Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-12-07
LOCAL NEEa.S

tfnftnnAL INPaovkhknr CoavHhrioa.-fhe eoosenuoa
q officers aud Of the principle internal
provements OF the Stats reassebled yesterday In the
Senate chamber at IL o'clock pursuant adjournuent
the day previous, Col fon.ns presiding before aud
John Seldom Esqr., Of Stafford acting Secretary.
The following report ~a Submitted By tho committee
| appointed the day before:
The committee to whom Vas referred tho communics.
ton Of tho Board Of Pubio Works, addressed TO this
with Instructions report upon the subjects
referred therein and upon such other they
deem Of importance to tho netcs,s represented 10
to those subjects their deliberate consideration and as
the result Of their deliberations would recommend for
the adoption Of the Convention, the following preamble
| and resolutions:
Whereas That Of the OBJECTS of the Board Of Pub
lie Works. In suggestirg the adoption Of uniform Of
charges, was to prevent the practice Of injurious eompe
atoa- any such cases arc ever likely 70 oecuraud to
70 oil tho improvements In the State adequate
return for tho investment Of Individuals aud the Conn
| monuealtb, In them.
Whilst this committee cannol any measure
that will prevent destructive rivalry between works 10
which tho State s largely Interested they that
manifest injury which result each other will DO
sufficient prevent Ii but Il should not they suppose
the power to do may rest In tho Board Of Public
Works, through their directors who would n necessary
inerpose 70 arrest great evil 70 the
where Il shall have occurred. ,,t
the duty Of each Of the Internal Comps
niles Of the State arrange their charges and TO
regulate their expenses to hr profit their
Resolved That this is due alike to private stockhoders
to the State and the bond holders 10 oil csss where
loans exist or are contemplated carry 90 their work
10 completion. -.-iu n.
Resolved, That spirit Of RIVALRY. which may lead to
runoas reduction Of rates, Liable to just CONDEMNATION
aud should be restrained. :, l'..slt
Resolved. Tha. in view Of the many dinssn, and m-
portant considerations which varlously and 10 d.ren,
degrees influence modify and control the policy which
each Company represented In this Convention shoud
adopt IN relation to It's rates Of tolls aud passenger res
aud Of which practical experience enables the Directors Of
II to be tho best judges In tho Of their Compa
Is itexpedient TO establish recommend sny uni
form rates Of tolls aud fares for the works of internal i'm
provcmeut In the State.
Resolved That the practice Of giving FREQ tickets and
Tree passages over the public works. Of the
to various classes OF person liable to end In becoming
great aud growing abuse, most difficult to restrain and in.
furious to the revenues and interests Of tho
owning those work, and of the Common wealth aud that
TO avoid nvdious preudiccs snd against any,
DO recommended to all those companies to adopt and
strictly enforce, uniform restriction Of the pryisse a, of
free passages, either with without FREQ tickets 10 tho
following classes OF persons only In the interOmmuucs
ton between different companes-tho President of The
United States, and officers aud agents Of tho Pos Ollie.
Department; the Governor irsI and sccoud Auditors.
Treasurer Secretary of the Commonwealth and Board of
Public Works OF the Common callb and their Secretary
the Presidents aud Ex Presidents
Directors State proxies Of all tho railroads of this Com
monweah, and to the President Directors State proxies
Chief Engineer and acting principle assistant Of the Jas
River aud Kanawha Canal Chief Engineers and bnyv,go
agents OF routes connected at either OF their With
the route over which the free passage given and ay
specal agent employed IN the place OF Of the
named persons OF all Of whom well their substitutes
the production Of free ticket or pass or certificate
from the President Superintendent Of the Company to
which such person attached shall be required Is an ey
idcnce OF their being entitled to a free passage Onicers
OF any Telegraph office. exceeding to each Office
by which teegraphic dispatches grau,ous for
the company provided however, that the subject Of free
tickets affecting persons passing exclusively over their
roads, be under the control Of each Board pecvey
Resolved, That the present compensation for
the transportation OF the United States Mail are much
lower than received for the transportation of other freight
at much less speed pnd wholly dispropor TO tie
services rendered.
Tho resolution referring TO the free ticket system did
not embrace originally the officers of the James River and
kanawha canal company in the privileged list They
were subsequently, included by amendment which met
some opposition, principally Vincent Witcher ESQ
the President Of the Danye railroad upon the ground
that being unate to recprocae similar svors they could
not be party to the compact.
The Hon. WIN. q. Rvss moved, subsequently, to strike
out that part OF the resolution which contained the pry-
legged list remarking that the affirmation of the imprac
ticabty and injury Of system rs set forth In the
hrst part OF the resolution, would be sufficient with
small amendment, which he would offer h lis motion pre-
vailed to wit that the directors Of each company would
extend this privilege, with due considerations to the
ends Of Justice and public utility.
The being taken on the notion resulted ayes 81
noes 81.
resolution proposing to limit the rate Of speed upon
railroads to miles per hour, rcpoi ted by the comu
tee with the above scres. laid GU the table.
Mr. Shnckelford, of Cupeper. by way Of burlcsquc
moved to fill up the blauk with "siIty"
short debate ensued which savored mantle ,ty of the
same spirit that characterized the proposition Of Mr. S.
The resolution ultimately disposed of IL tue above
summary form.
The convention then adjourned to meet again at half.
past o'clock last night