The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-02-07

al .Ssn "a md fSst Colonel Barksdale mas
ysf To setiis with hs Audito and Attorney
3, M sIss - asrErT, md Fowz.ER
favored EfIe fnnti ion.
= FuwLEH suitf tint the Testimony OF
roth Idea hsd been talzes,. ne
yftb tue Hudftof ard sral lass
nal Et1V "a az with g They said .gley
would ssftie. when did they gay GOT y ~;
under tie II hip and 6f TINS inVesI -
tion. !, Mr. Fo#LgRcon tnas ltsMas
only fair 70 the de,eai,o g. a .a
not at ali un3ast 10 acEusea, - NAY i s.1
TESTIMONY printed 3as ~. J, !. ST
The resolution was agreed TO. e.
THE cAHaIsRAIrRoAD Bill. =,
g Mr.qyFaIksn Of Chesterfield withdrew
offered by him Yesterday, |,
and offered the followtn g i ri III ~ j 4.
{ fI1 But nothing herein contained span pe
Construed as releasing the klcnn9,n 3! aHa
Aiieghany COMPANY froEa any opilgattonl
now existing Oh thei James River and han l
,YiIa Company to- erect bridges OF. n, h !.
.earth.fiiingB and. keep the same IN IepallII
where thesa canal crosses the streelsoi any
city II such obligation exist, OF, as lak,
ing from cities their rights to use tne ia AM
free OF charge, by the Richmond and Aiie-
sanp Raiiroa6, s oIlpanJ md GsssSry for
their streets, which right is hereby! declared
- f..:f ~ N,
3, MIN AuKERi spoke ten minutes in sup
mort of1tte arnendment.tEs a. 20 eFti!tii ~
MFR. CoGHILL opposed the amendment.
,Theffirst; brunch decided nothing. and WaS
NOT raaserialIy.ebi ectionnble.# The second
bran CHI was unconsti tutional if the right did
notIexist. sit proposed to take the property
OF the canal ;WithoubG due process OF nav:
The WI ole question WINS one Of faWt which
itbe General Assembly, could not determine.
Referring to- the statementiOf Mr. AEDER'
sON,that untilE W. dnesday! fhei had s'irerer
beard denied thei obligation OF the scanaa
lconnpany to build street.brfdges across the
canal at the demand 4of the Council, he
showed from the record that as far back as
y1s72 The Board OF Directors Of the canal
company had denied TO the city! OF Rich
mond that, any such obligation was upon
'them.fiU ;sga;TEf-r H. >>rgit2:il' 49, ~, III
! Mr. HESRY.supported the amendment,
aud argued that from the construction OF
the bill under consideration it:was impor-
tant. The simple object was to secure to
the city Of Richmond the right OF way
across The !pasin " bentthe water has been
drained; iffiitb found, that the obligation
ID not upon the, canal company ito bridge.
these streets. .yacu fG Ja,ir! ii;tf 7i!itI!H 80
81 Mr.. sgoGBIrL declared that the act pro-
l,tsed would be one OF violence, not OF JUS
tice. He expressed bis.astonishment at The
attitude eeTjthe citysofe Richmond in this
matter, aDdlthought lit might possibly be
demonstrated that the rights of the canal
aptedated those ofthe city: -: j." ~ -,
II The question was; divided .',,t:,@1iH : -
1.-The first branch; was agreed to. 81 iitr3 =
} Mr. HENRY responded to Mr.. 'CoGH1LL on
the attitude OF the city OF Richmond, and
argued that it was perfectly competent for
the General Assembly to put conditions in
the BILL, and that 1t was Of astinlportance to
,Richmod to have theright here demanded,
and that what was asked was not unreason--
BILE. i .''i}@ .J:fahiY3 aGt i.,i ~. = =
. Mr.. FOWLER suggested an! amendment to
the second branch intended to-proYide that
in the construction OF these bridges nothing
should be done to iniure' the Water-poWer
Mr.. WALKER and fMr. HENRY accepted Mr.
FoWLER's amendment, ard then Mr.2 FoW-
PR announced himself in favor OF the pro-
position. :, 49,. ......,.. -,
Mr.. GRAVES called the pending question.
Ordered. 1T! -. 81,
The amendment was agreed to-,
III III. : Mr.. HAEyIE's AMENDMENT ;DlMEST i.t'fa
by general consentthe amendment offered
by. Mr., HARvIE Yesterday was reconsidered
aud voted down, land. The following, offered
byiMr. CoGH1LL, ,adopted4i in its stead:
filu The Richmond apd .Alleg bany Railroad
Company shallhave norights hereunder to
build any dams in James river not alleady
located, nor shall it, have any right, after
the completion of its railroad, ito charge
the navigation OF any part OF said
river, but: may charge rents Tor the use OF
water. derived from its works, as is now
provided by Jaw, j." Gnin - 1910. ~ |
POLICE RIGHTS, :.saaJ -
n:view OF "a suggestion OF Mr.. COGHIIL
hat the rights Of the canal company might
be found to. antedateIthose OF Richmond, |
Dir. HENRY offered the: foIlowipg:g l.;
cH,,The said railroad company shall be sub
iect to, the exercise Of the police powers OF
Bhe city of Richmond, notwithstanding any
rights claimed under the charter OF the
james River and kanawha Company, as
though it were corporation now for the
first time chartered" : = r. sscf"a4#s
Il Mr.. C0GHlLL again expressed his surprise
at the. attitude Of the representatives OF
and thought that it was great
and underlined power to give the city.
, Mr., HENRY explained that all that was
w tHts COMPANY
liablerto police regulations the same as other
Cypress the railroad company. i4al
Dir. PopHAM thought it likely that the
next proposition would be to allow the
Council OF Richmond to appoint directors
Of this road. He was surprised ut the ef-
forts Of the Richmond people to burden the |
bill with amendments. -. &
The amendment was adopted on recorded
vote-ayes, 81; noes, SO: Messrs. AMBER 4
SON, HENRY, GRAY, and PULLIAM voted for |
It, and Mr. CRUTcHFtELD against it. =" n
- - CONFLICTS. -.
); Mr., j JOHNSTON, OF Giles, offered an ana send
ment intended to make clear the obligation |
,f the company to, pay. the bond of the CO
nal company, for ;, use fhof convlcts,t and
making the samoa preferred debt Of the
irst dignity, Agreed to. .sn4i .ao:
!i.s!arE1 i,..l,t RATES. :tUa .@a..E 80. /
I! Mr. H6RvIE offered the following
i.:"But it shallrRot be lawful for the Rich |
nond and Allegheny Railroad Company to |
charge more than four cents ner. mile for
.transportedo lover their road; nor !
,hallit:be lawful for The said railroad COM |
panY to charge on freights in excess Of 1000 |
pounds Ia weight more than three. ceptsiper,I
ION per mile when transported fifty miles or
more, nor more than four cents per ton per [
mile when transported thirty and less than |
fifty miles, nor more than, five cents portion
per mile when transported twenty and less
than thirty miles, nor more than six cents |
per ton per mile when transported. twenty
miles or less. And if the said Richmond
ind Allegheny Railroad Company shall yio- !
late this section Of their charter it shall be
lawful for any citizen who, may feel ag-
grieYed to cause the depot agent at the |
neint of delivery to be summoned before the |