Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-06-05
MONDAY, JUNE 4, l649.
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A message from The House by Mr.. FAULk-
| NER, that they had passed joint resolution lol
The distribution OF the halt-bound acts OF The win
ter session. The resolution was agreed 10 by the
Senate.
The SPEAKER in The name OF The Governor
ofihe Commonwealth, informed The Senate thai
| al 5 P. NJ. to-day, he would present sword Il
General Garland, and invited them 10 be present
A message from the House BY Mr.. THOMAS,
lha, they had passed Joint resolution TO adJourh
10 the Fauquier Springs, 10 NEE, ~ the lih in
s,ant.
Mr.. WOODS moved 10 amend The resolution
so as 10 make the adjournment sine die; VIZ: 70
the i! Monday of December next
Mr.. W. said the city ol Richmond IS the place
fixed Tor The meeting Of the Legislature. Rich
mond, he was satisfied, was not now The proper
place 10 discharge our duties. But unless We can
select some point al which the members cal eel
themselves perfectly secure, we could not do our
duty. A single case OF Cholera al any Other
place would produce The same resllcssness and
confusion we have seen here. We had offered
gentlemen the Sweet Springs, which was proba-
bly, heal;hy-but, with all their ak Of compro.
misc, they attempt 10 icrce US 10 place which
may be subject IN The Cholera, coming from
several quarters, the cities OF the North, &c
He asked as iavur, that in leaving The pesi-
lcnce here h. might seek salty in home.
Mr. SLOAN was under great embarrassment.
He sill thought this Capitol The best place in the
Slate, and il VIC are TO 90 elsewhere, an inves'-
CATION should be set on foot 10 discover proper
place. He saw great force in the objections OF
The Senator from Franklin 10 Fanqner, though
he had very little choice between adjournins 10
some other place and adjournins SINE die.
Mr.. TYLER. The Senator from franklin
does not object 10 The health OF the Fauquer
Springs, bu, objects solely Of The ground, that
Fauquier is in danger from lis proximity 10 Alex
anGris, Washington, &c. Now, in 1889. the
Fauquier Springs were entirely exempt from the
disease. Il FauGuier is not sale from Cholera
then no place in Virginia is safe Senators
should yield to the voice OF The majority, and The
House had already decided upon Fauquier by
Is majority.
Mr.. DANIEL called for tie ayes and noes.
Mr. STANARD was perfectly satisfied iha.
ii The work is 10 be done, wc should go 10
place which, in the opinions OF all, is perfectly
safe. Gentlemen have been disqualified TO do
their duty by their apprebensions. But now the
question is reduced 10 question OF personal
preference OF various places. The question tor
the Senate 10 decide is, snail they, in moving
from the Capitol, select place which is in direct
communication with Alexandria anc Washing.
ton, where, according 10 the facts, Cholera must
be. He thought that members were in as great
danger from Cholera in Fauquier as in Rich.
mond. In 1872 the Fauqucr Springs were very
little freQnehied, and, therefore. The argument Of
the Senator from Franklin exists in its full
icrce. The Legislature should 60 to some re.
tired place, which would mol be exposed to daily
communications with cities, and in no other way
can the public work be completed. Rather than
60 10 Fauquer he should vote for the amend
ment 10 adjourn sins die. He believed that if We
go 10 Fauquer, we should soon be broken up by
cases OF Cholera, and be forced 10 adjourn sine
dis, with additional expense, also. He did no,
believe We could do the work any where else as
well as in Richmond.
MIR. WOODS withdrew bis amendment and
then
MIR. FRENCH moved TO strike OUT" Fauoaier
Springs" and insert 'the Salt Sulphur Springs" |
situated about zoo or 2I0 miles from Richmond, |
in a perfectly heaey region, where they never |
have disease. |. is accessible by the canal and |
ether MODES, and every facility will be offered 10
transport lae members. 10 a days warning 40 |
stages may be put in requisi,ion 10 carry passen-
gers 10 the Salt Sulphur.