Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1860-01-28
proceedings i'm Tic Legislatuire.

Proceedings In tlte Lie gIs1ature.
We notice among the bills reported in
our legislature, one authorizing loan
from the Literary fund to the Trustees of
West Liberty Academy. Among the bills
adversely reported upon was embarrassing
the compensation of the Attorney of the
Commonwealth for the city of Wheeling
Under the following head we find the
following somewhat singular sort of a
speech:
THE ORDER OF THE DAY-THE Coy1NGToE AND
OHIO RAILROAD.
Mr.. Raymond resumed his remarks OF
yesterday:
on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, which
nv friend spoke of yesterday: and omit
ted. also, to say something about the Lit
crary Fund, which we are unwilling to sec
used for any other purpose.
He said that he had demonstrated the
fact Saturday of the inability of Virginia
to sustain the drafts made upon her treas
ury. The road will never pay its expenses.
The region through which the road is to
pass Is n cattle producing region and is not
given to the production of grain, and cat
tie cannot be transported far on railroad.
Sir. my friend from Monroe county is anN-
ious TO have the road ut least to the Springs.
Sir, l have never been to the Springs in my
life. My people do not go to the Springs.
They, like myself, are plain farmers. Yes,
sir, this road is to be crowded. The South,
he says, are to crowd it,. And what Kind
of a crowd, sir? Some for pleasure; some
for health, and some for other purposes.
Yes, sir, for gambling purposes. Laugh
teri Sir, you must learn your young men
to labor. Sir, when you and first came
here, it was thought dishonorable to labor.
Sir, that idea is going out of fashion.
| have worked in the field with my ne
groes Sir, Norfolk must build up herself.
She sends to Baltimore for her beef. They
must get q butcher of their own. Every
thing like labor must be done in the North.
Our gentlemen go to the springs in the
summer-they don't work. Sir, the c0sti-
CATION which l may get from my friend
from Marion and my other friend, for am
just between the two fires, may make me
repent; but we shall see. These Banks
and these railroads ever have and ever
will control this Legislature. offer the
following as ryder to the bill:
"Provided, however, that no contract
shall be made for the construction of said
road or any part thereof until one-fourth
of the bonds authorized to be issued by
this act shall be sold at their par value
and the money arising thereon is actually
paid into the public treasury"
Mr.. Smith, ofKunawa, advocated the bill.
The revenue to result from the building of
the road, he had never heard doubt
ed. There are sixteen millions of
dollars expended for railroads. He pro-
ceeded to show the great inequality of
appropriations for improvements between
Eastern and Western Virginia. I do be-
licve, SO far as I have examined the statis-
tics of the gentleman from Marion, that he
is correct in his views as to the building of
the road.
The speaker was interrupted and the or
der of the day passed over until to-mor-
row.
Mr.. Smith deliberately discussed the ques-
ton and he was listened to with much at
On motion, the House adjourned.