Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-02-12

the honorable House Of Delegates TO my fourth Annual
Report, which is already possession
am Sir with sentiments OF the highest respect, your
mcst obeden! servant, JOSEPH G. CABELL.
p j. R. a. K. Co
The report ordered 10 be printed
Mr.. PEYTos, from the Select Committee on the Pub
lie Debt, made report from the minority thereon lie
then moved That the majority report be taken up and that
500 copies of both reports be printed
Mr.. BAYLY of Accomac moved 10 amend the motion
by ordering 10000.
Mr. VEsABLa hoped the nation would not prevail
To print so great Number OF copies wholly unne.
cessary, and ncuiring Too much expense 1t was, at
least proper before giving the ORDER ascertain what
would be the cost OF printing that number of copies
Mr.. PEYroS trusted that the motion OF The Delegate
from Accomac would be agreed TO- The reports were
of highly important ch:racter, and contained a vast
deal Of information. which had been collected with
great deal Of labor lie belle we'd that The people OF this
| Commonwealth would derive much information from
these reports they distributed, as they ought 10
be, in every corner OF The State. The public money
could not be- udlcIously expended than IN printing
! large number of copies of The reports in question
| Mr. rEYABLE did not about the number being
fined to that usually ordered tie repeated that the
pense oprntng 10000 ought first TO be ascerianed be-
fore ordering that number of copies No harm could result
from ing the reports the table for day two,
Ill the information should have been obtained. He
moved that quo copies of the Majority and Minority tie
ports be printed
| Mr.. WArKIYs hoped the motion 10 print 900 copies
very largely the amount OF their expenses, and he thought
the expense Of printing many copies cs loOUo ought
not to be incurred il The circulation OF The reports was
likely to shed any great ray OF light over the Common
wealth, then it might he worth while TO print the mum
Der proposed, particularly if the reports not 10 be
printed in The newspapers but, nasmuch as they would
be published in them, il seemed him that the expense
proposed 10 be incurred unnecessary one
Mr.. BAYLY said, that he did not intend 10 he pertna
cous when he made the motion TO print 10000 copies
| The delegate from Goochland (Mr HalkIns) had re-
marked that The reports would 60 to the pubic through
The newspapers Now, if he (Nr. TO judge from
the past, he thought that would not he the MIR u
here illustrated his argument with that occurred
! last winter With regard to the MINORITY and mlnoI
~ of the Committee, he thought them Of the highest
Importance, and well worthy OF being circulated through
out the StateNow, when there were propositions IN
voIving Sl0,OOOUO0 before the House, how he asked
could any object 10 give The people light and IN
formation the subject? lie knew that the reports
contained very valuable information. tie had himself
read the oriy report and he felt sure from the cha
gacler of those who drafted the minority report that II
would he found not less able He was Gstonshed
and bis astonshmen 10 amazemcnt al the course
OF the gentleman from GoOchland The Other day when
report brought in The subject Of the Public
Lands, the gentleman (hlr Wa,kins) moved TO prn,
! 10000 copies The Delegate predcaed his motion on
the very proper ground that the report related 10 an ex
ceedngy important subject and therefore ought TO be
extensively circulated 60 he (Alr. Is had considered
| ill., but il sunk into utter insignfcance compared with
/ this
! MIR. WATKINS explained. He was accused of setting
an example tor the motion which had now been made
for printing 10000 copies of these reports, in having
moved 10 print 900 copies Of the repcr! the Public
Lands The gentleman (Mr Bayly seemed 10 forget
fact, and that that after the report had been
agreed To by the committee. they unanimously concur
red that 10000 copies ought 10 be printed and therefore
he (Alr W. had made the motion in accordance with
their wishes This he had stated q, the iine lie made
! the motion.
Mr.. VExaBLs withdrew his proposition, and then
moved that 900 copies be printed
Mr. Boris thought 2G3 copies would be enough, ssthe
| reports would be published in the newspapers
Mr., PEYTos further impressed upon the House the
necessity and Importance OF printing l0UOO copies Inc
uitlng expense that would be incurred ought not to
prevent so large number FROM being sent forth 10 en-
! tighten the public.
MIR TAYLor thought 10 coo loo many, md he moved
! that . coo be printed.
! MIR GOoDsoS moved 5000.
The question being taken seratim each proposition
print they all negaliyed, with the exception oil
the one to PRINT 200 copies and that number was ac-
cordingly ordered
A resolution from the Committee Of Propositions, &c.
upon the petition Of sundry ciiize Of AlonUngnIIa
received. The petition prays for new County TO he
formed cut Of parts of those counties. The COMMITTEE
rep"r'cd against The petition, upon The ground OF want
! Of adequate notice.
Mr. HAYMosp asked that the resolution should for the
present be laid upon the table, and remarked that this
was exciting question: and had hoped that II would
have been settled enitively during the present session;
but that the Committee had taken exceptions to the mo
lon upon the ground that the affidavit did not set forth
The fact that the notice had remained upon the Court
house doors upon two different Cours-that this Gaes-
lion had ag,aed the People of the counties Of Harrison
and MOnongaa for the last twenty years-tat he had
written home for the evidence wanted and was in hopes
Of receiving in time to have the question settled upon
| lis merits
The question was carried in favor laying the Report
on the table
A resolution was taken up, from the Committee for
Courts of Justice, declaring it nexpedicn to legsa'e
upon the subject of amending the law concerning the
sales of real and personal estate under DEGREES Chan
Gerry, 90 to commit the making ofsuch sales under
DEGREES of the Circuit Superior Court Of Law and Chan.
Gerry, for the Richmond District, 10 the Commissioners
of said Court. Agreed 10 by the House.
A report from the Committee of Propositions, nc Do.
caring reasonable the petition, praying for ne" coun.
~ to be formed of certain parts of Montgomery and
Wylhe, was agreed to by the House
resolution from the Committee Of Finance was read
on the petition Of VIM. Logan OF Randolph County,
praying be refunded any which he may have
paid of the 600 Of land agreed 10 by
the House.
A resolution from The Committee of Roads &c, was
taken up Il rejects the petition OF the Board OF Drcc.
tors of the Middle Island Turnpike Company praying
subscription by The Board of Public Works. for 5ths
of the capital of that Company On motion oil Mr..
Ode it was laid upon the table.
bill authorizing the County and Corporation Courts
TO borrow money for certain specified purposes, being
taken up and read the first time, was rcjected
On motion of Mr.. TAYLOR of Louduun,
! The House adjourned.
.H0nday. Feb II, 1889.
message was received from the Senate, stating that
they have passed the bills entitled change the
place of holding separate election in the county of Rus
seI""an act to amend the act entitled act 10 extend
the limits of the town of Union in the county OF
Monroe passed February l3'h 1o3:;' "an act in,
cooperating the Cox Lane Turnpike Company "an act
to INCORPORATE the CurdsvIle Manufacturing Company
in The county of Buckngham; ian act 10 amend an act
entitled an act to incorporate the Stone Wall Iron Manu-
featuring Company" San act changing the time OF
holding the courts of JACKSON; san act to authorize
sepafale election at Romine's Mills in the county Of
HARRISON "an authorize Jesse Pepper and David
F Kent 10 erect tcdtridge New River in the
county of Montgomery and ian act TO amend and ex.
plain certain acts concerning the Dismal Swamp Canal
Company
On motion of Mr.. McCoYSELL, Resolred, That the