The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-02-04

tension.
The stockholders of the James River and
KaDawba Company resumed their session
yesterday morning at 1890 o'clock-Mr.
Nowlin In the chair.
Mr.. Hubbard offered resolution of thanks
to Major e. S. Darlington for the able man.
ner In which he had conducted the affairs of
the company and expressing confidence In
him, and returning thanks to the investiga-
ting committee for the faithful discharge of
their duty. This and subsequent resolu.
tion to the same effect were laid on the table.
CLIFTON FORGE EXTENSION.
Dr.. MoEis, Of Lynchburg, spoke at length
upon'tbe subject of extending the canal to
Clifton Forge. He thoughtit would do more
for the State than all other internal improve.
ments combined.
Some Of his remarks seeming to implicate
the directory, Colonel Darlington made re.
sponse, explaining the course of the direc-
tors, and presented the memorial adopted by
the Legislature requesting the senators and
representatives of Virginia in Congress to
lend their aid to the completion of the canal
to the Ohio. He warmly defended the action
Of the directors of the company from the
charges which had been indirectly made upon
them.
Mr.. L. E. Haryie deprecated any further
discussion of this subject, calculated as it
was to produce schisms in the meeting.
OIL ON THE WATERS.
Mr.. Bocock agreed entirely with the re.
marks of the last speaker. The question of
good to the State be thought far above any
personal consideration, and in that spirit he
moved that the propositions under consid-
Grafton be laid on the table. and that they
take up the resolutions, act on them without
debate, and then set themselves ste the task
of furthering the great object all have in
view.
Mr.. Ruffip, on behalf Of the committee,
stated that they did not care what was done
with the report.
Mr.. Hubbard, of Buckingham, stated that
in his opinion the directory had misinterpre.
ted the report of the committee. He ap,
pealed to The president and directors not to
DELAY in letting the stockholders know what
their purposes are in the matter-Whether
they favor the extension of the canal or the
building of O railroad instead.
Colonel Carrington made explanation: He
had for eight years DEVOTED his life 10 this
water.ine, and whenever there was chance
TO get the canatto Clifton Forge he favored
it. In 1874 the stockholders Of the company
asked of the Legislature the extension of the
canal to that point. He appeared before the
committee of the Legislature, but was de.
feated on the score of prdctcd6ihty and
the Legislature passed the bill Incorporating
the Buchanan and Clifton Forge railroad.
TT. fEn l,t,f toy, ho
railroad bill passed be. earnestly worked for
it. From various reasons it was apparent
that the road would not be built, and at the
next session Of the Legislature he deter
mined again to 60 before the Legislature in
behalf oil the water.line. BE entered largely
into the course of action he had adopted, in
view of the wishes of the stockholders as he
had construed them.
RAILROAD VS.. CANAL.
Judge Allen, Of Baltimore, said he came to
be listener, not q participant, in the discus
sions. He did not believe it practicable to
build the canal, but was in favor of q railroad
controlled by the canal company. he read
letter in the Lynchburg Nrginian, dated
Richmond, January 25tb, charging that he,
as a director, with others, had allowed bis
road from Clifton Forge to Buchanan, the
company having unanimously voted against
a railroad. The letter also stated that one Of
the State proxies might be seen ION the day
named) busy lobbying for the postponement
Of the bill (James River and hanaWba canaD,
alleging that meeting of the directors of the
canal company was held yesterday, at which
a resolution was passed requesting the l.egls-
lature to defer action upon this BILL"
He replied through the same source to the
card, and read his.reply, in which ne states
that bis name had been put In the bill with
out Questioning him in regard to the matter,
as is very often done but being satisfied
tbut this bill was not antagonistic 10 the canal
he was heartily in favor Of it as an alterna.
tive proposition. he further stated that the
other charges in the letter, 80 far as they
might seem to refer to him, were utterly
false and without foundation in fact.
STATE PROXIES FORWARD.
DR., Graham, another of the State proxies,
had read by the clerk portion OF the records
of the company as defence Of his conduct
in the matter, and further stated that SO
much of the letter as referred to him as loo
bying Was false in every particular, as was
also the statement that at the time OF bis ap
pointment as Slate proxy By Peirpont he
had an unsettled claim against the company
THE LIE PASSED.
DR.. Morris, rising to personal explanation
stated that he was the author of the lette
alluded to, and so far as it referred 10 DR.
Graham he was prepared to prove it tru
in every particular.
DR.. Graham: II you say that you lie
DR.. Morris (adyancingl: Your age alon
protects you. / would scorn TO strike as oil
man as you are.
DR.. Graham (risiug): You shall not CLAIM
that privilege; come on, sir.
Persons near them lnterfered, however
and prevented collision.
DR.. Morris (resuming) said that Peirpon
had ousted MIR. Spiller because he ha
an unsettled bill against the company, ant
had Immediately appointed DR.. Graham. H
further stated that he did not intend to in
clude Judge Allen in his mention Of thos
who were lobbying.
isr. Graham said that his whole act o
lobbying consisted in taking up the petition
of the directors and handing it to DR.. Smith
a member of the Legislature.
The clerk, at the request Of members, reat
from the record of October 81, 1865, explain
ing the nature of the contract and its settle
nent.
Or. Morris: This shows if there is false
hood it rests with DR.. Graham.
Colonel Darlington, being called on by
DR.. Graham, stated that he as well as th'
counsel of the company considered the COM
promise entirely satisfactory.
ME. Stearns rose to reply. stating that
when the proposition for q canal from Buch'
anan to Clifton Forge was adopted he con
sidered it bis duty to resign from the di
rectory. The bill for the sailroad leaves the
whole subject-Datter ins the hands OF the