The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-02-12
PRESENTED AND REFEREED.
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The following explanation Of Governor
Marye. IL part Of the Senate proceedings OF
Monday, WAS unin;cntionalIy omitted from
the report in Yesterday, Di&FGtCh:
LeutcK,nt.G Governor Maryc asked the
Clerk to read Il communication! III tic read
III. columns Of the U!Sputci, headed
"ASoTnfH RAILROAD wAR-BUcKTA!Ls AGAINST
MISUNDERSTANDING ELL" ETC.,
and signed Reporter pro hac uice, making
IN attack upon Inn iio2 - lolDyir@" through
tic senate Committee Oh Railroads. DC, the
bill reported or Saturday to amend tie CHAR.
Ter Of the FIede! icllsbur@, Orange ana Chlr-
louisville Railroad Company. After Tie ar
trlc had been read, the LiGutcnanl-GOvcfnor
said:
at will he observed that it Is distinctly
alleged il this publication that VII; par
tiriIMnt in proceeding to 'smugsic' the
bill through the committee that failed to
put motion cilri cd by Senator Greene re-
qur>tiag tnc committee to ascertain who: her
the bill was iablc 10 the 'taX'; ana that my
agency in the matter is That of Il lobbyist
These allegations so Ecarly concern my
proper conduct rs The president OF the Senate
and myself they should not pass unnoticcd.
The following are the facts oil tic case.
am glad to know that they are within the
personal knowledge OF scvcra! senators, and
hey afford plain and full rcfutation Of the
statements in said article.
"Thc Fredericksburg, Orange and Char
lottcsriilc Railroad Company is now engaged
in the completion Of tic railroad from Ere
derrick burg 10 Orange Courthouse; Nearly
half Of the road has the rail upon If, and
much has been doHc OF the grading on the
remaining half. Tie present stockholders
have contributed about 5;Gn,CG0 towards
tho construction. Under ;ct ct the Lee isla-
;urc passed last winter L mortgage his been
put upon the line to raise tie mean, for
completion. The entire line. with the pre-"
pcrty and franchises Cf the company, are,
under said act, forfeited by the company
in case it fails to complete the road to
Orange Courthouse Gy the lst OF May next.
The president and the secretary Of tho
company have represented to me for six
weeks past that ample means would be OBJ
tanned on the security of said mort gagged
bonds ii All amendment of the charter could
be obtained authorizing the company to
connect its line with the Chesapeake and
Ohio railroad, AS it might deem advisable.
and to extend it to the Potomac ut or near
Mathias's Point, and an extension Of the
time Of completion to Orange Courthouse
until lst July. Being unwilling 70 act as
counsel in the matter Of asking for md aid
ing in such amendments until the Common
Council of Fredericksburg should express
its Judgment upon them, | laid the proposed
before that Council, and the
latter, by its resolutions, which were pub
liShcd in the newspapers OF Fredericksburg
Il week ago, requested tho delegate aid scn.:-
tor from Fredericksburg to enlcavor TO
obtain for the company The legislation de-
sired hy it on certain terms mentioned III
the resolutions. Alter conference With
Major Kelly and Senator Herudon
on Friday lest it WAS deemed by
those gentlemen and myself advisable,
i'll view Of the urgent needs Of IL
company. to lose as little time as possb.-
its negotiations for means 10 complete the
road to Grange Courthouse, 10 get tie Bill
before the Senate rs early as practicable
Hearing on Friday that tie Com mltee on
Reads would not meet until 1T es iay, | re-
questcd Colonel Holiday, the chairman OF
the committee GL the absence Of Senator
Taylor, TO obtain meeting Of his commit
tee On Saturday morning. Several senators,
MtlnGcrs OF Tile committee, were notified Oh
FRIDAY morning that their attendance 1T such
meeting was desired, and Colonel IIo:laGay
said he would have I'll the members notified.
On Saturday morning Senator's Thomas,
Quesenbcrry, Hoiaday, Terry, and Smith
met rs the COMMITTEES. The bill was read
over to the committee. Its provisions were
canvassed, and such information as the com.
mttec desired was furnished by Senator
Hcrndon and myself. The committee voted
unanimously to report the bill. In order that
it might without needless delay he advanced
to stage when it could be printed and con-
sidered by the Senate, Senator Qucsenberry
moved, after it was reported to the Senate,
That it be ordered to its second reading and
printed, when Senator Green made the poin.
is to whether the bill was liable to tax
Senator Thomas stated in reply. on the floor
of the Senate, that the Committee Gil Roads
had decided, and had announced its decision
to the Senate, that bin such as this, which
was IN amendment Of an existing charter,
and did not enlarge the capital stock, was not
subject 70 the tax. heard no motion TO pe.er.
This i all that It is necessary tos me to stnts