The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-12-10

whea the Legislature had declined TO appropriate
money to this very line. lie Was not here 10
build mp one town TO the destruction OF ano.hsr.
but to represent stock. money, Ia which the stase
IL partner. II this liue IL aided, other branchee
will he brought forward, and there 10 no telling
where the applications may end. For one: ne pa.
always been a warm friend OF the Danvihe foaa,
aud would willingly sink all his private interests
regardless of dividead, for its advancement; but.
acting here a. the proxy Of the state, ms eo''
easnes and himself felt constr aimed TO oppose 'ht
resolution.
ar. NOD Boudiu replied to Mr.. Dickinson, and
thought that gentleman misunderstood the scope
Of the resolution. The stockholders desired 10 DC
allowed to spend their TDeans, when the STATE
should give its consent, by legislative enactmen
lie referred to the substance OF the resoiution-o
the guards thrown around the dividends OF the
ockholders-to the wealth OF the country 10 De
tapped by the connec:ion-and concluded ny urs"
ing the stockholders to adopt the resolution.
Mr.. ". +. Scott favored the resolution, and
| gave good reasons why the 'pranch 10 oiafAs
| VILE should be constructed.
Col. II Q. CabelI favored the resolution, AND
spoke ut length in its support He called atten'
ton to the large trave! TO be gained by TINS di'
rect through line from North 10 South,-to the
advan to be gained for the Danvilie Road and
co.cluded by urging the State Proxies to join in
this application to the Legislature for power to
| aid In the connection" now under discussion.
Meesrs. Stovali and Anderson advocated the
| resolution.
| The question being put to vote, a scale vote
was called for aud resulted as follows, the State
proxies voting in the negative:
| Ayes.-2Ii0.
| N0es.-1655.
| Mr.. L. f. Harve, when called, stated that be
bad d,stru.t ofthe connection, but seeing where
the practice is lead, and believing it 10 be bis
| duty to protect the interests of the company
| whenever he could, he should vote no.
| The entire vote of the private stockholders
amounted to 2,211. or this number z lao voted
| aye, 1877 voted no. The State Proxies being enti-
| .A..A ntn H and ia hat o
added to 1871 private negative votes, made 1850
noes to q 40 ayes. So the resolution was adopted
against the unanimous vote Of the State by ma
jority of ass votes.
80 amend the bylaws as to exclude the pay ing OF
mileage, and to pay him S. per day from the time
| he leaves home to attend the meetings Of the
| Board until his return.
The question beiag put it was decided in the
Negative.
asCoi. Jno. F. Wiley of Amelia, offered the follow
| ing:
Whereas an set was passed at the last session Of
| the Legislature lrcorpo: ating tie Amelia kaIlroa1
Company. Tor the Pun pste constr ucting railroad
| from sJlne point ON The Richmond ana awhile
Railroad to Panevilie IN the county OF AmelIa and
whereas IL Is exptdent that such charter Should be
altered so as to admit Of the road beng extended to
buckingham Coul house. therefore,
| Resolved, That the PRESIDENT and Directors be
and they are hereby authorised 10 survey To
| be made from some point Oh the kiclr1pond III d
DanvIlie saiiroad in thecounty Of AueIia, TO Buck-
1ngham Courthouse at such time as they may think
proper.
| The resolution was advocated by Messrs Jones
and Wiley, and opposed by Mr. Giles
| Mr. Neal moved that the resolution be laid on
the table until the friends of the lie can raise
means to pay for tho survey.
The vote being taken was carried in the affirm.
alive
Mr. Giles offered the following resolution, which
was unanimously adopted:
| Resolved, hat the thanks Of the stockholders be
teadared TO the Chairman for the very able efficient
aud impartial manner Ill which he has presided over
this meeting.
! The Chairman returned thanks for the compli-
rGent.
Votes of thanks were also passed to the Secre-
taries; aud TO Nr. John p. Ballard for his liberal
| Accommodations to the sock holders.
Oo motion, the maeting adjourned.
II Explanation. Haryie arose to an ex,
/ plandiion. The concluding paragraph in the sy,
nopsi5 OF the report of the President aud Direc.
tors, published IN the Dispatch, leads to the inier
eDce that he had invited attention to the proposed
connections from DauYile TO tirsepsborourh,N
, C." aud iron Dauyie, through Kenny, Patrick ,
etc. 10 the Virginia aud Tennessee. Railroad-auc
that tie had purposely omitted to gall attention t
+ the extension Of the Roanoke Valley Railroad L
The Richmond and Danvie RsilrDad. His refer
, cree 10 tie former connections WAS simply I,
Inform the stock holders OF the passage of acts b,
the Legislature, authorizing them, and he omission
OF tho latter should not be regarded as udlcatin.
wan; OF lnteres. in the Roanoke Valley exten
sion He believed it TO be of the most i'm por
! tant connections which the company could make
aud would yield remunerative returns at an Garlic
~ han ri,a- of