Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-01-31
RICHMOND DAILY WING.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY oF VIRGINIA..
TUESDAY, MnRNiNu. January u. 1913

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA.
Yesterday commenced the ninth week Of the session OF
the General Assembly
Les. perhaps has been done in the eight weeks which
have elapsed than any former session OF the Legislature.
There less business which required action;
and the less there the less the General Assembly has
done. Less than thirty bills understand have been pass
ed in the long period OF 80 DAYS. and OF these four five
only OF public The remainder for di-
personal local. and might have been proba.
bly, dispensed with altogether and nobody been the
otr for the omission.
Over-legisation is evil OF magnitude. We blame
the General Assembly for doing - e. We had rather
they would have done less But blame them oecu-
pying much time in performing tlc-for proonsing
the session beyond the necessities OF public busincSs-for
imposing and burthcnsomc with hand, and
with the other drawing such heavy from the Treasury
pay themselves. Were there actual necessity Tor
long session this unsro c unparalleled pressure when
Impoverished People bo saddled with
dd the the People the honor ut Virri.
MIA require it would be the last word which
mishubeci the Legislature undescryed popular dsap
probation. We have disdsin-d. and disdain now TO
promote party the expense of iberay and Justice
But contend there such necessity. and the
session has been spun already beyond the urgen-
cy Of legislation Who does not believe that the Appor-
uonnent Bill which since tho adjournment of Congress in
August, has been the subject OF general consideration
nigh; have been disposed OF before Christmas And that
y and wisely it Is like be by the third week OF Janu
aryl
There can be question OF IT, These bills with pos.
sby the addition Of the OF Relief and the affair,
OF the James River Company constituted nearly oil OF
what deserves be regarded public business and these
disposed Of the General Assembly could have adjourned
without public detrimeni.
And isa small matter whether the Legislature ad5urns
month sooner or later The is $4,000 month";
Is IN 10 tho
period Of universal embarrassment, and Distress The taxes
10 be increased 100 $4,000. BY abndsing Their
session half Of ts usual extravaganza length the Legs
laiure might have RENTED half nearly So
OF the new burthcns. 1t could have been done EASILY
Rcfrenehrent usual on the lips of the Legislature
while, in their case they patronse waste and cNtaya
giving the usual oXempiifcation OF the meaning
which partzanS attach 10 the word They willing and
actually propose few paliry thousands by cutting
down the hardly adequate salaries the officers of Govern
ment, who toll a, their posts from years end end
saving which will may be than lost by the amount
which discussing the proposition may put into their own
pockets But the and just ode of reducing the eS
penses Of Government, i hegin if not to end lrifh
fhemSelres They they natl oonsunere truges Its
they who swallow up the OF the People. IL i they
who ptodiga OF time and the public money 4 fair
and reasonable ahrdgment of the current session would mi
igate the taxes become necessary, one half:
reduction only Is days per annu in the sessions of
the last years would have obvat-d all necessity for in
creased taxation
Whose the blame Of these evils, submit to the dis
elimination OF intelligent people. They know what
party that has large maoTitics in both Houses-,ha;
have both Speaker-and that have both the power and
the inclination To enforce the gag, when 1t suits them.
BY abrdgng the session hall, and BY receiving the
land money S37 O0O the OF fully $4,000 might have
been saved and the necessity Tor almost entirely