Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1859-02-02


Douthitt had promised to vote for one Of them, he
(Mr CO. supposed he would have to go for this.
Mr.. Speight was opposed to creating so many
small banks. He was 10 great admirer of banks at
all; but if he must have them he would choose
large bank with branches. He called for the ayes
and noes. - -=-. ~
Mr.. Edney said banks were necessary and were
needed in the west.
The bill then passed as amended by vote of 22to17
Mr.. Ramsay gave notice that on tomorrow he
would move to suspend the rules to make the bill to
establish the Bank of Salisbury the special order for
Monday next at II o'clock. = .'t -
Mr. Thomas gave notice Of similar motion with
regard to the Miners and Planters bank, for II
o'clock on Monday.
Mr.. Speight gave notice that he would oppose both
motions.
Mr.. Dobson moved to reconsider the vote by which
the bill was rejected respecting the militia Of the
State. He said the friends of that measure would
get together and agree upon some definite and sat
isfactory PLAN .l--'
Mr. Speight said he would not object if it was the
purpose to adopt some plan which would get the at
tention Of the Senate. He hoped another would not
be introduced to drive Senators from their seats.
Mr.. Mcdowell, in order to get rid of the whole
matter, moved to lay the motion on the table:
Mr.. Cunningham called for the ayes and noes.
The motion was rejected.
On the question of reconsideration,
Mr.. Martin called for the ayes and noes Adop-
ted-21 to 16.
THE WESTERN EXTENSION.
The bill to amend the charter of the Western N.
c. Railroad Company, being the special order for
l o'clock, was taken up on its second reading. The
committee had reported favorably on its passage.
Mr.. Edney offered the following amendment to the
section of the bill providing for the location of the
road throu0h tho mountain SpctiOnS cOmmanciup
sat any eligible point the west side of the Cataw
ba river as the board of directors of said company
may determine, east of Morganton, and extending
thence towards Asheville, crossing the Blue Ridge
at the Reedy Patch gap, instead of the Swannannoa
gap as now provided in the charter of said compa-
nv, adopting, much as practicable, the line of the
Wilmington, Charlotte and Rutherford road, and
shall be so let out, &C.. as in the printed bill And
if the adopted line shall be the or any portion
of the line of the Wilmington, Charlotte and Ruth
erford company, then the latter company may sur
render to the Western company the whole or any
portion of its right of way, contracts and works. fin
ished and unfinished; and the stock of individuals
and counties may be transferred to said Western
company upon such terms may be agreed upon
by and between the boards of directors of both COM
panes and the stock so transferred shall be deemed
and taken as stock subscribed to the Western Rail-
road under this act" Mr.. E. explained: he did not
desire to make speech The object of the amend
ment simply to leave the board of directors at
liberty to settle this matter as in their Judgment
might seem best He would now leave it to the
Senate to say which gap should be adopted but to
show the superiority of the route by the Reedy
Patch gap he submitted the following estimate Of
the cost by that route upon the authority of Mr..
Garner:
Newton to LncOlntOn a miles. at $4,000 per
mile s $4,000
neonton to Ruthefordon 4s miles, OF $4,000, l59oOo
Lnconton to top of gap SO miles, at $4,000, 100000
Top of gap to Ashevc 81 miles, at $4,000, 100000
ss,o5s,ooo
Asheville to Paint Rock, 43 miles, at 5000, 774OOO
900
Deduct endorsed bonds As miles, OF $4,000, SS4,t00
Total, $3,A6,cOO
Two.thirds of which amount is s2,ass,Ooo
Unexpended balance of States subscription of
100000, s2,76o,oOo
Bring down 2,29SO00
Saving to the State $4,000
The foregoing, said Mr. Edney, was the estimate
of Mr. Garner to build equip and put in full opera
ton the entire road to Paint Rock. The maximum
grade is set down at 100 feet to the mile for about
u miles of the mountain pass. With this statement
he would leave the matter to the Senate.
Mr.. Thomas said that it was impossible to keep
up with Mr. Edney, he changed ground so often. He,
Qir. E had opposed the very plan he now presents.
He had changed his opinion since he had seen the
report of the engineer, Mr.. Turner. He, Chr. T.)
did not object to his changing but he did object to
his denying it. 1t was like his assertion that the
route proposed by him CMr. T) would lead over
Clingman's peak. Mr.. Thomas stated that he had
offered this very plan and that Mr.. Edncy op-
posed it in committee because it was proposed
to leave the route to the Western company in
stead of the Wilmington and Rutherford compa-
nv. He (Ir IT, was for both companies; and he
challenged Mr.. Edney to deny that he had bill in
his possession now which he had objected to before,
and from which he got the plan he now presented.
He, (Mr T) had hoped by that bill to satisfy both
companies by enabling the board of directors to take
choice of routes. Mr.. Edney opposed that BILL and
he now offers an amendment he opposed before
He was satisfied Mr.. Edneys object was to kill the
bill. He mr. T.) as before stated was willing to
leave the matter to the company COL Gwynn had
reported in favor of the Swannannoa Gap for this
road and the Hickory Nut Gap as best for the Will
mington and Rutherford road. as it was 10 miles
shorter Both roads could cross the Ridge without
tunnelling, by adopting grade now regarded as
practicable in England. But he (Mr TO- had his
doubts of its practicability. He maintained the
Swannannoa Gap was the more preferable route, as
it gave an air line to Paint Rock of u miles without
tunnels. He asked Mr. Cherry if the original de-
sign was not in accordance with his mr. Ts) views
if at the time the system was adopted, the plan was
not understood to be from Salisbury to the Tennes
see line by Chattanooga? He was sorry to sec this
war between western men renewed Was it always
to continue, or when was it to cease?
Mr.. Cherry said his impression was that Mr..
Thomas was correct
Mr.. Thomas continued He now warred only
upon the attempt to change that original design
He alluded to COL Gwynns estimates and his grades
to show the route by Swannannoa to be eveler than
from here to Salisbury and other evidence ALSO to
the same effect He alluded, also, to his offer the
other day to abandon his position if any respectable
engineer could be got to say he was not right Why
was not this done he asked. The town was full of
engineers at the time; but he knew there was not
one of them fool enough to risk his reputation by
such statement. In conclusion he asked Mr.. Ed
ney if he would vote for the bill in the event Of his
amendment being adopted?
Mr.. Edney said if Mr.. Thomas would go back
and correct the inconsistencies of his own life he