Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1854-03-04
Legislature Of Virginia.
HoUSE-February 20, 1854

HOUSE-February 20, 1854.
On motion of Mr.. Gallahue, a bill in.
cooperating the Monongahela and Ra.
venswood Railroad Company, was taken
up on its passage.
Mr.. Duane opposed the billiard Mr..
Anderson moved to lay it OIL the table.
Mr.. Gallahue hoped the House would
not 10y the bill on the table. The ses-
sion was rapidly drawing to close. and
he desired that vote should at once be
taken on the bill.
Mr.. Raymond addressed the House
at length in support Of the bill. He
based its claims 10 the favorable consid.
GRAFTON of the House, upon the fact that
the bill did not call for single dollar
from the public treasury. 1t merely
asked for naked charter. The friends
of,hc road only asked the privilege to
make the road with their own money
a Virginia, and not Pennsylvania road
or the road Of any other State.
Mr.. Deane replied to Mr.. Raymond
and stated that If this bill should pass,
i. would destroy the Covington and Ohio
Railroad, Or prevent its construction
The road was to be built with the money
Of Northern Railroad spectators.
Coriagton and Ohio Railroad.
The Speaker announced the hour (12
o'clock) for the execution of joint or.
der,.viz: the bill appropriating $4,000
600 10 the Coyington and Ohio Rail-
road.
The bill was taken up, when
Mr.. Brannon offered substitute for
the bill. which he desired to bring for.
ward as competing proposition at the
proper time-there being already two
substitutes in advance of his.
A motion was made to postpone the
consideration of the order the day until
the bill which was under consideration
the Monongahela & Ravenswood Rail
road billy when the hour for the order of
the day arrived, should be disposed Of.
MIR. Anderson said if the motion was
Withdrawn he would move to lay the
Coviug,on and Ohio Railroad bill ontho
table, and make it tho order of the day
for " o'clock, Tuesday.
The motion was withdrawh-when
Mr. Anderson made the motion which
he had indicated his purpose TO make.
The bill was then laid on the table,
the substitute Of Mr.. Brannon ordered
to be printed, and the further consider
alton Of the bill made the order of the
day for Tuesday, IL o'clock.
Tho consideration of the Monongahe.
10 and Ravenswood Railroad was then
resumed.
Mr.. Deane concluded his remarks a.
gainst the bill.
Mr.. Brannon offered the following as
aryder to the bill:
Provided, That said road shall not
: strike or enter the ravine Of the Ohio
river between the mouth Of the Little
Kanawha river and the mouth Of the
Little Sandy Creek, above the town Of
Rayenswood, in Jackson county"
On this ryder and the bill, the discus
sion continued several hours-the bill
being opposed by Messrs. Anderson,
Deane, linn and Skinner, and adv6cat-
ed by Messrs. Gallahue, Raymond,
VERIFY, Mallory, Garnet, Brannon,
Browne of Stafford and King George,
Brown Of Cumberland and Powhattan,
Barnes of Marion and Patrick.
During the consideration, of The bill,
MIR. Deane offered the following as a
substitute forthe ryder:
Provided, That the said Railroad
shall not be extended southwest of the
Northwestern Railroad, terminating at
Parkersburg.
Rejected-ayes 80, noes SO.
The question wat then taken on the
ryder offered by Mr.. Branuon, and it
was adopted.
The ayes and noes were demanded
on the passage of the bill and ryder.
The roll was called, and the bill was
: passcd-ayes 81, noes "a.