The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-02-01


afa iuriea ana tried BIZ site petit aus,esa
fur fi,e same class oil often ces sVo gnsgsoss
uye conyirted where one " lills masl = csn-
gtcted. !. ~, I'm.
nosed nv these iurtes upon q sroes con
yictpd ore nearly. If mot qutte. doupte Innse
iiaposed upon whites couy cd OF ;lnr sillu5
Third. Id face of innnrerabie Killings 81
,,errnes nv whites isa Is OF rare 0eetlr
-tfat whites are even conf tcted siors s Isai
shor,icfde Md NO white man has ever yes
heen hai1ged in this Stnte for the killing OF
negro. f,,, the other band, the banging OF
negroes for homicides IL OF monthly toccuis !
renee. 4, s. Z, ;,o :
NJ This state and persons within Its 1uriscic-
ton ARE practically denieds under the Jaws
thereof. ns administered and enforced, tue
enuaI protection OF the laws. z
THAT all publicaetsof Congress. inclnain ~
those known as the eiyf-rfs hts Dill iuBa eue J:
enforcement act, are the parnm onns Jaws ~, =,
tine land. and ought to be faithfully carried
oI,t and enforced until repealed OF SET 'asioe
as unconstitutional by competent aitnor,ey )
and that the action OF the United states LIE
|trict Court for the Western Disfrict OF WI
,einin, in the cases ct Lee REYNOLDS ana bu. :
wei REYNOLDS referred TO 1uis the report. -
matter for the consideration ana aetion .ol
[the, Attorney General OF this State ul oern's
oath OF Office; with (which TINS Legislature '
has no concern. 'is,;,s4 =. ~ 80
That this Legislature should, IN conlno %
fairness to a large class Of clllzens Wihyp -
Egrfevousiy oppressed by the preSent aunin
|fstration of the laws respecting Tue e sun y.
moning Of iurises, enact n some law tof l's
relief. -. 4. s,...',.4i,.< ,t.:.tffitrt. Il
Governor send copy, Of these resolutions
to our representatives in Congress, HoVer-
a0 Mr g c s'se SPOKE abo1t the Reynolds
case and in support OK these resolutions
until / O'Clock, Rhen' The railroad bill came
up as the Special order. ~, si9#
~. iii noi THE iRAHRDAD BILL mira
The House proceeded to the consideration
OF the railroad bili,, the pending question
being the amendment OF MIR. ANDEKsQN-ln
effect that the canal company be authorized
to sell to tie Richmond and Allegheny Hail
road Company, or to any other persons, SUD-
feet to the provisions of this act. - 1.-,tta
mir. ANDERSON, spoke in support OF sthe
substitute Of Mr., RoCoCK and; bis amend
ment to it,. But; IL bis amendment was NOT
adopted, he Woolu1ld still vote for the, suos.l-
MI Nj A .rE Sol Stated that his amendment
was acceptableto Me- BoCoCK; -Wllereupon
n 1,ao ahIpnfl0n IN
the amendment as an independent bill be
eouid see no place for tin this bill. lIiirtli
al the request or Mr.. BERNARD, Mr. AN
pEERsoN withdrew his amen dnent, 'and Mr..
JOHNSTON, OF Giles, offered Mr.. BERNARD's
amendment, and Mr., MoFFETT's as one to
the substitute OF. Mr.. BococK. oiEhe con-
solidated amendments as fol|ows;:H tt;ti; Il
2H.s The works. properly, and franc hises OF
the james River and Kanawha Company
are hereby authorized TO be conveyed, "A
failure to build said railroad within two
years from the date of The expiration Of the
time aforesaid shall work "a forfeiture OF
said works, property, and franchises, and
also Of the works, property; and franchises
OF said railroad company to said James
River and Kanawba Company: Provided,
houeuer, that such forfeiture shall not pre-
judice the rightsof any creditor OF said rail:
road company, and upon such forfeiture said
James River and Kanawha Company shall
thereupon be revived and restored as a cor.
poration, with al Of its rights. privileges,
and franchises, just as !. they existed
at the dnte OF. the passage CT; this act.
And the Board OF Public Works are hereby
authorized and required, whenever, in their
opinion, such forfeiture shall have oc-
Cured, to take the proper. steps in the Cir
cult Court OF the city OF Richmond. by
such proceedings as to them Shall seem best,
to have said forfeiture established and de-
cIared; and the said Board OF Public Works
shall, upon the adjudication OF such forfeit
ure, take possession Of said: works, pro-
perty, and franchises, and hold the same I'M.
til the james River and kaDaWha Company
shall be re6rganized. and thcreupon turn
the same over to said coisnany; and the
said Board Of Public Works shall without
delay cause said company 10 be re6rSanized
in conformity with laws now in force in re-
gard thereto" ..,lt...., 49,.
Mr.. JOHNSTON said that he wished to vote
for the bill ii possible. He,J however,
wished it amended to suit his views.
Mr.. LADY spoke earnestly in favor Of the
bill and against the amendments. He was
constrained to say that should the members
of this Assembly be induced to load this
bill down by agreeing to the amendments
already offered, the effect, in all probability.
would be to defeat this great enterprise, and
drive this association Of gentlemen, with
their capital, out of the State TO seek invest
mcnts in other sections. They will be forced
to seek other States where the people are
more alive to the necessity OF developing
these means Of speedy transportation,
and thereby ali their natural resources
their mineral rs well as their agricultural
will be extended. The mineral wealth and
resources OF the great James-riyer basin now
lie dormant-in fact, utterly worthless
for the want of suitable transportation. but
which, if developed in all their richness, as
this line of railroad would certainly do,
would make that valley what the Reading
in Pennsylvania-a section teeming with
millions OF. manufacturing wealth and
population numbered, by the thousands,
giving more towards making Philadelphia
what it Is than comes from any, other
source to that great city, as this railroad is
certain to do for, Richmond, besides build
ing manufacturing cities along its entire
line, thus giving the farmer market ut Ibis
door for all bis products. el3.nt,,, 3nri .>t.n
! Several years, since Mr.. LADY, was re-
Quesfed by a number OF ,fEiends-iron man.
ufacturers Of the ,Westr-to send them spe4
cimens OF the iroh-ores OF this region, which
he did. These specimens were carefully
assayed, and pronounced by experts In the
iron business as unsurpassed in the iDer2
centage and quaii5yfof! iron produced from
them by any othe:iores tfisEside OF the Iron