Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-03-20

Senate, that tho House adhered to their amend.
ment.
The engrossed bill 'to explain and amend an
act concerning delinquent and forfeited lands, aud
providing for the sale of lands returned DELINQUENT
hereafter for tho non-paymcnt of taxes, passed
March 10TH 1892" was read and passed.
The cngrossed bill 'to provide for the repairs of
the Capitol WAS read n third time and passed -
The blank filled with $40, 5OO--ror warming
the Hall of the House of Delegates, purchasing a
chandelier for the Hall, &c.
Mr. FAULKNER opposed the BILL 1t contemplated
the appro priatio of a large sum of money r,r re-
pairing tic Capitol in this city, when, as he con.
ccivcd, the public mind not settled as to the
continuation of the seat Of government i'm the city
Of Richmond. The bill incidentally presented tina,
subject for consideration if you cxpcnd a
heavy sum in repairing and beau,ifymg the public
buildings, that expenditure would itself constitute
an argument against the change. The question
had not been discussed of late, but he took occa.
sion to say, the attention of the people should be
drawn TO it during the ensuing summer. There
was great urgency for this Appropriation. The
present buildings would do very well until the
people could have an opportunity of expressing
their opinion upon tho propricty of removing the
scat of government from the city of Richmond
opinions which they might moro successfully as
scrt upon the floor now, than they did under the
old Constitution. lie had seen enough within tho
last three months to satisfy him that the best inter.
css of the people demanded the removal of tho
scat of government from Richmond. Ii was un
that conclusion. Should he have the honor of a
seat here next winter, and other individual
stepped forward, he would himself submit n pro-
position to that effect. What good reason could
be assigned for having the scat Of government at
Richmond, but to perpetuatc influer &C incom.
patible with the best interests of the people? As
we'll as he recollcced, it in 1879 that the seat
OF government was removed from Williamsburg
10 Richmond. The reason then given for the change
the reason Incorporated into the preamble of the
act authorizing the change, to have the seat of
government more central to the population of the
State. Since that time, the march of population
had been rapidly 10 the West-and Richmond was
as far removed from the centre of population now
in Virginia, as Williamsburg was in 1879. He saw
no reason for plcdging the State to the present
location on the heel OF the session, and in a thin
house, by voting the sums contained i'm the present
BILL He would vote against it.
Mr.. kUTHERFooRD rema rked that no question
was before the House for the removal of the scat
government Inc would not enter into that subject.
lie would content himself with reading some esti.
mates to show that the appropriation not too
large. The bill passcd-aycs AZ, noes 33.
An cngrosscd bill, "making further provision for
completing the road from Staunton TO the mouth
OF the Little Kanawha," was passed, ayes As, noes
81. tfhis bill proposes to appropriate the taxes
of certain counties to tins purpose.
A message received from the Senate, by
MIR. Dromgoolc, that the Senate adhered to their
disagreement to the amendment to the electoral
ticket for this House. And of course the bill is
lost