The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-01-27

reiiosons instruction In the peui.entlary;
IN amend section ID OF an net entitled aH
8ars q l,nroyide for The division OF sehooi as
frietg into sub districts, and Tor the apnolD,-
ment Of school directors, approved M Karen
z, 1873. ...a. < !, chm.
Ger fa3of THE Code of 1878 so ns to remcay ny
motionon certain lands taken OF given W
officers. :, the
Bethel Academy. u,,,;,o
In relation to mileage OF judges; giving
them the mileage guaranteed oy tne Cons.t,
tuition, which was undesigneoiy feuossu =
last year. s,,s5 .gstsga
- = THE RAILROAD BILL.
Mr.. TAL1AFERRo OF Norfolk concluded bis
speech In opposition to the bill presenti .sis
with earnestness the arguments why, 10 us
opinion, the bill should not be passed IN
less amended. as. ~.
Mr.. TALIAFERRo stated that Norfolk ieit
no jealousy towards Richmond; on me
contrary, wished for Its success. ne
Thought TINT fair competition could be nao
nv Richmond's connection at Burkeyite
with the Atlantic, mississippi ana ohlo
road jf the road from Clifton Forge 10
|:Lynchburg be built.
Sneaker ALLEN. Mr.. FOWLER in the char)
smoke in favor of the bill aud in opposition
TO the amendment OF Mr.. BERNARD.
lie argued that this was the bill not OF
Mr.. Parsons. but of the canal company
prepared by gentlemen deeply interested
and thoroughly qualified to speak In the
premises; that the State has now no moneyed
interest in the canal; that it is Impossible
to maintain the canal and repair damages
| from freshets under the present condltion
OF affairs; that the railroad IS necessity,
and should be built; and that the Dill cam
not stand such .'friends" as the gentlemen
from Norfolk and Petersburg (Messrs.
TAL1AFERRo and BERNARD, who would put
on amendments which would Kill it utterly.
| Speaker ALLEN had good reasons for
thinking that some people, looking espe-
cially to the value OF the dock and water
power at Richmond, desired sale OF the
property and franchises under foreclosure.
Unless the General Assembly provided for
the building of the railroad under this bill
the canal would so into the hands OF re-
ceiyer, to be picked to the bones. II flood
came and washed out the canal, where
could the receiver get money to put it in
repair? II the president OF the company,
with all his energy and ability, could not
get money to repair damages. where Would
| the receiver obtain it? Would the city OF
Richmond, which refused the president
$4,000, help him? No. I'll
So the SPEAKER thought that no worse
fate could befaIl the canal and the people
on its line than for it to be sold under fore
closure, With the probability that the pur-
chasers would only care to maintain Inc
Dock and level to Bosher's dam, or, at
most, the works from Richmond to Lynch
burg.
The SPEAKER believed that Norfolk would
not be hurt by this BILL lie thought it was
threatened with infinitely greater danger
from another direction. While the gentle
man from Norfolk was fiddlinS away over
this bill, the Atlantic, Mississippi ard Ohio
railroad was to be adiudicated away, and it
might be resolved into 4 merely local road.
The SPEAKER was discussing this point
with great cearness and ability when. at 2
O'Clock, be yielded the floor, and on mo-
tons OF Mr.. BoCoCK and Mr.. W. u. TAL1A-
FERRo, all business was cleared away for the
resolutions in respect to the memory Of the
late delegate, Z. &. ROBINSON, OF Norfolk.
DOCTOR E. c. ROBINSON.
Mr.. TAIIATERRO OF Norfolk, in suitable
terms. announced the death Of DR.. ROBIN
SON and offered resolutions, which were
read by the clerk. [Sce Senate report
Mr.. FAUNTLERoY (who was the desk-mate
of the deceased) made a brief speech III ell
logy of his character.
Mr.. SYKES (who was suffering from great
hoarscucss) had read by the clerk his tri-
buc to the worth OF deceased.
Mr.. WALLACE followed in warm tri-
butte. .-.'
Mr.. JOHNSTON, OF Giles, also spoke, after
which the House adopted the resolutions
and adjourned. ...... 49,.