Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-12-14


70 MIR. Stanton repeated, he did not believe j:
at the proprlety Of discussion now, when no prac
n. teal good was to be thereby obtained. Debat,
h. would result in the usual elimination and re
y. elimination, and therefore he did not desire I,
" precptate debate
;e Ar. Smith, of Virginia, said if the Rcpubi
,e can side of the House had met the movemert
ID on the Democratic side in a corresponding spir:.
4. OF kindness, it would hare had happy ctfec
! on the country.
"a The House refused to excuse Mr.. Morrill,.
e Inc liouse, at haltpast . o'clock, adjourned.
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"a MEETING OF THE STOCKHOLDERS OF THE EIcu.
"a xoSo AND DASvrLLE RAILROAD Co.p.xr.-A mcct.
ing OF the stockholders o: this company was hell!
}, Yesterday ut the new Tobacco Exchange Crcrshaws
. Buildings
: On motion Of Mr.. Lewis F. lla-v:c, P-esiden, Of
} inc company, Mr.. Frank y. Watkins was called %
e Chair and Mr. Brockcnbrough Secretary G. ;Ac COR,
pany, was appointed Secretary.
. The Chair appointed NesSrs. Townes Giles art!
": c. Knight Us committee TO cAa.u:nc proxies
Mr.. ilarYIe, the President OF the c,lnpany then
read the thirteenth annual report Of tho company.
. and Superintendent.
On motion OF Mr. E. Barksdale, OF Halifax, the re-
= = port was received and laid on tue table
VI Dir. Wood Bou!d:n, OF Charlotte from he commit
= tee OF examination, made voumi.ous report which
# he read. l. recommends the laying of ! hcavv rail
along the entire line, Is measure Of economy ana
safety says that the depot arrangements &C. n. Rex:
nlond have been improved; thu: the station-houscs
= along the line are in good condition: TIA: the
, books at the Office in Richmond and aloa.
, the liue with few exceptions l. stations OF
, the line, lowing 10 the hands being new were
well kept; that the establishment OF Auditors OF:
: ice proved beneficial, it was calculated 20 show
thoroughly and accurately the business OF the COM
pany; that the workshops Of the company are likely
20 prove advantageous 10 the company: tat in the
constructor of cars in those shops, twenty Per ecn.
was saved, while the locomotives made their COS.
about the same, were OF better materials than hose
bought; that telegraph was constructed along the
line Ut the cost OF s. Q2 and tha, ;c erection ct :e
legraph offices of the different stations about -
be proceeded with. Tue balance ci tic rcror. con-
ssts of financial statements
On motion OF Mr.. Joseph L. Anderson. ho;h lie
reports Just read referred 20 committee ut
eleven; Mr.. Anderson ut the .!aic Say ing .:,
lie desired not TO be made chairman committee
and suggesting that Nj lloT!son night bc ap-
pointed.
On motion Of Mr. Earve, Mr Anjeran's no;Uu
Was amended b. ordering the report OF ;hc cXauu;r.
committee 10 he printed.
Mr. Anderson then moved to amend he OWE mo-
ton by excepting from reference 10 tho committee
OF eleven, tEat portion Of the President. report
which referred TO Branch roads, and Al Ike >ar.c
time said be had no choice in the matter himself.
that he did it ut the suggestion CT others and u
| order to save time.
The motion WIS adopted.
! On motion Of Mr. Ayres it was resolved to refer
to special committee the question OF prepayment
OF treghts and that part Of the repor: which referred
| to wharves.
The Chair appointed the following committee OF
ton j. R. Anderson ". s. woo;toa, ; coni,er ca5c
J.: +: Wiley W. Martin, I. 6. Coleman JOHN T.
Clark, W. J. Crews.
Special Conmittcc-R K. Howison, C. H. Balks.
dale T. d. Neal, J. b. McPhai! David Chuimr,,
On motion OF Mr. Anderson, and by common coa-
sent, the whole OF the Presidents repor, WIS then
referred to the committee Of eleven.
On motion OF Mr. Anderson, il was
Resolved, That when the meeting adjourn i: ad-
journ to o'clock. =. 81, same place.
On motion of Nr Bnrksdaie, the meeting then &c
journcd.
The Presidents report shows, among o,hcr things
that the gross income the road for the year ending
3Oth September, 1859, reached S55i,203 S.. u, the
income Tor the year ending 3Oth September, lo;p,
reached S-Go,9Qi 49, being IN ncrcss. OF St,Tol 81.
BY comparing the Supernteudcnt'S reports ior the
two years. it will be seen that the variation in re-
ccipts from local passengers less tunn $lU0n--
whilst the falling oil in receipts from through pGssar
gers was nelr $50, ,0uQ making total loss p.ssr:
gers Of over S29,000 uct due to the completion ot
the Orange and Alexandria Railroad to Iynchbu.g.
and lis union 1t that point with the Virginia ard
Tennessee Railroad, aud It's whole system W South
ern and Southwestern connections.
In outward freight the falling of is about 500:
but the increase on inward freight is abpu: S2G 0Vc
The increase in intermediate ght is abou: $4,000
The nett earnings Of the road Tor tho present ycr
re S2a2 ,s2S II, being ;o33 per cent OF the gross
Ing sy57 per- s . woFng S nsg expenses 2;ss7: r.. maxi
traction over IA per cent on the capital stock o tho
company.
Since the lust annual report, of the 900 dollars
remaining unpaid because uncaed for Of the dyD.
OF 25e0Q0 dollars due first Of August $50 500 dol
lars has been paid, leaving only 500 dollars O. ;l=,
debt outstanding Ot the deb; Of 10000 dollars,
due the lst Of November, 1880, the s,m Of ,tY,10O
dollars has been paid leaving only 500 dollars OUT
standing OF the original debt. Il; tie Directors
have been compelled to issue new bonds OF the COM
pany to the Of IS 400 dollars payable Il; w.
rious periods from May, 1861, to November, 1868,
which will be promptly met by the aecruing reve!res
Of the company.
The report concludes by saying
Both the financial condition OF the company ard
Of the country, in the opinion Of the Board, maxi!
unw!sc 10 declare dividend ut this time. Bu; they
trust at no distant day, to be enabled declare
annual dividends OF three per cent.
FoUSDRY.-The large steam saw mill so long
die in Tappafannock, has been purchased, and will
shortly De put in operation by Messrs. Farman e.
Co., OF Albany, New York, who intend to establish
! foundry aud machine shop.
CASDIpATss.-Dr. John L. Voolfolk and W
5. Newman, are announced in the Orange Court;
lousc "Chroncle,n as cnndidues to represent Orange
md Greene counties in the next Legislature O.: Viz:
yiuia.
PRAYER FOR THE TrAEs-Thc venerable
Bishop of tho Episcopal Church in Virginia has pre-
pared prayer, which was used in a,l the Churches
If the diocese Sunday last, invoking Almighty
5od, who "rueth the madness Of the sea aud the
aging OF the people" to restore peace aud quiet 20
he und and avert the evils with which it is threat.
med.