The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-04-28
MONDAY, April q, 18Th
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| IlONDhiJ &AItii 10y
SENATE.
The Lieutenant. Governor in the chair.
Prayer By Rev. }. Il. Tyler.
| senate bill to authorize the Frederlck'-
burg and GordonsyIe Railroad Company
to connect with the Chesapeake ana ONO 1T
or near Gordonsviic, with amendments pre-
nosei by the House. was taken up aha Tue
amendments agreed to.
The Senate also concurred IN House amend
mcpts TO Senate bill to Incorporate the James
River Coal Company.
| CUMBERLAND GAP COMMITTEE.
The Scrate concurred in the House amend
mcnt to Senate joint resolution appointing a
committee TO yis; Kentu, Ky aud ascertain
tie probability OF securing i railroad con-
ncctlou ~: Cumberland Gap.
rASsED.
House bill to amend ard rccaact an act
approved March. IS, 1871, entitled al act
providing for the assessment of the shaIes OF
banks or banking associations authorized by
the laws of this State or Of the United States
and imposing lax thereon.
Senate bill 10 amend and reenact the 9th
section Of chapter 15G OF the Code for the
transfer Of causes from the counties OF AM
hcr.t and Nelson 10 the court al Staunton.
House bill TO provide the moCe Of aScer-
tanning compensation for land condemned
for road or landing.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
was granted MIR. HERNDoN for m indefinite
period.
CLAIM AGAINST SELDEH, WRITER'S co.
Mr.. THOMAS, from the Select Joint Com
mttce OH the subject. presented report,
which was read and adopted.
CUMBERLAND GAP RAILROAD.
House joint resolution directing the presi.
dent and directors of the Atlantic, M!ssls-
sippi and Ohio Railroad Company to CON-
roencc the work on the road to Cumberland
Gap was taken up.
Dir. KIRKPATRICK proposed an amendment
striking out the provision requiring the de-
post Of 53,500,000 in bonds.
Mir. NowL1N moved 10 Indefinitely post
pone the consideration of the resolution not
agrced TO.
MIR. PRIDEMoRE had the floor, speaking in
favor of the resolution as it came from the
House, when, at o'clock, the chair was va
Gated until p. NJ.
Evening Session.
The PRESIDENT resumed the chair at
O'Clock.
| House Joint resolution directing the presi.
| dent and directors Of The Atlantic. MissiS-
| sippi and Ohio Railroad Company TO com.
mence the work on the road to Cumberland
Gap, being the unfinished business Of the
day, was taken up.
| The question was on agreeing to the
amendment proposed by Dir. KIRKPATRICK
Mr.. FRIDEMoRE, for the purpose Of ascer.
tanning whether there was i quorum pre-.
sent, moved TO adjourn, aud called the ayes
and noes. The Senate refused 10 adjourn
ayes, 4; noes, Is.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
was granted Mr.. GRIMsLEY for two days.
On motion Of Mr.. CRITCnER, ii was ordered
that Messrs. PATTERSON, RAGLAND, and
STEVENS, who were temporarily absent when
the roll was called at II o'clock, be noted as
present ut that time.
CUMBERLAND GAP RAILROAD.
The consideration Of the House resolution
on this subject was resumed.
Mir. PRlDEMoRE spoke against the amend
iuent of Mr. KIRKPATRICK.
Mir. KIRKPATRICK followed in support o
his amendment.
After Dir. KlRKPATRICK's speech the pend
ing question was called and ordered. til
amendment proposing to strike out the pro
vision requiring the Atlantic, MISSISSIPPI
and Ohio Railroad Company to deposit witt
some party, to be agreed upon by the Boar
of Public Works and the company, $4,000,
600 of the bonds of the S15,000,0O0 mort
cage to be devoted to building the Cumbel
land Gap road, was adopted by the follow
ing vote:
AYRs-Messrs Allan, Bcazley, Bland, Clarl
4 Cochran, Crilcher Dawson, Dut6eld, aas;ha,n, El
bank, Evans, finncy, Graham, Greeyer, Grimsle'
1iolladay, kirkpatrick, Lakeland, Lathrop. Lawson
n Maddox, Massey, Moffett, Nowlin, Quesenberr,
Smith Of Nelson, Stevens, Taylor, Terry, All
t | Thomas--29.
RaS!and and mh OF kussell-5.
AR. HUSDLEY moved Cat 1855 that til
Senate adjourn. Not agreed to-ayes, 7
:, noes, &c.
Mr. PEiDEMoRE moved to strike out tn
e preamble and lst and I'd resolutions of til
II House. Not agreed to-ayes, 8; noes, "a.
e Mr. Thomas offered an amendment
% effect putting the Atlantic, Mississippi an
~ Ohio Company, as he claimed, in the sam
'e position as the State before the formation
the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio Cor
TX pany in reference to the construction of th
cs Cumberland Gap road.
r, The amendment was rejected-ayes,
. noes, %.
MIR. SMITH Of Russell moved to strike OF
10 The second resolution, releasing the Atlluti
lie Mississippi and Ohio Company from bull
" ing the Cumberland Gap road as q mereI
-, local road" Rejected-ayes, 4; noes, 2
Mr. klRKPArRIoK moved to strike out Il
III 4th section and to insert q section reInst
Of ting the stockholders Of the Virginia an
K kentucky road in all the rights and priv
D. leses held and enjoyed by them previous {
the formation of the Atlantic, BIissiSsipE
IS and Ohio, if the Atlantic, Mississippi an
Ohio company does not build the Cumbel
= land Gap road in seven years. Agreed to-
q ayes, 20; noes, 5.
The house resolution was then passed a
amended-ayes. 81 noes, 4.
a motion to reconsider was made and re
: jected.
. Adjourned (at midnight until 10 A. d.
RI Tuesday.
[NoTE. The friends of the Atlantic, Mis-
sissippi and Ohio Railroad Company wer
victorious 10 these proceedings of the Sen
atc.-Reporler.l