The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-02-16
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

House met at II A. NJ. Prayer by Rev.
DR.. Curry, of the Baptist Church.
BILLS REPORTED AND PLACED ON THE CAL
ENDAR.
Senate bill to authorize the Orange, Al
exandria and Manassa Railroad Company
to acquire and sell lands.
House bills authorizing the Auditor of
Public Accounts to refund to the trustees
of Randolph Macon College the amount of
taxes illegally assessed on the property OF
said college !; to amend the charter of the
Petersburg Railroad Company to author
ize the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Po-
tomac railroad to extend their road to AL
eXandria, with an amendment.
BILLS PRESENTED.
By Mr.. BELL, of Augusta : Bill to extend
the Jurisdiction of police justices and JUS
tees of the peace in certain cases.
BY Mr.. S. BOILING Petition of the
Board of Supervisors OF Brunswick coun-
ty to authorize the sale of their poorhouse
and the purchase of new one.
ADVERSE REPORT.
The Committee for Courts Of Justice re-
ported it ineXpedient to legslate on the
petition of l.. X. Savage, asking the passage
OF an act to authorize him to sell real estate
in which he has life interest.
RAILROAD MATTERS.
House bill No. 46, to amend the charter
and change the name of the Alexandria and
Fredericksburg railroad, came up as untin-
ished business, the question being upon
agreeing to the amendment Of Mr.. THUR
MAN, allowing the Richmond, Fredericks-
burg and Potomac Company the right to
purchase the State stock in that road on
the same terms as the new company are
allowed to do. "a.
MIR. KELLY spoke in favor of the amend
ment, and incidentally touched upon the
merits of the bill, contending that it was
not to the interest of Virginia that the ex:
listing road should pass under the control
of the Pennsylvania Central.
Mr.. CocHRiNE eloquently and deliberately
discussed the main question, urging that
chance was now presented for Virginia to
avail herself of the capital she needs to de-
velop her resources. e..
MIR. SEGAR followed in opposition. He
argued to show that the applicants for the
charter had only their own ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
| in view, and that if their designs were car
| ried out the result would be disastrous to
| the State.
Mr. H. A. SMITH also opposed the bill,
warning members to be cautious how they
voted on this question.
MIR. PoPHAM spoke in reply to Mr.. MAT
THEW, OF LOuuOul, duu QCulcu ludt tuc
PENNSYLVANIA railroad had a political end
| in view in this war.
MIR. THURMAN's amendment to the amend
ment was then rejected. 1t is as follows:
"Prooided, The General Assembly shall
so determine the said Richmond, Frede-
ricksburg and Potomac railroad shall have
the right to purchase said stock upon the
same terms at any time prior to the time
when, under the provisions of this section,
said Washington and Richmond Railroad
Company is required to purchase the same,
| the market value of said stock to be deter.
mined by the Board of Public Works."
Ayes, 81; noes, &c. u.s.
Mir. BELL then offered an amendment pro-
viding that the Washington and Richmond
Railway Company proposed title OF the
new company shall purchase the State in
terest in the Richmond, fredericksburg
and Potomac railroad, I" if it shall not have
| been previously sold" This was agreed to.
The amendment, as amended, was then
agreed to.
The substitute was further amended, on
motion of Messrs. HENsLEY and WooDsoN,
and pending its consideration, the House
adjourned.
fNote.-Yesterday an error of importance
unaccountably crept into our report of the
House proceedings on the railroad bill. It
was stated that the amendment Of MIR,
Budd was rejected, whereas it was adopted.l