Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-03-22

Authorizing the NU'CfrOt 20 plluou ciSNSS JAIN anu
Ben, and restore them to their proper owner.
THE SOUTHERN EXPRESS.
House bin incorporating the Southern Express Com
n.av" having been returned from the Senate with
amendments YVES taken up. The Senate proposed to
amend the bill by striking ont the amendment OF Ar.
KEEN adopted by the House, which reads as follows:
Mr. KEEN moved to insist on his amendment. He
"a. .aror,.d that the Scnste should have sent the bill
back for the purpose of striking out that amendment
IL ind .r.oOG the gentlemen who advocated the
ILL here toe other DAY saying the amendment was 10
o. -.ruet-u % the tiI and amounted 70 notbrE aEd
,er Notwithstanding the acknowledgement that it aid
asrn or good the Senate, AFTER long discussion pro-
pos TO ise IL out The very fact that they had sent
!. back, a6m1usied him that ,he House should exercise
O O. pyccau.ou OF adding On the amendment. II was
most remarkable thing say that company shall lave
the power TO do an Lypre-5 business by land or water
by their own conveyance or the conveyance OF Others
aud 10 create and organize branch agencies for the same,
70 build warehouses, etc. II SIMPLY asked that tt's
House shall insist the amendment which they had
aloued Gentlemen say they DO not wart 10 do those
Things which the amendment interticis-ttat Its adop
ton mvs,ies the BILL and therefore they 90 not want 70,
81 was opposed to giving any corporation the privileges
her, asked for II they want warehouses let them build
ta,m as cthc. people DO. ftey want 70 Use railroads
steamooats ec let them use them as other people do
aid If thev DO lot want 20 do IT, why object to the
amendment 1, seemed to him, from the extraordinary
e-a-sc.-r Of the D from is earliest inception, that
there mus, be cat in tie meal tub, and he felt confident
that the House would insist or It's amendment.
Mr.. CHRISTIAN would simply say 0: the amendment,
that i. was OF vna 70 the public or the company one
vsv or another. i was only prohibiting the company
from doing what the law now lorbijs. The company
claims 10 power compel railroad and river Transports
ton over any Gs which will Lot be willing 20 make
" lnjr'c with them for the purpose. There was no USE,
therefore Of putting such section IN the charter Tor
bidding them the right 10 make such contracts The
adoption Of an amendment simply because it did 10
harm vas useless legislation, aud therefore sufficiently
| objectionable
Mr. SEGAR wished the House to insist on the amend
ment which they rad adopted. The inevitable elect Ct
Inc amendment would be 10 create antagOustc TO
every RAILROAD company in the State 1t was known that
Adams Express Company threw large amount OF freight
into the hands cfhe various railroads and thereby add
ed largely their revenues would Oe seen by an ey
animation OF their statistics i the amendment OF the
House be rejected the effect would be that the next Ex-
press Company doing its own transportation by sea or
land were Givo,liug large portion of the business
now done by the Railroads or the Adams Express com
| plry. Tie moved an indefinite pcs;poncment Of the
Who'll, business lie satisfied that the provisions OF
! tha bill had not been examined. IL first came most
uonstgous bill. It. tieuGs, taxing earm had offered G
bin much modified in it, provisions, but 10 stil retained
some of is repuguant features Ia the Erst place the
pita Of the company Is stated 1t 100000 and may
e increased toa million. and yet this company may
commerce. business when $50 600 have been paid up
Had such privilege been conferred IN this STATE
Another objection to the bill that It was unneces-
s,ry There was a general law by wJch this Company
may obtain license and exercise ell the privileges now
exercised by Adams Express Company He was opposed
TO the principle of special legislation AS there was
general law OF which the applicants in the bill could avail
themselves be wanted to know why this Company came
to the House eyadng the law, except TO accomplish some
special purpose. He had, too, grave constitutional
doubt on the subject Where jurisdiction was conferred
on speca. tribunal 10 do certain thing this House
snail mass no law On the subject Now, the question il,
/ l. 80 4ugp q a.
Legislature doit The code expressly provided for such
a case lac wished the House to get clear OF the SUBJ
| iect at once by indefinite postponement.
| Mr. MCKENZIE advocated indefinite postponement.
! Mr. ROBERTSON had listened with entire impartiaity
to the debate referring the merits Of the bill lie was
not sensible of being influenced on either side. he
thought it had been opposed wholly upon the idea of
ting monopoly. He thought, far from there being
intended 10 establish monopoly, It's precise purpose
was TO destroy one-a monopoly of which he did not in
the least complain 1t was monopoly of known integ-
rity an honorable monopoly of general Importance and
he apprehended that the secret Of the question was to
be found in the fact thai the citizens Of Virginia wish to
share in the advantages of the business and the ques
ton for the House decide whether they would let
the business remain in the hands of those who now mo-
nopoze it, or whether they will divide the business be-
tween them and another Company. II the business was
proDery guarded why not be conducted by two Compa-
mess If the House refused to pass this BILL he thought
they would be indirectly lcgalzing a monopoly. lie
/
! Mr COLLIER was unwilling TO vote for the bill with
out the provso of Mr. KEEN and unless the patrons Of
| the bill would insist on the amendment, he should be
| constrained to vote against the bill.
The question being Mr.. SCARS motion, the House
refused TO postpone The House then agreed to insist
| on their amendment.
On motion of Mr. BTSBIE the bill Incorporating the
American Agency" was taken up
| Mr.. BISBIE advocated il in argumentative speech
On motion of III. seldom, the bill was laid on the
table, to consider
THE CoyISGToS AND OHIO RAILROAD BILL.
The substitute offered by Mr.. CRUMP some DAYS ago
was Withdrawn, and the bill was then amended by Mr.
RAYMOND as follows:
rights property this franchise shall invest until the
capital subscribed ana 800 700 actually paid
In shah the Of the Company TO inform the
the that the officers OF bank about 70
required 10 d.; and when said Co ppsny
shall Teady into operation, II shall be the
duly presiding aud ueaurer 10 make statement up
Auditor Public Accounts OF the amount OF capital
psid H. every six months thereafter
additional OF their profits and gross receipts
Ealing 70 maize such report they shs forfeit and pay INC
r11ufY Al 900 for each failure, 70 be recovered ~ mo
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