The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-01-16
.. * W 1h HH
Majority and Minority Reports
Made Yesterdayto the Two
Houses of the WestVir-
ginia Legislature.
The Company's Relations to the PeO-
UIe Of the State Exhaustive
Iy Discussed.
The Abuses that Have Been Reformed
Since the Investigation Began.
Asaylngof -Four Hundred Thousand Dollars
Per Annum to the People to be Ef'
lected by theNew Schedule.
MAJORITY REPORT.
ln1yr nr,uLrrlox NO. 10. =.

IoIxr RESOLUTION no. 10.
b.,bIL6, legislature N lLtH rbyiMn, That
.nl committee Of two ~ the part Of the Senate ant
,,,s.DD IaI ui the House VI Delegates bG aIt
,lntrI siinIo.rr and they are hereby directed an,
ls,,r,.l,nlt X inquiry into the ch7rgcs for trave
,nltfin,.fiitip ~ the Baltimore 4 Ohio EAlltuat
'sitar bfinchc, thereof In this state, anTWhethe
N. ,Iny ar LEGAL just aud equitable or otherwise
Wiil III, limitation exists between through and HAl
i,, ami ltlyrl whether the said TiilrOad company
i,oAny Hiy violating the laws II the state or affect
ig,i,fn1trfil Interest and all other matters IN con.
Inlnu utrh sail railroad which concern the right
sa cluIlie, ut tlr public, with power 10 send fO
IRON. lnl piper' and report to hm Legislature nov
ia,s,oa, AdopIci frornIry5, 1871.
JOINT REmLuuoS 40. Is.
g,I,iGyA, Lyuhiigf, " Nat I'rgiNid, That tht
p'5 committee d the legislature appointed 70 On.
auirt Iatulhe rate Of freight aud travel on the Bllti
MrrA OaU Railroad have leave IN ut In the dischaTgt
,ilh,rI ut.c, alter the adjournment Of the present
s,-,,3n u the legislature, aud that the members OF
AID ebmmIc, bsIlJN al the SAME per diem a mem
TN Of the le,i'liurr AMI their actnal expenses II
lnrtling to aud returning from the Seat u Govern
hyat. and make iull and complete report TO thu
arIttssDn Of the legislature.
EyrRtct rgDN THE JOURNAL OP TIKI SENATE, JAM.
ANY I'm, 1871, ,,r.
"fAe President annouucrd McEsrs. johnson nnC
nl,l.r a, the cuim.itcr oil the part Of the SENATE
ip.anipl uulrr senate Joint Resolution No I (JOint
RESOLUTION No. OI, appointing n Joint committee Il
ialuIe iutu The rates NJ freight and Passenger trans
I0intionon the Baltimore Ohio liaIlrGal.h
nIglct iR3V IlIE JOURNAL Up THE HOUSE OY DBL
EGArp., TEnEuARY GTII, 1871. -
The Speaker anunuGrc as the committee on thu
piflui the lul.c unier SpHatc Joint Resolution No
lqiat eSpl4tIoa No lOh appointing aCOmnittee Il
inquire into the tate VI freight and passenger trans
battalion IN the BALTIMORE 4 OhlO Railroad, MeSSrs
l!JDtBs,a, johnson aud Love-
REPORT or THE COMMITTEE.
Recognizing the importance OF the sub
ect the committee have given much time
10 this investigation, have carefully OK.
amined the Acts Of the Legislature. Of
Virginia authorizing the construction OF
sil railroad, and have taken q large
amouRt OF testimony, which, together
With such information us they could make
available, they herewith submit.
The Baltimore 4 Ohio Railroad was in.
rNvErated by IN act OF the General As.
scmbIy Of the State OF Maryland passed
on the 18th day Of February, 1897, and the
Maryland charter was confirmed By tAe
Gcaeal Assembly Of Virginia by an act
passed on the Sth day of March, 1897. Sec.
ipn@ OF said Act provided that "if this
pai shall not be- commenced In two years
IRON the passage Of this Act, and shall not
lie finished within this State in ten years
iNm tue time Of the commencement there.
OF, then this Artshall BE- void"
lie road WAS ncthc. commenced nor
finished within Virginia within the time
assigned III said section, and additional
Acts were passed in lSS,i, 1887, 1888, 1859,
ISL and Isle, but under none OF them
Wa the road completed.
They were, many Of them, subject 10
conditions aUd provisions unacceptable to
Tie company, and were not accepted byi
anu AS regards the question nj issue are moi
MateFlaItO he considered. 1t is probably
IFNG that a part OF the road east Of Cum.
neiland was built under the Act OF 1888
Int the limit fixed by that Act for the
completion Of tic road expired without
seeing Il finished wost Of Cumberland. Tn
lie meantime the Acts Of 1876 and lS4C
lany.
ACT OF 1871.
Tue company were thus without au
,a0nty to construct their road west D.
.aiaOeFIand, through West Virginia, until
,aeSci OF March r:h. 1911, was passed b,
@e Virginia Legislature, authorizing thu
sNIeHSIon OF the road through the terri
D'y OF Virginia to Wheeling. This nc
Ns accepted by tie company, and uuloI
Inc road was built 10 its western ter
minus at Wheeling.
Tue "lh section oi that act makes thu
"mPaHY subject to the provisions OF III,
StasnI railroad law u Nireinin. passed
The lltll day Oi March, lSS7, iTwilhF Ia
fPSt to that portion Of their road or othe,
Improvement. now or hereafter, to be con
tlSled within the Commonwealth so IA
S S;i same Is properly applicable" |
"m w seen hat the company holds it
ss@ existence aud rights az Il Charterp,
%,Sa@l&ny, under the net Of March al,
~ the general railroad law OF lgST. mi
S SsS aCt passed March 9TH, 1877. All i'm
,aaal''es or exemption from Legislative
, ,,,; III regulating charges for transpor
SOME otthoSc acts.
'" a. AND RIGHTS OF TIE COMPANY
W., MeSiII consider what rights the com
pa1y nave as To rates for LransportatioI
anu u HaVel uuder these statutes: :. II
ST. s0S ISta Section Of the Act OF Marc
i s, W. makes provisions upon the sui
i r,o,i GI as We Npprchend that thes
|, isIa'. GFr substituted by the later AC
n - uyrMei useless to cmboCly them her,
;n" a derive authority for char
AMI " ,,a, collecting tolls for transportatio
S SaS saSgI N this State under tho ~
wh; "I" ", VI NE Act OF March 18th, lS3,
n. as,, Soq!9'i's the following: $50 500
". portion OF 4 railroad constructs
T|'soTIlIng to the provisions Of ibis AS
, .ay " N readiness for TRANSFORMATION.
t% %', W y ,i% vi, Tor the President and j
tb. hens S,r o. The company to transport i
pnjs, ,IS, ana asrnIa, or by contracto
y,mS Me!n, persons and property, on Il
Si My, VII, anu to charge the following raj,
sor .O.'' For the transportation Of ne ne
s,rs not exceeding six cents Der mile I,
any, ," ne LsF s including lis bSsVage,
S,S n, no, exceeding $50 pounds. sFortl
s Inspiration Of goods, produce, III
r yS.rl,e and other articles, exec
E +, ,a,a and lime, not exceeding S cen
S no, per mile, For the traaspo b Sti'
sl H.; ,l and lime, not exceeding i cs
~ Wy i S3MIrsc; But the 9th Section u \
t 4, March ., ISL, contains III" folio ii
S0RP fioS 40. Provided, that said Baltimc
i s,raiii'ed TO charge Tor Transformation t aSS
S SSi", 70 orirom Baltimore from or ' To n
s ss+ ~ Instant more than five miles in n
,S Inv ilne from the Ohio river ma,c
;S S lisSlIcsst" .han for transSortation
tsw s' h from Wheeling 10 BaltimoF sg'
SS Sg baltimore 10 whepIiag, respective
w AOTe IN the aVvrnya,n F., -. = y