The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-02-13

| Hoty Inc most pracE1ca Die route by
or near the towns OF Weston and CIarks,
burg;
Second. The most practicableroute by
or near the towns of Buckhannon and
/ Grafton;
Third, The most practicable route by
or near the town of Buckhannon and
east of Grafton.
/ . That the engineers making the
| survey, shall report to said Board by
the LIST of January, 1868, the distance
| grade and cost per mile of each route,
and which is the most favorable to q
connection with the Pennsylvania
Central Railroad or with any road lead.
I ing thereto.
8. That said Board shall draw their
warrant on the Treasury for the amount
necessary TO pay the costs and expenses
of said survey, and the same shall be
PAD out of any moneys therein not 9TH
erwise appropriated.
| Laid over at request of Mr.. Foreman.
The, following Senate bills were
passed:
The bill in regard to divorces.
The bill 10 provide for counsel in the
Berkeley and Jefferson case, in the SUI
preme Court of the United States.
Inc Dill TO incorporate the North
Branch Lumber and Boom Company.
The bill amending the act for the
erection of Mineral county, providing
that the court of Hampshire shall re-
tain jurisdiction of certain suits, &c.
I passed:
The bill to regulate charges for legal
| publications.
The bill providing how the general
school fund shall be apportioned for
Logan county for 1867.
The bill amending the charter of the
CoVington and Ohio Railroad Com
pany.
The bill amending the charter of the
West Virginia Central Railway Com
The bill reviving chapter of the acts
The bill amending the law in regard
to exemptions from execution or other
process $50 that the law shall not apply
to debts contracted for funeral expen-
ses.)
The bill in relation to suits for libel.
When the bill to amend the charter
Of the West Virginia Central Railway
company was put on its passage, Mr..
harris said he did not understand this
Dill, II its object was not specially to
compass forfeiture of the charter of
this company. The intention might be
70 cur them OH at Charleston, and thus
secure the control of the Covington and
Ohio Road, from Covington to the Ohio
river, 10 the latter company. 1t seemed
to him to be unfriendIy to the West
virginia Central. He would like to
have the bill explained, and was not
prepared to vote for it without explain
nation.
Mr.. Ferguson said the people in his
section OF the State were all anxious to
have this Central Road; and he would
De the last person to favor any scheme
unirlendly to that company. He as.
sured the gentleman, and all the friends
OF the central Railway, that was not an
NIX HagHWW-
mad the assent and cooperation of the
present organization of that Company,
who say they are prepared to 90 to
work in six months, and are willing TO
nave this provision put in the bill, and
are prepared to finish up the road from
charleston to the mouth of Sandy in
Two years, as required in the bill. The
distance between the points named is
sixty miles. More than half the era-
ulnB IN that sixty miles, and a large
part OF the masonry, are completed: |
and II that Company could build "A rail, |
road at all, he thought it could comply |
with the requirements, without The
slightest difficulty. One of the princi-
pal objects his people had in asking |
Ior the requirements of this bill, was |
this: this Central Railway Company
thus lar, had done nothing. They stand |
IN the way of anything being done by |
others. They want the PRIVILEGES ~ |
contracting for the construction of the |
Coyington and Ohio Railroad. He was
wiling and DESTROYS to give them that |
preference; but didn't want to give them |
the contract to make that railway, and |
then SIT down for the next half dozen
years and do nothing, Having given
them that preference by an amendment
10 the charter of the Covington and
Ohio Railroad, he wanted ito require
them to go TO work and show that thew
mean to do something. OF these bills
Ior there was a series of them-the first
repeats and puts out of the way, the
20 charleston and Winches-
yer railroad Company; the second
amends the charter of the Gov
ington and Ohio Railroad Comma
ny, by giving the Centrali Railway
company the preference to contract for
me construction of the Covington ana
ONO Road, il they will do the work on
a ts laVoraple terms and give as good as
; SWrhnce OF doing 1t as others will give,
me third requires the Central Railway
company to show their faith by their
WORKS. by commencing in six months
ana putting the road in running order
rom charleston to Sandy in two wears
rom the passage of this act.
He repeated that the present orponi-
;atlon of the Company (now in Good
lanus, as he was credibly informed1 as
'ented to this bill. It also had the
tSSenG OF DE-: L. III. Logan, of the CITY of
" neeling, the State Agent in the Can
RAJ ROAD, who has charge of the sub
oad land that subscription being ali the 1
YORK done on that part of the Coyinp-
on and Ohio Road between Sandy and
''-ie-
The reading of bills on second and
,tst reading engaged the remainder Of
III - on u. me calendar was cleared
no the House adjourned. a
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