The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-03-15
anu oiii to incorporate the st. Patricks Benefi-
''afy society Of the city of Norfolk.
THE IMppnyEMENT HILLS

THE IMPROVEMENT BILLS.
Nlr UARTER moved that the York River Rail
road nhi, which came up in order be laid aside for
w.. pu1pose OF taking up the Manassas Gap Rail
.oau oii' winch notion after some discussion be-
tween Messrs. ToMLIN, CARTER, SEGAR, ED
huNDs and IMBoDEN was lost
The House then took up the
YORK RIVER RAILROAD BILL
pnoo UNI Tor the increase of its capital stock
State % "Ao Hai W 'ne
Ad.eI n a Few remarks in support of the BILL by
nI. ioMLiN, the vote was taken, and the bill re-
lected ior want of a constitutional majorty-ayes
OF moving the reconsideration eff the vote reject.
ing the Oil, WHICH motion he made and the bill
was laid on the table
NEW RIVER RAILROAD
oh motion of Mr.. PENDLEToN of Giles. the
House toek up the bill extending the charter of the
New River Railroad
Mr. FLOYD supported the bil explaining that
the original charter expired on yesterday, and it
was desired that further time should be given to
organize the company. He spoke of the impor.
lance OF the Railroad, and the justice of giving
1uTther time for the organization of the company
Mr.. JOHNSTON indicated his opposition to the
bill, by interrogatpg its friends, whether the ex-
tension OF the charter did not involve the State in
subscription of 100000, from which she was
now released by the expiration of the charter
Mr DEANE considered the question to be- whe-
ther the heaviest taxpaying portion of the State
was to have any participation in the benefits of
the Covington Road, work to be built by the
state, at cost of 10 or 10 millions dollars
The question being put upon the passage of the
bill, it was rejected for the want of constitution.
al majority-ayes 6S, noes CO.
Mr.. BRADY moved a reconsideration of the vote
The motion was agreed to, and the bill was laid on
the table.
ORANGE AND ALEXANDRIA RAILROAD
The House next took up the bill providing for a
loan of s5OO,OOO to the Orange and Alexandria
Railroad.
MIR. LEE briefly addressed the House in its SUD.
port. Air. DlLLAifD avowed his friendship for the
Orange and Alexandria Railroad; but urged the
reasons relating to the finances of the tate which
would induce him at this time to vote against it
Ho alluded to tue Introduction by Mr. BURyyELL
OF Patrick, OF bill 10 provide for subscription
by the State to the extension OF The Danvie Rail.
road; yet as deeply Us he was interested In that i'm
proyement ana as great were tie Claims of the
much neglected. pe5ple who were 20 DC immediate
ly benefited by il, he would even feel bound to
vote against that proposition IN view of the iinan
cal condition OF tbs State. Mr.. KEMPER took
similar ground, aud declared that although all in.
ternal improvement man and peculiar and warm
friend of the Alexandria road La would be com
PEELED to vote asainBt it.
Mr. SEGAR supported the bill, ard argued gene.
rally IN favor of the limited appropriations propos
ed by the several bills from the Senate as the best
means OF reducing the burthe1s upon the people
The works must be extended and completed to pay
back the money expended in building them. The
whole amount proposed in the bills was only So
5OO,OO0-the interest on which was only Sl23 900
and what was that compared with the vast adj
vantages of the streams of travel and trade into
the State and the large accession to the public re-
venue, which would ensue from the extension of
these important works?
Mr. BURwELL, of Bedford, explained his votes
against some of the improy ement bis-taking the
ground that although friend to all, he was COM
PEELED, under the present condition of the fiscal af
fairs of the State, to discriminate against those
works not begun or which could be Temporarily
delayed without serious injury to the public inter
ests and in favor of those which the public inter
ests demanded should be promptly completed and
which he regarded as works of defence to the
State. He considered it proper on this ground to
support this bill
Mr. DEAEE argued to show that the Orange and
Alexandria road extended to Lynchburg while il
would control the great current of Southern tray-
e could not divert the trade from the canal or
from Richmond and Petersburg; and he very earn.
estly supported the bill
Mr. CLAIBORNE considered the argument of Mr.
DEANE sufficient reason for opposing the bill
His constituents and those interested with them,
could find nsthing in the argument of the gentle
man from Lynchburg (Mr. DEANE) that did not
urge them to oppose its passage.
Mr. GARNETT would vote for the bill as fnan-
cial measure 1t would he considered enable the
Company to pay the interest due the State and
to go on to complete its connection with the Ten
road and thus put the Atlantic cities in con-
nection with the great Southwestern Improvement
which he had voted for yesterday.
Mr. FLOYD earnestly combatted the financial
difficulties of gentlemen. According to the report
of the Committee Of Finance, which represents the
debt of the State in the strongest light, it only
amounts to S35 COO, 900; the annual interest paid
upon this debt was too per cent? therefore the State
only had to pay fire per cent. annually upon this
N tn oufir
debt, and have the public works, which were to
her ofincalcuable value, clear gain. He warmly
supported the bill.
The bill was then rejected-ayes &c. noes 81.
On motion of Mr. WELToS, the vote was recon
sidered, and the bill was laid on the table
VIRGINIA CENTRAL ROAD.
The House then took up the Senate bill "in
creasipg the capital stock of the Virginia Central
Railroad and authorizing subscription to the
same by the Board of Public Works" THE bill
increases the capital $500 000 authorizing the sub
scription of the whole amount by the State.
Mr. ToMLIN moved to amend the bill by adding
the following:
.'Beit further enacted, That for the purpose of
tending the Central Railroad from the intersection of
said road with the Richmond, Frericksburg and Poto
mac Railroad, in the county of Hanover, to West
Point, in ,the county of King William, the Board of
Public Wsrks are hereby authorized and directed to
subscribe the sum OF $50 O00."
This amendment was supported by Mr.. ToMLIS
and opposed by Mr.. IMBoDEN, chiefly on the score
of desiring TO avoid the sending back the bill
amended to the Senate, which would be its certain
defeat Mr.. STANARD also opposed it-taking the
ground that connection between the Central and
the York River Railroad was already required by
a bill passed by the present Legislature, and this
proposition now offered was but a competing one
to that. He further contended that the PROPOSE
ton should be distinct and depend upon its own
merits. Mr. ToMLIs, in reply, contended that Mr.
S. had voted for a road which woud. take travel OFF
three times the length of the road proposed in his
amendment. Mr. S. replied, that the bill he voted
for contained not dollar from the State.
The question upon the amendment was decided
in the negative-ayes "a, noes 81.
The question upon the passage of the bill being
announced Mr. DOYLE addressed the House briefly
in its support, after which the vote was taken, and
1t was rejected-ayes "A, noes So (wanting the con-
stitutional vote of seuentyseren,) as follows:
AYEs-Messrs. Anderson, Asby, Bass Bondurant
Brady, Brown Burwell Of Bush, Byrd, Carpenter,
Carroll, Carter, Christian, Clarke, Cox Crabtree
Crockett Davis of g., Davis of A, Desne, Deiarnette
Dickinson of R., Doyle, Draper Early, Eggborn Ely
son. Floyd. French, Frost, Hawks, Haynes Hays
Heiskell, Hiett, Imboden, Kee, Langfitt, Lee Mays
McChesney. Nelson, Nottingham, Eowiin Parsons
Patterson, Pendeton of g., Pendietsn of L. Pitman
Preston. Ronald, Ruffner, Samuels Seaman, Segar
shumate, Sinclair, Smith. Sprinkle Stanard, Taylor
Thomas of M, Thomas of W., Thompson, Trplett
Tyree, Vauorsdall, Welman, West, Wiley, Wood,
Wright and Yancey-H,