Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-06-01
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
THURSDAY, MAY 81, lS49
HOUSE OF DELEGATES

/ Prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Moore OF The Prcsby-
gerian Church.
On melton Of Mr. SEGiR leave was given
| to bring in bill TO change the time Of holding
| The hrsl election OF Trustees Tor the town OF
! Hampton.
Mr.. SEGAR explained his reasons for asking
the leave. His people had not seen the printed
| laws aud Of course were ignoran OF the lime
when The election OF Trustees should be made
lie would mol now introduce any matter other
| Than that for which they were how convened;
| bur az his constituents had suffered greatly by
the Cholera in 1882, he hoped The House would
grant his request, as they desired 10 take precau-
,iunary measures in case Of The approach Ct his
| fell disease
Mr.. CLENDENlN presented memorial Of
the bar Of Mason county, ,or change .! time
Of holding The Courts OF that cOunty-.alt on Ihe
| the table.
Mr.. NEWMAN presented petition oil cii-
zens Of Madison, praying an amendment OF The
| the laws in relation 10 suits in Chancery and
! on The table.
| MIR. SEGhR according TO order, presented a
bill 10 change the lime Tor the election Of Trus-
tees Of The town Of Hampton The bil. was sub
sequently passed.
| Mr.. HART offered The following resolution
Resolved by the General Assembly, Tha.
when The two Houses adjourn to-day, they will
adjourn 10 meet al some other place than The civ
OF Richmond.
Mr.. HART said lie had offered the resolution
| in this peculiar phraseoosy, simply because there
] would he numerous places mentioned. he ". ;
mol tnb frightened from MS propfiety by the news.
paper press OF Tins city; ne was responsible q 4
higher power.
| Mr.. SCOTT SAID ,nd; resolution similar Il
| tins mad been offered IN his House day before
Yesterday and rejected. a commmltlee was ras
ed Ia enquire into The facts, AMI they reported iha
| Mey had consulted with the physicians OF THIS
| CITY VINO, with unanimY declared that there was
no endemic He believed ihat here was no dan
| ser II gentlemen would exercise ordinary pru-
.Ience. We could not discharge oar duty else
where He moved that the resolution b. laid on
| the able.
! Mr.. MAYO presented letter, when he had
addressed 10 The severa! physicians ot he city,
asking il they knew q any case u Cholera
Nj. PANNILL presented answers received
from number Of senllcnen, viz:
From Or. Mills, stating that he had met with
no case Of Cholera. He thinks The city remark
ably healthy.
From Dr.. Sncau who had seen nc case Of
Cholera.
From Or. w. a. Pa;,eson, vino had seen 10
case oil Cholera. lie did mol think he disease
would be generally epidenc.
From Dr. Bfoocks--Saw one case OF Cholera
Two months >ince-hat seen none since.
From D.. Neison-iiad moi seen case oi
Cholera.
From Or. Cunning nam Has had no case Of
Cho era himself. and had seen but one, caused
By great imprudeuce.
From Dr. Tatum-Had had no case Of Cno-
lera
From d. Dsane-Ha; seen only one case o.
Cholera. The one referred 10 BY DR., Cunning
ham
MIR. STOVALL thought that The Cholera di,
cxis; in Richmond. lie cied case OF a
coachman, who was taken with Cholera al the
cars, and, il report va. correct the man vas
deac; and also 81 gentleman who was taken
not more Than hall an hour since on the steps o
the Capitol. He thought we could discharge ouI
duties elsewhere as well as here. Il We did no
adjourn 10 some other place. he thought IA; We
would not have quornm here in five days.
Mr.. PANNlLL presented letter from Or.
Carmichael, stating that since the morning he
had seen case of Cnoer which terminated
fatally.
DR.. Gltaon state, 10 letter that be had seen
one case of A,iatic Cholera since morning,
which resulted fatally. The man uas taken at
{ ocIoyk hi, morning, and died al TO-
DR.. YERBY did not think there was SUI cienl
evidence OF the existence OF an epidemic 10 in.
duce the Legislature to leave the city. What
Justification (said he) have We ior leaving here;
We should be laughed al and ridiculei for such
an act, when the 10000 Of the citizens of Rich
mond remain here and attend 10 their business.
The Cholera had been in Norfolk for three
weeks. and it was now subsiding The delegate
from Portsmouth states that it was on the de
crease Let US wall until it becomes an cpl
dernic, but 10 no, let us be frightened by one or
two cases OF sporadic Cholera, which have al
ways occurred since 1881. Where are we 10
fy 10 escape lis ravages; If we go TO the White
sulphur, what security have We that we will
avoid il there. He did not think that apy gen.