The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-01-28
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1 w. CorcoraD. Esq OF w Washington city, for
Etfle lift OF Vutuabfg printing. S.

| In response to a resolution the Audito
| OF PublieAecounts transmitted to the Hons'
I a statement OF the cost Of the Code oil 1879
| The entire cost OF preparing and printin
six thousand copies was $40, 1888. Or
dered to be. printed.
ELECTION AND REGISTRATION LAWS.
On motion OF Mr.. LOWELL, it was
RESOLVED. That the Committee on Privi
leges and Elections have authority to with
draw from the Library and appropriate tt
their use two copies OF the Code, and suct
acts Of the General Assembly as may be ne
cessary in the reyisal Of the election aud re
gistration laws.
| LEAVE
Of absence was given Mr.. HUNTER for two
days. ,r-.-s.aI
PASSED. -.. -. j
House bin for the relief Of Silas D. Mar
tin. OF Lee county. ,3s. ~ .sais.
House bill for the protection OF sheep in
the county Of Bedford.
THE BIRD BILL-ANoTHER VICTORY FOR GENE
r. 3..a RAJ WHITE. 'f3fEa
The i" bird bill,' OF Mir. WHITE of Hano.
yer came upon its passage.
Mr. HANGER moved to recommit.
Mr. WHITE opposed the motion and gave
Mr.. HANGER to understand that IL he ran for
Governor Hanover and Caroline WOULDN'T
vote for him. laughter ...l.& :.
The motion to recommit failed. s. - =
Mr.. CURLETT demanded the ayes and noes.
Not sustained.
Mr.. HANGBR moved to dismiss the bill and
let the law stand as it is at.present. Motion
reiected-ayes, 45;-noes 40, on recorded
vote. 7;-f 50 49, .asEs,E ssE.a.:E,
| rPending further consideration Of the bill
the hour of 1 O'Clock arrived: s"E
b a &s1A TIE CANAL-RAILRoAD.
at II O'Clock the House resumed the con.
sideration Of the special order, the pending
question being upon the adoption Of the
amendment Of Mr.. BERNARD.
Speaker ALLEN (A1r. LACY, OF New Kent,
| In the chair) resumed his argument il favor
! Of the bill authorizing the contract and
against the proposed amendment, he im-
pressed upon the House the necessity OF
keeping this canal out OF the hands Of re-
ceiver. He said that the people OF Virginia
ought to be disguised with their experience
OF receivers. AS for himself, he had seen
enough OF railroad and bank-receiyers. He
wanted no more az them !; and he particu-
larly did not wish to see this company go
| into the hands or a receiver.
| The SPEAKER argued that the railroad
company were not getting this work for
| nothing. They were giving good deal.
They would put up forfeit-an earnest
Of S500,000. The second consideration is
! the payment Of the mortgage and all debts
| OF the canal. They take this company Cam
onere, and it remains with them hereafte r
to determine how they will arrange with
the creditors. Further, they propose to pay
| between 100000 and $50, 900 due employees,
and they will pay the bonds to the State for
convict hire-some $4,000. ...
Answering Mr. TALIAFERRO OF Norfolk,
| the SPEAKER showed that the States stock
all her interest-Would not bring $40 in
| money; nor would it be worth that TO any
man; unless. indeed, he bought it for pc
litical influence Or some other Interior mo-
tive. His statement Of the canals deca-
dence before railroad extensions was true
and graphic. He thought it as unreaSona-
bic to talk about the millions spent on the
canal as about the hundreds Of thousands
spent on the Valley and Southwestern turn
pixies. All these turnpikes except the VAL
ley have been turned over to the counties
through which they pass. The State has
lost her interest in them-giyen it away
all without i consideration. ........
The interest of the State in the canal is
now merely nominal. Unless the General
Assembly ayails itself OF this bill, it will
not even be that long. All the property,
franchises, and interests will 90 at fore
closure sale, and perhaps this great work
will fall into the hands OF some irresponsi-
bic parties. SO, he claimed, taking every
thing into consideration, the prospects for
the preservation Of the States real interests
were infinitely better under the bill than
under the threatened foreclosure.
The SPEAKER expressed his belief that the
parties to this railroad scheme were worthy
OF credit, and thought that il ever 4 railroad
company came here asking for charter and
gave evidence Of earneStness and ability, it
was the Richmond and Allegheny Company.
In reference to NorfOk's antagonism to
this bill the speaker was decided yet kindly.
He asked where was Norfolk when lobby
was found in this Capitol asking the State
to give her interest in the railway from Nor
folk to Bristol. Where was Norfolk then
Her senator and her delegates were here
asking the State to subordinate her interest.
amounting to S5,000,000, after the divisional
bonuholders, and after the $l5,000,000 Of
Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio bonds. Nor
folk claimed then that Virginia's indirect
interest oyerbalanced her direct interest.
The speaker did not blame Norfolk. Not
at all. Had he been here he would have
voted for that bill to build up Norfolk as he
meant to vote for this to build up Rich
mond. Nor did he believe it would injure
Norfolk. The speaker went on and exam.
ined the policy OF the State in giving up
her interests in the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad Company and other works, and
expressed the opinion that it was wise and
prudent policy.
Now, in advocating this bill to authorize
the contract between the canal and railroad
companies, the speaker declared that he
represented no ring or corporation. His
people Systematically were only indirectly in
terested. Their natural outlet was at Bati-
more. But in this he believed he repre-
sentcd Shenandoah as VOL as the county Of
his birth (Botetourt), in common with the
whole State. He believed that Washington
| and the fathers were corract in this being
| the great route for the James-River Valley
and to strike the waters Of the West, and
were they living now be believed they
would he in favor OF railroad.
Ii concluding, he said that il this Gen
eral Assembly ever wanted to do service
for the'whole State now was the occasion.
He appreciated the difficulties OF his friends
Of the Southwest. There is no fairer Il
section OF Virginia. But he would ask
what good could they accomplish by tack
ing Oh au amendment which would neces-
sariy kill the bill. He entertained the hope
! that in the nearfuture the branch would be
| built ito Clinch Valley. But let the trunk