Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-02-14
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
House oepeleeates.

THuRsDAy, Feb. l3, 1862.
a Communication was received from the
| Governor, stating that Congress had passed
a law appointing commissioners TO visitth
camps Of oil the volunteers, for the purpose
of securing their AllOtments TO their lam
! itiCs. AS these commissioners will receive
no pay from the United States, the Govern
or asks that the Legislature provide fort
payment of Virginia Commissioners.
4 The Senate bill cediug the county Of
l Alexandria to the General Government,
was committed 10 be read q third time.
The House c6ntufred IN the SeGate's
amendments to House bill Incorporating
the Chsrleston & Winchester Railroad.
A massage announced the concurrence
Il OF the Senate in the House resolntinhtpf0-
posing an adjournment sine de on Thlrst
day the 18th. Also, that the Senate re-
Jeets tue House bill releasing certain s:it1-
Gems from the payment OF militia fines.
The order Of the day, the minority re-
| port OF the committee on the Pan Handle
\ Railroad and the resolutions of the Ohio
i Legislature, was taken up.
Mr.. ZlSN moved 10 pass the report by for
the present.
Mr.. PoRTER hoped the report would not
be passed by. He desired to have u vote
upon tho subject, but did not wish to occu-
Ply any of the time Of the Honse in discus
sion.
Mr.. LoG1X said that all discussion Of the
subject GU this, the last day ofthe session,
would be idle.
+ Mr. PoHTER said it WAS certain that the
passage of the Pan Handle Railroad bill
was merely question, OF time. 1t was
sure TO pass sometime or other. His
faith was as tirmly1fixed upon this MS in thu
ultimate triumph OF truth aud Justice.
The motion TO pass 10y. WAS lost
hr. IAoGAN said the proposition could not
and ought not to be disposed of ia u duy.
lie did not propose to go over the old
ground in tho discussion Of the subject
lie said the resolutions of the Ohio Legis-
lature were bOrn5in StubenyiIle, aud were
passed through the Legislature of that
State in cOmPItmsnLtOthe SlpOenville aud
Indiana Railroad. a foW days ago di.
rector of the Central Ohio Railroad visited
this city for the express purpose of notify
ing this Legislature that these resolutions
are deserving of no consideration. lie
read petilioa from u large number of the
citizens of eastern Ohio demonstrating
against tue resolutions of tue Ohio Legis-
lature They set forth that tue resUlu :
tons Ofithe Ohio Legislature are entitled
TO no more consideration than would be
the opinions of an equal number of gentle-
capacity, This Legislature ought to be
capable of understanding its. avn duties
WtthQutany dictation of the Ohio Legislu-
ture or auy other Legislature He said
that the charter OF the Wheeling Bridge
Sion3 ANY NaS to-d4Hih nossessioH of 8r.
i, Fott13 tho President OF tk6 Nge1tefn TfaFI5.
P2rtau0n Company. The effect of the re-
. Inoyal OF the restrictions would be to give
Potts the right of way across the Pan
Handle, the right TO build bridgeat Steu.
0envilie, while il will=leaye him with u
luck aud key apou the Wheeling Bridge
Company interest. The Wheeling Bridge
Company is so organized nnjar Potts .ii.
reGtiOn that the charter canuot now be in
tfrleted without imPaiFing the Obligation
Of contract.
The object OF the Pennsylvania Railroad
bill is To secure an ntrestrictetl right of
way over the river at SteubenvilIe and
across the Panhandle and leave the Wheel
ing interest perfectly helpless.
Mr. PORTER said that the proposition
which he submitted some time ago and
which was defeated, stood nav in 2 nm sn-
lrety different light. TIE people OF Ohio
are interested in this matter, because Il
brings them twenty-five miles nearer Phil-
adelphia.
These resolutions are uuquestfonably
sent here in good faith. The gentleman
proposes to rebuilt the resolutions of these
great States by HsnetiliOu from the little
town of bridgeport, which he could
step over aud procure 0uy day. He sub
u1lttsd two propositions to meet the obiec-
Il tons urged against the control which il Is
alleged Potts has over the Wheeling Bridge
interest, Mr.. Porter said that the only
dlhesence between tue proposition of the
lgentieman from Ohio aud himself was that
y he Dir. Porter] wanted two bridges built
Immediately, one at Steubenyille aud one
al Wheeling, whilst he (Ir. Logan) wants
Il. somebody to build a railroad between
Wheeling aud Pittsburgh.
Mr.. Porter spoke only ten minutes.
Mr. LOGAN said
The provision which requires the build
\ ing Of . railroad between Wheeling and
Pittsburgh was placed in tie charter by
Ar. Potts himself. Every argument
against the Hempield road is an argument
i against the Pan Handle road. These char
i ters are the result of deliberate eeislation
and they ought not TO be disturbed. The
purpose OF the Pennsylvania Central Rail-
Ioadis not only TO control The railroads of
iOhiO3bnt of P5nnsylyania. II is mRnifest
IN the propositions before the HO6Se, that
II IS the intention of this road 70 utterly
cripple and destroy the Baltimore & Ohio
~ 10 1Qlld. To pass these propositions is
1 70 p0Rter no benefit upon those really Ia :
teIealed. twill be. 20 place mnnscles up5n
otheI fnterests, and fStten q s01iIa q.
nopqly.
He was sorry that the Legislature of
i Ohio. had alluded "a. the blood ana treas.
IRE which she had spent in Western Viz.
i gtnia. There was neither charity nor pat
riotiSm in such an a1lnsion. Western Vfr.
gipia was u1der no extraordinary oblfeaL
/ lions She. had done as much ia probor-
tion 70 her population as the State of
fOhf9.
AE. 9oRTER said all be aud his people
j for = railroad across the Panhandle, which
Aoald not materially eject any Other 10.
i teFeSt He had nothing moro 10 ay Hez