The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-02-15

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ment, simple and pure--to wit that 10 /
i would require constitutional vote 1f,,,,t
Ilthc bill, and labors equally as hard. and I.
4 perhaps with as much success, during Tho Z
latter half Of his speech, to snow that In
that shape no such vote will be trcs
quired! That Is to say, he will vote
for the am mendment OF the MEM
ber from Loudoun for the sole rea.
son that without 1t, a constitutional vote
upon the bill will be a necessity, yet he
knows that no such necessity exists--that
| is, he has no reason for his vote. But he
says without this amendment the matter is
left it doubt, and Mr.. Speaker may have to
decide troublesome question. IL this isa
reason which ought to influence leaislation,
| would suggest to the member that per.
maps be might save the rights Of the State
and still accomplish his object of certainty
by inserting for the words ts General As,
sembly" the words sBoard of Public /
Works" which, if am right in the views
the gentleman ascribes to me, will make
the matter little more certain than some
gentlemen desire. But both the mem.
ber from Augusta and the member from
Halifax harp upon the remark made by I
myself, that If the amendment of the mem.
ber from Loudoun was adopted my amend.
msnt might be withdrawn, as thoughtit
would have no meaning, and they both OBJ
ject, and the member from Halifax grows
eloquent over the protection it affords the J.
State, and even taunts me with want Of de-
yotion to the State for making that remark,
and yet the member from Halifax, the patron
of the bill, did not have that provision In bis
original bill for which he asked this House
| to vote and thus out Of his own mouth Is
he convicted of an effort to pass through
this House bill which did not protect this
State against foreign monopoly. Gentle
men have repeatedly referred to the part I
took in the consolidation bill, and attempt
to lug Into this question other subjects Of
controversy to distract the minds ofmembers
from the real issue. When that subject was
before this House I announced myself ready
to meet any gentleman on this floor In its
discussion; but will not be drawn into a
discussion Of that question now; and In
!reply to what has beef. said on that subject,
will only say that stood then where
stand now
FOR VIRGINIA FIRST, FOR VIRGINIA LAST,
| FOR VIRGINIA ALL THE TIME,
Iagainst all foreign companies and monopo-
lies. And for Virginia ask you to vote
lnow, and put yourselves upon the record,
in the face. Of the country, upon this ques-
tion of the Pennsylvania Central Rail.
road Company against the State of Virgil
mia.
a HANOVER ALL RIGHT.
Mr.. WYNN, of Hanover, gave his reasons
for opposing the amendment Of Mr.. Budd.
He proposed further to amend by provl-
sion that the market value of the States
: stock in the Richmond, Fredericksburg
and Potomac Railroad Company, if dis
: lposed of to the new company, should. be
determined by the Board OF Public Works.
: A VOTE AT LAST.
Mr.. HILL, of Albemarle, called the pend
ing question. The call was sustained, the
yeas and nays ordered, and the vote result
ed in the rejection of the amendment Of
Mr.. Budd: a., $: So
Il Yeas.-Messrs. Atlee. Bartlett, FL. M.
Bell, Bodeker, Bowen, Brisby, Budd, Bull
man, Campbell, Clark, Cochran, Cox, Da-
, / Wis, Dugser, Edmundson, Edwards, Fay
erman, Frayser, Fretz, TuIton, -Giinacr.
tiGlascock, Il. w. Graham, Guy, Hamilton,
S HawXhurst, Harnsberger, Hudgln, jack
, son, Johnston, B. +. Jones, Peter K. Jones,
q r. q. w. Jones, Lovenstein, Maddox, Ma
hood, Marshall, McCeull, McCracken, Rob-
ert a. miller, j. B. Miller, Jr., Morgan,
Moss, Noble, I. s. Norton, Robert Norton,
IA
Rag>dale, seaton, George II. Southall, Ste
vens, Stewart, Stubbs, Taylor, Terry, Toy,
l rhayer, Thomas, james w. Walker, Went
: worth, Williams, Wood, Geo. Young, Geo.
Il W. Toung-G9.
Il Nays.-Messrs. Bagwell, Henry, Bell,
, Bowen, Breckinrldge, Bry ant, Buchanan,
l Burgess, Burkholder, Chase, Crenshaw,
George Graham, jos. j. Graham, Hanger,
; Charles &. and John @. Hodges, Horton,
, Hutcherson, Jones, Kelly, Lawson, Lip.
t scomb, Mason, Massie, Matthew, MeDon-
aid, Moulton, Murrell, Pannill, Poor,
, Read, Segar, Sherman, Smith, S. v.
, Southall, Shelton, Strother, Thompson,
Thurman, George Walker, J. +. Wau,,W VIM.
j. Wall, White, Wilson, W. l.. Williams,
Vim, Woodson, Woodworth, and tne
, Speaker-53.
AN UNOBJECTIONABLE AMENDMENT. y
Mr. BELL, of Augusta, offered the follow
ing amendment, which was agreed to with
out objection
or at the option of the General Assem-
bly,, the said Washington and Richmond
Railway Company shall be required to re-
deem the States interest In the capital
stock Of said Richmond, Fredericksburg
and Potomac Railroad Company at par
with the registered bonds of the State"
i EQUAL RIGHTS. @
Mr.. THURMAN offered the following pro-
yiso:
"Prouded, The General Assembly shall
so determine the said Richmond, Fred.
ericksburg 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.
coNsrlTUTIoNALITY AGAIN.
Mr.. WooD, of Halifax, objected to the
amendment giving the Richmond, Fred
ericksburg and Potomac company the right
to buy the State stock in their company be-
cause Of its unconstitutionality, and read
that part of the Constitution requiring all
bills to embrace but one subject, which shall
be clearly set forth In the title.
CAUGHT IN HIS OWN TRAP.
Mr.. THURMAN said: I must confess my sur
prise at the objection made by the member
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