The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-02-17

people OI CaTONue, hInS ueoIBeS opVssyR'
vania, and other counties through which fl
Is said the road will pass, know that their
interests are not to be consulted.
Mir. MoCAuLL: We willaccept the amend.
ment in blank.
Mr.. WIEN, of Hanover, suggested that
the depots be not less than six miles apart
Mr.. CREssHAw suggested ten instead Of
sir miles.
Mr.. BuDD: Then we withdraw objec-
tion.
So ten was accepted.
The second blank was filled with the
words at least three"
STUFF.
MIR. BowDRN offered an amendment to the
effect that all other railroads in the State
shall have depots not less than ten miles
apart.
This amendment was ruled out Of order
MASON MAKES POINT.
Mr.. MASON, of Richmond, moved al
amendment providing that the principa
workshops of the company shall be located
in the city of Richmond or town of Man
chester.
Mr.. CRENsHAw moved as substitute that
all the rolling stock required for the use o
the company be manufactured in the city
of Richmond or town of Manchester.
The substitute. was rejected, and The
amendment Of Mr.. Mason agreed to.
IMPARTIAL TAXATION. .
Mr.. GUY offered to amend by provision
that, under the same conditions applicable
to the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Po
mac railroad for the purpose of taking away
its exemption from taxation, the Richmond
and Petersburg railroad and the Richmond
and Danville railroad shall in like manner
become liable to taxation. T..
LIBEL REFuTED.
he said that great clamor had beer
raised because the Richmond, Fredericks.
burg and Potomac railroad was exempt
from taxation, and it had been harped upon
until most people supposed that this road
was the only one Of which this could be
said. But the truth is that other railroads
in the State, and some of those now Oppos
Ing the Richmond, Fredericksburg and
Potomac, are entitled to exactly the same
exemption, He desired that these other
roads should in like manner becom me sub.
ject to taxation.
This amendment was rejected.
BOMB EXPLoDEs.
Mr.. WooDwoRTH offered an amendment
providing that the Washington and Rich
mond Railway Company shall, in the trans.
portation Of passengers, make no distinc
tion on account of race OF color.
The amendment raised perfect storm oi
indignation from the friends Of the bill
white and colored.
MIR. WooDwoRTH said he was opposed
to the bill, but desired that if it should be-
come law this provision should be en-.
grated upon it.
Walls OF WRATH,
Mr.. PoPHAM characterized the amend,
ment as a mere dodge-an unmanly trick to
array the colored members in opposition to
the bill. a
COME TO ORDER
Mr.. GUY called the member (Mr. Pop.
ham) to order for using parliamentary
language.
The point of order was sustained by the
Chair.
RALLYIEG ROUND THE FLAG.
Mr.. WHITE, of Elizabeth City, stood by
Mr.. Woodwork, and hoped the amend
ment would be adopted.
Messrs. STEVENS and BowDEN opposed 1t
vigorously.
Mr.. Boiling, of Lunenburg, called the
pending question. 1t was ordered, and the
amendment was rejected by the following
vote:
Yeas.-Messrs. Edwards, Fayerman,
Hamilton, c. X. Hodges, Hollomon, P. X.
Jones, Lipscomb, McCracken, j. B. Miller,
Jr., Morgan, +. S. Norton, r. Norton,
owen, Seaton, Stevens, White, Wilson,
and Woodworth-1S.
Nays.-Messrs. Arnett, Atlee, Bagwell,
Bartlett, Henry Bell, 81. NJ. Bell, Bode-
ker, Boiling, Bowden, Bradley, Breckin.
ridge, Brisby, Bristow, W. A. Bryant,
Buchanan, Budd, Bulman, Burgess,
Burkholder, Campbell, Chase, Clark,
Cochran, Crenshaw, Davis, Dugger, Ed
mundson, Frayser, Fretz, Fulton, Gill
ueIs OidscOchy 0osuCys a. otoAolt, Neo'
Graham, G. W. Graham, Jos. j. Gra-
ham, Guy, Hanger, Hatcher, Hawkshurst,
Haynie, Harnsberger, Hill, Hensley, Hor-
ton, Hndgin, Hutcherson, jackson, John
ston, B. F. Jones, j. D. Jones, r. q. W.
Jones, Kelly, Lawson, Loyenstein, Maddox,
Mahood, Marshall. Mason, Massie, Mat
thew, McCaull, Mcdonald, r. A. Miller,
Moss, Moulton, Murrel, Noble, Pannill,
Patton, Peatross, Poore, Popham, Read,
Ragsdale, Segar, Smith, G. Ii. Southall, S.
V. Southall, Stewart, Strother, Stubbs,
Taylor, Terry, Toy, Thayer, Thomas,
Thompson, Thurman, Turner, Geo. Walk
er, J. W. Walker, Jr., j. F. Wall, w. j.
Wall, Wentworth, II. Williams, W. l..
Williams, Winn, Wood, Woodson, George
W. Young, and MIR. Speaker-1O2.
COULDN'T STAND THE PRESSURE.
Much amusement was caused on the floor
and among the spectators while the vote
was being taken. Nearly all the colored
members voted emo" in the most emphatic
but afterwards, one after another
changed their votes to "aye." Others, who
did not vote at all, afterwards asked also to
be recorded in the affirmative.
After some Intellectual efforts on the part
of the friends of the bill to get it ordered to
the House adjourned.
THE BILL as 1T STOOD AT. ADJOURNMENT YES
TERRAY AFTERNOON, WITH ALL THE ADOPT
ED AMENDMENTS INSERTED.
Be at enacted by the General Assembly,
That the corporate name of the "Alexan-
dria and Fredericksburg Railroad Compa-
ny" is hereby changed to the " Washing
ton and Richmond Railway Company" !"
and is hereby declared q body polite and
and by such name may sue and
be sued and all legal proceedings begun
and handing in the name of the first-named