The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-02-20

Taylor for the same reasons. but when
substitutes having been defeated, which !
regret very much, entertaining the views
that ] do, cannot support Senate bill lS5.
The principle announced in that bill II
carried into effect, would In my humble
judgment be injurious rather than bene-
fetal TO our people and would DO calcn.
lated to deter capitalists from in'
vesting their money In railroad enter.
priSes In this State. Yet this being
q mere opinion, ! might have yielded
to what | considered the better judgment
Of others more familiar with such corpora
tons, and might have been induced 70
vote with Senator Johnson, Its patron, II l
was not further satisfied that the bill aims
10 deprive this corporation OF tho rightsac.
guired years ago, and which, since Us or
ganiEation, have been enjoyed without
question. can recognize no power In
this or any other Legislature 10 annihilate
the vested rights Of this corporation, and
an furthermore believe that such legisla.
ton as is proposed in this bill might he
considered an interference with that
power given to Congress- 10 regulate coin.
inercO among the several States, my con.
Clusi0n Is that this bill Is unconstitutional
and will be no considered by the courts,
and that II cannot aud will not give that
relief our people 80 much need and now
demand, but on the contrary will involve
us in years OF useless and unsuccessful
litigation, and during all that time we will
be no better of than we are to-day, and II
seems TO me the reasons that have
given 10 you make II my duty 10 vote
against the bill, and intend 10 do so.
NR. L. ~. TURNER
asked that the following be placed upon
the record as his reasons for voting against
the bill; cannot vote for this bill ~ be-
cause ! believe It's provisions are In viola.
ton OF the plain meaning OF the act pass.
ell by the General Assembly Ot Virginia,
March 9Th, 1877, under which the Bali.
more and Ohio Railroad was constructed
In this State. o Because the bill II Gu.
torCeable, will effect disastrously tho
large coal, lumber and other interests nf
the people OF this State, west VI the Al.
legheny mountains. j. Because II can
only result In vexatious litigation, which
will in the end leave the people Of the
State. without tho relief and practically in
worse relative condition than they arc to
day.
COL. y. b. JOIIESOH
Said he had not intended 10 speak further
upon the pending bill, but asked the in.
diligence OF the Senate for few minutes.
lie said that the people OF West Virginia
were aflaid OF this great corporatlon-the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co. lie stated
that a gentleman who had signed the pro.
lest against passing this bill wrote letter
to thiscity, in which lie stated that he was
forced 10 sign it for fear tho Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad Co, would crush him in his
business.
Col. johnson went on to say that the OPP
position ~ the bill arose from the fear OF
that railroad company. He thought it a
great shame that tho people Of West Vir.
girginia are placed in the hands oil such a
great monopoly and are powerless. II this
had happened, he said, in the old country
In the days Of our fathers, they would
have risen in oil their might, sword in
hand, and freed the people OF their oppres-
sors. The substitutes had all failed 10
meet the approval Of the Senate, and il
this bill he had offered, which was the best
he could offer under existing circum-
stances, should DO rejected by the Senate,
then there can be no relief for the people
OF West Virginia.
Tho question being on the passage OF
the bill, the same was rejected by the fol-
lowing vote:
p. lEAs7 Mess, Johnson tPrcsidenty,
man, Pugh and Williams s.
NAYs-Nlessrs. Adams, Baxter, Dennis,
Ewin, Faulkner, Johnston, Jones, Lowe,
Newton, Summers, Tarr, Turner and
Woods-13.
Messrs. Stout and Kirtley were absent.
Mr.. Ferguson stated that he had paired
with Mr.; Kirtley, but would have voted
for the bill.
Senate bill No. 1874, in relation to running
steam cars on the Elm Grove Railroad,
was ordered to a third reading without
amendment.
Adjourned.