The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-02-27


signed to prevent what is familiarly known
MS !" log-rolling" in the Legislature-a prac-
tice by which measure gains success by
embracing in it lures and bats for local
support, when it would be condemned and
defeated on its own merits. The constitu-
ton, public morals, purity Of legislation,
all are involved in upholding this part OF
the constitution, and believing that all these
valuable objects would be defeated by the
passage of this bill, we respectfully protest
against its passage. .ra.'.
JOHN 4. THURMAN,
e." j. c, HILL,
.. joan F. WALL,
A. S. SEaAR, .,,.-
JDHN Fl. GUY"
Mr. THURMAN said that the minority of
the committee asked Of the Honse no action
except that the report and protest be spread
upon the Journal. ..e.- ;.~.
The Speaker said the report would be
spread upon the Journal without action by
the House, .'..
The SENATE AMENDMENTS.
Several Of the Senate amendments were
then read, and severaIly agreed to
AN UNANSWERED QUESTION.
Mr. GUY inquired whether any time was
specified within which this charter could
be accepteds No time had beeB allowed
for reading the bill. Indeed, it had not
been printed, as usual. ,-
There Was no reply to the question.
Mr.. CRENsHAw insisted that there ought
to be some such provision as that indicated
by his colleague. He was friend of the
bill, but wished everything to be dohe
openly andjabove board, and thought that
this company ought not to have an indef-
mite charter.
MIR. BUDD: said they were required to ac-
cept the charter within twelve months.
MIR. CREksHAw Then. why didn't yot.
Isay so when the question was asked9
| Mr.. WUSD If the member from Rich
mond [Mr. GUY had read the hil, he would
have known what were its provisions. :
Mr.. GUY said this taunt was in keeping
with the conduct of the majority at every
stage. They had studiously endeavored to
push the bill through without giving the
House an opportunity of inquiring into its
provisions. Every effort seemed to have
been made to avoid the light, as had been
| evidenced a few minutes ago, when he
| asked 4 fair and courteous question, with
a sincere desire to know what the bill did
require, and no answer whatever had been
| vollchsated by its friends.
PROTECTION OF NORFOLK.
Mr.. SEGAR, Of Norfolk, moved to further
amend by inserting the following as an in
dependent section, to come in after Sec
tion 8:
"The said W. & r. r. Co. shall guarantee
that there shall be no discrimination at Wei.
don against the trade to Norfolk over the
Seaboard and Roanoke railroad, but that
said Seaboard and Roanoke railroad shall
have the option of through tariff from
points south of Weldon at the same rate
per mile as that charged on through treights
from Weldon to Philadelphia and that the
arrangements for interchange of cars be-
tween the lines making through rates shall
be extended to the Seaboard and Roanoke
railroad"
Mr.. WooD raised the point of order that
the amendment referred to discrimination
on line of road in North Carolina,
whereas this bill ouly provided for con-
tnuous line of railway between Washing
ton and certain points in Virginia.
The CHAIR sustained the point, ruling
the amendment out Of order.
ANOTHER OUT OF ORDER.
Mr.. WHITE, of Elizabeth City, offered
the following amendment:
Provided, further, That the said Wash
ington and Richmond Railroad Company
Fort Monroe. Said railroad shall pass
through the farms Of each member of the
Legislature residing on the peninsula be-
tween the York and james rivers, and
build depot on said farms"
This also was ruled out of order.
APRACTICAL AMENDMENT REJECTED.
Mr.. WooDsoN offered the following
amendment
"Strike out all after Piedmont and Poto-
mac in - line Of the 11th section (or second
Senate amendmcnt) and inset and She
nandoah Valley railroad companies, an
amount necessary to furnish the super
structure and equipment for said roads on
the lines now Indicated by their respective
charters-the said amount not to be less
than $4,000 per mile for each road, and
said guarantee may be required Of said
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Company at any
time. in amounts necessary to place the
superstructure on any ten miles or more of
said roads which may be ready for the same,
until the whole line OF said roads is COM
pleted PROVIDED, That the obligation of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company to guar
antee said bonds of the Piedmont and Po-
tomac Railroad Company shall cease to de-
tormine at the expiration Of five years.
Mr.. PoPHAH called the pending ques-
ton-on the adoption of the amendment.
The yeas and nays were demanded, and the
House rejected the amendment-yeas, %;
nays, 76. - 81
THE VIEWS OF THE LEADING LAWYER OF THE
HOUSE. ,t-l...t 'ss 4.
Mr. BELL, Of Augusta, said that it had
not been his purpose to say anything on
the passage of this bill, and it was not his
purpose now to participate in the general
discussion, but the proposition made BY
the member from Craig to add the Shenar-
doah Railroad Company to the list OF the
companies to participate In the benefits of
this bill, and as he had been compelled to-