The weekly North-Carolina standard., 1869-03-24
EVENING SESSION.

| MI. BOWMAN luIIOQuCCo o oiA IA iSiAS'SA-
to certain mortgages and deeds. Calendar.
Mr. JUSTICE. Of Rutherford, from the COM
mittee appointed to examine business pend
ing in both Houses, reported: and recon-
mended the adoption OF the following reso-
luton and moved suspension OF the rules
| for its consideration
Resolved, CThe Senate concurring) That this
| General Assembly will at seven O'Clock A. NJ,
on Monday, 29th inst adjourn sine die
The resolution was adopted.
On motion of Mr.. HOLDEN, the rules were
suspended, and hill to incorporate the
Greensboro ard Charlottee Air Line R. r.
Co. was taken up
MIR. HOLDEN said this road proposed to
open direct ronte between North and
South on which bulk should not be broken.
If it had no merit let it die. II it had
merit, pass it; it would pay the State 66s
cents for every passenger, and the stock
holders 335 cents-a dollar from each pas
senger, and he might not know it. 1t was
proposed to put down third rail on the
N. G. r. r. between Greensboro and Char
lotte, so as to give double guage-a hive
foot guage for this company, and the old
euage for the N. c. r. r. and the two roads
Jointly to keep the road in repair. The
the East Tennessee r. r. to the exclusion
of the State of North Carolina, and not
finding Il sufficient transit by that route,
great quantity of it goes by Louisville and
Corinth to New Orleans. He held that by u
proper application Of the means that the
Almighty had put into our hands we could
convey the travel by the Piedmont route,
between Maine and New Orleans No
| oil hrt tbaxr TO
pay for the privilege; first for the right of
way $1,000 mile; next 81 for every
passenger that goes over the road, to last as
long as the corporation stands. This road
was to adopt the five foot guage, which was
in use throughout most of the North, in
stead of the North Carolina guage, which is
4 feet 81 inches IT this Jailed, the day
would not be far distant when the State
would appropriate money to open five loot
2uages all over the State. He had ridden
from Harrisburg, Pa, to Chicago, Illinois,
for $40 without a change of cars, almost as
far as from Greensboro to New Orleans
Now we have to change repeatedly at
Greensboro, Charlotte, Augusta, Atlanta and
NIillcdgeville; which through road would
overcome, and that road would get the
through travel If man We're travelling
|
take through route at a loss of several
days time rather than change cars repeated
ly. The time had come when North Caro-
lima must not adhere to the narrow idea of
her four feet ST inches guage. The broad
guage had been adopted almost all over the
country except in this State; and it gave
plenty of room between the seats and be-
tween the passengers.
NJ cai1 IN narnniya1 thn hill
asked Tor no appropriation and it was Il
pretty gilled pill. The argument in favor
of Il five foot guage was not very good; for
should he simply allowed to pass through
the State This would drain the State, and
use it merely as convenience. He
opposed that He moved to print the bill
and make it the order tor Tuesday next week
at II o'clock
Mr. JUSTICE, of Rutherford, opposed the
idea that people should be compelled to
travel given route to market. The bill
would injure no town in the State, but
serve the purpose of developing beautiful
portion OF the State. He opposed delay.
Mr. ESTES favored printing. No railroad
bill had passed without printing. The ques
ton was mooted of passing a law through
Congress to make the guage throughout the
United States feet 81 inches, which was In
most general use in the country.
Mr.. DOWNING thought this was trap
He asked how many knew that this was
going through Dallas.
Mr.. JUsTICE, of Rutherford, said he was
recently in South Carolina, where he learned
the fact. without knowing that bill would
be brought in here.
Mr.. DOWNING said that proved the subject
was better understood out of the State than
in it. He said one great argument in favor
of narrow guage was that long axle was
liable to break. Put this road through and
you make the State only convenience.
Mr.. HOLDEN said if the State could be a
convenience" in the Union. let her he
there. Let them build Suage that will
connect with the world and the world will
travel over it.
Mr.. HARRIS of Wake, expressed surprise
at the opposition to this bill hy men who
favored every one of the bills appropriating
millions at this session. This hill simply
asks to purchase certain privilege-not a
cent of appropriation. Many assertions had
been made against the bill, without proving
them. Gentlemen were earnest in saving
expenses; bills had been passed in which
the State had large interest, without Print
ing; but now this bill must be printed. He
opposed printing, because the State had no
pecuniary interest, and the expense would
be unnecessary.
Mr.. ESTES said we were asked for the
North Carolina road with the three million
of State interest for the miserable pittance
of 100000 year.
Mr. HOLDEN said there was no three mil
lion in that section of the road, and the new
rail would double the travel.
Mr.. ESTES said the bill seemed to him
more detrimental to the interests of the
State than any other that ever came up
here with one exception, and it should be
printed.
Mr.. HARRIS, of Wake called the previous
question; and it was ordered.
On motion of Mr. FRENCH, the yeas and
NAYS were taken on the motion to print,
resulting-yeas "a, nays 43.
The bill failed TO pass its second reading
yeas II, nays 81, as follows
YEAs-Messrs Barnett, Carson, Graham, Har
ris of Wake, Justus of Henderson, Justice O
Rutherford, Lafin, Mayo, Moore OF Chowan
Ren!row, Robbins, ,Simonds, ,Snipes, Stlley, Vest
Waldrop aud Wilson-T7.
NAYs-Messrs. Allison, Armstrong, Ashw orth
Banner Blair, Boddie. Bowman, Gambler, Caw-
thorn, Clayton, Davis, Dixon, Downing, Estes
Fcrebee, French, Gahagan, Gibson, Harris o
Franklin, Hayes Hendricks. Hicks, High, Hin
nant, Hodgin, Hoffman, Ingram, Kelly of Davie
Kelly of Moore, Leary Long OF Chatham, Long
o Richmond, McCanless, Mcmillan, Mendenhall
Moring, Moore OF Alamance, Nichalson, Pain er
Parker, Pearson, Proctor, Prothtt, Rea, Robin
son, Reynolds, Shaver, ,Siegrist. .Stantan. Stevens
Sykes Thompson, Yestal Whitley, Williams o.
Harnett, Williams of Sampson, Williamson an(
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