Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-05-13

called for and are called tor only the work is dom
will he impossible to divide the expenditures ano,,l
different divisions until the completion of tho work
In copclusion, beg leave to say that If il ho ~
pleasure of the Convention, and they will give M, @
directions as will guide in particularly consul
ing their views it will afford pleasure without della
to furnish such amcndatory statement rs will can
form to those views.
Respectfully submitted,
}. BRowy, Jr., I'd Auditor
! Mr. NJ GARRETT. | should like to SEQ that cor,
municaton printed think it is full, fair AMI eynli
cit answer t., the charge Which indirectly ,naL
against him. of having lent himself to particular &c.,
ton for particular purpose. look upon it as fuIl
and fair exposition of the whole subject and therefor.
should like to have i; printed and 60 forth to the coup
try us fully as the charge which has been made aga,,
him. 1t will be recuected that this charge is made
against this officer OF the government with whom per
sSua!ly have DO acauaintance-wLo has been exceed
iuglv fortunate inSescapins that osracis!n which has
been prlcced in other departments OF the government,
Why should we suspect this officer being fortunate IN
escaping o.;racis!n from Office OF having len! himself
for particular purpose, to aid particular section
the country! Now he has given you full and fair o.
position 81 the whole subject and trust it will be tn
pleasure Of the Convention TO print the documen, All
let it go forth to the country, as II contains. statements
which fully justify that officer in what be has done II
it requires motion for that purpose, vii! maze it.
The PRESIDENT. 1t will be reported BY the Goa
vclon and the document will go into the supplement,
Mr. DAVIS. Do understand than any objection has
been made TO tho printing.
The PRESIDENT. l do not understand that tAegn
has been any objection made
Mr. FLOOD Am to understand that there is a NJ.
ton print this communication other than TO have II
printed in the Supplement-
The PRESIDENT. \ motion is made TO print tie
usual number for the Use olthc Convention
Mr. Food. Then propose that the resolution III
der which the report of the second auditor was made,
be also printed with this communication II is the ,so
lutio r6 in l,.n,r by the
Barbour Mr. CAELiLE) requesting that officer 70 report
the various works Of improvement IL the several gram
divisions uf the State.
Mr.. BARBOUR. call for the reading Of that reso.
luton.
Mr. ARMSTRONG. ] understand that the gentleman
from Arponlattox Mr. FLooD) has submitted propo
sititon print the resolution offered by the geci
from Barbour CIR CAELLrl last fall Now, il the gen
tlenan has saved his documents, he will lind thai II Is
already printed and is in his possession. presum"
therefore that there is no necessity for it re-prn'&s
1t is now in the hands of all the members who ha'n
saved their documents for it is attached 70 the report
OF the second auditor and printed with It,
The resolution was then read by the SECRETARY, n
follows:
Rssv,red That the second auditor lie requested
early as practicable, prepare and lay before this Coz"
vcntion the number and character o the various WORKS
of internal improv encnt authorized To be constructed IL
the several grand divisions OF the State: the amount np
proprated and expended and the amount authorised L.
to be expended for such works, IN each OF aa't III
visions also the times when the sums OF money bor
rowei for the construction Of said works are PAYABLE"
and the rate of interest paid upon such loans also, The
timc when the laws authorizing the construction Of each
of said works passed and the several acts i'cre'S
ing the Sal appropriations We're passed the interest
the State has in each of said works and the dividends
received from each Of said works also, the amount
guaranteed bv the State for works OF internal! lnpro:"
acnt. the OF said works; the amount giarsh-
tied for each and the times when the said giranllca
o n,ls are payable, and the amount for which eald
bonds were sold and the time when sold; and tina; he
distinguish between the amounts paid for the respect
i've works Of internal improvement out OF the treasury
of the Commonwealth and those derived from Other
sources"
Mr. " H. H. GARRETT. l dislike exceeding to do.
tain the house this late hour of the day, but after The
reference which NV colleague has Thought proper I"
max. TO my remarks OF the other day, it is perhaps due
alike to myself ANA this Convention that should
reply.
The resolution in answer to which the auditor first
made his report called for the amount expended Oh
works of internal improv i'll each Of the grand d
visions of the State The very face of lis report showed
hat he hal not furnished the information required We
demanded his reasons, aud what do they amount TO:
That he has given exactly what We did not ask for
an elaborate dissertation the geography OF the STATE
and n definition OF the term grand division Nay.
he has cone further and undertaken TO inform us
for III. benefit of which division each work was
mcnced II We arc to enter upon that question tau"
it the discussion will he almost intcrnilabc The Con
vrntiol BY it, resolution OF October lIth made cciI
lie inquiry it asked for the amounts expended in the
several grand divisions Of the State. Is this
term which required the aid and mature reflections OF
the second auditor define. Did not the CouvcntlGa
use it III known sc,se Is it not old the constitu
ton itsclf Is it not contained i'll that instrument, and
are no, the counties there named which constitute each
of the four grand divisions And more than that, since
the Convention met. have not had resolution after
resou to and report upon report, referring to these d.
visions rs kuowncg al and constitutional dcmarca,ons
There your report the report of expenditures,
the report the tax payersall enuInerating the cnrn
ties, and classifying them under these very grand dvis
This second audit II i'll 1915 knew the meaning OF tie
term we'll enough His report of that date in
Spouse resolution expressed i'll nearly the came
words with Why did he not then indulge the
general assembly with his views upon the physical struc
ture Of the State and his definition of these grand d.
visions! Was he then young that he needed fya
years of mature reflection To make the dl-c"ye.
res he has attained.
The resolution of the Convention adopted on tie
! It'll day OF Ccto5cr las: We met again the Isl Jan
uarv but there report from the auditor, and
week after week passed without its appearance. The
gentleman ro.i Augusta (Mr SnErFEY) early in Fcru
AIRY, made speech the opening speech think. On the
basis Of representation, and i'll that speech he gay" An
abstract of the expenditures works Of internal IN
proycmeut III each OF the grand divisions He inform,
me that lie obtained that abstract from the second aud
itors Office. Now if the auditor then knew exactly the
sums expended in the several divisions and the a.ac,
furnished to the gentleman from Augusta is the same
with the result obtained in the report afterwards snr
the report itself have been then made y"
not TO until the 7th day Of March.
Mr.. SHEFFEY. No
Mr.. NJ r. II. GARRETT. If the gentleman wisheso
make explanation, will give way with pleasure.
Mr.. SHEfFEI. | would prefer that you should 2
on sill make ny explanation after you get throlsH
Mr. " r. H. GARNET. hope the gentleman tes'
not think that have referred improperly t" anyth";
that he told ne. presumed he had no objection 10 my
Stain. the from which he ob"incd that abstract
Mr.. SIlEFFEY. M objection at all.
Mr.. W. X. II. GARNETT Now ask, VIXEN these
facts before me, it not fair and proper 10 ~
qui:e WIN the auditor had changed his views OF the To-
clty of these works, why he undertook to depart from
the plain of resolution, and know better wtat
meant than did ourselves. Why he now tells
you that it is only by recent study and reflection
that he has arrived at the definition Of the grand III
visions lie should have remembered that We could not
have had the benefit of these astrusc investigations IN
October, and could onl have used this term III rs
old fashioned constitutional Specification, as he himself
formerly did. ask WIS i. not fair III me 20 INQUIRE
hemotives for ali this, and ignorant rs ! was on NJ
recent reflections geography. and knowing that !"
1915 he undcrrtoood the term grand divisions Us e'
cry else in Virginia does. had not right TO mt"
that he did not himself ina k the Classification ccnarG