Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-01-17

Mr.. PoRTER then undertook TO show
that the bridge at SIeubenville would slim
ulate the Baltimore and Ohio railroad to
build n bridge at Wheeling, and then the
latter road would be the gamer. Let the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad build her own
bridge. Why should the Legislature COM
pei another company to build bridges for
this road?
Mr.. PoRTER then exhibited letter from
]. D. Potts showing that unless these re-
strictious are removed the Pennsylvania
road would opsn up another route above
Virginia entirely. Mr.. Potts expressed the
opinion that the interests of the city of
Wheeling would be greatly benefited by
the repeal of the restrictions upon the
charter of the Holidays cove Railroad COM
pany.
Mr.. PoRTER then directed the attention
of the House to an improVised and imagin-
AIRY funnel which the gentleman from Ohio
[Mr. Logan) and the gentleman from Ma
rion (AIr. Smith) had placed upon the map
to show how the Pennsylvania Railroad in
tended to drain and swallow up the trade
of the West. Mr.. P. demonstrated that
this funnel was the most arrant humbug
| he had ever heard of, and called attention
to the holes 1.-THE railroads) on the lower
side of the funnel by which all the contents
of the said funnel could escape.
How are you going by the passage Of
this bill, asked Mr.. Porter, to iBjure the city
/ of Wheeling? Something was always going
! to destroy the city of Wheeling. When the
| North Western road was built it was pre-
| dicted that the owls and the bats wonld
make their Indications in the city of Wheel
ing and that all would be gloom and DESC
! latiOO. The city was not destroyed. The
construction of this road was to have ruin
| ed her and yet it did not iujnre her in the
least. Mr. Porter then proceeded to show
that the passage of this bill would not iu-
jure the city of Wheeling. The old fogy
idea of the. greatest good to the greatest
number had been urged without the reflec-
ton that miuOrities have rights as we'll as
majorities.
Mr. Porter then made strong APP
peal to the members from the North West,
! to vote for the bill, when his strength gave
way and he moved to pass the bill by for
| the present, which motion was adopted.
| The bill to authorize the macadamizing
| of portions of the Clarksburg and Buck
auan Turnpike, and the appropriation of
| $4,000 for the purpose, was, upon motion
of Mr.. Smith. passed by.
I Mr.. ARNOLD moved to take up the reso-
luton offered by him some days ago, pro-
posing an adjournment on the goth inst
| Lost.
The bill for the relief of Joseph Hidinger,
OF Ohio county, was passed.
Mr.. FOREMAN moved to take up the bill
legalizing deeds for delinquent lands in
certain cases. Adopted.
The bill was ordered to Its engrossment.
Mr.. WEST presented report from a spe-
cial committee.
Mr.. SMITH, from special committee, re-
ported bill to exempt from taxation three
hundred dollars worth of properly and a
homestead for INDECENT debtors. Read the
first time and ordered to be printed.
Mr.. LOGAN offered a resolution that the
Committee on Courts of Justice inquire
into the expediency of Incorporating the
Wheeling Gymnastic Association. Adopt
ed.
On motion of Mr. West the Honse adj
journed