The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-02-24

Assembly of Virginia to extend It's said
road from Luray to some point on tho
chesapeake and Ohio railroad at point
not west of Staunton and the said sub
scriptlon By the Pennsylvania Central Rail-
rord Company to the stock Of the said
fiedmont and Potomac Railroad Company
slaii De- and hereby is,: expressly declared
10 De IN consideration of the rights, priyi-
leses, and benefits conferred by this act
upon said Washington and Richmond Rail-
way Company whenever the subscription
TO the capital stock OF the Piedmont and
Potomac Railroad Company as Is herein
provided for, as made by said Pennsylya.
MA Railroad Company, one-fourth of the
amount thereof shall be paid within one
month from the date of said subscription,
and the residue in three equal instalments
as six, twelve, and eighteen months, from
tne date OF subscription, and the amount
SO subscribed shall, as it is paid
up, be expended in constructing the
road of said Piedmont and Potomac
railroad Company along the whole line of
said road from Luray to its terminal point
OF tne Potomac river, said expenditure to
be made equally along the whole road as
near as the same can be done. If the said
pennsylvania Railroad Company shall at
any time fol- the period of three months
tail to perform any Of the conditions or
stipulations of the agreement provided for
in this section, then all the rights, privi-
leges, and franchises conferred upon said
Washington and Richmond Railroad Com
pany by any or all the provisions of this
act shall cease and determine, and the
charter thereby repealed"
In Offering this amendment to the amend
ment, Dir. TAYLOR, of Loudoun, said that
he desired to test the sincerity of the Penn
sylvania Central Companyin In their propo-
sails to help us in railroad building, or
whether they merely intended to make
promises and in reality to occupy them
selves In using railroads already built.
DECLINED.
The pending question was ordered, and
the substitute CT Mr.. Taylor, of Loudoun,
rejected by the following vote:
Yeas. - Messrs. Beazley, Fitzpatrick,
Grimsley, johnson, Latham, Martin, Pat.
terson, Perrin, Penn, William D. Smith
Snowden, Thomas +. Taylor, Walter II
Taylor, Teamoh, and Terry-15.
Nays.-Messrs. Abner Anderson, W. A
Anderson, Austin, Campbell, Carr, Court
ney, Davis, French, Greene, Greeyer, Har
ris, Herndon, Kendrick, Lathrop, Massey
Moseley, Moss, Owen, Pendleton, Robin
son, Roller, J. Amber Smith, Normant
Smith, and Waddell-24,
THE SECOND "DoDeE" SUCCESSFUL.
The amendment of Mr.. ROLLER was thel
adopted by the following vote:
Yeas.-Messrs. Abner Anderson, VIM. A
Anderson, Austin, Campbell, Carr, Court
ney, Davis, French, Greene, Greever, Har
ris, Herndon, Lathrop, Martin, Massey
Moseley, Moss, Owen, Robinson, Roller
). Amber Smith, Normand Smith, ant
Waddell-23. s@.
s.-Messrs. BeazIey, Fitzpatrick
GrimSley, johnson, Kendrick, Latham, Pat
terson, Pendleton, Perrin, Penn, VIM. d
Smith, Snowden, Thomas E. Taylor, Wal
ter II. Taylor, Teamoh, and Terry-16.
Mr.. PENN offered a ryder to the amend
ment in the very words Of the proposition
as above made to him before he made th'
motion to adjourn after the bill was de
feated.
WORSE THAN THE LOBBY.
Mr.. SMITH, of Henrico desire to asl
the Senator whether, if that ryder is adopt
ed, he will vote for the bill?
Mr.. TERRY Don't answer him. That
worse than the lobby.
Mr.. PENN The Senator has no right tt
ask such question.
The President decided that the amend
ment could not be offered IN this form.
THE GAG TO BE APPLIED.
Mr.. LATHRoP called the previous ques
tion on the passage Of the bill.
Several Senator's asked that the call be
withdrawn, indicating their intention tc
speak or otter amendments.
Mr.. SNowDEN said he had al amendment
which was substantially proposition
made to the Council of the city OF Alexan.
dria by George B. Roberts, and which was
only of local Importance.
Mr.. PERRIN desired to offer an amend.
ment which was sure to be acceptable to
the friends of the bill. Itprovides that the
Pennsylvania Central shall guarantee the
mortgage bonds of the West Point and
Chesapeake Bay Railroad Company to the
amount of $500, 900, which guarantee shall
be made within three months after the pas
sage Of the act.
Mr.. PENN again said that his "ryder "
was in the very words of a proposition
made to him by representative of the
Pennsylvania Central, and which had the
appreciation of Col. Mcclure.
Mr.. TERRY said he would avail himself of
his five minutes under the rules to say,
that he charged upon the Alexandria and
Fredericksburg Company fraud from its
very conception, and in almost every step
of its progress.
Mr.. sNowDEN's AMENDMENT.
The following is the amendment Of Mr.
snowden, as read for information
sBefore the company hereby incorpor-
ated shall exercise any of the powers con-
ferred by this act, ii shall covenant and
agree to pay to the corporation Of the city
of Alexandria the sum of 200 in the
bonds of said city, for the use and occupa.
ton of any street through which the SAID
railroad may pass; and proutded, fuTfher'
That the said railroad shall intersect the
city limits at point not further west than
the south end of Fayette street !; and pro-
o,ided, further, That the said railroad COM
nany shall, before enjoying any of the priv.
iIepes or franchises granted by this act, build
within the corporate limits of the city OF
IA. , ,asoauoer and freight deDOt