Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-01-14
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
House of De1egates.
MONDAY, Jan. l3.

Mr.. PORTER, from the Committee on FL
nance reported a bill allowing SherittS
per centage for prompt collection, together
with tour other bills, which were as usual
read by their titles.
Mr.. SMITH, from the Committee on Courts
of Justice, reported bill legalizing deeds
for delinquent lands in Randolph county.
The Senate bill declaring persons who
may go into the army of the so-called Con-
federate States non-residents, and provid-
ing that such persons may be proceeded
against accordingly, was referred to the
Committee on Courts of Justice.
The Senate bill repeating an act staying
the collection of debts, was committed to
be read third time.
The Senate bill authorizing the Gov
ernor to appoint Commissioners to admin
lister oaths in certain counties, was COM
mitted to be read third time.
The Senate bill repeating an ordinance
of the Convention providing for the col
lection of the revenue, was also recommit-
ted.
The Senate bill repeating an act .'stay-
ing the collection of certain debts took
the same course.
Mr.. WETzEL offered resolution that the
Committee on Finance inquire into the cx-
pcdiency of authorizing the House to en-
plOy an engrOssing clerk.
On motion of Mr.. linn, the resolution
that the House will proceed on Saturday,
the 18th inst, to elect Brigadier Generals
of Militia in the loyal portion of the State,
was called up and adopted.
The order of the day-thc following bill
was then taken up:
BILL TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE HoL-
LIDAY's COVE RAILROAD COMPANY.
l. Be it enacted by the General Assem-
bly, that the Holidays Cove Railroad Com
pUny, or its lcssees, may locate, construct
furnish and work Il branch railroad from
their terminus on the eastern side of the
Ohio River, through the town of WeIISburg,
in Brooke county, to the City of Wheeling,
and may increase their capitol stock for
said purpose five hundred thousand dollars.
2. Be it further enacted that sections
seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve and
thirteen, of can act to incorporate the
Holidays Cove Rrilroad Company" passed
March Both, 1860, be, and the same are
hereby repealed.
3. This act shall be in force from its
passage.
Mr.. LOGAN said that he approached the
subject of the bill with no little embarrass-
ment, owing to the magnitude of the inter-
ests involved. He ventured to enter upon
the discussion of the subject only from an
imperative sense of his duty to his cons.it-
uents and the people of Western Virginia
We bad to contend against q great Corpo-
ratiOn-a corporation which absolutely
rules the State of Pennsylvania. 1t had
compelled the railroads and rivers of the
West ana the South, and even the lakes of
the North, to pour their treasures into its
Golfers until it had become one of the most
soulless and gigantic mouopolies i'll the
/ Uyor1A Ho 70 Of I,ot
inent merchant of this city recently asked
this corporation to rectify certain exhOrbi-
tant charges upon certain freight. The
answer was-"the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad
Rcorrects no mistakes-you ought 10 be
thankful to get your freight over the ronG
h N2per of this city (the Intelligence. DE-
Lee kcriticised the action of the roa.i&$tS
came from the superinSSndc2
Inscription and advc;%H kSseplc>E.
T. Toceedings OF an. .7IaigrI
iH Pittsburgh on Saturday,
coz monopoly of the PENN
sylvia he corporation was n
| giant X leGN financial resources,
6 fron T1 ns shs i rege sails
to ' amend men tl2 to oiid %S"l' Covo
railroad cong 9ut~ NPeunsylvania
railroad End tSo Srn deportation
soma thing % "re 80 ties ys ss%s
will only Ite@ga b 4sy INN, Sse
people, otheF, - liz. H4kinterested,
will ~ -se1lsesd. MpRe.al1 said that
the give thi9'nf|s sS;sly bridge
! AZ 'iiie, Nna wiz %h4rten its
r srszn twenty-five 1}GaiNA miles,
AZ Ve il IL vast ADVANTAGE over ali
q Yes. What use will tne .I'Rntral
,5ssi.,S road be to the Baltimore %HHiio
4 FaiiSaAd with leach like this sucking Il
/ ~ other end ? What use will the Alarict-
u road be to the Parkersburgh branch
with n similar sucking leach. Besides,
a it would exert an influence upon the river
The corporation may become so wealthy rs
to defy competition. The revenue of the
Pennsylvania road is almost one million
dollars per month. 1t would soon be
able to bankrupt any thoroughfare that
nttmpts to compete with it, Mr. Lo-
gan spoke of the Importance of the B.
& 0. Railroad to W. Virginia. There YVES
no use of conce0ling the fact that this road
was indispensable to ourprosperity v, and he
never would consent to its sacrifice The
gentleman from Hancock had spoken OF
the disloyAlty of the B. & O. Railroad
Suppose it was disloYal, is that any reason
why we, should destroy it2 Must we shoot
the horse, and our own horse, too, because
the rider gets drunk and makes a fool OF
himself? No, sir, let US make it loyal
road. Mr.. Logan said that in order to
compete successfully with this great mon
oPoly we must have bridge at Wheeling
and at Parkersburg. We only wanted
an equal competition which cannot be OBJ
tanned if you grant the proposition invol-
we'd in this bill. But the Pennsylvania
road does not desires an equal and fair
competition. She desires advantages
which cannot be obtained by other
roads. The gentleman from Hancock
had spoken of the general railroad