Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1868-12-01

have vote. He would like to know, then, if
plurality OF stockholders was to govern the
meeting. Is the statute to govern or is mob
to override us?
Unknown stockhoder would like to know
IT you are stakeholder, and if SO, how long
you have been so?
Judge Bond: Never mind about that. We
are all supposed to be until our claims are sub
mltted to committee. He then spoke of the
remark OF MIR. Lyons about excluding the city
proxies. A week ago, when the Fontaine men
applied to the military commander to appoint
another member Of the City Council in order
to elect Fontaine proxies, they thought the city
did have right to vote.
Mr.. Lyons: If the gentlemen refers to me,
l would inform him that did no such thing
Judge Bond You or your friends did.
A COMPROMISE SUGGESTED.
Colonel Bolivar Christian, of Augusta, re-
newed the nomination of Colonel Baldwin
That was the only way to make a start. Let
both Mr.. Trout and Mr.. Wood resign
He then put his motion to the vote, and it
seemed to be carried.
Colonel Baldwin said he could not we'll take
the chair until the other gentlemen got out of
it.
Mr.. Aylett, admitting the regularity of the
vote just taken upon Colonel Baldwin's nomi-
Several persons here rose to their feet, and
another rather disorderly scene was presented.
BALDWIN CUTS THE GoRDIAN KNOT.
Colonel Baldwin finally, at the instance of
many friends, went forward, and, with the con-
sent of the rival chairmen, took the Speaker S
chair, which he has so often graced.
Mr.. Aylett declined to take his seat until the
meeting signfed wish that he should do So
He had called for show of hands, and wished
the question put.
The Chair Colonel Baldwin, declined to
recognize anybody until complete order pre-
vailed
Order being restored, Mr.. Aylett stated his
point. He contendcd that the vote by which
Mr.. Trout had been called to the chair was in
strict accordance with the usage Of incorpora
ted bodies. This being the case, he must pro-
test against the chair being filed by his friend
Colonel Baldwin or anybody else
Colonel Baldwin said he had only taken the
seat at the instance of friends, and not until
the rival claimants had resigned in his favor
Mr. Aylett had not understood Mr.. Trout to
yield; but he finally waived his point.
COMMITTEE ON PROXIES.
Colonel Cabell renewed his motion that a
committee Of five be appointed to ascertain
what shares were present or represented by
proxies
Mr.. u. J. Saunders, of Richmond, moved
that the committee consist of name, as impor-
tant questions would be brought before it for
decision He proposed to contest the proxies
of the city of Richmond.
The amendment was accepted, and the resO-
luton, as amended, adopted-ayes, 70; noes,
A.
The Chair appointed the following gentle
men on the committee Colonel Fl. G. Cabell
and p H. Aylett. Of Richmond; Joel Nc
Pherson, of Greenbrier John S. Cunning
ham, of Kanawha; Colonel J. III. Guy, Of
Goochland; Franklin Stearns, of Henrico ;
Bolivar Christian, of Augusta; r. T. w.
Duke of Albemarle; j. H. Cox, of Chester
field.
SECRETARIES.
Messrs John Garrett and J. F. Netherland
were elected secretaries.
COMMITTEE ON PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
Mr. Paxton moved the appointment of a
committee Of eight on permanent organization.
Agreed to unanimously.
The Chair appointed j. G. Paxton, of Rock
bridge H. II. Robertson, of Allegheny; H. G.
Parsons, of Putnam; John Slack, Jr, of
Kanawha; J. M. Hanger, of Augusta; Fl.
B. Magruder, of Albemarle A. Phillips of
Monroe; Joseph K. Pendeton, of Louisa ;
Henry Cady, of Hanover; Marmaduke John
son, of Richmond George Chahoon and E.
C. Workman, of Richmond.
Col. johnson submitted the opinion Of Judge
Rober son on the question of the right of the
proxies of Richmond and the subscribing coun-
ties to vote-that opinion being that they had
no right to vote in tockholders' meeting when
they had neither issued nor paid the bonds or
any part thereof which were to be received in
payment of their subscription, and that the vote
of the State was left unchanged by late legisla-
ton on the subject.
On motion Of Colonel johnson, it was referr-
ed to the Committee on Proxies
Themeeting then took recess until y O clock
2. M.
EVENING SESSION.
The meeting met pursuant to adjournment, but
the Committee on proxies being unprepared to
report, the meeting adjourned till II NJ. Friday
SECOND DAY-FRIDAY.
The stockholders met at noon, pursuant to
adjournment the galleries being we'll filled
with spectators
Moss was appointed doorkeeper.
The Committee on proxies reported that of
1887 shares of stock, there were represented,
by proxy or IN person, g. 1877, of which 20, 40
shares were held by the State, and 80, $50 shares
by the city ofRichmond and counties of the
State.
The committee considered that the lists of
stockholders furnished by the officers of the
Company, afforded prinsa .ttc,cie evidence of the
validity of the stock The subscriptions were
binding on the Company, as well as on the
counties and cities subscribing to the stock of
the road, and in the opinion of the majority of the
committee, the State, the city of Richmond,
and the various counties taking stock, were
entitled to one vote for every share of stock held
by them. If the Board could hereafter prove
that it had been imposed on, it could obtain
redress in the courts of the State.
In conclusion the committee recommended
that the city of Richmond and counties of Mon
roe, Pocahontas, Cabell, Wayne, Henrico, Al
leghany, Goochand Fuyanna, and the State
of Virginia be each entitled to cast one vote for
every share of stock subscribed by said city,
State, or county.
MINORITY REPORT.
Mr.. Aylett presented long report from the
minority Messrs. Aylett, Cox, andJ H. Guy. J
based upon and including the legal opinion of
Judge Robertson on the right of abe city proxies
10 vote.
The following resolutions we're reported by
the minority
/. RESOLVED, That the State of Virginia and
the other stockholders voting at this meeting
should, until the company shall determine and
provide otherwise, vote according to the scale
required by the charter of the Virginia Central
Railroad Company.
2. Resolred, That the city of Richmond and
the counties of Allegheny, Fluvanna, Gooch-
land, and Henrico, and the counties of Cabell,
Greenbrier, Lincoln Monroe, Wayne, Mercer,
and PocaholItas, and the parties who have sub