Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-02-10

render i, comfortable, and 'ha, the sum of z GODS
Decessary for their procurement.
The committee also thai the alley leading 10
the Governors stable, snacces-ibe IN wet weather.
and that the sno, Of s 100 IS necessary 10 pave it,,
they coneI.de by resolution that IT is exre,liert
make additional approv, iaiion for the i,irpos.
Of furnishing the Gor--,ors House. and ,epafihs tue
stable attached the reio
The House resolved itself into II coominee OF the
whole, Mr. Doyall In the chair aud tok in,o ronsi
Iteration the bill anhorisog loan COR tie purposes
OF ipte'nai in,prov me mt.
Mt Paueson of B. expressed himself OF ose,l to
the bill lie novel strike the irsi section TO test
the sense Of tile Rorfse on it's principle. He said il
presented suffice, more dangerous, more moment
GUS ami alarming than any biher which the ieg's
atnre had been called IN sct-nsov,ng financial
d'ihcufies, the end ol which mo could ioresee,
g.. Sc.
MIR. Coa,on ,he, took the aoor in favor OF the hill
He occnped IL nearly two hours, in AN elaborate
speech He glad thar tie mo ion had heen made
hefure the friends of the hill had attempted 10 amend
its details, because q At Osce brought the question
as 10 it's MERITS and might huch time and labor
he conceded that the question was Of the g,t
! est Importance. Would Viiginia make one great ef-
Tot, aud take that stand which comported with her
wealth, her POPULATIONS her esources aud the great
advantages which the hands Of a bounii(ul pIoyi-
dence she enjoyed. Or would she abandon all
these, and yield herself up pesury, poverty aud
10 that dept which constantly sinking her
| lower aud lower in the scale Of the Unon He
commented at some ieogh this topic, aud inferred
FROM the decline OF the state, iha, there was some
thing wrong in its policy He contrasied contiguous
and similar portions Of Virginia and Pennsyivania
The one with all ,he natural fertility aud advantages
OF The Other, ,sas wild aud dreary, while the otier
| was prosperous and iouris,ing-smiling under the
influence Of Industry, enterprise and public spirit
This difference he ascrbed to the fact that Pennsyi
wanna had busanded al! her aud had foster
| ed with the parental solicirJe, her system ut
! turnpike roads, &c. &c. Thus, 30 = ,,rasre bring
ing tie distant, nearer 10 market, and Le,neang the
whole together.
he next went into ga exannaiiou of The induce
meats aud Of the ~ilh which Virginia might
efark "a the MOST extensive schemes OF internal
il,IrO,euiehi--dud attempted To prove y \ long aud
lahorous calculation, that the of the 10
he borrowed and The gradual eHiinguishment nf The
principal; would lac met lay the revenue dciiyable
from The works To he undertaken, without nrih=r aid
| from any other ;lunr,er.
la reply TO The objection which was uieed be re-
marked that II tie Scheu- was magnificent, IL
owng tn tue great extent and 'e-purces Of the couD
| Try II enIba if,he nunouni nf money il called
| Tor great, IL csas owing 10 the necessities ana.
! the crying wants OF the people.
The question was taken striking out The fits,
| Noes OF.
Mr. Yancey said ,hat he had anticipated this vote.
aud had prepared substitute for the bill, which hs
offered for tie consideration of HE committee. Il
provides for borrowing tile necessary Suns TO cohi.
pe'e The James River Canal up TO The Niaidens
AdvcnIure falls, and The Kauawha road aud river,
aud pledges certain funds we'll as the faith OF the
s'a'e for the pay meni of tie interest.
MIR. Gordon then moved that Tie COMMITTEES rise,
report progress and ask leave 10 SIT again. ln this
! motion Mrssrs. Paueson Of b aud Yancry coHcurA
red. IL was OPPOSED by Mr.. Winston, Who express.
ed himself satisfied with the substinie, and wished
the subject 10 he disposed Of in the House.
The committee thea rose, aud NJ r. Loyall report
ed, aud asked leave TO SIT again. This leave OPP
posed by Messrs. Winston and Panesou-hoth of
whom seemed Ia he satisfied with the suhs,uu,c
Mr.. Garland was az favor of sitting AGAIN because
Tue subject was so oItan', and he had pI0jef oi
his 6wn which he WISHED 90 beinte The rohl nee
i The question ~is taken and the comau,ee OBJ
tanned leave Ia 81 again Ayes IS, Noes S. The
Speaker voiing IN the affirmative.
On MIR Davcupoii's morton The eXechiIve were
instructed To ransmir TO the Executives OF Ma, Wand
and pennsylvania and To The President Of the United
iaies authenticated onpes Of the bill poratiny
The Chesapeake aud ONO Canal Company.
I On MIR. h"clsriahds motion he committee Tor c.
oil j. were Instructed 10 enquire INFO the expe,!,ency
OF amending the the subject OF the superior
courts al ohauceiy.
M Gosg,n offered resolution requiring The APP
poinimrn oi cou,miIteej To prepare bill which,
shall direct HAT the separate eIr,inns authorized 10
he held IA any county shll be held ou The dup.
This resolution vas opposed 10y Riessrs E,er.,,r,
S'epheusun, aud IaiunI, and supported by the mover
and Mr. Mays OF b Rcj,ct,d.
| YEsTRRpAY-A communicative was received
'rom the Senate, announcing thai 'hey had Iass-d
the bills, entitled an establishing ferry iron,
The ihud- oi Allen Gamble III the county oi Brooke,
across the Ohio river, rn the opposite sho, and
/ an act establishing ferry from the lauds o Jchn
Cox in the co"ny uf Brooke, ACROSS the Ono
| To the opposi'e shore" wih SmehdmenIs-it hen
The House concurrtd
On motion Of Mr. Randolph the repor, of hc Penn
Tertiary committee Was iskeu az and considered.
The resolutions nur,l,-rrd ]. z. .. D. g. D. 10.
| IL. Is 10. 10. II -. 20. scveralIy isid and
agreed to- TA- 9th resolution was AIDED, on
Mr.. hhIheriotds motion, require the walls
tenpla,ed To be built he 20 instead of ~ lre high.
The ilih aud i4'h were rejected. The 1871 rrsoIu-
ion WAS amended ON the motion Of Nj. Gnlaud, So
as TO d's'iow commission tie agent for sales
The amount Of cIJ'bing made for The convicIs for
themselves and an he value Of the labor OF the
vicS In repairing lie ins'ifution Tie 2sI rpsolu-
ton was also amended an motion of NJ Garland
~ 10 leave The cost Of the Contemplated repairs bunk
/ The House then went into The execution at the
joint order of the day for election ct keepeT or
superintendent IF me Peniertiary.
Edmund PeU,iieon, jr. the present incSniheni,
nominated by Mr.. NJ ,son of S. supported 10y Messrs
Parker, Jones of Y. Morriss of e.. and Garland.
, Samuel Parsons nominated 10y Nj. Burton ,
aided 10y Mrssrs. Rutherford, Sexton, Har,ie Of
Richmond aud Tyler.
Thos. Jones Of PrntIleIon county was nominated
by MIR. Morgan. supported by Messrs. Raymond,
Mann and Maxwell.
fl The ballots stood
Isl Batiot. Cd BALLOT
Parsons 100 1877
PeniIe,on 81 n
Jones' 30 tlropt
| Scattering 8 3
So that Samuel r. Parsons was declared dufv q
ecied keeper superintendent Of The PeniIeniiary
for one year
And the House then adjourned.
" We are authorized annsrnte Dr. r. Meridilh of
Haovcr, as candidate at the election Sens-
toria district c0mosPd Of Hanover Caroline Essex King
* Queen, aud King William.
At q meeting ut the citizens Of Richmond and
| Town of Manchester, at th. Merchants
; Coffee House 10 the city of Richmond, on
Saturday the 9TH Of February, 1894