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

Mr.. PORTER, from the Committee on FL
nance reported bill allowing Sherifs
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 a 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 10
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.. WITzEL offered n resolution that the
Committee on Finance inquire into the cx-
pediency of authorizing the House to en-
Z
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-the following bill
was then taken up:
BILL TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE HoL-
LIDAY's COVE RAILROAD COMPANY.
Ro :, Il,
bly, that the Holidays Cove Railroad Com
pany, or its lessees, may locate, construct
furnish and work branch railroad from
their terminus on the eastern side of the
Ohio River, through the town of Wellsburg.
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 Gan act to incorporate the
Holidays Cove Rrilroad Company" passed
March 3Oth, 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hereby repealed.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
imperative sense of his duty to his constit-
uents and the people of Western Virginia.
We bad to contend against 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 aud gigantic mouopolies i'll the
world. He instanced the fact that prom
| inent merchant of this city recently asked
this corporation to rectiGy certain exhorbi-
tant charges upon certain freight The
| answer was-"the Pennsylvania Railroad
corrects no mistnkes-you ought to be
thankful to get your freight over the road. /"
A paper of this city 1.-THE LntelEigeHcer) re-
Gently criticised the action of the road, when
an order came from the superintendent
''stop our subscription and advertisement"
He read the proceedings OF an indignation
meeting held in Pittsburgh on Saturday.
complaining of the monopoly of the PENN
sylvania railroad. The corporation was
giant in intellectual and financial resources.
and was as utterly soulless as the iron rails
from which it reaps its princely revenue.
The bill before the House was nominally
to amend the charter of the Holidays Cove
railroad company, but the Pennsylvania
railroad and the Western TRANSPORTATION
company, which is one and the same
same thing are the only parties interested,
and if this bill passes, this vast monopoly
will only increase its already immense
fortune, and no considerable number of
people, other than tho Sc thus interested
will be benefited. Mr.. Logan said that
the bill would give this monopoly bridge
Mt Steubenville, and will shorten its
great route from twenty-five to forty miles,
and will give it IA vast advantage over all
other routes. What use will the Central
Ohio railroad be to the Baltimore Il Ohio
| railroad with q leach like this sucking at
the other end? What use will the Mariet-
| ia road be to the Parkersburgh branch
with similar sucking leach Besides.
1t would exert an influence upon the river
The corporation may become SO wealthy as
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,
& o. Railroad to W. Virginia. There wvs
no use otconcealing 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. Il 0. 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-
ved 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