Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1841-03-23

of two dollars per diem, after the 10Th day OF the session
until the adjournment thereof.
A motion then made by Mr. DoRMAS, that the
further consideration of the said bill and amendment
be indefinitely postponed and il determined III Tue
ncgative-Ayes 2S, noes 81.
The question then REQUIRED upon The sind amendment,
when Mr.. ARMSTRONG proposed to add 10 ~ " sho""
the public business be finished " eh was "e''"''"
ed in the negative, Ayes 20, Noes on
Afer considerable discussion upon WI may heso'
lutions, and Mr. Aolladays substitute ll"o's"eu ~
LAST the House adjourned IN orael " eooS
upon the affair tomorrow.
Saturday. March ~
Tho Senate announced that they had passed the his,
ent,edAu act to repeal certain parts Of The act pass
a tho ODD February 1899, entitled can act Concern
;nu the publc Library act TO prevent the destruc-
ton of wild fowl by nonresdents-An act lot .he con-
structon of new room in the Capitol and Tor other
nurno,es-An act to revive the act, entitled "an act
r. Incorporate the Spring Hill Manufacturing Com
Many" PASSED March 18th, lS39-An act TO author
re the James River and Kanawha Company, TO
erect bridges across James River, at convenient
points, for the accommodation OF the South SIDE tradc
act incorporating the Sstersvile and Middle Island
Creek Turnpike Company, and concerning Daggers
Sprnrs--An act Incorporating the Jacksonville and
Pursatory Greek Turnpike Company, and for other
purposes-An act appointing Commissioners TO locate
and open a road from Wheeling to Clarksburg-An
act concerning the road from Ices Ferry on Cheat RI
yer, TO the Pennsylvania line.
And they have passed with amendments:-An act au.
thor,zng additional compensation for the tuition OF
poor chlldren-An act providing for covering the roof
of the Capitol with copper-An act appointing Com
missioners to and mark part Of the line between
Wythe and Grayson-An act providing for the fitting
up of suitable for the of the second Auditor
Mr.. RAMEy obtained leave to withdraw the memorial
of sundry reehnlders and house keepers Of Shcburnc
Parish III the county Of Loudonn, the subject OF the
proceeds Of the sale of the Gebe Lands of said Parish
VIRGINIA AND NEW YORK.
The resolution and the mcndment which under
consideration when the House adjourned yesterday was
taken up, aud Mr.. HoIrapAr having withdrawn his
ame ndment Mr.. MAY submitted the following the
resolution 10 the preamble:
"Resolced therefore by the General Assembly, That
in its opinion, the said fugitive II legally charged with
crime committed in New York, and demanded by the
Governor of that State according 10 the Constitution
and laws of the United States ought to be surrendered
notwithstanding the refusal Of the Governor of New
York TO act III similar case
All The members present voted for this resolution,
except Messrs Cropper Smith of |. of ", Worthing-
ton, Dabney, Tayoe OF King George, Smith Of Gou.
| cesier and Mullen.
/ Mr. CRorrIR SAID, beg leave to offer resolution
which expresses the views eneranedby few of those
who have lust voted against the resolution offered by
the gentleman from Petersburg. We are of opinion
that the Constitution Of the U. S. is compact-and
that when party to the compact violates lis duty
towards another OF the paes this party IS released
from the observance Of the compact towards the Of
Tending party; il being man,iestiy unequal and nm
ust that any State should enjoy the benefits derived
from the Constitution al the same tine that 1t refuses
to another the enjoyment Of those benefits. propose
TO submit the resouon-and then 10 lay It upon the
table as not disposed TO occupy the time OF the
| House at this late period OF the session:
Resored, That the Constitution OF the United States
is a compact between the States and IN question
arising between any of the States OF this Union, the
violation of the rights Of another State under the
conpac, releases the injured State from the obsers
Of the compact towards the offending State.
The resolution laid on the table.
On motion of Mr. May,
Resoired That when this House adjourns Mon.
day next, will, with the consent OF the senate, ad
iourn sine die:
On motion Of Mr.. CRrToHfiELD leave was gwen to
withdraw an original deed filed evidence in the
tested election from the county OF Caroline.
On motion of Mr.. TAYLOR of Halifax, leave was
given to Lucy D. French and William Chapman with.
draw their petition presented to the present General
Assembly.
On motion, leave of absence was granted to Mr.
Thompson for the remainder OF the from to-day
The following bills were read third time and passed.
"A bill 10 authorize change in The mode Of support
ing prisoners County and Corporation Jalls, and
concerning the examination Of said Jalls-A bill Ia
amend the act entitled an act 10 reduce into one the
several acts concerning the Auditor and Treasurer,
passed Feb 25,h, 1-l9-A bill directing the payment
of sum Of money the Visitors Of the Virginia In
sttution for the education of the deaf and dumb and
oihe blind-A bill relative TO the States guarantee on
certain bonds Of the James River y kanawha Compa-
! Company to purchase Tic Richmond Dock, aud for
other purposes-A bill concerning the Public Armory
and arms-A bin 10 direct the printing Of the report Of
the revision Of the Penal Laws and 10 compensate the
Clprk-A bill authorizing The sale Of tie public ware
house in the Tow Of Petersburg.
A bill concerning the pay Of Members, with the fol.
lowing amendment offered by Mr.. Tay!oe of X. George,
| was taken up:
"Bei further enacted That the pay of the Members
of the General Assembly, shall be reduced 10 the sum
Of 81 per diem after the s0h day Of the Session until
4 the adjournment thereof
This amendment was agreed TO, and the bill was or
dered lis engrossment Subsequently the cngrosscd
bill was read many propositions thereupon sub.
mittcd BY way Of a ryder, and much discussion took
place upon the merits of each.-Fnay, ryder propo-
scd BIZ Mr. CHAPMAN, changing the time of meeting
Of the Legislature 10 the lst Monday in January was
incorporated with the bill. Nhereupon it was passed
| and sent 10 the Senate
Upon the question Of the passage Of the bill, MIR.
DABxEY opposed it, lie said its operation and objec,
10 reduce the pay Of members. II was an entering
wcdgc--a precedent that would be followed up until
the pay of members was brought down 10 nothing
until the Gene raj Assembly aSsimaied 10 the Far
lament Of Great Britain; the nember Of which re.
ceivtd no pay in money, but pald-nay most
dearly and dangerously 10 the peope-paid and over
paid honors titles, distinctions, powers and exclusive
privileges and odious monopolics il had not been con
tended, and lie II would not be contendcd,
| that the present per diem Of 81 unreasonable
was than sufficient to deay the expenses Of mem
bers and enable them to 1--we like gentlemen, and as
it became the Representatives Of the proud Com
monwcal,h Of Virginia. lie believed, he knew that
the generous people Of this Stale mol dissatisfied
and did no, desire the pay Of their representatives 10
be rcduced-thcy were willing TO give them the far
and reasonable compensation which they received.
He would not denominae this measure Wing move
men although il came from that quarter. lie would,
aud did, however, denounce it as arisocraic move
ment movement which, if followed up, as he be-
ieyed il would be, would soon assimate this House
TO the English House Of Commons, which every bo-
DIV knew to be a House Of Arstocrais and Nabobs II
would convert this House from House Of Delegates,
as our foreiatlers in the Constitution had termed IT, de-
erates from the bone and body of the people, house
of pampered Nabobs and arbitrary Arstocras The poor
man and the middle class would have representative
on this floor The high and the rich would alone be al
lowed to enter this Hall. The poor and the man
in moderate circumstances could not afford to leave
their homes their families and their business, and come
here On their own expenses Bills like the present