Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-05-21
IEcrSL.rURE OF v!RGlNlA.
EpSEspAY, May ~.
SESA ATE.

sss opposed by Mr. MEKspiT I" y" The uenIerts made
Tie il"ase @ tiII providing 's The election OF .c
- in the city OF nolo,H ~ ,h I wI,irl.
Iie mr., OF Code, providing Tor he upio"'e"
of various inspectors. H. s,,o n.t ON their AMEND
ssrs SMITH AMBER DEsEALE and SnAcXELroHp HI
rs,d The rpusi,iuu; advocated By Mes3ls
BELL and WITcHEh. ,,,i, wos sus.
ansd anl the motion To lo6t-ayes IA, hJes VA
Mr. AnsLER moved that The Senals Tseeac' "'''
carried. .,o,dme Tex
..nt hat Ia the tile which disagreed 10 D! u,
Mr. TApB directed 10 eonnuncIu ii,g for the elt.
Th. House amendments Ia tue OIL. l'o'us m w,,I,h
GcatIors Of Attorneys for the Commonwealth
&C., were agreed 10. ;, -. rand and refered
ne onls @ lrnm The House Of Delegates. by 1lr.
a . nn WAS received bearing resolution autho'Hsne
49,, I;,v.rror TO issue pruclamatlons u COMMISSIONERS "
| Elections, &c. ,,o
mr. resolution was agreed ~. or r-o,o-,, T ,s
M n' SS.cxrLroap from the committee OF Ucne'a' La"s
reported several @ cnmmttee on Roads &c. reported
@ hi, authorizing the construction OF The washington
| turnpike. r>,,oo az ,,,;c,I,nrc Re
,d Sn,is hin 10 constitute Deep Creek in the coun-
~ of Amelia lawful fence, and numerous House os
Mr. PARKER from the joint committee on 'e Lloial! t.
,aa ;n,t resolution authorizing the committee on the
ih,-v IN make an appropriation from The Library uid 10
nncure from The public archives in England copies OF uocu
menls relating to early history OF virginia Lies over
NJ MeprnRmos called up the motion to reconsider The
vot hv which the House resolution in relation 10 un au-
Iourncd aession, was defeated -, 49,, -, ,u.;,,es
AIR cauRSsTuS thought il Impossible liiaI lie ouSe''
.onid he gotten through with by the 3lst May
Mr. WARD moved 10 amend oy s'i'Ans o
| and inserta 9Th June" -, ..,,uh
Mr. SnErrEY thought THAI there "ou'u NO. " "' O
by the 7th june b. Using voe-22 to /
in' ," os snid that when he made the motion 10
h, stated that had been opposed 10 an ADJOURN
cd session His two former occasions wouiu Prov
\ uG,.I t,pf lpUis n
~ hs s,nt here more than twenty DAYS longer Under
~ circumstances will members remain We nave business
enough to keep US here ninety days
The question wac, whether We should ADJOURN sine aIe
without doing business whether we would nave an
adjourned session. He would prefer 10 adjourn sine die, on
he 3sl inst, if business could be donc but maj was
mnussble 1t is evident that appropriations are to De
made for any of the works OF internal Improvement al nis
session; and will MEMBERS by their action here suspend o
more hnn Two years all of these great works OF improve
mens in which the Stale has SO deep on nlercs II hey
40 il viii destroy the credit of the Commonwealth Nay
more it viii be cause almost sufficient TO !us.y ftvou
,inn He should for it, believing that Inc best inter
! .s;s of the Commonwealth requiredt.
MIR CaRRISoroS called The ayes and noes, and the rcso
I,,on no amended was agreed ~ as follows:
AyEs-aIessrs Barnett, Brent, Cowan, Crclgh, Funsen
Grammar Greave Hall, Layne, Martin SeDearmon Nc
redth Paxton ptman Roger SAUNDERS shackeiio'd ShcT
rard Tabb Tate, Thomas, Ward-22.
| NoEs-Mcssts. Amber, Bruxton, Boykn, Carringinn
Daniel Dencac Isbcil Mason, Moncurc Stands, Shelley
| Smith, Stuart, Thompson, White, hItchcr-lo
When Mr. SauxDERs name was called he said that he saw
il was impussibe that public business which il was
cessary should be Transacted could ee attended 10 WIN
out an adjourned session-he therefore would vote aye
Mr. THOMAS was directed ~ INFORM the f1ouse ol 1ne pas
sar, f tie resolution.
I.n this resolution before the Senate former
,c.asjon il was opposed by McSsrs. DOUGLAS DESEALI
cATLEr- DANIEL. CAMPBELL, MAsoS, ShASps, and AN
n, rs and advocated Mrss:s. MARTIS, THOMAS WARD
RreER SWEENEY ard SHERRARp
MIR MARTIN had difficulty in making up his mind a.
10 hut he ought do this question U! recess II IS
question OF interest," and ought II be maturclY con-
Jer.d; and while he was disposed be governed by
|
,puopraiuns for WORKS OF internal Improvement exclusive
vel he willing to admit that the question OF internal
improvement, great State question, ana one VINCE
DGh 10 have lis due weight in tho consideration OF all
matters Of general interest He would call The attention o
gentlemen who immediately Interested IN WORKS I"
Improvement than he was 10 TIE essc M 10 DC
odce on the whole ysen by The action OF this session oil
he General Assembly He did mol think this should he an
opopating session. hut session Tor organization under
ne new Constitution The present Legislature IS made by
The Constitution committee Tor TIC purpose oil setting up
the present debt OF the Commonwealth and making pEovi
sions for lis pay cnt. This compelled 10 DO aud
enmrn will find the footing Of this bill viii be calculated
10 arrest th attention Of every tax payer In The Common
wealth! bu; present lhs tax bill 10 The people, dIscon-
cecd with any rnpriatIuns Tor purposes OF internal i'm
and let them that The Increased taxation is
made absolutely necessary meet the present debt OF the
State YOU will hear nmur Ut discomfort from any
portion of pcope neither did he believe mere would DC
any complaint made against the small increase a' "ouo
az made necessary subsequent session. TO give the pro-
per aid Iudcous system of nternal improvements ou
we 90 on make any appropriations the whole In
creased aXaion will be attributed To the internal improve.
n., ncy and Won will see returned here the next reg
ar session The Legislature stronger army OF internal
members tina have been returned 10 this body
On any former OCCASION His immediate section OF lhe State
asking nothing aud expecting nohins nut nc was pre-
M 10 vote for any appropriation at the proper tne winch
The i,,p,est m The State large required He alluded 10
This view Of the subject in his opinion worthy oil some
conside alton the part OF those parcuay INTERESTED IN
works of internal improvements. But there was another
subject in connection win this question Of adjournment
which had some weight his mind. Our Congressional
elections are 10 come off Spring, and cannot pro-
n,lc State INFO
Congress takes the snhact; that we may Know
Nv authority how many members we Will be entitled TO- I'M
Ter III. new arpuronnynt. Congress wl not il all proba
alitv take that subject before August we must
wait here III Ina, ,ne if adjourn sine die the Cover
call session, Tor The purpose Oh arranging
The Congrc ssiunn districts. ~
Hs tId ma, think i, right impose that responsibility
upon the Governor, when we must Know now mat snch
necessity wOnd exist lie was io taking MS lull snare
cf all res %. sihity at all times.
And again: We just starting oil under the new Con
Si,ulion-nany important changes arc made imperative oy
that instrument Those changes are new and nned ex
perments far rs our population ana no
many errors will he committed in our legislation on these
subjects Some Of those errors NAV operate oppesSvty-
would perhaps be well Ia have the experience OF few
months applied them, with the opportunity Of making the
necessary corrections Adjourned session In v'ew OF
these facts wei, MANY Others that might he enumera
I'D TN mclird Tie opinion II Of VT al tttci coEcu
with the {lnus Of Delegates in their proposed adjournment
Mr. Thomas portion Of my constituents are deeply IN
cres,ed in the successful completion of two lines 0 internal
nprovenerr- III. Manassas Gap Rail Road which pene
atss the rich valley OF the State and the Orange ana Alex
andrn Road cOnnectlnI WIN Inc Ccnrdl
consequences deeply Interested in The completion OF that road
Ia the ono kyer,hus forming direct cnnncxon with The
Ohio Potomac Rivers; and assure yon that, from the
took seat in this body, have anXinusly en-
deavore such appropriations will complete them
and thus Virginia, and Virginia city, the rich
prize OF the immense trade the West Bu, Mr. President
nave been forced the painful conclusion that during the
present ses sion such hope vain And what has produced
this conviction would.:.sir, il were otherwis; tu the
fnc is TOO papabe practical man, and loos al things
as they exsand what has produced this state of affairs
We all know that impression has gone abroad that unceT
the stringent provisions OF the new Constitution the Lcgis
ature are 10 provide for tie payment Of the existing debt of
the STATE This debt his been estimated at from fourteen 10
twenty millions of dollars. Seven rer cent upon this
amount has be raised and appropriated as sinking fund.-
for the purpose stated in addition 10 The ordinary and
rent expenses of government thereby rendering nccessa
~ a large increase Of taxation.
We informed by n1ny gentlemen that, !. they now
vote the absence OF the actual Indebtedness OF the Stale
these appropriations they will he charged with ndscicet
the public debt; and the ntern" Improvements OF
the State will incur all The udium of this increased aXaiion--
and who the Senators that have thus expressed their
unwln this time md in the laudahe purpose
of securing the completion If these lincs from which
assured that such results will follow. place Com
in the front rank of the corftdGracy of States
Why sir they the old friends Of This pnlicy-hnsc who