The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-11-28

wayne, mercer, anu EoChnontds, huu the
parties who have subscribed lands to the
capital stock of, the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad Company, but not conveyed the
same by deed or put the company in pos
session of the same, are none Of them en-
titled to vote at this time IN the meeting Of
the company.
RULES OF ORDER.
On motion of Mr.. Branch, of Richmond
the rules Of the House of Delegates were
adopted for the government Of the meeting,
with the additional rule that each speaker
be limited to twenty minutes in debate.
's WHO COULD VOTE. 100
Mr.. Lyons desired to know of the Chair
who could vote on these resolutions. de
supposed there was no doubt about the fact
that party whose seat was contested could
vote upon the question of his being allowed
to vote. - lsr
The Chair decided that parliamentary
law does not inhibit anybody from voting
but the person directly interested, and il
was only question of delicacy, to be de-
cided by himself, whether he shall vote on
the right Of persons, similarly situated, to 8
seat, - =, n -
MOTION TO STRIKE OUT.
After. considerable discussion upon the
point Of order, Judge Bond, of Richmond
moved to amend by striking out the first
resolution. :tzE@
Mr.. Lyons moved to amend the amend.
ment of Judge Bond striking out every.
thing after the first word, resolved.n
The Chair decided that while the amend
nnent to the amendment was in order, the
proposition to amend the text had the pre-.
.cedence in voting.
From this decision Mr.. Lyons appealed
Mr.. Wood, of Albemarle, called for q
scaled vote. :
Mr.. James Lyons offered the following
resolution: s-s.---r . t-.a, r..
: aResolved, That the votes Of the city Of
Richmond and the counties of Allegheny
Pocahontas, Cabell, and Monroe, be stricken
from the poll just taken" a. ..7..
The Chair ruled this out of order, as the
vote was being taken, and nothing was IL
order until the vote was announced.
The vote was then announced on Mr.. Ly
ops's appeal from the decision of the Chair
The Chair was sustained by 50,S6l ayes Il
7,1l8 noes. ~ ..' -.
THE COUNTY OF MONROE.
The vote then recurred on Judge Bond'
motion to strike out the first resolution re
ported by the majority Of the Committee OF
Proxies. A scaled vote being called for, re
suited as follows Ayes, 6,993; noes, So,
$50. ........ .;a. n... ....s -. r.,
So the motion to strike out the provision
in regard to Monroe county was lost, ant
the recommendation of the majority sus
tanned. ..,,
THE CITY OF RICHMOND.
Mr.. Paxton then moved to strike out tn
second resolution reported by the majorit.
Of the Committee on Proxies, which pro
vides that the city Of Richmond shall b
entitled to one vote for each share sub
scribed to the Chesapeake and Ohio rail
road.
Mr.. Aylett called for scaled vote Of
that question.
A second vote was taken with the follow
ing result: Ayes, 7,041; noes, 32,3l5.
So the motion to strike out was lost, an
the recomme ndation of the majority repor
agreed to.
THE STATE VOTE.
DR.. G. S. Mills, of Richmond, moved t
strike out the eleventh resolution of til
majority report allowing the State to "cas
one vote for every share held by her."
This motion was discussed pro and col
by Messrs. Lyons, Cabell, Paxton, an
Newlen. Mr.. Page moved the pendin
question, but on motion Of Mr.. Cox, o
Chesterfield, withdrew it.
. DEPRESSION.
Mr.. Cox's remarks drew forth great ap
plause. He said he would vote for Genera
McClernan, General Malone, General Wick
ham, or any one else who would FORWARD
this great work. He did not care whethe
he was carpet-bagger or o scalawagger
[Laughter.] would be willing to bestov
on Colonel Fontaine (who has carried thi
road from Louisa to the Allegheny noun
tains) pension of $4,000 per annum 70
his services, and l would also be willing t
bestow a pension of the same amount OF
General Wickham for the gallant service
he rendered the Confederacy in her lat
struggle. Loud and prolonged laughte
and applause.]
Chairman The gentlemen must come t
order. He is not discussing the question
under consideration.
Mr.. Cox: Am ! not talking common
sense?
Chairman 1t is not for me to decide
but you are not talking the kind Of sens
which is required in this case.
Mr.. Cox: Well, this meeting seems to en-
Joy this kind of common-sense.
General Wickham (after order was re
stored) said : thank the gentleman for hi
kindness, and hope he may soon have tn
opportunity of confering q pension on m
for extending this road to the Ohio river
Laughter.
Chairman: This is entirely out of order
Mr.. Page: | move the pending question
and call scale vote on the motion 10 strlk
out.
The vote resulted as follows Ayes, SALT
noes, 35, ,402.
So the amendment was rejected, and tn
recommendation Of the majority In regar'
to the State vote was agreed to. ..
MR.. LYoNs's AMENDMENT.
The question then recurred upon tn
amendment proposed by hlr. Lyons, t
strike out all after the word "resolved" il
the majority report.
General Echols, of Augusta, made al
earnest appeal to the private stockholder
to throw aside all jealousies and persona
preferences in order to further the grea
national work in which all were so muci
interested. For his part, although he ha'
sincerely desired and zealously labored fo
the man whom he would prefer to be th'
chief executive officer Of the road, he wa
prepared to oextend hearty support to who
ever might be elected to fill that importan
Office. He remarked, also, that he though
it both impolitic and wrong to have refused
to allow the city and State to vote share Pc
share.