Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-05-02

The Convention met pursu N; to adjournment.
Iha Journal ui the preceding day WIS read and mp
sroTed
new MEMBER FROM PRIME WILLIAM DISTRICT.
DANIEL JASPER. Esq 4 Delegate from the Prince
William district elected to ill the vacancy occ"=ioncd
by the resignation OF RICHARD T. L. AcNcCRE, Esd ai'-
1cared and took his sest.
: RECESS.
The PRESIDENT stated Ike unfinished business to
ibe the adoption OF the resolution proposed by Mr. MAR
ry of Marshall-tal tic Convention take uatil
the lGi! OF april.
Mr. MARTIN. When | made that motion yesterday
il was not with the view to rcard the business at ALL
but because believed nothing would be done a the de-
bate seemed 10 have nearly ceased and we nj l.: wei!
dispense witt, meeting here daily a: adout.!n5 With
out dom. thing But upon consultation with num-
Der o; other ;en.cme'i-aud yourself, Mr. lrc=.sat,
among the numer-to whose opinions pay very great
Difference upon all questions cxccp, that upon the basis
If REPRESENTATION laughter, have consented TO ask
leave of the Convention 10 withdraw that notion if its
proceedings go on uninterruptediy.
Leave being granted, the resolution was withdrawn.
APPROPRIATIONS FOR INTERVAL IMPROVEMENTS.
Mr.. CAMDEN move that the communication from,
the Clerk Of the House of Delegates be taken
view of having it printed
| The PRESIDENT ask the indulgence Of the House
to state that the Clerk Of the House Of Delegates called
here with communication to consult me as to whether
he should address it to as President OF the Coven
I
him to send it to Mr. DEsEALE, because he was mem
Der OF the Committee of Internal Improvements of the
Senate and had expressed some doubt about the cor
rectue.s Of of the statements he pursued that
course There is mistake in regard one improve
m,ut which is charged the valley when it ou.h; -
be charged to Piedmont and the valley too Its in the
Rockingham district would suggest that the Clerk By
per1nit,c to make alterations, to make the
statement correct.
The communication was then read
The PRESIDENT. beg leave to state to the House
that since the communication made the Clerk has
appended noe which liz wishes to he consdereda part
of his report.
Mr. CAMDEN. The Convention ordered thousand
extra copies of the statement made out by the Second
Auditor to the appropriations made for internal i'm
provements, to be printed The gentleman from Essex
Mr NJ GAnSErr the other day suggested that threetho.
sand copies Of this communication sholld be ordered
am not particular whether have three thousand
one thousand extra copies, aud will leave that to the
Convention.
Mr.. NJ GARRETT. Move two thousand copies.
Mr. CAMDEN. will then two thousand extra
| copies.
| Mr. BROWN. hope it will be the pleasure Of the
House to print extra number Of copies of this docu
meut I think it is highly important that this iuorma-
ton should 80 before the country. We have already
printed one document, and will call Your attention TO
it for the purpose of showing the necessity of spreading
information Of this kind before the country The report
heretofore ordered and printed by this House-he first
report from the Auditor-shows that the Commonwealth
has borrowed S7449lS5 and which they are paying
interest to be expended in the Piedmont country. 1t
further discloses that the Commonwealth borrowed OH
which they paying interest S95 723 to be expended
in the tide.water district We find also, that for the
valley the sum Of S2ll9,363 borrowed, on which,
the State is paying interest annually. For the Trans
Allegany district the IF 81 504o9s WIS borrowed
on which the Commonwealth is paying annual interest.
wish to call the attention particularly Of my tide
water friends to the Importance Of giving this nforma
ton to the country.
lions of last year. but have made calculation of the
interest arising from the appropriations heretofore made
in the four grand divisions of the State and then have
:.scertared what the amount Of revenue collected in the
four grand divisions of the State would amount TO- and
the revenue it takes to pay off the money expended
within the respective divisions find in the tidc.water
the annual interest payable upo: the expenditure of
seven hundred and odd thousand dollars is S472l IS.
find that the under the assessment of the
present year. with twenty per cent added will par
$685. 500 Take s477ol 81 the amount of the interest
from that sum, and the tdewater contributes to the
support of the Government and the Treasury.
after paving interest S30SSIS 90 for the common ben
eft Of the whole State. find the interest on the Pied
mont debt is S446e5l TO- | find she will pay under the
new assessment bill sa6S,S00 leaving her debtor
Sl7Sl5l upon the interest alone Now, she did not
contribute cent to the payment OF the ordinary
penses of government does she pay the interest
the money expended within her borders by sl7Sl5l 10
That is be paid by the other grand divisions of the
State find in the valley the annual interest upon the
money there expended to be Sl27.l59 49, | find her
levy under the assessment will be Sl44 oOo She
will have excess after paying the interest the
ney expended within her borders of sl6s4o 90 of BAL
ance to 60 into the common Treasury. It will not be
enough to pay her share Of the ordinary expenses Of