Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-03-13
.,,..,ntaLegisIature.

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/, senate. on Wednesday, many pri
-! ~ bills were reported. r,
r' S, 0,l, of Inquiry.-By MIR. Thomas
,hi's'ornora,ing the Citizens Savings Bank
Of a. As vr Old. of charteriug railroad to run
Dy a,ost direct route from Richmond to
L{n'"WI W. Thomas, Of amending the charter
n oSe Manassas Gap Railroad Company,
q" 'D' - authorize it to extend its read to
=. 20. e Cumberland Gap Railroad, in Scott
c'HpH ,,on and Ohio Railroads.&c. bill
vU.o,T;at;ng 100000 to the Covington and
apP'' p ,;lrcad, returned from the House,
VaIY ~ on its second reading, with the
;ans amendment, which provides that the
nd Of Public Works sball borrow $780,
p' ,.,erpend on this road in 1858 and $50,
W. bsraat,er shall borrow 100000 per
49, 10 be appropriated to its construction.
!.',;5ed ,he total appropriation shall not
.r,,sed 100000.
", Bsale moved the abortion of the
n.ndmen,. Mr.. Smith, of g., preferred
~, the bill should 90 back to the House.
10, xss psssed by the Senate. MIR. Warth
SD the amendment. Mr.. Beale advo-
.,,,5 the amendment, aud said, in reply to q
ae.,ion, that be was willing to vote an in-
't.aa.. of taxation to complete this work.
#, peceale was glad TO see the precedent
-. he his friend from Westmoreland, Mr..
p.sIel lie intended u vote for the amend
.snt Mr.. Smith, of e., favored the purpo-
-. Il the amendment, but from the thin
.,ndi,ion of the Senate, did not think fair
vote could be Ubtained.
Nr. Beale thought proper to define his
,osi,;on. As an original question he was
,,nosed to all appropriations by the State to
;,,aroal improvements. He found, however,
,b,t the SYST IN had fastened on the Common
Ysa,b, and in representing his constituents
!. found be had left to him only an alterna-
5,a Of evils. He advocated the completion
a, this road with view to taking it out Of
no field of legislative combinations--com-
Enstions which had undoubtedly aided 10
:ouapdering the money OF the Commonwealth
IL many schemes which had never proved
.smuDerauve.
Nr. Floyd said be had anticipated such a
move as that made by the gentleman from
Wssmoreland. and be had anticipated the
frank avowal which accompanied 1t. dc
would waru the internal improvement party
Of the legislature to beware of the delusive
promises Of their opponents. Inc OBJECT
Of that party was to kill of all smaller
schemes and centre upon one national line.
Now he was prepared to show that there was
more than one national route ru ming through
Virginia. The gentleman spoke Of comb.
nations. Those combinations were not made
10 rob the State-to pluuder the treasury,
bu, we're combinations Of great internal i'm
provenent interests. any one of which might
enrich a nation. lie would beg the improve
uent party to RELY on their old friends and
not throw themselves into the arms OF their
new allies. He would ask that the bill be
lui on the table until the friends Of internal
Improvement could consult-not with their
.uemies. but with each other
MIR. Thomas said that the great debt hang
ing over the State was the result OF the poll
cy of that auti-internal improvement party,
Of which the gentleman from Westmoreland,
was the leader. lie agreed with the remarks
Of MIR. Floyd. He showed that the State
was not more Interested in the Covington and
Ohio Railroad than she was in other roads,
Why no. then 60 on and complete these roads
which need but little to finish fhemf 1t
they do not prove remunerative, we may apply
our experience to the question of e1pending
$4,000, 900 on the Covington and Ohio Rail
road, which might share the same fate.
Mr. Brannon was disposed to favor the a.
mendment in order to prevent combinations
hereafter. lie wasintent on breaking up this
internal improvement party, and he thought
the best mode was to get the Cosington and
Ohio Railroad out of Legislative Influence, and
then no longer would lesser interests cluster
around il.
Mr.. Floyd replied briefly to Mr.. Brannan.
He said the Senate was too thin to precipitate
upon j, an argument at length on suffice,
Of so much Importance.
On notion Of Mr.. Warth the Senate ad-
jOurDeds
10 TIL. House of Delegates In conformi-
" With tie resolution adopted on Monday.
The FIRST hour was occupied in rsinstating
bills on the second reading to the positions
which they occupied on the calendar at the
close Of the last session.
Mileage Of Members On motion OF MIR.
Powell, Of LoudOun, the preamble and reso-
luton offered by him yesterday, relative to
nlleage, were taken up for consideration.
After considerable debate, Mr.. Dickinson.
Of P. L, offered the following substitute for
the pending resolution:
ReSOirsd, That the Clerk Of tho House be
directed to issue no certificate for mileage to
any member Of this body for the present
session Pending which the House proceed
ed to the consideration Of the unfinished bus
ness Of yesterday. being
The hill to prevent the unlawful bridging
Of the Ohio, at S,eubenville, and the merits
Of the bill were further discussed by Messrs.
Segar and lloge. IN its support, and by Mr..
Potter in opposition.
The pending motion to postpone, indeti-
nl'ely the further consideration of the bill.
vas put, and determined in the negative
Yeas %, nays %. Adjourned.
In the Senate, on Thursday, bills we're
reported authorizing the extension OF the
Manassas Gap Railroad to the Virgins
aud Kentucky line.
To amend and re-enact the 9Th section
Of the act authorizing the issue OF Treasu'
~ notes.
By Mr.. Thomas to amend and re-enact
the 46th and 52d sections of an act to amend
and re-enact the charter of the town OF Lees
burg, in tho county OF Loudoun.