Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-05-02
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The PRESIDENT stated BE rntui:hc, business to
be the adoption c the resolution proposed BY Mr. Mar.
rry Of Mrshal,-tiia. the Convention take uutil
the 10Th OF april
Mr. MARTIN When made that motion yesterday
il was not with tho view to retard the business al ALL
but because believed nothing would be done the de-
bate seemed 10 have nearly ceased and we M i: wei!
lsDeisc with meeting here daily auG ~. oui...n; ath
out doing ai,vttg. Eu; upon consultation with ;i;n.
Der o; n,a4r cn,lcnc,-aud yourself, 3!r lrcs :"at
among the nabcr-to whose opinions pay very great
lrruc. uon all questions cxccr that u,,un tie basis
If representation. laughter have consented to ask
leave OF the Convention 10 withdraw that notion II It's
proceedings can go uninterruptediy.
Leave being granted, the resolution was withdrawn.
APPROPRIATIONS roE INTERVAL IMPROVEMENTS.
Mr.. CAMDEN. ! move that the communication from
tho Clerk of the House Of Delegates be taken with
view of having it printed.
The PRESIDENT. l ask the indulgence Of the House
10 state that the Clerk of the House Of Delegates called
here with communication to consult whether
he should address il President of the Conven
ion or one Of its members. After reading il, asked
him TO send it to Mr. DESEALE. because he mem
Der OF the Committee of Internal Improvements of the
Senate and had expressed some doubt about the cor
rectness Of some Of the statements He pursued thai
course There is a mistake in regard improve
nent which is charged to the valley, when it ouy h: Il
be charged to Piedmont and the valley too Iii in the
Rockingham district would suggest that the Clerk be
permitted to MAKE some ALTERATIONS 50 rs 10 make inc
statement correct.
The communication then read.
The PRESIDENT | beg leave TO state to the House
that since the communication made the Clerk has
appended note which he wishes be considered part
of his report.
Mr. CAMDEN. The Convention ordered n thousand
extra copies Of the statement made ont By the Second
Auditor It's to the appropriations made for internal i'm
provelncnts be printed The gentleman from Essex
Mr.. GHsr) the other day suggested that three thou
sand copies of this communication shoud be ordered.
am not particular whether have three thousand or
one thousand extra copies aud will leave that to the
Convention.
Mr.. n GARRETT. Move two thousand copies.
Mr. CAMDEN ! will then move two thousand extra
copies.
Mr.. BROWN. hope it will be the pleasure Of the
House to print extra number of copies of this docu
meu.. think it is highly important that this uorlna'
ton should 20 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 Housc-e first
report from the Auditor-shows that the Commonwealth
has borrowed s7449lS5, and which they ure paying
interest to be expended in the Piedmont country. 1t
further dscloses that the Commonwealth borrowed on
which they paying interest s95 a3 to be expended
in the tidewater district. We fnd also that for The
valley the sum Of S@,ll9,363 was borrowed on which
the State pairing interest annually Fur the Trans
Allegany district the sum RI S,504 U9s borrowed
ON which the Commonwealth is paying annual interest
wish call the attention particularly of my tide
water friends to the Importance of giving this nforma
ton to the country.
In nv calculations have not looked to the appropra-
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- aud
the revenue it takes to pay off the money expended
within the respective divisions find in the tie-water
the annual interest payable upon the expenditure of
seven hundred and odd thousand dollars is S47.2l IS.
find that the revenue under the assessment of the
present year. with twenty per cent added. will pa-
1881 800 Take s47,72l 81 the amount of the interest
from that sum- and the Underwater contributes to the
support of the Government and the common Treasury
after paying interest s30SS7S 90 for the common ben
eft of the whole State find the interest on the Pied
mont debt is S446e5l 10. find she will pay under the
new assessment bill so6s,s0o, leaving her debtor
$l7s,l5l 10 upon the interest alone. Now, she did
contribute cent to the payment Of the ordinary
penses of government does she pay the interest
he money expended within her borders by slTSl5l 10
hat is TO be paid BY the ether grand divisions of the
State find in the valley the annual interest upon the
money there expended to be sl.7,l5s Is. / find her
svy under the new assessment will be sl44,00o. She
sill have an excess after paying the interest on the
ley expended within Der borders of sleS4o 90 Of bal
nee to 60 into the common Treasury. 1t will not be
nough pay her share Of the ordinary expenses of