The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-05-12

and | want every Senator to look at 1t.
If the gentleman will say, that he will
strike out of this bill all the points, and
give them powerste locate road from
Wilkesbarre to.Williamsport, am will
ing TO agree TO 1t, and then the engin-
eers will go on and select the route.
Mr.. BUCKALEW said that the map
referred TO was made by the Muncy
Creek railroad ompany-another road
iogether-and they had drawn an inn
aginary line to Hughesville, and had
not laid down the location of Muncy
accurately. Ho did not own any ground
in bloomsbury proper, and neither had
nor expected to have any pecuniary in.
terest in the new road. The road was
carried down the south side Of the river
as an unoccupied route, and TO obtain
southern and western connections, and
1t was necessary to fix some place for
crossing the river, TO gain the Little
Fishingcreek route The place fixed in
the bill was the proper one. lie had talk
ed with many persons from Lycoming
county,and they were generally in favor
of the road aud opposed to the amend.
ment.
Mr.. WHITE said he had never voted
against railroad enterprise, and did
not intend to; the Senator who intro.
duced this bill had declared that it
meets the views Of the parties who
honestly desire to construct this road,
and that the amendment might kill this
enterprise; therefore, he would vote
against the amendment and for the bill.
Mr.. PETRIKIN said there was
another road now incorporated for the
purpose of covering part of this very
ground; it was being surveyed now;
this bill was for an antagonistic road, got
up, he had no doubt, to defeat therights
of that company.
Mr.. DILL. Mr.. Speaker, l have TO
do the Senator from Huntingdon the
justice to say that moved this amend-
ment. l did it because the people of
Muncy, like all people in the neighbor-
hood of n proposed railroad, are very
anxious to have that railroad reach
their borough. l moved the amend
ment because some of my constituents
desired me TO do so. 1 do not wish to
embarrass any railroad bill. l want to
see all the railroads built that can be.
The people l represent are satisfied that
this amendment will not kill the bill.
| know nothing about tho topography
of the county, or the correctness of this
map. If this map be correct, certainly
| Muncy would be more direct liuc Than
| that now laid down.
Mr.. BUCKALEW. That map is ut
terly incorrect. Nor do l consider this
a rival of the other road they are quite
distinct enterprises.
Mr.. EVANS thought these amend
ments were against the policy of the
Commonwealth.
The amendment was not agreed to.
Mr.. PETRIKIN further moved to
amend by striking cut all that part of
the bill which fixed the route of the
road down the south side of the river
from Wilkesbarre and across at or near
Bloomsbury and then by way of Little
Fisbingcreek, so as to leave only Wilkes
barre and Williamsport named as ter
mini of the road. He had no doubt
the corporators were friends of the Sen
ator from Columbia, and there was
nothing to hinder the engineers from
locating the road on the south side of
the river.
On the question. Will the Senate
agree to the amendment?
The yeas and nays were required by
Mr.. PETRIKIN and Mr.. BUCKA.
LEW, and were as follows, viz:
YEAs-Measr5. Brooke, Crawford, Dill
| and Petrikin-4.
NAYs-Messrs. Allen, Anderson, Bill.
lingfelt, Brodhead, Buckalew, Dechert,
Delamater, Duncan, Evans, Findlay,
Graham, Henszey, Kerr, Knight, Miller,
Mumma, Nagle, Olmsted, Osterhout,
Purman, Randall, Rutan, Turner, War
fel, White and Wallace, Speaker-2G.
So the question was determined in the
negative.
On motion of Mr.. BUCK ALEW, he
Sixth section was amended.
The bill then passed.
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