The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-03-09

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point, and said 1t had always been the same.
A contrary ruling would involve the House
In ineXtricsble difficulties, as had been
fully shown BY the member from Richmond
(Mr. Guy). Such also had been the ruling
Of his predecessor in the chair (Hon. j. B.
Baldwin), who Is a gentleman eminently
skilled In parliament. The Speaker had no
personal interest in this question, but had
decided in the interests of the House. He
would warn members that If this new con-
struction of the rule prevailed the result
would be disastrous. &s.,-A
1T Is NOT HEEpED.
Avote was then taken. and resulted in
the overruling Of the Speakers decision by
the following vote: .st@-tss~
Teas.-Messrs. Atlee, Bartlett, Bodeker,
Budd, Bulmar, Campbell, Clark, Cox,
Daniel, Dugger, Edwards, Gascock, Cos
ney, A. Graham, CIV. Graham, Guy, Ham,
ilton, HawXhurst, Haynie, Holloman,
Hudgin, jackson, Johnston, B. +. Jones,
Peter X. Jones, Keyser, Loyenstein, Mad
dox,- Mahood, Mason, Matthew, Nc
Cracken, Robt. A. Miller, Moss, Noble,
F.. s. Norton, Robt. Norton, Popham, Rags
dale, Seaton, Stevens, Stewart, Stubbs, Toy,
1n,hlis,Iyer, Thomas, Wentworth, Wilson, ;a H.
Williams, VIM. L. Williams, George W.
Young-51.
Fays.-Messrs. Arnett, Bagwell, Henry
Bell. II. Nj. Bell, Boiling, Bowen. Breckin-
ridge, Brisby, Bristow, l.. II. Bryant, VIM.
A. Bryant, Buchanan, Burgess, Burk-
| holder, Cochran, Davis, EdmundsOn, Geo.
Graham, Jos. j. Graham, Hanger, Hatcher,
Hill, Hensley, John Q. Hodges, Horton,
Hutcherson, JAS. d. Jones, Il. u. W.
Jones, Kelly. Lawson, Lindsay, Lipscomb,
Marshall, Massie, McCaul, Mcdonald, j. B.
Miller, Jr., Moulton, Murren, Pannill,
Caesar Perkins, Poorc, Potts, Read, Segar,
SheAson, Terry, Thompson, Thurman, Tur-
ner, Geo. Walker, J. W. Walker, Jr., Jno.
+. Wall, VIM. j. Wall, Woodson, Wood
worth-59.
So the motion to reconsider the vote by
which the substitute as amended was
agreed to, was lost.
MOTION TO RECoNMIT.
Mr.. BELL, of Augusta, then submitted a
a motion to recommit the bill. In his view,
by the adoption of Mr.. Woods amendment
every principle involved in the bill was re-
rerscd, and reversed ~
TO THE DETRIMENT or THE COMMONWEALTH.
He was, perhaps, not up to the railroad
spirit of the age, but he held that the State
was bound by every principle of equity
to obtain for property held by her
as q trustee the best price in the
market. In a court of equity the
principles involved in that amendment
would be secuted as vicious. The Com
monwealth is bound by the strongest chains
to do equal justice, and we should do for
| her as we would in q case in which we were
personally interested. We should make the
best bargain we can. The cause of the
Commonwealth is before the Court OF Con-
science, and we ought not to violate the
principles accepted in every other court of
equity.
| LIGHT WANTED.
Mr.. WooDsoN inquired whether the gen.
tleman's objections 80 to the whole merits,
or only to the amendment Of Mr.. Wood?
Mr.. BELL, in reply, explained that he
was entirely opposed to the principles in
the Orange and Alexandria railroad bill as
reported, but was more favorable to the
substitute agreed to, in which his own
views were substantially embodied, until
Mr.. Woods amendment was adopted re-
yersing not only the principle that the State
ought, if she sells out, to get the best price
for her interest, but picked out q purchaser
having no claims whatever to priority. he
was satisfied that the State could get fifty
or hundred per cent. more than General
Malone offered if allowed to so into the
market. 1t was for this reason that he
moved to recommit the bill.
The Voice of Richmond.
Mr.. Guy said he was gratitied to be able
to be heard, even at this late day, on a
matter of such interest to his constituents.
The cat in the bug which the member from
Halifax (Mr. Wood) introduced to the
House, and which had opened the way for
a most interesting Zo6lo0gical exhibition,
| was to be followed by the introduction by
him (Mr. Guy Of an animal of very differ
cnt nature, by no means ferocious and dam
gerous. In this controversy, however much
he felt bound by any personal considera-
tions, the deep.interest Of his constituents
| would cause him to
| WAIVE THESE PREFERENCES OR PREJUDlCRs,
aud cause him to speak their united voice
The Richmond delegation was in this case
neither swayed by prejudice nor biased by
favor. Ii any constituency is interested in
this matter, it is, Richmond. Papers on his
desk showed that the merchants and people
generally of Richmond take the same view
that he did of the question. He implored
members who have no particular interest
in it, owing to their distance from us, moi
to assist in
-.... sHACKLING RICHMOND,
whose welfare is so deeply involved, by
agreeing to this monstrous proposition. II
you are not affected, said he, pray give III
the benefit of the doubt. Let us, as far as you
can, judge for ourselves us to our own best
business interests. Are We not better quail.
itied to judge than anybody else what vii
result to our advantage and what to oul
detriment; and are we not united upon the
| question involved in the Amendment
which this House has, perhaps, hastily
adopted? We would accord others the
same privileges. We will not undertake to
speak for the business interests Of Williams
burg, Sussex, and Albemarle, and we ask
that the members from those districts will
not attempt to speak for ours. Richmond
comes with united voice, and
IMpLoREs THIS GENERAL ASSEMBLY
fairly aud fully to consider this question,
and in matter which affects US SO much,