Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1860-02-27
Legislature Of virginia.
sTHRRsDAY. February 9. 1860.

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THBRsDAY. February 9. 1860.
SENATE.
BIELs SPAssED- -eovISeroS AND OHIO RAIL
ROAD.
Mr. Smith moyed[to take up House
bill tS provide for the construction anc
equipment Of the Coviaglon and Ohio
Railroad. { The bill suthoriIing The
Board Of Public Works 10 borrow twC
and dne half millions of dollars. for the
construction and equipmepl Of the Cow
iLgtoi and Ohio R.ilresd Provided,
That mo more. Than one million Thereof
shall be expended in any one Year.
The motion to take up prevailed, 80 10
IS.
Mr. Riyes moved to strike out the
wofds s,and one half" So al to reduce
the aIpropftationro TWO millions.
Tile molten was susiaitIed BY Mr..
Rives and opposed BY Mr.. Smith.
Mr. Brannon advocated the bin and
claimed that its great merits entitled il,
not only to the favorable, but prompt
consideration of-the Senate. He opposed
the prppasitlonofthe Senator { Mr.. Rives J
from Albemarle, 10 strike out the provisl
ion making the appropriation Of 500,
tOue. sobsnsed in tire year 1863. That
feature Of the billhe advocated as meas
ure Of economy, as It would enable the
Board OF Public Works 10 continue con
tractors ut work until q further appropri-
alton could be- made at the session oil
fe6I4'2. and thereby save money to the
sale He stated that if this provision
was stricken out. be should Then move to
enlarge che appropriation to FIVE millions.
and should then claim the right TO be
.heardin it's advocacy. He felt satisfied
the trpe interest Of the State requires an
appropriation should be made 10 put It's
trends beyond. the necessity of apply ing
at every session, and could Be defended
as The very best economy for the State.
but al the immediate friends Of the bill
preferred 10 adhere 10 the House bill, hs
would cooperate with them.
Mr. Paxton opposed The amendment
He should prefer an appropriation 81 Eve
millions, ID order 70 complete the work
more speedily. Tne.Siats IS not embar-
raised 17-she can now approPriate FIVE or
sir millions.
Mr. Newman was opposed to reducing
the. appropriation. and was in favor d
prosecuting the work vigorously. n Hs
was opposed 70 any policy Thai looked
like stopping the road short oINits present
terminus Oil the 0nioriser, @and pointed
out the many advantages 10 the whole
State 5by speedily completing The road
and securing the trade Of the great West.
He spoke az some length. and We regret
that be has not furnish Us copy OF his
speech.
+ Mr. Wickham called the ayes and noes.
aud Mr.. Riyes motion WAS rejected. ayes
10. noes 81. BY the following vote
AYks-- Messrs Bruce. Finney, Gate
mood! 4ifeaver. Hubbard. Logan, Lynch,
Newton, Redmond, Riyes-3l0. ~
Noes Messrs Armstrong; August,
Beale. Brannon, Caldwell. Carsons Cart
Ter. Claiborne. Coleman, Day, Dickia-
SOP, Douglas, EARLY. French. lsbelb
Jones' Knig hl Layne. Marshall. Massie,
Mckinney. Neal Nseson. Newman.
Pate, Paxton, Penneybacker, Smith,
stuart, Taliierro, Thomas of Henry,
Towers, Urquhart. Wieknam34. 4
This bill was then passed by the fol-
lowing yote ayeslS noes B.,
AFks-Armstfong. August. Beale,
Brahhon, Bruce. Caldweii, Carson, Car
Ter. Christian. Claiborne. Coleman Dick
.inson, Douglas, Early. Finuey. French,
Galewood. Hubbard, isbell, Jones. KnlghI,
Layise. Marshall. Massie. McKenDey.
Newman. Pate, Paxton, Penney hacker,
RIyes. Smith. Stuart, Taliaferro. Thorn
as, III Fairfax Thomas. Of Franklin,
Powers. Urq1hart. Wickham-A Ayes so,
NdEs- Msssrs Coghll. Day. Greevef,
Logan. Lynch. Nseson, .NswloB Kich-
mond-Npss s:
IeNhenlMr Newman recorded his vote
he said Nc had prepared an amendment
70 tle Senate bill, and had not that bill
been laid on the table, he would have OF
iered and urged is adoption. The
amendment required THE workio bespros-
ecuted from It's western terminus east 4.
the same time it=iwFas going on. from its
eastern terminus west. But ii this wins
4 Honse bill. and if amended, would have
70 be sent back % the House. ana havs
ID take It's place behind the other I'M
provsmens bills, and would in thai way
IS delayed and greatly endangered. and
perhaps defeated. be had concluded, after
/ consultation with the ldelege,es from
his section. who we're committed % ihs
same policy thai he was, 10 vote Cor The
bill III its present shapes and seek By AM
other mode d accomplish the object he
had i view.
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