Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-01-05

The officers OF the same and others, as 10 the said |
Governor may seem RICH, and proper.
MI STEP HENSON objected 10 the resolution
,ha, i, LEFT i, 10 the discretion OF The Governor lu
decide what expenses were necessary an proper |
There had been a difference between The Cover
n,r and one OF the Captains OF the Volunteers on
ms point and The responsibility OF paying GER
,ain expenses thrown upon The Captain Mr.. 5.
desired that the resolution should provide relief
for this oihccr-(Capt. Carring,on.)
Mr.. DURAlAN did not believe there was any
necessity for any modification oil The resolution.
He mad had conversation with the Governor
relative 10 The expenses OF The volunteers, aud ne
let assured, although he did not mention The case
OF Captain Darlington, that the difficulty about
:, settlement OF tina, officers accounts would be
removed by the passage OF this resolution. he
was satisfied ,hele would be an end OF The whole
d,rhcuiy, and no further action would be neces-
sary on the subject. He hoped The resolution
would pass at once. There was great necessity
for IL, The Governor had assured him that be
would not await Tho action OF the Senate on the
resolution; but that as soon as he asceraned the
sense of The House, he would proceed IL inset
the expenses he desired authority 10 pay.
Mr. MOSBY expressed himself as gralified by
the Increment now made 10 meet all necessary
and proper expenses ot the volunteers. he re-
GREETED the Difficulty between The Governor and
assurances oil The gentleman from Rockbfidge,
and The lone OF The Governors COMMUNICATION,
that the difficulty was IN The process ot settle
ment. de had prepared resolution ior BRING
ing in a SPECIFIC bill Tor paying The expenses
thrown upon Captain Darlington; but would not
now propose il, and would vole Tor The resolution,
under he expectation that those expenses would
now he paid.
Further conversation took place between
Messrs DORMAN, RAYMOND, TUN-
STALL and MOoBY. MI. TUNSTALL
deemed the resolution unnecessary thou hi Tie
Law appropr,ain9 The money was sufficient au-
thoriiy Tor Inc Governor. Mir. MUSBT SAID lie
Gose.nor desired The passage oi the resolution,
and he WAS willing II should pass lie had
volcd lor The appropriation with The attention
that every expense incurred IN enisments lor
the war, no, lpa6iy unreasonable, was 10 0e PAID
oGl OF il. Referring again ~ his ioIn,er purpose
Of moving SPECIFIC bill ~ meet the case VI Gap
tain Carringtun, he SAID thai there was not man
in This HOUSE, lie did not believe there was a man
in Virginia who would be wiling 10 see lha, gal
liant Young efficer-wno had been The hrsl ~ re-
spond 10 the call from the Federal Government,
and raise band OF volunteers Tor The wal COM
PEELED 10 pay from his own resources The Ieces-
sary expenses Tor his company. The Governor
had scruples which this re olution was 10 re-
move-as soon as il were passed, which should
Y,
would be settled, and the volunteers go on hap
ply anu comfortably 10 fight The battles oi Their
country.
MIR. GOODSON expressed his wish that
some provision Should br made 10 The resolution
Tor those who were enrolled, bat who must oi ne
4 cessity be rejected, as The Government had re-
4 fused TO enlarge the requisition upon Virginia.
1 he clled he cases OF companies in The West and
A Southwest, 800 and 40U miles distant, which
iiara hle -
preparations before lhey could learn the stale
of things here.
Mr.. Durham and other gentlemen assured
MIR. q. that such cases would be NEST promptly
provided Tor by the Legislature, as They might
arise. MIR. DoIlnan expressed Inc hope mat The
resolution would be permitted 10 pass without
embaTf; ssmsn', as IL was important Women
1 WAC mad leen employed IN making shirts wanted
i their pay. The officers OF one company had ex-
pended every cent they had 10 provide Tor neiT
men. He did not believe that there was a pea
yuns in the Whole company.
An extended and somewhat conversational ue-
bate ensued in which Messls BOCOCk, La
NlER, DURMAN, GOODSON, STEPHEN
son, SCOTT, TUNSTALL, LEE, FLOYD,
SYME, SIOVALL, SHEFFEY and DUN
CAN participated.
MON, moved the following amendment 10 Mr..
Dorman's resolution:
"And the reasonable expenses OF such other
Officers and men as may have been, or may here
ailer De enrolled under lne call OF The 10Th OF De-
cember, lS46."
Tomake the resolution still more comprehen-
siye. and reach those Mr.. GOODSON designed
10 reach mole eiieciuallY, Mr.. DUNCAN pro-
posed The following iurtner amendmen. to MI
Cts amendment:
"And tie reasonable expenses OF such Other
no in vi
; tivn.
The amendment To the amendment was agreed
to, and then the amendment as amended was
adopted.
Mr.. DORMAN'S resolution as amended, was
anonymously adopted.
On moliun Of Mr.. STOVALL,
Resolred, That SO much CT The Governors
message as re fers 10 the pay OF the officers OF The
Public Guard, be referred 10 the committee On The
Militia Laws.
On motion of Mr.. COOKE, leave was given to
Withdraw the memorial Of The Manchester Turn
pike Company presented al the session Of The
Legislature in 1923; also, The petition OF citizens
OF sundry counties On The south side OF James
River, relative 10 the said Manchester Turnpike,
presented a, The session. ol IS.
The Speaker laid before The House commu-
nica,ion from The Governor, enclosing copy OF
the proceedings OF convention held al Oxford,
North Carolina, having Tor its object the improve
men, Of the Roanoke Dan and Stanton rivers
which, on motion Of Mr.. STOVALL, was laid
on he table.
PETITIONS.
Petitions were presented and referred 10 aPpro-
pirate committees:
By Mr.. SMITH: OF citizens OF Fauquier, for
the formation OF new county out OF parts VI
said county. By MIR. BYRD: OF cizens Of
] Bath and Penileton, for the establishment of
new county out Of parts OF sand counties. by
i MIR. BURDETT: OF citizens ol Taylor for the
Incorporation oil Company 10 construct rail-
road from some point on the South branch OF the
Potomac 10 point not South OF the mouth OF The
Little kanawha, on me ONO river. by MI.
HUNTER: OF the Members Vi The Bar and
others OF Jefferson, asking change in the time OF
holding the May term OF The County Court u JET
tersoD. Also, vi Harry Waifeld, free man OF
color tor permission IL remain in the Common
wealth By MIR. CARSON: OF Frederick Lar
rick and others, for repeal or suspension OF The
acl 10 establish district tree schools, 50 lar as II
appll,s 10 The county OF Frederick. BY MIR.
KELLY OF the School Commissioners oil
Nansemund, that they be exempted from The ope-
ration ut the act OF the ;lh OF March, 1916, IN re-
lalion 10 primary schools, and that The qnoa oil
| The school iund due that county may be author
iz.i by law TO be paid. By Mr.. RAYMOND:
! OF citizens Of Marion that an act may be passed
4 declaring Buffalo Creek in SAID county, navi-
gaoe stream. by MT. bhM ohiSh. VI ci'I-
zens Of Brooke, that the terminus OF The Balti-
more and Ohio railroad may not be changed from
Wheeling, and that no Company be chartered to
construct a road South oil that point. By Mr.
MCPHERSON: OF citizens Of Page, for sepa-
u rate lection al the house Of Jesse Wood, al Ri
ey>vilie in said county. BY Mr.. PATRICK:
Oh citizens oil The county Of Mason, for the Tor.
NATION OF new county out OF parts OF kanaw-
ha, M~son and Cabell. BY MIR. SCOTT: Two
nj Gil M Eannuier hk, a.
ton Of new county on, oil said county. BY
Mr. CARROLL Or citizens Of Graysou, re-
monsua,ng against The removal oil The county
seal OF justice BY Mr. LOVE: Five memoir.
ais OF crzrns Of Fairfax, demonstrating against
81 aunexins any part Of said county the county Of
Alexandria. BY Mr.. PERROW: OF citizens Of
q Nelson, for The establishment; OF separate cleo