Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-12-14


the other, concerning the Charlestowh
and Washington Turnpike Company, for
esiablishinga turnpike road from Charles
town 10 the Western boundary OF Penn
sylvania on the 'way to Washington, in
order 10 intersect the y. 6. Cumberland
Road.
On motion Of Mr.. .Sa;M (of CabelD
leave was granted TO bring in bill 10 di-
vide the 18th brigade, (3d diyision) of the
militia, which, according To the mover,
contains eight regiments, not less than
5000 men.
Mr.. FssaLach obtained leave 10 bring IN
a bill to authorize the Court of Wythe
County to lay land-tax to make wag-
gon road from Straws-mll to Bachanan's
Cove.
Mr.. TacherasLed leave TO bring in a bill
g To prOUideG Pu6iic LiJralw"-Mr. r.. OK
patiated on the incomeniencies TO which
the Courts and the Members of the Legis-
lature were exposed, for the want of such
an Institution. He stated, that he had
good reasons for believing, that many lib
eral individuals would make large contri-
buttons TO it-tllat 1t was now the duty
OF the Executive, to exchange Laws with
our sister States, which public Acts might
be carefully deposited and preserved in this
tnstitution.-N,r. BMckJH5u advocated the
motion, He observed, that this State ought
not To be behind the other States liz this
respect, blu; ought to haveset them tae ex-
ample--i,e said, the money thus expend-
Ell would be like casting bread upon the
waters: for, thou shalt find it after ma-
ny days Mr.. D0iilfdg-e also supported
ihis inoiam, with great spirit and elect
pointing to the examples of Ohio q Penn
SNivanla, each of which has Public Ii
tl.,t
annual appropriation.--J.eav was grant
ed and the following gentlemen named
ON the COMMITTEES Messrs. Tucker, Black
burn, Doddridgc, Estill, Hay, Robertson
(R.9 Cook (N.) Mallory, Thweatt, Wilson
lMonon.l Stark CO.. Wyatt, Yancey OBJ
Mercer (S.) Maury, and Colsion.
Mr.. Stoaeiey obtained leave to bring in a
blii to allow Witnesses 4 more adequate
compensation for their attendance at
County Courts, and for other purpo-
SEES.
YES IERDAY, the III. ofD. had before them
variety OF small bills, reports and petitions.
As soon as the House met Mr. Doddrdge.
ffom the Select Committee to which the Memo
rial OF the Stanton Convention and other pa
pers were referred, presented the following in
terestlng Report We cannot but remark the
moderation which distinguishes this paper
we confess, we were prepared 10 go farther
as we have often declared-At all events n
convention is necessary to amend the ineauali-
ties OF our representation and TAXATION
The Committee TO whom was referred the
Memorial of the Stanton Convention.
and the Memorials q Petitions from Sc
verai Counties, praying for the call of
Henerai Convention, Tor the porpose of
amending thedefects in the State Con
shtutlon, have according TO order. la
ken that subject into consideration. and
beg leave 10 submit thereupon the fol-
lowing
REPORT:
1t appears to your Committee, that, at
various times since the wear one thou
sand eight hundred and one. respectable
portions of the good People ofthis Com
monwealth have petitiOned the General
Assembly 10 devise WAYS and means of a.
mendIng the Constitution of the State. or
OF taking the sense of the qualified cleo
tors upon that subject; and that their ne
tons werer rejected in the years 1902, 1903.
1903, 1907, 1910, 1911 and 1873.
Ii further appears TO your Committee
that, during the session of the General
Assembly OF 1866, a resolution, authoriz-
ing the sense OF the People to be taken
upon the question ofcallinga Convention,
passed the House Of Delegates byamaio-
rlty of that house representing large ma
iority of the People; which resolution was
rejected by the Senate.
ltfurther appears to your Committee.
that. during the last session ofthe General
Assembly, ii bill having for It's object the
purposes above mentioned was rejected
IN the House ofDclegateS, BY a majority
OF ninety to eighty four votes on which
question the minority represented BOG. OO7
OF the tree white population, while the ma
Joritty represented but 232, go, according
to the federal census OflSIO.
1t further appears to your committee.
that several members OF fhe late House of
Delegates who voted in the affirmative on
the before mentioned question, publicly
recommended 60 the Electors of The State
10 appoint agents at the ensuing general
elections to take votes on the subject of
calling Convention that vote was ac-
tualiy taken III the Counties of Monon-
gala, Ohio, Harrison, Brooke, Jefferson.
Berkeley, Frederick, and Rockingham.
and that, i'll those Counties in which tie
vote was so taken, the sense of the Poo
pie III favor Ola Convention was expressed
with an unanmlty perhaps uncxampled in
the annals ofVirgina.
1t further appears to your Committee,
that, In pursuance of Recommendation
oil a small number of individuals, sixtv-
nine deputies elected from the Counties of
Alternate, Augusta, Bath. Berkeley. Bo-
tetOurf, Brooke, Bedford, Culpeper. Fair
fax, Frederick, Fauqulcr, Franklin. Green
brIer, Giles, Harrison Hardy HatnDshire