| From the Richmond Dispatch |
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| June 25, 1861 |
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| Virginia State Convention, Tenth day --
Second Session |
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| Richmond, June 24, 1861 |
| The regular business of the
day, namely: the connection between the
Richmond
,
Potomac
and Petersburg Railroads, was then taken up. A motion to indefinitely
postpone was lost — ayes 37; noes 53. |
| The main question was then put
on the substitute to the ordinance, of which the following is a copy: |
| "Be it ordained, That the
Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad
Company, and the Richmond Company, or either of them, is hereby
authorized to extend their road, or either of them, through the city
of Richmond, so as to connect with each other, and that the Richmond
& Petersburg Railroad Company, and
the Petersburg Railroad Company, or
either of them, is hereby authorized to extend their roads, or either
of them, through the city of Petersburg, so as to connect with each
other. Should said companies fail to make immediate steps to make
either of said connections, if the Commander in-Chief of the
Confederate forces in this State deem said connections, or either of
them, necessary for the defence of the State, the Confederate forces
in this State may cause temporary connections to be constructed
between the roads above mentioned, to continue during the war; or the
Governor of the State, on the requisition of the authorities of said
Confederate authorities, may cause such temporary connection to be
made, and defray the expense thereof out of the funds appropriated to
the defence of the State, to be refunded by the Confederate States,
under the Convention of the 24th day of April, 1861; and in case the
temporary connections aforesaid are made, then the authority given by
this Ordinance to the companies aforesaid is hereby revoked." |
| The foregoing substitute was
offered by Mr. Slaughter, and was adopted by a vote--61 ayes, noes 20. |
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