The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-07-03
THE STEAMBOAT RESOLUTIONS.

Mr.. Biddlc offered the following, wmc,i
were first presented at the last meeting:
ReSoivcd, That in the opinion OF the
stockholders of this company, one OF the
lines for nail and passengers from Wash
ington t" Richmond by way OF +'ledericks-
burs shonll he in the day. and connect with
the linu, leaving New York a. or a5oSt 0
L. N
ReSoIrcd. That in the opinion OF the
stockholders OF this company there should
be IN arrangement with the Potomac Steam
bo"1 Company TO run by steamboat to ard
from the wharf at Quantco that part OF II
day line between Washington and Rich
mond, upon the terms that the receipts de-
rived from passengers, the mail, and freighis
by said day line from Washington to Rich
mond, and Uice rerSG, are TO be divided: be-
tween this company and such steamboat
company in the ratio in which such receipts
have been divided between this company
and the Alexandria and Fredericksburg
Railroad Company: and upon the further
terms that as soon as practicable the service
shall be performed by an iron boat or boats
guaranteed by the builder to have an ave-
rage rate Of speed O. eighteen miles per
hour, and built to run through ice three
inches thick; and that the steamboat COM
pany shall have from this company 10
greater or otncr compensation than is Pre-.
Ylded by this resolution.
ReS0Lred, That the stockholders expect
the president and such directors rs may be
appointed ut this meeting to conform to the
preceding resolutions according TO their
true intent and meaning.
\ PAINFUL THING.
Mr.. Biddle spoke in favor OF the adop-
ton OF these resolutions. lie said that it
was Il painful thing for him to come here
from another community to vote against
the wishes of Richmond, but he did it from
4 conviction of duty, believing as did Mr..
Moncure Robinson that the policy here adj
vocated by him was the safest and best for
great and little stockholders. He had some
pleasant things TO say Of the ability and
high character OF Mr.. John NJ. Robinson,
and also referred to his father (Moncure
Robinson), who, in the full maturity OF his
great mind, and with his vast experience,
differed from the son. Mr.. Biddle was eu-
ogizing Mr.. Moncure Robinson grandly,
when
Mr.. Dimpfel said: Excuse me, sir; but
the question is not in regard to Mr. Mon
cure Robinson, but whether the steamboats,
will be to the advantage Of this corpora
ton. [Laughter
This brought Mr.. Blddle back to the
neishborhood OF the question. He thought
it was not to their interest to have railroad
without terminus. He didn't like having
to rely upon the link from Quantieo to
Washington. He complained that Tom
Scott hadn't given the guarantees that had
been expected. and declared that the con.
nection should not have been maintained
without them.
TOM SCOTT co.
Mr.. Dimpfel asked il the mutual interest
~ the two companies was not i sufficient
guarantee. ..u
Mr. Bidde, without answering this inter-
rocatory directly, complained that this COM
pany's receipts had been diminished since
the boats were stopped. He then went on
to say that his relations with the Pennsyl-
yania railroad were such that he could de-
nounce then, as he pleased in business mat