Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-01-29
ORANGE AND ALEXANDRIA RAILROAD.

ORANGE AND ALEXANDRIA RAILROAD.
In the Virginia Senate on Friday the amend
n,ents Of the House to the joint resolution, II
raation to the Presidency of this road, created
considerable debate.
Mr.. Boiling wished 10 divide the propositions
{ % he agreed to one, tut could not concur ir
! the other IF this body were a judicial tribu
nal with power to enforce It's mandates, he
should have no hesitation in adhering to the
resolution as previously adopted by the Senate
but for the sake of harmony and to facilitate
the settlement of this vexed question, he was
willing to makea compromise
Mr.. Gimer proceeded to argue tom the
/ Governors s communication to the House oi
Delegates that Mr. Barbour was rightfulIy tbs
President of the road He subjected that doc
ument to an analysis. At another election, III
one we're heidi the Mckenzie faction, End
ing MIR. Barbour the strongest man, could re-
aort 70 their former trick of another meeting,
and contest the election, But if the Beard oI
Public Works would appolntnew proxies TO cast
the State vote, he was willing to abiie the de
cision. Mr.. Barbour was ousted by military
authority from the Presidency Of the road.
Military authority seemed the bugbear ol the
dav Right, justice, law, everything could be
swept aside by the arm Of military power.
He was neither prepared to court sponslblsity
nor to shun it when thrust upon hin, but the
question was great legal and constitutional
one. By what right, under what law, for whal
purpose, are Jameson ani Qugley controlling
this road? The military authorities have sur
rendered to the people all 'he railroads, and
have 40 wish to control them.
Mr., Lee, with all difference, thought toe
Governor as much mistaken in his statement Oh
facts as were the memoraists vino submitted a
certain document. Even if the elections held
during the war were invalid, Mr., Bar our was
st the time Of the contested election, the nght-
full Pres;denf Of the road by virtue OF bis
election in 1860 The Governor (doubtless
unWitting'y) lad mlsrepreson5'd the facts OF the
case. Mr. Barbour had never been pronounced
obnoxious to the military authorities. Ihe
road was taken possession Of by those autholl
ties for special purposes, aud not because nr.
Barbour was so distasteful to them. He under
stood. on the best authority, that the military
authorities had distinctly announced that they
had no sobieetien to Mr. Barbour or any gen
tleman, who nigh be the choice ofthe com pany
exercising the functions Of President. lie al
luded to the insinuation that the accidents or
the road, under the Jameson management
we're caused by obstructions placed onthe track
by the friends OF Mr.. Barbour, and denounced
its fasity.
8 Mr.. Keen alumnious exposition Of the
Mckenzie meeting, and earnestly urged the
adherence Of the Senate to its original election
The Governors circular styles the meeting
which elected Mr. Barbour, the Barbour
meeting It was not Barbour meeting,
but nee ting of the stockholders OF the road
Mr.. Robinson's personal predictions Ieanec
towards Mr.. Barbour, but he did not believe
Mr.. 3. had been rightfuly elected. He was
notlke the iuryman who said his eleven com
rades were the most obstinate set Ct men 1T
ever encountered, and the speaker did no
mean to charge the majority OF the Senatt
with obstipacy, but he could lot agree with
them, He denied that we had 90 legal judge
in the State, aud read from the Code 70 prove
that the Judges were now const)tu5onaiy ex
ercising their functions.
q Mr.. Gimar read from the Code TO prove tha
such was not the case
Mr. Gilner repeated that there sere *
Judges. The rebellion vacated these or 81
our Judges. Who vas 70 appoint others
The Governor. When2 During the RECESS
the Legislature. For what time? Io I'll al
unexpired term. The Constitution prescribed
the election, not the appointment or judges
The Governor could nominate, but the Assem-
bly, must elect What ju5g: had oeen chosel
by the Assenbiy, although they had no" oeet
in session for nearly sixty days?
Mr. Gray replied to Senator Gi]mer: defend
ing the communication Of the Governor
The amendment Of Senator Boiling was los
by q vote ot-ayes, I; noes, IS
Mr.. Keen moved that the Senate disagree: 4
the amendments of the House. Ths motlol
prevailed
Mr.. Keen moved the appointment Of a com
rnittee of conference Agreed to.