Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-03-12
WEDNESDAY,. MARCH, 10, 1898.
SENATE.

Joint rasolu,jon from the House, for the appoint
ment Of Joint committee the public printing, was
agreed to.
BILLS REPORTED.
incorporating the Citizens Savings Bank in Wash:
ipgton county; Incorporating the Williamsburg ana
Browns Creek Turnpike Company in Greenbrler in
cooperating the Frost Hollow and Rchland turnpike
Company.
REVOLUTIONS or inquiry.
BY Mr.. THOMAS, OF Incorporating The CUiZehs
Savings Bank OF Alexandria. by MIR. OLD, OF char
tpring railroad To by The most direct route from
Richmond 10 Lynchburg. by MIR. lluddleson' OF a.
lowing the Clerk Of the Senate an assistant clerk. ny
Mr. PAyrJS, of authorizing the Auditor OF PuDic
Accounts to enter 10 the credit OF Az LAyhe' lessee
of the "Sate Boring MILL" the amount expended by
him in repairs 10 said mil. BY Mr. DEsKlNs, OF con:
structiug turnpike from the Floyd Court House ana
lIsvile Turnpike. by way OF Independence 10 me
Wilson Greek and South Fork Turnpike, at or near
the base Of Iron Mountain. by MIR. Thomas, Of
amending the charter OF the Manassas Gap Rail Road
COMPANY so ia TO authorize ii to extend l's ROAD 10
the Cumberland Gap Rail Road in Scott coutiy.
CONVICTION ASD OHIO RAILROAD
Tbs bill appropratng SSln,O oo 10 the 20 inet"u
and Ohio Railroad returned from tbs House. came
up on its second reading. with the House amendment
which provides that the Board of Public Works shall
borrow $500 0G0 tu expend on iha road IN 1898 and :?
and hereafter shall borrow II 0UOODO per year. To
be appropriated To its Construclon-provlled Tue
total appropriation shall not exceed 4lO,OUDUJo.
Mr.. BEaiE moved the adoption of the amendment
Mr.. SMITH of G.. preferred that the bill should 20
back 10 the House it was passed oy the Senate
Mr.. WARrH favored the amendment MT. DEALh
advocated the amendment. and sad, IN reply 10
question, that he willing to vote an increase OF
taxation to complete this work.
Mr. DEyEALE was glad ~ gee the precedent set 10y
his friend from We-tmor-land (Mr. BEALE lie
intended Ia vote for the amendment. MIR. SMITH, o
G favored the purposes OF the amendme nj but from
the thin condition OF the Senate, d'u MOI ihlhk II
fair Vote could be obtained
Mr. BE,Lr thought proper to define his position.
IA an original question he was opposed 10 al apprn
prsions by the Stas to in erna improvements. lie
found however, that the system had fastened on the
Commonwealth AMI in representing hs constituents
la found ha had left 10 him only an alternative s
evils He advocated the completion OF this road with
n view 10 taking ont of the field of legislative comb
na:ions-combinatiOn which had undoubtedly aided
in sunand-rug the money OF The Commonwealth in
MANY schemes which had never proved renunera
tive.
Mr.. FLOYD said be mad anticipated sucA move As
ths, made by the gentleman from Westmoreland aud
he had anticipated the frank avoTa which sccompa
MED it. f.. would warn tbs ln.erGa! Improvement
marty of In. Legislature to beware of The d-lusive
promises of their opponents The object # that par
" was 10 kill off ali smaller schemes and Centre upon
one national line Now he Was prepared 10 show thai
there wal more Than ons national route running
through Virginia. The gentleman spoke of comb
nations. Those combinations were not made to rob
the S,ate-to plumber the Treasury, but we're comb
nations Of great internal Improvement interest, any
one of which might enrich nation. he would beg
the Improvement party 30 rely ;heir old friends and
ii-s. II. would Ask that the bill b.. laid - rabl.
until fhe friends os Internal Improvement ,"u'd con.
sGlt-uot with their enemies, but with each other.
Mr.. THOMAS said that the great debt hanging over