The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-02-18
THE RAILROAD W A R.
.,sgWusTICE DECLARED
ruy BILL TO ADMIT THE FOREIGN
CORPORATION TO VIRGINIA &#
NHDERED TO ENDORSEMENT I.
The Great Fight to be Made Ola Ats
Passage. ..~


jn MIR. GUY had offered an amendment
rroydins that the Washington and Rich
mond Railway Company complete its road
within two wears after the passage Of the
get.
Mr.. McCArLL offered to amend the
amendment by inserting three years instead
ol two.
The question yesterday mornin" was
upon agreeing to amendment to the
amendment. 1t was agreed to.
Mr. FRErz moved to amend by requiring
tAc road TO run through the county OF
Hing George which was agreed to.
Mr.. Bupp moved to amend the 9th Sec
ton of the bill so rs to make the amended
para graph read as follows:
And the said Washington and Rich
mond Railway Company shall be assessed
with ana shall pay the amount OF said tax
,o the proper officers Of the Commonwealth
during the term of such lease, contract, or
yompany shall be liable therefor as fully and
Ia the same extent rs for the tax assessed
upon lis own property; and the said Wash
ington and Richmond Railway Company
shall he required, upon the completion Of
lis said road, if the General Assembly shall
- determine, or whenever, under the pro-
visions of this section, the property OF the
said Richmond. Fredericksburg and Poto-
mae Railroad Company shall become SUBJ
lcct TO taxation, If the General Assembly
stHH so determine, TO pay to the State OF
Virginia in current funds the then market
value Of the States interest in the Rich
mond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Rail-
road Company. and have and hold the same
~ its own: provided, such market price
shall not be under sixty cents in the dollar
Of it's par value. II said stock be under
sixty cents in the dollar at that time, then
said company shall pay the State for said
interest in stock at the rate of sixty cents
in the dollar, the present price OF said
sock
T The words Of Mr.. BuDp's amendment
are printed i'll italics.
RICHMOND MUST HAVE SHARE.
Mr.. CRENsnAw offered 4 further amend
mcnt, providing that 4 fair proportion OF
the work necessary to be done to build and
keep in order the rolling stock of the road
shall be done in the shops at the city of
Richmond. Agreed to.
MR.. KELLY's SUBSTITUTE.
The substitute of MIR. KELLY for the
whole bill was then taken up. 1t has the
main provisions Of that offered by Mr..
Snowden in the Senate.
uH. KELLY WISHES A ROAD ACTUALLY BUILT.
Mr.. KELLY said when he offered this bill
A. a substitute he offered 1t in good faith.
The original bill proposed TO swallow up
an existing railroad, not TO open up a new
highway to market. We have been told
that if we grant this charter it will invite
an untold amount ofcapital to our State. He
wished the Alexandria and Fredericksburg
company to be taken at their word, and
that a bill should he passed providing Tor
the building of Il new road, instead Of
FOR THE PURCHASE OF ONE ALREADY
EXISTING. ...
This was what his constituents desired,
=, their sentiments had recently been eX.
pressed in public building. They
wished new road, provided the
ricksburg. 1t has been said again and again
that the treasures Of the Pennsylvania
Central Company are to be opened for ou
bcnctit-that their richness is to be poured
out upon us for the welfare Of Virginia.
For the life Of him he could not see how
this could be under the original bill or the
substitute Of Mr.. Hudgen, which has been
for more than week past under consldera-
ton. 1t does not provide for the spending
of dollar south of Quantico. How, then,
are we to be benefited? But the bill in
troduced by himself (Mr. Kelly) does pro-
vide for the actual building of a road, and
for the opening up of
NEW HIGHWAY TO MARKET,
in order that the resources Of counties now
without railroad shall be developed. No
company should dictate to the Legislature
OF Virginia-not even the Penns ylyania
Central, rich and powerful, tyrannical and
and despotic,
OyERGROwE AND CORRUPT,
as it is, should be allowed to say to us on
what terms they shall build this railroad.
This bill gives them fair charter, and one
under which they can build road which
may rebound to the interest OF Virginia.
OF COURSE,
Mr.. WooD hoped the substitute Of Mr..
KELLY would be voted down.
kELLY'S SUBSTITUTE REJECTED.
Mr.. MCCACLL called the pending ques-
ton.
1t was ordered, and the substitute was
rejected by the following vote:
Yeas.-Messrs. Bagwell, Henry Bell,
Boiling. Bowen, Bradley, Breckenridge,
Vim. a. Bryant, Buchanan, Burgess,
Burkholder, Chase, Geo. Graham, Joseph
j. Graham. Hatcher, Hill, Heusley, Hen
son, G. j.. Hodges, John Q. Hodges, Hutch
cr>on, Jas. ID. Jones, Kelly, Lawson, Lips
comb, Mason, Massie, McCracken, Nc
Donald, Murrell, Pannill, Poore, segar,
Sherman, Shelton, Thompson, William J.
Wall, White, IIazael Williams, VIM. l.. Will
hams, Vim, Woodson, Woodwcrth-4.
NoyS.--McSSrs. Andrews. Alice, Bartlett,
tow, Budd, Bulman, Chowning,- Clark,
Cochran, Cox, Crenshaw, Davis, Dugger,
Edmundson, Edwards, Fayerman, Fray
ser, Fulton, Glmer, Glascock, Gosney, a.
Graham, Hamilton, Hanger, Hawxhurst,
Haynie, Harnesberger, Hollonon, Horton,
Hudsin, Jackson, Johnston, b. F. Jones,
j. X. Jones, Il. q. w Jones, LovenstelD,
Maddox, Mahood, Marshall, Matthew, Nc
Caull, J. b. Miller, Jr., Morgan, Noble,
+. 5. Norton, Robert Norton, Owen, Pat
ton, featross, Pophan, Potts, Ragsdale,
Stewart, stubbs, Taylor, Terry, Toy,
Jas. ". Walker, Jr., Wentworth, Wood,
George Younp. G.. W. Young. and Mr.