Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-02-17

VIII then have u 60 around again for the Cens,,;
"nichh would be Uni ust TO make them do with
OUT a considerable additional compensation; where
as, ~ general law be passed this session. maxim.
u their duty TO take the Census every tenth wear
beginning IN 1880, all the forms can be pfeparcs
ny the Auditor-specal directions given, and the
Uouoe imposed will be inconsiderabe, and the
additional compensation need be trivial IL canpo
be expected that the Convention, whatever basi.
OF representation they may fix upon, will yo far
ther Thar TO proclaim in the constitution the gen
erai pfincip:e-ieaving thu division Of the State
mo districts counties, or election precincts. TO By
principle established in the Constitution The
census, taken in 1880, xii, be in full tim. for this
object, will be probably more accurate than if Ia
Ken The present year, under existing circuinstan-
ces-anu wii enable Virginia. if the Federal Off
GERS shou;u commit errors, TO detect and correct
shem For these reasons, thus briefly stated, Mr..
M SAID he should vote against the resolution of the
gentleman from Brooke.
MIR; Bryce, like the gentleman from Bedford
lMr. Mennis,) had great regard for the people
lie repeae l. that if the. House passed the resolu
uon' Tie demagogues would handle it to iniiame
he people He voted against the resolution. not
!" Keep the people In ignorance, bu. to keep down
a., Inflammation OF the community. Shall we
give occasion TO the mal-contents to increase in
Imagination the expressions OF the act we had lust
passed! JN''
Mr. Mayo would vote for the resolution. He
admitted that 1t was not necessary for the Conven-
Wv" ~ ""'e hc pupuidtlOC, Dut " would he
| cessary to the Legislature convened to carry tho
new Constitution into operation. You will have
TO postpone the putting of into operation for the
new constitution, il you do not take a census this
year, or the Legislature convened in 1890 will
have to pass an act to have the Census taken i'm
the next summer
Mr. Burioot said, the object Of the resolution
was, tnat the Convention should carry the Consti-
tutionino operation, which was directly opposite
10 the act Just passed. which directs the old Legis-
fha Ton itf into
MIR. Bryce asked the House. if thew will 90 and
say TO the people Of Virginia, thar, after four
weeks sound elaboration, they were very doubt
Iul II they had acted justly or not' For that
would be The just inference drawn from granting a
new Census to be taken during the present year
MIR. Duncan saw no probability OF the excite
ment mentioned by the gentleman from Gooch-
,and, being produced by the passage of this rcso-
Mr.. Parker Of northampton, tho;igh, the present
House OF Delegates had been TOO much agita,ed,
20 be the proper organ TO act upon this question:
he thought II would be time enough for the ne 1t
Legislature to determine this question.
The resolution was rejected-ayes 81, noes lO5
MIR. FitZhugh OF Fairfax, made an unsuccessful
effort to take up the Report of the Committee, in
relation to the Colonization Society.
MIR. Doddrldge gave notice that he would to-
morrow, move the suspension OF the 4th rule o!
the House, to reconsider the resolution he had
Just offered for taking the Census.
Alter some conversation about changing the
hour OF meeting to 10 O'clock in the morning the
House adjourned, on Mr. Camden's motion, till I l
o'clock
Saturday, February ia communication
was received from the Senate, that they had pass
ed the bill entitled an act concerning the Lynch
burg water works'.-Like WISE with amendments.
the bills entitled an act TO amend an ac, entitled
an act TO authorize lottery and the sale of GER
, tain lots in the town of Portsmouth an act to
amend an act entitled an act, relinquishng for the
benefit of Gerard Pusey and family, the amount
OF certain public fines, passed January Ilth, ISlI
Poor for the counties of Ohio and Monongalia, to
sci! and convey certain lands for the use of the
poor in their respective countless
The House agreed 10 all the Ssnate's amend
ments, except those 10 the last mentioned bill,
which with the bin were, on motion of Mr. Fi,z.
hugh of Ohio, laid on the table.
The Senate also stated in their communication,
that they had rejected the bills entitled IAN act con-
corning Robert Chenoweth;' and can act concern
ing the tenth Judicial Circu';' ard that they had
agreed to the resolution for proceeding by Joint
ballot this day Saturday to the election O. n
Board of Public Works.
Reports, resolutions and bills were presented
from the Committees by Messrs. White OF Rock
bridge, Rves Of Prince George, Bryce and Du-
puy.
. On motion of Mr.. Parker Of Northampton, the
hour OF meeting was changed to 10 O'clock
On motion OF Mr.. Rutherford, the Report on
the Il eiliteuUaTy was TAKEN up. ] he lst resoiu
ton was on motion OF Mr.. Rutherford Laid Oh the
'able The 2d, being amended on motion Of Mr.
Atkinson OF Halifax, after some conversation be
tween Messrs Witcher, Rutherford and Akin
son OF Halifax, was disagreed to. The Sd was a.
greed to. The Eth was agreed to. The 5th, after
some Conversation between Messrs Witcher,
Rutherford, Bryce, Atkinson of Isle OF Wight,
Atkinson Of Halifax; Gordon, Everett, Williams
and Hoffman, was Oh motion of Mr.. Wiicher, re-
committed with the report, with instructions TO
the committee to report the amount of sales a, It's
store and Penitentary, and the propriety Of abol-
ishing the store.
MIR. Minor moved that the Joint order of the
day for the election of Board of Public Works,
be postponed until Monday, as he understood the
gentleman from Petersburg, who was then alb.
sent, wished to bring forward some gentleman TO
supply the vacancy Occasioned by the resignation
OF Gen. Cooke, and he wished that gentleman to
be present, when the order was considered-But
this motion was rejected.
On motion of Mr.. Minor, the 37th Rule of the
House was suspended, in order that the gentlemen
from the two first districts might be voted for al.
the same time.
Mr.. Minor nominated for the District West Of
the Allegheny, Andrew Russell, Peter Scales and
Hiram l.: Opie and Charles a. Stuart. The ball
lots stood thus:
Mccoy I53
Scales iJ3
Russell BJ
Opie lS2
Stuart 1872
So these gentlemen were declared duly cleo
ted.
In the District between the Blue Ridge and
Tide Water, they first proceeded to fill the va.
cancy occasioned by the resignation Of General
Cooke.
General j. B. Harvie was nominated by Mr..
Rutherford, supported by Messrs. Gordon and