The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-28
DANVILLE AND MIDLAND.
SENATE Committee Reports Against
the Richmond Amendment.

The Senate Committee on Roads and In
ternal Navigation-Mr. Heaton chairman
met yesterday morning TO consider the bill
| introduced by Mr.. Edmunds, the same hav-
| ing been amended by the patron TO read as
| follows:
BILL TO AUTHORIZE THE RICHMOND AND
| DASvILLB RAILROAD COMPANY AND THE
VIRGINIA MIDLAND RAILWAY COMPANY TO
EFFECT THE UNITED CONTROL AND OPERA
TON OF THEIR ROADS.
1. BE IL enacted BY the General assembly
of Virginia, That Il shall be lawful for the
Richmond and Danyille Railroad Company
and the Virginia Midland Railway Com
pany to contract with each other in such
manner and on such terms as they shall
deem best, to effect the united manage
ment, control, or corporation OF their lines
OF roads and properties, and to that end
full power and authority Is hereby granted
to each OF said companies TO make and
carry out such agreements and arrange
ments therefor as the stockholders OF said
companies, respectively, shall approve and
authorize: provided, that nothing in this
act shall be so construed as TO authorize the
Richmond and DdnUiAe Railroad Com
pany to sell, lease, or dispose of its road
or franchises.
Major James III. Dooley, q stockhoIder i'm
the Midland Railroad Company. appeared
before the committee and protested against
| the consolidation in behalf OF the minority
OF the Midland stockholders and IN behalf
OF the Virginia public generally. He re-
garded the scheme as q great outrage.
Last night Colonel Buiord and Colonel
Rives addressed the committee, explaining
that the move was in the interest OF eco
nomical administration.
Colonel Buford stated that the measure
had the full approval OF the Hon. John s.
Barbour, president of the Midland road.
Major DOoley replied to Colonel Bu-
ford's arguments.
Judge w. w. Crump, member OF the
Board tf Directors OF the Chamber Of Com
merce and chairman OF q committee OF that
body, made strong appeal for protection
to Richmond. He submitted the following
amendment, intended forever to give to
Richmond the advantage Of her geograph-
ical position: "That in no case shall the
said roads charge less relative ditferential
rate OF freight between Virginia cities and
northern cities as to Danville or any point
south thereof than now exists, except to
and from competitive points from which
other lines carry freight to northern
cities"
Judge Crump said that all Richmond
asked was that whether the rates were put
up or put down, that the present relative
rates-the rates that acknowledge the fact
that Richmond is to the south OF Balti-
mOre--shall be maintained.
Colonel Buford, in the course OF bis re-
marks, read a letter from Mr.. George
Scott, the owner Of the road, which went
to show that the Merchants and Manufac-
turers' Association Of Baltimore had made
overtures to him for a rearrangement Of
these diflerential rates, and that he had re-
ferred the application to Colonel Rives and
Mr. Haas, who explained that the plan
proposed was impracticable.
After the speeches the committee eX-
cIuded all visitors from the Senate chamber
and took vote. Judge Crump's amend
ment was rejected 1t was agreed 10 report
the bill as above-ayes, 4; noes, 3.