The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-02-15
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FR1pAY, sebruery ID. 1879
SENATE. s..sl.

HR1pAY, ssebruery ID. 1873
1sl SENAT 2. d. - -
Mr.. QuEsEEBEngr IN the chair.
Mf. LEE, from the Gefnnittee on ho ais :
reported Senate bill to nnehd the enaff s.ei. Q
the Valley Railroad Company.
,sssss..ss'.ss:pp PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
Z nv Mr.. GAYLE /: IA bill toalnefid the char
Ter of3the city OF Portsmouth. .fl5 8. ], :, !,
.fsi nv same "a BILL for the RELIEF OF ID. I
:Wnisa. General Agent OF the insuFanc
Company Of North America,
/ m snfr,e: al bill TO Incorporate cue VII
seir,ia Forest Improy etnent Company 49,. ~.
nf nv same "a memorial from supervisor?
NJ Norfolk county in relation to taxation 9
Norfolk county ferries
nv same':.A bill to amend and reenac
section 1 OF an act to amend aud reenact OIL
act entitled an act TO incorporate the .oWt
of New bern, and to repeal act OF III may
1892. entitled an net to incorporate the toWf
OF Newbern, in the county OF Pulaski, II
force March a, 1872. .i..as'.
i Bv Mr., SINCLAIR Petition OF citizens Q
.HIlsboro', Loudoun county, for an amend M l't
ment TO said town. 81 go, = f.
Mr.. Brooke presented a:bill for the relic
or the sureties or s. f.: G. Beale, late trea
stlrer OF Fauquier county, which was passet
.ur7era SUSPENSION OF the rules. i,
= Senate bill to amend section / OF the nc
to create railroad commissioner, SO as t.
.rea1,ire the clerk OF The railroad commits
-sioner to be clerk Of the Board OF Public
Works fpassed under a suspension OF TIT
rnles. on motion of Mr.. Massey. ~ :
: Senate bill to incorporate the Shenand oat
Seminary, at Dayton, Rocking ham count!
fpassed under a suspension OF the rules, OF
motion of Mr.. PAuI).% =. li'.f,i5s p
ANOTHER QUESTION FOR THE RTyER.RAILRoAI
FRIENDS TO MEET. ''..5'', -
Mr.. HURT OF Pittsylvania presented TIT
Resotued, That The Committee on Genera
Laws be and are hereby instructed TO IN
ouire and report without delay Us follows
1, Whether or not the Richmond and al
lechany Railroad Company as at present or
eanized intend to build the proposed road
between the city Of Richmond, Va, anC
Clifton Forge; or whether 1t is the purpose
OF said Richmond and Allegheny Railroad
Company as at present organized to sell II:
franchises.
2. The kind of road and gauge the sale
company propose TO construct, and all othel
matters important and relative TO TIL:
branch OF the inquiry.
3. That the said committee reduce to wri
ting all the evidence that may be adducet
before them, cause the same to be signed bJ
the witnesses, and submit the same to tht
Senate. The committee to have power tt
send for persons and papers. is.
MIR. SPITLER moved to lay on the table.
Mr. HURT protested. He bad been cut OF
Yesterday, and he hoped he would not bt
treated so diScourteously again.
Mr.. SPITLER withdrew his motion IN or
der to let Mr.. HURT be heard. ~
Mr.. HURT argued that the investigation
ought 10 be had. He thought that the mat
Ter was OF too great importance to be treat
ed lightly.
A senator suggested that the resolution
be sent to the Committee on Roads.
Dir. SPITLER said he hoped 1t would moi
be sent there. He was a member OF the
Committee on Roads as well as member OF
the Committee on General Laws, and he
had there investigated this subject. 49,
Another senator suggested the Committee
on Federal Relations. Laugbter.]
Some one else thought the Committee on
Fish and Game was the proper committee ;
but Dir. ELLIOTT protested. Laughter
Mr.. HURT then went on to argue at some
length in favor Of his resolution, and to say
that the directors Of the road, or several OF
them at least, were well-knoWn Specula-
tors, and it might be that this was scheme
OF speculation and nothing more. The
company might also build a little narrow
gauge road on the tow-path, and use don
key-engines with which to pull their boats.
He thought it nothing more than right that
his inquiries should be made. .......
Mr.. LEE said he would not oppose the re.
solution, but would do what he could to
furnish the desired information. ... 49,.
Mr.. HURT further argued in favor Of his
resolution, and said he desired from per.
sonal considerations to vote for the bill, bur
he could not say what they were.
Mr.. LEE said lie was willing that the Com.
mittee on Roads should make the inquiry.
Nj. HURT modified his resolution so as to
require the Committee on Roads to make
the investigation, and it was agreed to.
On motion OF Mr.. LEE, two hundred
copies OF the Richmond and Allegheny
Railroad bill were ordered 10 be printed.
THE PUBLIC DEBT AND THE RAILROAD.
On motion OF Mr.. GREdsLEY the bill re
ported by the Committee on Finance III re-
lation to the public debt was taken up.
Mr.. GRIMsLEY moved TO fix Monday at l.
NJ. for its consideration.
Mr.. PAUL. suggested q later day-Wed
ncsday-as the railroad bill will probably
occupy several days in its consideration.
Mr.. LEE said that he hoped the finance
bill would not be put ahead OF the railroad
bill. He hoped that the railroad bill will bt
first considered. -. T.,
Mr.. BROOKE said he would be Influenced
in his vote in this matter, as be always is, BY
considering the comparative importance O.
the two measures. Last year the public deb
was put off for private bills until it was too
late to take any but ill-considered action.
Mr.. JOHNSON said he should vote for thu
consideration OF the public.debt question
on Satui day.
Mr.. GGIMsLEY suggested that the two spe
cial orders could be disposed Of this week
Let us sit at night and dispose of the coun
reorganization bill, and tomorrow we car
vote on the railroad bill.
Mr.. LEE accepted the suggestion.
Dir. HURT Of Pittsylvania said il the rail
road bill is to be considered tomorrow
then he could not he heard before the Com
mittee on Roads in reference to the investi
CATION he so much desired.
Mr.. PAUL withdrew his motion to post.
pone the public debt Until Wednesday, anG
said Monday would suit him..
Mr.. SHERRARD reminded Mr.. HURT o
Pittsylvania that be had said yesterday ht
did not desire by diatory motions to inter
fere with the railroad bill.
MIR. Hurt said the investigation he asked
Cor Fostorday had been denied him, and nov
this was q new proposition.
Mir. SMITH urged an early consideration
OF the railroad bill and the finance bill. 81
was willing to sit afternoon and night t
dispose Of the two special orders now be
fore the Senate, 80