Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-01-16
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House met at IL o'clock.
JANUARY, 18th 1881.

JANUARY, 18th 1854.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr.. DeForreat
The clerk read communication from the Senate in
forming the House OF the passage of the following b4
IN which they asked the concurrence Of that body:
An act authoTsng the construction of water fences
across Big Mill Creek, in the county of Jackson.
An act TO incorporate the Branch Coal Mining and Nan.
uiacturing company, in the county of Putnam.
These bills were read first AMI second time and com
mited
The Speaker called upon sanding committees to report
when
Mr. CnEATHAM from the committee on Clains rsport.d
bill for the relief OF Levi Johnson.
Mr. DowSISG, from the joint special committee OH Exc
cutiTe expenditures, made the following
That they had under consideration the subject of Exc
cutIVe expenditures for the fiscal year, terminating with
the SOth Sept 1862 and after careful examination OIL
the various items and expenditures authorised by the
Executive Department., amounting sec 344 90 all oil
which were sustained by satisfactory vouchers discovered
that the annual appropriations the contingent fund be
ing $4,000, there remained pended of said appro
pration sum OF 1866 0l. To this was annexed q
statement containing the items aud expenditures with
bei explanation OF the nature aud Of the claims
paid
message received from the Senate informing the
house OF the concurrence OF tina: body in the resolutions
oHeTed 10y Nr hENPER Thursday and adDpte1 by III
hose IN relation 10 the proceedings of the James River
ana haniwha Company, aud Of the appointment OF the
committee in pursuance Of these resolutions.
The SPEAKER announced the following committee on
Tue paTtoi the House under the resoutons-Messr
hemper, Downing, Moore, aud Burns.
TIE special order of the day then came up-beiug
tue bill mixing an appropriation Of 20, 900 900 for
the COynngton aud Ohio Railroad.
The pending business this connection was an amend
ment offered by SIR PATRICK.
The bill provides that the Board OF Public Works be
authorized to raise loan OF 1000 900 to be expended
upon this road limiting however the annual expenditure
to s2.OOOOO
Sir PArRIcEs amendment provided that the Board o
public Works Ice authorized borrow upon the credit OF
the state sufficient amount to complete the Road and
that the annual expenditure he limited to 81 100000
The question on the adoption of this amendment yrs
put and lost.
Mr. DgASE then offered the following amendment, "thst
the guhBe upon which said road shall DO constructed
snail De i've feet throughout it's entire length"
Mr. DEASE addressed the House at great length ON ts
advantages of wide narrow guage
lie showed by series of facts aud figures brought for.
clDy 10 bear upon his Arguments that the interests the
road would he materially forwarded 10y the adoption of the
vide gIage. He produced the opinions Of alb and
upon that subject and various other high authorities sns
tanning his views in favor Of the wide qua ge
Tie showed the relative advantages OF tie wide aud mar
row guago. as they applied 70 the Baltimore, and
ONO, aud the New York, and Erie Rairoads-
the result Of the comparison which embraced
Tie entiro economy with regard to the tranapor.
ation OF goods, &c, exhibiting decided advantage in
aYor oi the wide guago applied 10 the latter road Al
aud half
Me- DowSfNs, moved the poslponemento Of the special
order tl half past ~ o'clock 10 morrow which was
agreed TO-
MI Skinner, mades motion TO adjourn Ue Withdraw
II byirequest when,
NJ DowSHa moved 10 take up the report Of the Joint
special committee Executive expenditures made by
him at an early stage Of the proceedings The report being
ordered TO be taken up,
Mr.. KCKESzIE moved TO lay IL ON .he table and o,ds,
IL TO bo printed
The motion agreed 10.
On motion OF Ar. TAYLOR, the House adjourned.