Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-02-09

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MONDAY. Feb. q. 1854.
A communication from the House of Delegates
was read.
The Committee on Roads presented bill f
incorporate the Appomattox and Staunton Rive
Railroad Company.
1t incorporates "A Company, with a capital o
$500 ~. 10 construct "A Railroad from Glover
HILL in Appomattox county. on the south aide
Railroad, To Stanton river, at the most eligible
point for approaching that river, at or near the
head of Long Island in Campbell county. II
provides for no subscription on the part of the
State
Mr.. johnson proposed n resolution, HAT the
Senate should hereafter meet at IL o'clock. Lost
Ayes ID, noes Is.
Mr. Parker offered the following resolution,
which, after remarks by Nessrs. Amber, Parker,
D.neale and Witcher. was laid on the table
Resoired, That the Board of Public Works be
requested Ia inform the Senate whether any por-
ton Of the Blue Ridge Railroad is used by the
Central Railroad Company without compensation
to the state for such use, and ii so, by what au-
thority the Board Of Public Works allows the
Central Railroad Company to the same with
out compensation.
III was stated TINT the arrangements were per-
cied by the act of 1852.
CONVICTION AND OHIO RAILROAD.
Mr.. DencaIe moved TO take up the Senate bill
III ih' ''hHh"'-
ton of the Coyington and Ohio Railroad.
The question was ON a substitute proposed by
Mr.. Douglas. authorizing the Board Of Public
Works 10 borrow, in the mode prescribed by ex-
isting laws, the money necessary TO build and e.
quip Said road provided that no more that one
million aud u half Of dollars shall be expended
thereon IN any one year. commencing on the lst
Of October aud ending on the 3st of September
following And the sum of three millions of dol
/, Il
this act
Mr.. Deneale believed il was the duty of the
Senate To take up this bill and act promptly.
without regarding the action what Ind been
done or is doing ''clsewhere" lin the House of
Delcgatos). lie contended it was great State
work, and deserved favorable consideration by
the Legislature.
Mr.. Amber said that the great measure of u
Nirginia connection with the waters of the Ohio
river had been the dream of his life. lie
ardent friend of this improvement as il had here
or elsewhere, and his advice was to 'hasten slow
~" lie thought if the Senate took up this bill
and acted on il now, it would create diseord be-
tween the two Houses, aud he therefore desired
il should lie ON the table
Mr.. Deneale thought that there could be no
dscourtcsy in the - Mates acting on the subject
now. The Senate was n co ordinate branch of
the General Assembly, aud had equal powers
with the other House. lie recommended the
throwing of timidity, and bold, decisive action.
Delay could only produce difficulty. No Sena-
tor can expect the defeat of this scheme here
As he said before, il is great State work, and
Lad been endorsed 10y our predecessors. If its
peculiar friends, those whose location made them
more Immediately connected with this bill, were
disposed to delay action he would not press his
view.
At this point Mr.. Stuart called for the order
of the day-the bill in relation TO free schools in
the county of Henry. On his motion, the amend
mcnts were ordered to be printed the bill laid
on the table and made the order of the day for
Monday next.
The consideration of the Covington and Ohio
Railroad hill was resumed.
Messrs. Wmd Amber and Den ale continued
the discn-si' II, after which the bin was laid ON
the tabc
The Senate then adjourned.