The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-12-20

lnfion alluded to the portion of v;rv;r;. - ~.
pas revenue or her iistributiye share az ths M.
So of,en saiss OF the public lands which she had
-hsan hen reused IN pursuance of those prinr;ri.s
"naen NY. were the basis Of her honor and glory
CIT, Mr, hUFFSER replied that it referred n ~,
sa quota Of the Land Fund amount;ne -
some $4,000 or $4,000 s :"
MI. FLOYD rose not 10 liscnss III. ,,,....
s..sihg or not receiving the fund but s;,a,ir -
1ate that the subject had been often hasar: AZ, ~
haeu hsIsiasure, and that it was well known as ha5
was nei.h em ascerta1ned that the fund in question
J" as neither In the Treasury nor the Rants 81 th;
commonwealth but in the Treasury ~ A.. I'm, as
Virginia o' 'Ao proper ofncers of
x,hds lter some further conversation, Mr.. RurryrR
"Hharcw his resolution. En-
PETITIONS.
NrwnI .lohs were presented and referred-Bv Mr.
NhwLoS, the petition of citizens ~ T.,,, - ~.
ae removal of certain restrictions upon tha
NJ estern Railroad-laid on the t,hIo ,t - ..Io
t'se ~ .. having acted on the subject Nv Mr Hon
n. s.A-ehs OF Martinsburg for an extension ~ a.
limits OF said town; and another of citizens &c d.,
s;"n f adjoining said town. against the exten.
ZION ipn OF Its limits. BY Mr. RoNAID of c;,;zo-,s ne
montgomery for law to omit and so+,I .h s.1 9I
"' soid Ior the non-payment of taxes
n TAxEs AND THE PUBLIC DEBT
tho rf EAhLf oifered resolution of instructio, IN
.ne committee on Finance relative to incra..;,',
taxes to pay the ''fsatine debt" and nan. Il. ~
n.'aes lles OF the Commonwealth \ conversat;on.I
aeoate ensued, in which Mcssrs. EEpIy .nMu4.
Po,,,,,i ELL OF b., JOHNSTON, EDNuNDs. MALLORY
rentlemen no ana DEANE took part All of these
,.a n.eueh concurred in opinion as to the duty os
piop'iy ana completely meeting the obliratiors ~
the commonwealth: but objection yvas =, "a y. .. =
posit,ve instructions to the committee II Sta
TED that the COMMITTEES was fully alive t 90 80 :
portance of the subject and that unJor .h 10 ene I'M
cy their report on the liabilities and resourcas =,
tne commonwealth would be sent in with n nos
sibie promptitudc, and might be reported in the
course course OF TWO weeks. After interchang. Of
mooihcation OF his resolution, one offered by Mr.
MALLORY. which was adopted, as follows.
resolved, That the Committee on Finance be di
rccted to take into early consideration the necessi
to maintain the credit and provide for meeting ii
the Obligations of this Commonwealth
PACIFIC RAILROAD.
Mr. BURWELL, of Bedford. submitted the follow
ing resolutions, which, on his motion, was laid OF
the table and ordered to be printed:
Resolved, That, in the opinion of the Lepislatur,
OF Virginia the more perfect union of the Atlantic
and Pacific States, and the more impartial ,listribu
ton OF the mineral and commercial advantages o
California, requires the construction of a Railroad
to the Pacific Ocean
Resolved, That this railroad should consist q
separate and continuous sections incorporated aDt
controlled by the State and Territorial Legisla
lures within whose Jurisdictions the said ront.
shall lie
Resolved, That the exercise of any power of in
corporation, construction supervision or control b,
the Federal Government over the said Road. OF
any section thereof, is in the opinion of many nm
constitutional, and of others improper, and should
not therefore be exercised upon any pretence
whatsoever.
Resolved, That considerations of comparative
grade, climate, and economy of constructing, main
tanning and working the proposed railroad. as wei
as the direct and incidental advantages of trade
and development, indicate the following route a.
the most eligible: Commencing at such point wes
OF the Mississippi, As may unite the system o.
Southern and Southwestern Railroads; thence by
common track passing through Northern Texas
crossing the Rio Grande, at or near Ell Paso. ir
the Territory of New Mexico and thence bv suct
route south of the river Gila, to some termina
port on the Gulf of California or the Pacific Ocean
as may be deemed most advantageous
Resolved That the construction of such road
can be best effected by the combined patronage OF
the various States and railroad companies of the
South and Southwest to be applied at such times
and IN such manner they shall deem compatible
with their duty and interest," and whilst in the
present incomplete condition Of the improvements
of Virginia any subscription to the Pacific railroad
on the part of this State would be premature and
improper, the Legislature cordially recommends
Its construction as presenting advantages of com
mercial and political character, alike important to
the South and the preservation of the Union.
On motion of Mr.. MURDAUGH, the House ad
journed.