The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-04-18

| country DeLWeen BALTIMORE ana DanYllie Dy
the Virginia Midland line, will be best sub
served by, train leaving Washington at q
reasonable hour in the morning, and still
making present connections TO New Or.
leans and other southern cities; therefore,
| to secure to these cities The facilities for
passengers and mails to which they are by
| their position entitled, 1t is
Resolued, That the present schedule be
so modified as to make. the southern con-
nection from New York by, the train leay-
ing there about 0 O'Clock P. M. aud leaving
Washington about 7 O'Clock a. NJ, with
cessary by this departure from the present
schedule.
THE REPORT DISCUSSED.
Mr. Barbour addressed the Convention
very warmly in opposition to the commit
tees report and in favor OF his amendment
by way OF q substitute. He said he was
now running three trains from Washing
ton-one leaving at $3.50 A. NJ, another at
9:3O P. NJ, and the third about 2:45 A. NJ.
He had been forced to do this in order to
connect with the trains from the North
and to the South. II the report OF
the committee IS adopted he would
trains, as the business 81 the road
really did not justify him in keeping it on J;
and he would also withdraw from the Con-
yention. He could not be expected to run
one train with Mr.. Fink's road (Atlantic,
Mississippi and OhioJ, one with Colonel
Talcott's road (the Richmond and Danyille
raiIroad). and still third with Dir. Fink's
road. He wanted to go back to the old
time-honored schedule, and leave New
York about 0 O'Clock at night. That is the
train, said he, that we are compelled to con-
meet with; and whatever this Convention
does we must run 4 day train Tor the acco-
mediation Of the people. He though. there
ought to bea compromise.
Mr.. Frank Thomson, Of the Pennsylvania
railroad, defended that road in connection
with the matter.
Mr.. Bridgers spoke In behalf OF the re-
port.
RICHMoND's INTERESTS.
Mr.. Barbour addressed the Convention
again, and in the course Of his remarks said
that Richmond was in favor OF the change,
and thought she ought to be heard. He saw
General Logan, OF the Chamber OF Com
merce, present, who, as member OF com
mittee on that subject, had charge Of her
interests. 1t might be well to hear from
him.
Dir. Bridgers said that tine whole railroad
system of the South had been represented
on the committee, and he could see no good
reason why the matter should be longer de-
Iayed; he therefore called the question.
Mr. Barbour asked that the vote be taken
by ayes and noes.
Mr. Palmer, OF the Charleston, Columbia
and Augusta road, said that, after all, the
travel until October will be mostly north
ward, so it will probably be better to let the
matter rest until October. That seemed to
be the general feeling OF the committee.
TIE PRESENT SCHEDULE TO BE RETAINED.
The question was then taken on the sub
stitute proposed by Mr.. Barbour, by ayes
and noes, and defeated by the following
vote: Railroads voting, 192ayes, 6; noes,
13. The Chesapeake and Ohio and the
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
railroads did not vote.
The report Of the committee was then
adopted.
Mr.. Barbour said he did not propose to
be bound by the action Of the Convention,
and thereupon withdrew from it.
OTHER BUSINESS.
The Chair laid before the Convention 4
communication from the Baltimore morn
ing daily papers, which he said was emDo-
died in substance in the remarks made by
Mr.. Barbour in reference to the change in
the schedule.
Mr.. Barbour assured the Convention that
he did not know that the Baltimore papers
purposcd making an appeal to the Conyen-
tion.
The communication was read and re-
ceived, and the secretary directed to inform
the editors that the paper was received too
late for action.
A member stated that the communication
was handed TO the President before the
Convention met this afternoon.
Thanks were returned to the Western
Union Telegraph Company for an Invitation
to talk with Petersburg by means OF the
telephone.
Thanks were returned to the Danvillc
Railroad Company for their hospitabe en-
tertainment, &c.
Adjourned