Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-01-26
oRANGE & ALEXANDRIA RAILROAD.

! IcS TohnS s Barbour, &c, had been elected Presi.
1ont of the above road, and that the same should
q W. s t.Ien out of the hands of the present off :
eers in charge Of said road, came up for consid
eration. a. ,, 80,
& 8 '0N} Mr. Cabel of Buckingham, opposed the
,ootino He wished to take the road out Of the
hands of the company now having it 10 charge,
and Mace it in the hands Of a judicious aod dis
4 oraptS con- pany-the legitimate company. Mr..
3 r said the Governor, in his Communication to
the House, had condescended to make state
ments not true, and which were lmbecle III ar
The Sneaker called Mr.. G. to order. He could
n,t nae terms against CO. ordinate braDch Of the
Government, which would be out of order when
3 smiled to member OF this body.
q M G, said the Governor bad rudey assaled
{ The Senate, and he thought he should be allow
ed little latitude in criticisiDg his statements
} Mr.. Cabeli proceeded and went Int, an ex-
q planation of the mode and manner by which the
4 Toad had been improperly wrested from the le-
Ultimate company. It was taken under pro;
Vision of the Code which declares that g road
abandoned for three years. sha!! be taken pos.
& session Of by the Board Of Public " orks, IA
4 the name Of the State aud nov the question
B for the Legislature to decide Is, whether It shall
be regarded as forfeited, Or Uhs' 'her 1t SHAH ne
3 restored to its lawful owners Ihls ne conceived
was the duty OF the Legislature; as no tourts'
& now in existence, could decide the question: =
\ The road he said, had been wrested from its
riohtiul possessors, BY force, fraud and federal
4 hsyonsts. It is IN the hands Of irresponsible
S spents. and he hoped the misera oe and rldlca.
Ions farce by which an attempt Is made to con
B firm in noWer those now bav!ns charge CT tie
& road would receive proper notice by thls hodyy
3 The Governors 5 communication was not intend
& ed to an}ighteu the Legislature IN regard TO all
the facts, nor did it do it. The attern pit TO hold
B the road in yiew Of all the facts and clrcum-
4 stances, MIR. G. character led as neetarlous
transaction. He spoke at length, On the sub
B iect. and with great earnestness.
81 Mr. .Garnett regarded the matter as nothing
more chan quarrel between the Board of PUB
q Iio Wcrks and those claiming that they are the
8 REGULARLY elected President and Directors a
3 similar State OF things recently existed 10 con-
& nection with the affairs Of the Central Railroad
8 Mr., 6, did not want tie Legislature to be
h troubled with this matter The Courts are open
and let the dispute Ee carried there, the proper
B tribunal for settling the question. Or, let the
q House declare both elections for officers of the
8 road Informal, and require the stockholders to
& sointoanothec election This HOUSE IS not the
] proper place to elect President and Directors
j Of the road. These are the maln positions as.
3 sumed by hIr. Garnet in bis speech. 9,
4 liz, Enc}isll, of Alexandria, moved to a11aEd
g the resolution Of the Senate as follows
!. Strike out all after the word ',i}arhouI, u.
s the first line, down 70 and lncuolng me ne "or1
q elected In the 7t}a line, and insert: IS Sne
]. President OF the Orange and Alezandrla 'al-
8 road and that e. A. togh'lI, VIA. y. Eoae-
8 move Wn,. d. Hart, ard y. i. Slaughter ae,
81 &C. Re
3 Mr. CabeII would make 30 opposition TO The
& proposed amendment
s. Vote taken and amendment uot agte eed Fo-
& Mr. Baylor woul: uot support tile uo5zo!' ID
s 'diaa1iss' the subject. Ii the courts are 20
d aet;ie the question, how long vii the road re-
& main 10 the hands Of Messrs. Jamleson G. 20.
B before the question is settled? jf:r. q dIo nos
3 think the Legislature waa called on to eject
& President and Directors OF the road, as some
d persons seem to insiuuate We are cot called
8 on 10 make a final settlement Of The question ss
to whn are or who are ;loF at thls time ts proper
8 officers OF the road There is q Questlon pc
b hiud, and of far greater iu> portance han thai
b to be decided 4 I'D this House Is the place 10
ii deci}e the question to which refer. main
B tain, said Mr.. B., this House can determine
B vhesher the road shall be turned over to the
3 Board of Public Works, ana whether they shall
8 be clothed with power to hold il. -.
n. Mr. Joynes moYei an amendment declaring
. in effect that the road was not liable to be taken
b at the time it was taken possession Of by the
B Board OF Public Works, and that the I4egisla-
B ture dselaims al responsibility for,ts action:
q Mr. Lee, Of Richmond, offered the following
B as as ) substitute tor che Senate Easo1ntlon-