The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-03-10
DEVELOPMENTS BEE ORE THE:
ROAD COMMITTEE.
ALL TEE CATS LET OUT OF
THE BAG.
NO O LAWS. ~.
WHY TIE WEALTHY CITIZENS OF
RICHMOND AND PETElSsBUG
WISH TO DEFEAT
HONE. ~.
THE INTERESTS OF THE TWO
CITIES TO BE PROTECTED u
s~~sa At any COST ~
WHERE THE $3.50, 900 COMES FROM
THAT ONE HUNDRED SHARES OF STOCK,
AND WHERE 1T WENT.
THE PENNSYLVANIA CENTRAL NOT IN
@ar THIS RING. f.
RICHMOND STILL TO ENJOY HER NORTH
,-. CAROLINA TRADE. 44,:
Examination OF III. X. ElIysOn and
Franklin Stearns. ..
" O @ L A W s .

SGttsENHs Fr..
The Committee on Roads, &C., having
received authority from the House of Del.
egates to send for persons and papers and
investigate the competing propositions for
mond and Petersburg railroad, met in the
Senate chamber last evening. DR.. GRAHAM
occupied the chair, and the following mem
bers of the committee were present: Messrs.
Budd, Horton, Guy, Hill, Segar, Moss,
Marshall, J. f. Wall, Fretz, and Thurman.
The witnesses present were General Joseph
II. Anderson, II. K. Ellyson, Charles E.
Workman, Gen. William Malone, Franklin
stearns, C. W. Statham, Major R.. r
Walker, r. R. Bridges, John Lyon, and
John NJ. Robinson.
H.K. ELLYsON EXAMINED.
Mr.. II. Il. Ellyson was first called and
sworn. Before answering any questions he
asked that both questions and answers
should be carefully taken down by the
clerk.
Mr.. THURMAN said "Mr. Ellyson, believe
you are one OF the parties who made 9
proposition to purchase the State stock in
the Il. & p. II. R.?"
Witness [ was. ... ..
@. OF the 100000 in State bonds pro
posed to be or actually deposited with the
Treasurer,
WHAT AMOUNT DID YOU FURNISH,
and were the bonds furnished by you your
own property? and if not your property.
| state whose they were. s.. 80.
Witness l furnished the 800, 0O0-the
whole amount-that is they passed through
my hands. They belonged to Brown
Lancaster & Co., of New York, and will
add further, because wish to give the com
nittee all the information whether drawn
out by questions or not, that the bonds were
furnished by w. 7. Walters, of Baltimore
The bonds were to have arrived by express,
but failing to do SO, others were furnished
by Lancaster, Brown g. co.
Q. In making this offer, are you acting
for yourself or for other parties9 A. an
acting for myself and for my colleagues to
the extent of securing for ourselves
A CONTROLLING INTEREST IN THE RICHMOND
AND PETERSBURG RAILROAD COMPANY.
By Mr.. WALL: Who are your col
leagues? A. Joseph II. Anderson, Isaac
Davenport, Jr., Franklin Stearns, John B
Davis, and A. +. Harvey, of Richmond
Frederick r. Scott and Reuben Ragland
of Petersburg; and Jas. FL. Cox, of Ches.
terteld.
By Mr.. THURMAN: AS one of the par.
ties to that offer, is it your purpose to be.
come bona tfde holder of said stock? A
1t is until I fully accomplish the object ex-
pressed in a previous answer,
IF IT TAXES TWENTY YEARS TO ACCOMPLISH
THAT PURPOSE.
BY Mr.. BUDD: What is that object
A. To control the company, manage It's
affairs. ...-. r.
BY Mr.. THURMAN: How is 1t thai
Walters furnishes the money to make
Che purchaser A. have never had any
conversation or correspondence with Mr.
Walters, and cannot inform the committee
Of my own knowledge, what are the mo-
tiyes that influenced him to advance the
money. I have reason to believe, however
that he and gentlemen IN Richmond, Ches
tertield,i Petersburg, and N, Carolina owl
enough stock in the Richmond and Peters
burg Railroad Company, which, with tht
| State stock in that road, does now give
them, and will continue to give them, tn,
control Of that company, the State proxie
and State directors now cooperating Will
these gentlemen and managing the roat
now as we propose to continue it. s.:
BY Mr.. BuDD: State -.'.. ,.-...'..'
WHAT ARE THE RESULTS WHICH you PROPOSE
TO ACCOMPLISH Is. n...
before you part with the control Of tn,
stock if your proposition is accepted by til,
General Assembly. A. propose to holt
| in my own name, and vote in the meeting
Of the stockholders of the Richmond
and Petersburg Railroad Company, m,
proportion-say one-ninth-of the stool
which we propose to purchase from thu
State until the stockholders of the said com
pany enter into 4 legal: contract with tn,
authorities OF the cities of Petersburg anC
Richmond conditioned forever. to keeE
open said road for the use OF; every railroad
chartered and built, or which may be here.
after chartered and built, connecting with
said road, for the transportation over said
Richmond - and Petersburg railroad Of
freight and passengers upon the same terms
allowed the most favored road connecting
herewith and if the said city authorities
and railroad company have. not now the
legal right to enter into such contract,
we propose to ask that that power be con.
terred upon them by the Legislature, so
thut should the stock ever pass =
INTO HANDS UNFRIENDLY TO THESE CITIES, IT
MAY NOT BE USED TO THEIR INJURY.
By MIR. WooD:I see in the Dispatch
what pruports to be memorial or protest,
signed by yourself, Isaac Davenport, Jr.,'
and Joseph B. Anderson. AS far as that
goes, are you willingto adopt It as part OF
your evidence touching this offer2 "A.
Yes. II sl.:,st' .
& o. You1laye stated that ycn have never had
any conversation Qr1 eorresp denee With