Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-06-05
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
FRIDAY, JUNE l, lS49.
SENATE.


The House resolution for the adour nmenl Of
the Legislature on Monday TO some other place
was laken up
Mr. SLOAN did not teel sufficiently alarmed
10 cave this city yet, but should vote to DO SO
when the necessity arose. He had considered
this subject with attention. and he did not oeileve
D mere was danger, il persons were cafeln III 'hef
del. He was opposed 10 The resolution, because
the place to which The Legislature was TO ADJOURN
was not designated. He would mol trust ms me
aud health ~ the vote OF men under panic. he
had never seen more healthy faces IN the Guy
Nor had he ever seen heard oi 50 lille sickness
among The members in The first week oi any ses-
sion. Before he voed 10 adjourn, lie must see
more necessity for il, and must know where he
was going.
Mr.. STANARD tel, called upon, from the Pc
culiar position he occupied in the city, 10 make a
lew observations upon The resolution. Gentle.
men Gid not seem 10 be aware that the public
would not be satisfied with the removal OF The
Legislature from the place appointed by law, IN
ies> Inere was extreme necessity Tor such action.
The resolution provided for an adjournment on
Monday neIt, 10 place not specified, and would
require the House TO meet in some place on the
uex day.
Mr. WITCHER said this was no, fair con.
sIuc;ion OF the rcsoluiion-lhal, when The House
would go, bu, when il would mrel thereI
Mr. STANARD-W What he meant 10 say was,
mat further action would be required upon The
par Of The GeneT al Assembly. He apprehended,
nal, il The Cholera were now here, our members
sst been imbibing its nfuence;-lheir removal
il a body would be 10 expose them 10 additional
.auger, being deprived OF the same remedies
as those who have been accustomed TO lis treat
nen. He considered The risk 10 be much
greater. The health OF the city, and OF The
members, did mol justify This precipilale course;
and go where we will, il a single case does &C.
cur, i! is likely the members will separate with
CD. formal vote OF adjournment. An additional
expense will be incurred TO the state resulting 10
no good 10 any body. The resolution ought not
70 ce adopted, unless well grounded apprchen-
.ion should exist that the business OF the session
saD not be accomplished here. Mos, OF the cases
nal have occurred can he traced 10 improper in.
.ulsence ut those attacked. Men, by the exer-
clse q ordinary prudence, may almost insure
themselves against attacks OF this disease. He
hal 10 tear, il they refpsed adopt this resolu-
ton that the General Assembly in either branch
would be found without quorum. He afpre-
headed they were nos 10 60 10 the Valley OF Vir-
e,ia, where limestone water would have 10 be
a,unk, which always Affected injuriously persons
ION The lidewater section. We were not TO 60 10
Rporled 10 be there. A all events it was in the
7aley OF The Kanawha, on the line Of communi-
:aon with the White Sulphur He hoped that
s,upa men you'd rot be found 10 sci the ex-
ample o. fleeing from imaginary evils. Mr.. S.
concluded by motion TO lay on the liable. but
withdrew the motion al The request OF Mr.. Wit.
cher.
Mr.. WiTCHER said, that il majority of
The legislature were willing 10 stay, ne was con-
rent He was mol one OF those who could
say he had no tears. He had some tears.
lie would much rather b, charged with a
tear CT a pestilence sent by God, than Of
he auas or ridicule OF man. He thought il not
prope! 10 pnt in the resolution the lime when we
are 70 meet, until it is ascertained how lar we
are 10 90. First settle The question whether We
az 10 leave here or not and hen settle The ques
son as 10 place. The argumsn, is. that il The
:so!sia IS here, We must not GO, because The ha
.4'c will be greater, and il il is not here, there is
% necessity Tor going; therefore, we nasl rot
a0as'l
unhealthy effects, a tendency 10 choleIic diseases
How does ii happen thai The Underwater people
g,to,he Springs every Sumner2 (Mr. SlanaId
sail he went to The White sulphur Springs,
anch was mol limestone region) Bul, said MIR.
w., the gentleman had TO 60 through limestone
Ireiou.-(Mr S. always qualified The water.)
Mr Wiener He was awaIe that members Of
he legislature were great al qualifying in this
way LewisbuIg, some years since, was re-
commended as the most salnbflous place 10 re-
sure broken down Judges and Lawyers lfom
Richmond. Now, this same place is represented
al the most dangerous 10 go to. The Revision
Of the Code has been regarded as more import.
40. than al the legislation Tor many years. The
work mus, be done-ihe great mass OF the peo.
Die nave moi even a lolerabie conception OF The
aaw as il now is. Even he Judges and Law
,,s must b. al loss. Some ten or twelve thou
,ald dollars have been spent upon this work eI-
a1sivey The work is printed and distributed,
e-i 10 another Year The new members cannot be
supplied and will induce The necessity OF printing
iagain Every year will increase The difficulty. In
another year there will be only ons member OF The
Commillee of Revision in the House. Can we
al the next regular session keep members long
enough 10 do the work properly-and will mol
smother Extra Session be necessarily But can
lol the work be as well done elsewhere as
nerel He did moi think that We should require
any consultation with the officers OF government,
and we will have books enough. Al some oiher
place the members will be thrown more tose-
lner, and, from the want OF other attractions and
calls, will be enabled 10 make up The little time
lhat Is LOST. But we can't stay here. The Cho
lera is now lingering in The North, aud il has
MADE its appearance here and al Norfolk on the
FRS approach of warm weather, and has com.
mil,ed ravases farther South. Though there
may not be any very alarming features here
now, is j, not .easonab that the increase Of the
warm weather will cause its extension and pro-
duce reasonable cause OF alarm7
r., however, the Legislature would say,
(houch he die not think thew would,) he would
say too BIT he believed that the increas.
ed elevation of temperature would produce an
alarming expansion Of disease, and that the Le-
ss AZURE would not remain. As TO the place
The Senator from Richmond seemed TO prove
lha, LewlsbuTg would not do-bccause il was TOO
near the choera-now cholera is al Norfolk
and We should lake some place between the two
extremes. For instance Charlottesville and The
Fauquief Springs, do not come under the oblec.
lions OF the Senator-and why not take one OF
inem7 Lyncburg MIR. S. did mol object 10, ex-
cept perhaps oi account OF The Cholera following
,he|aler, aud even by that rule it would reach
Richmond h,sd
This Code lad been prepared by men Of
great ability, AID with great care, industry and
skill, anl sioull be completed now The con-
dilfon Of our t,miles, their alarm, &C., forms
another constellation, not to be slighled. But,
Mr.. Speaker, y,ur lot shall be my LOT, and will
60 with you.
Mr.. RlvES hoyed 10 strike ou, all after "ad-
louyn," and inSIrl "s!ne die He should vote
against the resolution, even il amended; yet if We
DO adjourn, he vas for adjourning sin. die He
wished to ameH the resolution, SO as 10 suit
his views il it sIould be adopted. Rather than
adjourn 10 some other place, he proposed 10 go
home. He belEed Cholera was nero, but he
was not uneasy Enough TO induce him 10 aban'
don his duties here. He thought that there
xtud 0e great dticuliy 10 selecting place 10
which 10 adjourn II we adopt The amendment
and send i. lo,he other House, they will
either adopt the adjournment sine die, or name
the place But EeS preferred The resolution, il
amended. should lieon the table. he thought
there was unnecessary alarm on this subject.
MI. AMBLER tbugh, the suggestion OF the
senator from Peletburg dangerous expert.
meni-periiling The bmpletion oil The Code; and
70 !esl The sense o. Il Senate, he moved the in
definite nnsln1n ennl A. al Lhe roc ln,ian