Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-03-13
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
SATURDAY, March Ill., 10.
The following communication received from the Sc
The SENATE have passed the bills entitled
IAN act amending the passed 9TH OF February
and 9Th OF March, lSi0-il concerning divorces.
An act authorizing apoyment Christopher C. billiard
r-m the School quota OF Nelson County for ls43
lied;
IAN concerning the Branch Coal Mining Company.
IAN acio amend reducing the acts
prescribing the mode of asceraining the taxable property
within the Commonwealth, and OF collecting the public
venue.
IAN changing the time Of accounting for the taxes on
licenses 10 Merchants and others.
IAN act to regulate fees for cuing timber in the
City oi Richmond.
AN concerning the duties OF Executors udminstra
aud curatOrs.
And they have postponed indefinitely the bill concern.
ing Thomas d. Taylor"
The Scnatc's amendment. the bill changing the time
OF accounting for the taxes On licenses &c. disagreed
10, on motion Of Mr.. Randolph
Inc amendments 10 the bill prescribing the of
tanning taxable property &c. Were laid on the table.
The Senate's amendments TO the other bills
Cured in.
MIR. TAYroR, Of Norfolk. moved to take m the rcpo,,
OF the Select Committee, in the OF the Slave Iati.
me tor the purpose OF making it the order OF the day for
Monday
Mr.. EDNUNDS, OF Halifax, opposed to making this
The order OF the day for any day. Two reports had been
made upon the subject referred the Commttee-the one
recommending action before Congress and the other not,
and nc DESTROYS this late period the session. the
matter should not be akcnup but b. suffered lie upon
the table.
Mr.. CKUrcFELD regretted that the gentleman from Ha
max had made opposition He would rather that the day
for that discussion should be fixed There was subject
yet incomplete which had tins day. viz tax
bl which ne deemed more than other sub
cct than the OF Latmcr and he was DESTROYS TO
have II proceed without the discussion an hour TODAY
upon the preliminary question connected with that
"ir. TAYLOR stated that he now evidences Of what
he had reason suspect beOrcsome few days ago
teman expressed to him surprise what he deemed
to be ms Mr. To half expressed opinion that the House
Of Delegates Of Virginia, unwilling discuss this sub
Ject-thIs vital subject ~ Virginia, To the Union! Yes
there were two reports the one, the report Of the majority
OF te Committee Using call upon Congress 10 egs.
late upon this subject, demanded by the obligation of the
Constitution and the rights Of the people Of Nirgniatho
other proposing do nothing nothing, concud.
INC with resolution transmit these last do nothing
a'i"ns beyond tile limits Of Virginia! Nothing, nothing
IN reference u this important subject essentially i'm.
poiiEi above stated lie appealed the Speaker and
asked ne did not know what excitement prevailed
upon thls subject in the region country from which he
cnnc-hIs county wis very from another
county, whose recalled and ouiages he chose
not farther 10 refer to Aye, prevailed regard this
subject IN the region Of country, where the Speaker and
himself dwell
What had occurred already in this House. in regard TO
this question, familiar ali; the time which the
port OF the majority IN printed and laid upon the
desks Of members. How long after before the report of
the minority presented brought in but the day
upon which, according order of this House made
vera duys before the report Of the majority Of the Commit
tee was - come for discussion Upon that day the sub
OF the House That day the subject was called uPa
ungencyi against which he mad endeayored provide and
thought, from inmauOn OF the Speaker given upon the
day mt appointed Tor taking this interesting subJec he
hoped he had fully p.oyiicd-ths contingency interfering
with the specs order for yesicdiy-wch the Speaker
decided Yesterday hc certainly did not intend charge the
Speaker with improper cOnduc 1t IN order the
regular hour to take up-becHuse the bill then
der dscus0n-made the order for the daysince the La
mer case had been made the order Of the day for that den
clI day decisl"n OF me Speaker, which this House.
on appeal ceiOm, sustained. And when the second
day having thus passed. and the former orders unavailable
motion l. inside make this the order Tor another dny
for which day there subject Now in
formed Of the desire OF the gentleman from Halifax that
is subject should not be acted upon all this session
He had hoard the remarks of the gentleman from Spot
sylyanin-e admitted his extreme unwilngness thus to
occupy the tine of the Housco speak upon this subject
at oil in this manner That gentleman, however, mis-
taken, entirely II he supposed that the bill
ci gcaor consequence an the SUBJECT OF the reports
the Committee, To which he alluded. II the gentleman
knew the facts he would himself cay soh- inducement
8 suppose Otherwise biz Of information upon this
subject.
Considering this mere question Of property the value
Of the slaves Of Virginia. had upon former occuson by
distinguished representative OF Accomuck, been stated to
bc "a Oi the value Of the entire lands OF the Common
wenId-And If this all, here surely adequate
ducemen 10 have action upon this subject But there
ohors-oihcr- 10 which he chose merely rcfcr,-tho
reference to which would suffice to address the minds Of
members 10 his meaning.
And here asked to do noihng-two opposite re-.
| pOrr-yes one recommending somethng-he other no.
thing. II gentlemen did approve the recommendation
OF the majority Of the committee what action did they pro.
pJsc 20 take lie knew this was subject Of common in
tcrost, and that a entitled be consulted the
proper action be had. What seiion would other. pro.
pose Or werc a. ST down with folded
waIung-lor wlat7
What would be the construction put upon such conduct
elsewhere, could be doubted. How the subject
brought directly 10 the Attentions of the Legislature o Nir.
gina Sent hiihcr by ic Injured ritizrns Of Virginia..
No mere move Of an individual nrnber-no rcsOu-
uon oi representative acting under imagined actual
Instructions ~ on uncomfortable portion Of hs constituents,
but by meeting " the people o Norfolk Borough Nor.
i"k county, Princess Ann; Of u occupations, n religions
every political party known m Notwithstanding ~ bringing
tins subject specifically positively, directly to the attention
Of the Virginia A-cmbly and the House Of Delegates Of
virginia ~ refuse 10 upon a. What would be- thought
81 ti9 conduct elsewhere D. gentlemen doubt that
have hc night, under the Constitution 90 slaves II
tcrc such dread n excitement that you fearful
asking what entitled J--ayc, Of rcqunngul lie
wished - have the opportunity afforded for discussing this
whole matter camly-tD state ncsto make manifest the
actual II hings-o submit ID Tor the decision Of the
Commonwealth II Virginia what action proper.
The advice Of the gentleman from Halifax proper
10 hc sure. Had not tho people n Halifax material
stake boz this issue For himself be would say, hat Tor
mody Boz had known n doctrine, which had NJ the time
many advocates In this State, but which he had moi
yielded his The consequences Of which doctrine
o. time ne greatly dreaded. lie referred 10 Nuiica
huu-t3 which nc neither then nssoutcd-hu he
confessed that hs chief Objection hs orood Of consc
gufucc-of The d1rtulc in Virguia gone. Hc
II even The discussion n what proper protect Vr
gnia n her Constitutional rights ~ be smoihorcd
Smpthored! And could II be smothered
Tie bad referred incts, connected with the ncton
this House upon this subject far and he would take care