Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-06-06
EXTRA SESSION.

EXTRA SESSION.
A few days AGO the IsiclImuud Wing announced
;l,ut ~ tDur uunlrs were wanting tn complete tho
rruuirN number pf members OF the Legislature sui
| icicnt To cause the Governor TO convene IN extra
u~rinr nf that body. AMI that statement has been
crrroh"rated by the Enquirer, winch seems To speak
officially. The effort of fraud is going IN secretly, i'll
vinla,un of the wishes nnl desires of the people. No
argument is produced 10 Show the necessity of this
mnyc--uo furi- set forth In slow that any of the in
| ,er,sts nf the State are suffering for want OF lcglsla-
five n.tini,-aut the whole move seems Ia he to shift
the r.. ,mms lity and rcsIll. of bud legislation from
the shlknldev of the members on 'h"sc OF the Gov
crnor. &NvlMn the Legislature adjourned, the incmI-
bcrS thought there was M necessity for an extra scs-
sion, and ~ccSainly no emergency llns arisen SINCE t"
require this extraordinary and unconstitutional move.
The Constitution requircsthc Legislature to meet b.
rmniallr, AMI we desire To see this provision of the
new Constellation tested fairly, and if it il proved by
experience that biennial sessions are productive ui
no good. but are detrimental Ia the interests and pros
prritv If the State, no reasonable man will lntcrpnsc
any ohicctirb to iis being altered. But to pronounce
at once that biennial SESSIONS are wrong, merely 20
CRAFTY a few misunderstanding representatives, who
take more delight in tlissipatiIg in the fashionable re-
sorts of Richmond than attending to the interests Of
the Commonwealth, would be u presumption based
upon M tangible ground.
No good can he expected from an extra session, rs
il has been practically illustrated thai the present Le-
pisluturc il impoicn,, and ii would only he II waste of
time aud money tn:cnmvc'c them agHin III order to
have q repetition Of the scenes of last winter. The
discnrdant clements OF the Legislature cannot be
made 10 accord, and the result would be either rcck-
less AMI indiscriminair appropriations tn any and
everything, Sr nothing, absolutely nothing done, In
our opinion, = jury having disagreed upon II case.
might as w@l be convened again 10 consult upon the
same case, without any additional light or eridciirc.-
We regard the move rs an insult 10 the Intelligence
of the people, ind a reflection upon their capacity and
Judgment lfuuv emergency lud arisen since the ad-
iournmcnt there might be some excuse for IN extra scs-
sion, but such not being the cnSc' the MOVE Is I'M
absurd and prepustcrous scheme, with no object III
view save The iurtllcruncc of private and selfish
srlirulcs. Among the misses there Is but one seiitl-
inrnt, and lIat IL in opposition I" an cNtri session "i
the legislature. Dur S0f0ms, therefore, Ind better
pause and ponder hctnre HEY commit themselves TO
apolticul grave lnMry brmocro'.
EXTRA SESSION OF THE LEGISLATURE.
The Constitution of Virginia gives authority 10 the
| Governor Ia call an extra session of the Legislature,
and in case lie rciuscs, Il majority of the members "i
both Houses, by written applications To the Govern
or, will compel him to do so. The Governor very
urouerlv refuses To call M extra session, and by
the last adviccs from Richmond, we learn that
twelve members are only wanting to compel the
Governor Ia call an extra session. 1t is SAID that nli
the Wings and fsh,y Democrats lave signed the call,
n. well rs the mass of both parties along the line of
the Central rail roud. This thing cunt he done in
the dark, for if the Governor il compelled to convene
the Legislature, he will publish the names of those
who Sign the call, and the people can learn who nrc the
traitors. There has been too much Legislation in Viz
sinin for some years past, and there is now no more
uroprietv in IN extra session, than an extra county
court in cacll county. If my member from the
northwest lHs signed nr does hereafter sign the call,
he will be 81 politically dead that %tiabriel,s trumpet
will scarcely arouse interchangeable Mirror.
We again recommend to the people Of the South
West, who nre known IN he n unit IN opposition Il" Il
called session, TO hold meetings and instruct their re-
prcscuta;ives not To attend II session oi the Legl'l"-
iure, should one hc culled. Tho Democrats, purticn-
LARRY. should do this, as there is Il disposition shown
already to throw the blame Of rnch a calamity on
that party, which is largely in the inniority.-lA 6'"g-
dan DmOrrVt.1