The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-02-15


round trip, it gives eighty hours for running
and forty hours for loading and unloading
1t would therefore require four engines for
the Virginia!and Tennessee road and two
for the Southside to do this business. Add
two engines for the Virginia and Tennes.
see and one for the Southside for carrying
on the business in case Of accident or neeo
for the repairs of engines. 1t would require,
y then, for this business, $50 cars and y en-,
gines. The Virginia and Tennessee ROAD
reports that it has 10 box cars, stocR
and 60 platform cars, and ~ engines
The Norfolk and Petersburg reports
forty-fye box cars and thirty platform
cars. The Southsde reports fifty poS
cars and TWENTY-FIVE fats. The two latter
roads report twelve engines. These roads
are worked jointly; they represent Ninety,
five cars. One hundred and hfty cars WIZ
do the business, and this VIII require &c
yenty-fve cars from each section OF tue
line. and leave the Virginia and tennessee
railroad twenty-three engines, ninety .nVe
box cars, eight stock and sixty PLATFORM OF,
cars for its local and other business. Inc
Southside and Norfolk road will nave nine
engines, twenty box and fifty-fve platform
cars for its local business. Making large
allowance for needful repairs OF rolling
stock, still it would seem that there ought
to be enough rolling stock to remove this
small quantity of freight, with other
through and local freights. This thirty
car loads per day is about $50 tons, which,
over first-class railroad, is moved by Q
first class engine-then not working up tc
;ts canscity. The idea Of establishing this
through line had inspired some hope foI
the success Of our railroads. Freight was
being carried to Norfolk. Based on it,
success, line Of steamers between Nor.
folk and Liverpool has been established
Shipments OF cotton directly from Knox
Vile to Liverpool are being made. But il
must be seen that if our roads are incapa-
BILE of moving $50 tons of cotton per day
with one-half as much local and other blu.
siness, it is, to say the very least, a sad
commentary on our railroad system and It's
effect on our commercial interests. This
evil should be corrected. cannot do it
the General Assembly can. submit the
facts for your wise, deliberate, and prompt
consideration.
1t is an ungrateful and painful task tc
find fault with public officers; but stern
sense of public duty compels me to bring
this matter to the attention of the Genera
Assembly. r. ii. fElRPoiNT.
The communication was referred to the
Committee of Roads.
MANASSAS GAP RAILROAD.
The bill to authorize the transfer Of the
property, charter, and franchises Of the
Manassas Gap Railroad Company, and the
stock and shares in the same to the Orange
and Alexandria Railroad Company, was
taken up out of its order.
The bill being read, various amendments
were offered and rejected.
Mr.. CRUMP desired to protect the States
interest in the Manassas Gap railroad
amounting to s2,2S0,00O, which he con
tended was surrendered without equiva.
lent, and offered an amendment for that
purpose.
Messrs. u. TURNER, BALDWIN, and GooDE
opposed the amendment which was re-
jected.
Mr.. A. J. CLARKE moved an amendment
to give the Lynchburg and Danville rail.
road the same privilege granted in the bill
to the Valley railroad-i. e., to be merged
into the Orange and Alexandra railroad
which amendment was rejected.
The various amendments offered being
very promptly rejected, and several reso-
buttons TO pass by the bill being also re-
iected, Mr.. CLARKE, ofCampbell, expressed
his great astonshment at the evident tenn
per of the House, and to find men sustain
ing this bill who were last winter decidedly
opposed to it. There was something wrong
Had there been marriage between the
sea and the Valley? The lobby was pow.
erfully at work, and he strongly suspected
that there was a cat in the meal tub.
The question at last coming up on the
passage of the bill, it was carried-ayes,
81; noes, Il.
JAMES RIVER AND KANAwHA COMPANY.
The bill authorizing the James River
and kanawha Company to borrow
81 100000 upon the mortgage OF the pro-
perty of the company came up in order,
with the following amendment, proposed
by the Committee on Roads:
After the word provided in the lst sec.
ton insert
"That the company shall recognize the
SlS0,000 Of State bonds received by 1t un'
der the act of 18th March, 1862, as a part
of its floating debt, and may discharge the
same by paying it or delivering to the
holders of said bonds an equal amount OF
the registered stock of the Commonwealth
issued prior to the 18th April, 1861, fol
the full amount of the principal and inte'
rest"
This amendment was adopted by the
House.
Mr.. GRAHAM offered the following amend
ment to the bill:
Provided that no bonds shall be issued
under this act until meeting of stock.
holders of the James River and Kanawha
Company shall have been held, to examine
into and consider the affairs of their com
pany. The Board of Public Works are
hereby instructed to call meeting at al
early day of stockholders Of the james
River and Kanawha Company for the pur.
pose indicated, and to appoint proxies t.
represent the States interest In said stock
holders meeting"
This amendment was agreed to by the
House.
Mr.. CRUMP indicated an amendment
which he wished to offer to the bill, witt
the view to meet the complaint against The
administration of the canal. He intended
no attack upon that administration but t.
meet the complaints of the public he pro
posed the appointment of commissioners
gentlemen whose position would command
the public conference.-the discretionary
power to lease out the canal If they deem
ed it proper and the proper terms could bt
obtained under contract with reliable
persons. He thought the authority to Dor
row money ought to be nevertheless con
ferred upon the company to enable it to g
on with the working of the canal, and t.
meet its obligations in case the work wa