Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-02-15
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% Mr.. LANisR "a sppsaiiss % hs yssssss Of the
SsssArsstsrs reed Blu. sta..r.a
Mr. spesksr.-wheu esms TO the House this morn
tna he'd sspsetasn. hat The Bill under eonsid.
etsson would b taken up end discussed.
win Be remembered BY tho House that very early In
che Session, in anticipation Of attempt here TO emb.L
The Ssse In new Of Internal improvement, INV A.,
prshcnscos upon that subject having been excited bv an,
bold ground taxed In tho Executive MesssRe and the
strong recommendations. with which il aboundsd os,d
resolution which adopted BY tho House. c,liss upon
the SECOND Auditor for Information connected Win o.r
system Of inern. improvement, which deemed essential
Necessary 70 inc correct undenianding diseussion Of
the nportant Questions which we are now called upon 10
decide The answer To this resolution was expected in
70 come In, With vis~ therefore, Of getting the
inflammation which considered Of much Importance
moved 10 lay the Bill upon table; was the pleasure Of
the House. however, TO override this motion aud the Bill
ma. been thus unsxp"e,edly pat upon its passage.
Although Mr.. Speaker. ] am entirely unprepsred and
without that information which I 90 much desired and
which would have enabled have Rone into n NOR
minute and detailed examination and Discussion Of the
subject yet sir discriminating. feel myself
by sense OF public duty protest against the passage of
the BILL and 70 present the of The ou,s
some general views which have satisfied my own mind and
trust Will satisfy the ninds Of Others, that IL ought TO be
Tsjeeted. - ~ Tt. - =
Before proceed, however. Mr.. spcsker, 1 will take
occasion to assure my Western ends and beg them 10
believe mat only state what feel that my opposition to
ths bull joss not arise from any feeling Of to-
wsds Them OF from prejudice Whatever against that
section Of the state. supposed to be In the
contemplated improvement and whose prosperity il is de-
Aligned promote. On former OCCASION and On .nh
jecf deep and vital mpo,t TO them rave NO eo,i
voe, testimony ct my having proper regard for their rights
md their Interests and the may come again when thew
will find me not only ready Mr. Speaker but prompt to do
them uteeyes, sir. ample jusiice-upon another import
ant and vital question.
Having promised thus much, will now. Mr. Sneaker
proceed to state in brief manaer practicable nv
objections iS the passage OF the bill under
object then It's passage the first place on aceuun,
at It's deceptive character: and her, ,,ko oc.s. =, 49,
that mean nothing offensive or 10 m, .nd
al the but sir the proposition is in re 10 CON
struct hundred and ten miles of N,c,d.;,sd -
Tor that 10 the distance understand from m.
line, the Western, Buchanan which il destined h.vJ
a., question, to DO il, Eastern terminus or no man
sume expects the road stop at New River ns lmi,od h
present bil) for the sum of $500 600 I, nm,
abe bill originally contemplated an aporop,i rio, Of e.
hundred thousand dollars but the frierss nf ,ho ,n.
having determined TO s,op IN, rad q, No,y pi..,
heni, reduced the amount 10 the former ann No,, a.. -
gentleman in this House knows that this road Is moi :. AZ
onaoed when reaches the p,esen,
bill is wholly inadequate 10 occomnIish ,h ~, " WIS
lition of the friends of m. n,e.. A. t ~ eoncn-
Inc consequence n The hi; n,s...1 W. VIZ" - 10 DC
:, sarr. c,n he b. s s V why, sir. ~ the Le-
pronriat;on of Sao 400 ad Psaaaea 70 make inc ap-
cess is quite obyiou. and ossv Wh ". 20, ..e pro
,,o,cv a. ,h,y c.,.;nI ;iy, a. .ney want more
q, come nm hIdI nd VIII. 'ney nave nothing to DO but
GOO Is pppronri.ci Ih., ,so - - anole' oooV,
al will he WHOLLY and sn,;,. a'oy W sreaoy e1pend
t,ps ,,renghen.j :, 60, -. - in ,n argument
IL ,nn,,n,i,t.d .nd ,hn. -, y " 'eu. na, amount
t,r nn,, nm. ,yorL - I "e W 'ne emo OF 'he chsp-
auny ne w .,gnm., TO- . e"o espeno'uie only ere
III, m,,,,r /. yo,nJ -. 49, pp.e s"oh eno When
$500 400 n. .nnrnn,, ~ We sum- iu ,na'' instead Of
"a nav bu, l;,I Is 80 49, ,' a nan e 80 ,a'e WIN nave
Speaker, is the estimated sa, y" oar.,'no "Sa' MI
Esent ma, !, -" =, y. construction NO INTEL
,l,r & 0On no. - IT, ~ ~ rs'e 'nnt eost al less
. uls .,c..iod ,h.' o .A'sy iu,npSe, understand,
,gcg,, ANN e IS ~ o Sonsuuenon'j and you have the
40 ny,h IT,, " Hfv,ovo sna TINS VIII be the amount.
nv =, ,ccomnl;h v 'e treasurer VIM have to sup
,N,p"" ie purposes OF the BILL instead OF the
;i ey sune sn' sum which It proposes TO nppro-
sr.d in ri - -, 81, as oeeh the course invariably pur
pubic have b.sn sas;, interim, Improvement The
hive 7 hoIi.,a ,r oy inc esunates which
cos,rond ,bsv hsx" n"y ,aleh snort oil the actual
.,hs-,es .nJ ,; "a zen mus induced to embark in
never would bsy. h. Hna unptohtabe' which
IL 49, -" S oeeh Undertaken. 1t the actual cost
l. ,t a 'o'essen ana the subject had been fair.
s,nno.c .,r :, 80 .,.na,
oree ri 0o0 ooo f hn ~ s oi 70 appropriate At
Sao0 1oN con,,;nd -; az, t' wotk' instead Of the
th, House permit m. 20 inon,,. vvoaIJ $500 aen IN
p - ~ ~os.I seninr. To So,@
OUo i, les. .,sItling ih,n 81 ono cSo "a , % 9'oo
hI ard vote for the former sum viii ns,.s., I
OH their parts ,b,, /, Il hi, t Ano"eoge
and car accomplisb no sooJ ;,h, wi e purpose
who could no. be Induced bv oIi The
be addressed 10 them on This door % ,a, 49,, - Ia uio
were il proposed NJ once IA make III. ,nnrnn.;s,; sum
Mr. Speaker cur public bis,o,v in '
subjects. furnish abundant evidence ,ha, from tho
period the peopc have beon dcr.iy,d 81 81 ~
estimates and have thus hen lea q, ,i, Wy alss
projects, which o,bc,w,.. ,saiJ 80 L senemes snd
ginning they have AZ lengtb howsr, J; ,o"u ue.
character of these Device ana d.m.J H., 10; 'e
shall cease and for one H. Sns.La, ,t i
of, CT TO that authoritative voice ,nm;;n 80 o noh
ing but what Is pruden, w;sc I'd ;"., 7, .; hab NV"
thtt wo should pausc and ook Lact unn wba, VIC bsy,
already done before ,v. .dvanr. ,no,bsr s,cn '
Look sir A, the Repo,i of your R.,rd Of Pnbc Woke
AMI you will find that il exhibits most miserable and
bergndly account of cmpty boxes The Srots in Sah,
upwards Of $1,000 oOO on account of mnnsv ho,,nw'
ed for internal improvements upon the larosr ,o,,;n
which il is paying six per cent interest yshilc NAM r h
works in which the money has been invested do NO, ;S
an income suffice nj TO Keen them in rena;,. m,,v h
mt Ike no dividends and those that do onlv re,nrr .
or two per cent upon the amount q, pended in bsr
struction while nearly all ure in deht bcvo,d ha, .h;
~ pay, and the Stnte having in my opinion most un
wi civ and imprudently embarked as ioin, n,,,no, =;
these various schemes must now sand spon,or 70, ,h
whole. ~
The report Of the second Auditor shows, ,b., thor. i -
annual deficiency on account Of The ;n,.,es, n.y.h
,bis f,nd .xreedino conn nm ,.L;.L -. f'. ",