should pass. Its friends were
prepared TO show this; but unless the pas
sage of the bill SHOULD be opposed, it was
deemed useless at this time to make u
speed. IN its support. Ia s.it
This improvement has some ir1pradent
friends. But because it has imprudent
advocates, it is no reason why the bill
should not pass. fH #s3a.a at
Mr.. L. said he would state in a few
words one consideration which had much
TO do in determining his action on this
measure. The bill proposes TO make n
road from Clifton Forge to the Ohio, ri
yer. 1t will be seen that this road will
be the means of making available and re-
munerativc the large amount off money in
vested by the State in the James River.
Canal, the Central Railroad, the Orange
and Alexandria, and the Manassas Gap
Railroad. and. indeed. nearly all the i'm
proYements in the eastern part Of the
State. The only hope that any Of these
companies can have for ever making of
their Improvements anything beyond To-
cal neighborhood roads--the only posi-
bic means by which either of these roads
can realize any advantage from she hadp
and travel OF The great west, and the yal-
ley of the Mississippi, is to complete an
Improvement, such AS is proposed by this
bill. II will construct an important Sec
ton of a road, from which all these. i'm
provements will be enabled. if al all, To-
realize remunerating revenue. Thein+
tercsts and prosperity of these improve
ments require. and the interest and prOsll
perity of the State demands that this bill
should pass. u .sa-s vIstsm sssu s3as
He said he wished to say one word to
Western members. These improvements
i have now reached the centre Of the State
they arc about 10 cross the Allegheny
Mountains-all the money heretofore ex:,
pended ON them have been expended in,
the East-this particular Improvement
4 has almost reached the Eastern base of
the Allegheny fountains, and constructs
\ a railroad across our own section of the,
State. Under these circumstances, would.
it be the part of wisdom in us, as Yves.
tern members. to oppose and defeat this
measure Mr.. l.. said he hoped every
Western member would give the bill his
cordial support. % ao.3sm anGisIa,flE
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