Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-01-14

which she has had, she has acted upou the
defensive. The surplus earnings of her
citizens have been TOR years invested in
Improvements which it is now sought to
sacrifice. The city of Wheeling has an in
terest in this matter in common with all
| the counties along the railroad, but she
has deeper iutereSt-two millions of dol
lars in railroad stocks--which this bill will
! strike of at a blow and render perfectly
worthless. We do not propose to deprive
the gentleman from Hancock of his bridge,
we only ask that this solemn compact
the ompromise-made in Richmond, the
evidence of which is upon the statute books,
IN the two charters with which the house is
/ familiar, shall be lived Up TO. Mr.. Logan
then..resd letter aud telegraphic dispatches
from j. D. Potts president OF the Western
transportation company, showing that this
/ company had deep interest in the passage
OF this compromiSe-the two charters one of
which II is now proposed to repeal The
gentleman from Hancock had spoken
OF the village of Shylo TO the inhabitants
CT which he compared the people of Vince
ling. He would point the gentlemen TO
another Shylo-the piers OF hypo-
thetical bridge at SteubenviIle, upon which
many valuable boats had been wrecked,
and Tor which no owner or responsible per-
son could be found. lie had no doubt that
if the people of Wheeling attempted 20 re-
move this obstruction, the Hancock Guards,
| with Capt. Porter at their head, would turn
out and resist as valiantly as did the peo-
pie of Shylo the removal of the famous snag.
Mr.. LOGAN said he would not attempt 10
withhold a Knowledge of the solicitude
which the people of Wheeling felt in this
matter. The people OF Wheeling were the
hrst to oppose the usurped government at
| Richmond md 70 IL.
of the restored government. We have n
great interest in this bill. which he hoped
tue House, the members Of which we have
Il right to regard as our friends, will not
sacrifice without the greatest consideration.
Mr. PORTER said he believed it was GUS
tomary ito allow the patron of bill to
conclude the discussion upon it. He asked
that that courtesy be extended to him, and
! hoped that those who intended to speak
upon the bill would be good enough to in
dictate the fact now.
As no member MAS prepared to speak
upon the subject, it was finally agreed to
pass the bill, and make it the spe-
cial order for Wednesday at two o'clock
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The House bill for the taking of the
sense of the people of Marshall county.
whether or not an act providing for the
opening and repair OF roads" in said coun-
ty, shall be repealed, was ordered to its
engrossment. Also, bill amending the
militia law. Also, the bill providing for
the merchandising of certain .ssrtions of
the Clarksburg and Buckhnnnon Turnpike
Road. Also, bill repeating san act
making appropriations for military pur-
poses"
The bill providing for the appointment
OF commissioners to declare dividends for
the branch OF the Exchange Bank of Viz
S'nla at Weston. was passed by, on ac-
count of the absence of Mr. Arnold.
Mr. FAREswoRTH said he didn't under
stand why the gentleman from Lewis
should always be i'll when this bill comes
up.
Mr.. WILLIAMSON of Writ, (who is a
physiciau,) said that the gentleman from
Lewis was sick in bed lie was not AT
tempting to dodge the bill, for he expected
the bill TO come up.
The bill to incorporate the Charleston &,
Winchester Railroad Company, was passed
by.
Mr.: PORTER moved to take up the appro-
priation bill. Lost.
Mr. LOGAN moved to adjourn. Lost.
Mr.. HAwHURsT offered a resolution
that the Committee on Propositions and
Grievances inquire into the expediency of
reporting bill for the relief of Andrew
Cruce. Adopted.
Mr.. HAwHURsT offered resolution
that the Committee on Roads inquire INTO
the expediency of reporting a bill for the
construction OF railroad from some point
on the Alexandria & Loudon Railroad. to
the Potomac river Adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Wilson, the House ad-
journed