Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-01-18
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
House of Delegates,
FRIpAY, Jan. Ia, ]


substitute "lst day off, instead of "4th
day Of" Also, the House bill to proceed
on Saturday, the 18th inst, to the election
of Auditor, Treasurer, Secretary and Pub
lie Printer, without amendment. Also, the
bill to proceed on Saturday, the 18th, to the
election of Brigadler and Major Generals of
Militia, for the loyal portion of the State,
with an amendment substituting Wednes-
day. The amendments of the Senate were
concurred in.
Mr.. HooTEX, from the Committee on
Privileges and Elections, reported a bill
authorizing the opening of polls in the
camp of Virginia volunteers, at the next
election.
Mr.. KRAMER offered resolution that the
Committee on Finance enquire into the
expediency of relieving John E. Fleming,
enormously assessed with taxes. Adopted.
Mr.. SNYDER presented a petition from
sundry citizens of Monongalia county,
Laid on the table and ordered to be print
ed.
The bill providing for the compensation
of special commissioners and other officers
conducting elections held on the 9th of
September and Gath of October, 1861, was
passed.
The bill for the relief of Andrew Pound
stone, Deputy-Sheriff of Upshur county,
who examined the Commissioners books
during the absence of the secession clerk,
was passed. The bill gives Mr.. Pound
stone SIS for his labor.
The order of the day--the bill to amend
the charter of the Holidays Cove Railroad
| Company-was taken up.
! Mr. PORTER resumed his remarks upon
the bill. He proceeded to give the
reason why he objected to the word "shal"
instead of "may." 1t would cost million
and half of dollars to build a branch
railroad to the city of Wheeling. 1t was
unfair to compel this company to do that
which they did not desire to do. He de-
MED that the gentleman from Brooke (Mr.
Crothers,) in favoring the bill, misrepre-
ted his people. The people of Brooke
were more warmly in favor of the bill than
the people of Hancock. In proof of this
he read an article from the Wellsburg He
raid, which states that the city of Wheel
ing and the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
are two of the most unconscionable mo-
nopolies in the country
Mr.. PORTER hooted at the idea of injur-
ing the Baltimore and Ohio railroad by
building road across the Panhandle and
pointed to the fact that the Legislature had
chartered railroad to connect the city of
Wheeling with the Pennsylvania rail-
road at Greensburg, which would cut
off the Panhandle altogether. There was
that was truly marvellous. If Il railroad
across the Hauhandle, between Brooke and
Hancock counties will injure the Baltimore
and Ohio road will not n road to connect the
city OF Wheeling with the Pennsylvania
road at Greensburgh doubly injure it
You must not tell us that our little road will
ipjure the Baltimore and Ohio road by con-
Meeting with Pittsburgh, when you have
already chartered lower and a shorter
route across tue Panhandle, and the Hemp
field road to Grccnsburgh.
He then proposed to show that the COM
ity which should exist between the States
) of this Union demand the passage of the
bill. The products of the West must find
an outlet to the Atlantic ocean. The
shorter the route the higher will be the
price of the products. If you refuse to give
them short route you place barrier be-
tween the commerce of the East and the
l West
) His proposition was that railroads ought
10 be built wherever capital could be found
to do it with, wherever trade would justi-
ty such enterprises. The general govern
ment has no power to charter railroads to
run in straight line through the States.
The States must depend upon the magma
nimity of each other. Cannot the gentle
man from Marion (Mr. Smith) elevate his
l idea of the greatest good to the greatest
number, and take in the people of the great
West who are interested in this NATTER
There are great many people out there
lie had no sympathies in common with
men who are willing to obstrnct the COM
merce of the whole country from their own
: selfish interests. He hoped that these gen.
tlemen, when they saw the position in
which they are placing themselves before
the whole country would reconsider their
determination and vote cheerfully to allow
this little railroad to be built upon the
f ''sacred soil of Virginia" He called upon
his friends to rise above the mists of their
locality, and not to let the stencil of their
own Offices stiile their sense of justice. He
appealed to them to look upon the question
as American citizens and as christian gen.
tleman.
inr. PORTER concluded by saying that he
had no personal interest in the matter 9TH
er than as the representative of the people
OF Hancock county. The people of Han
COCK had always been citizens of State
government which they were bound to obey
but which they conceived was always an
oppressive one. He hoped that the time
of oppression was gone
MIR. SMITH moved to pass the bill by for
the present, but subsequently withdrew his
motion.
Mr.. RUFFNER said he hoped the vote
would not be taken now. The very liber-
al and enlarged view which the gentleman
from Hancock had taken and urged had
somewhat shaken his previous opinions
He renewed the motion to pass by.
Mr.. PORTER said he should have to be
absent for some days, and he hoped that as
q special favor the vote would be taken
now.
Mr.. RUFFNER withdrew his motion.
Mr.. LOGAN said he wished to remind the
Hnn1a IN -
proposed to violate, was ratified in the Vir-
ginia LegiSlnnnra by thu memhnrs from,