The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-03-03
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA.
SENATE.
EvENINa sEssIoN-wxDsKsDAY.

EVENING sxssroN-wxDsEsDAY.
The following bills parsed.
Permitting Henry Mann, free man OF color. Ia
return to Virginia TO settle his accounts.
To prevent cases being delayed in an apnell.t.
court because of death change OF parties
To repeal an act of Feb 25th, 1850, AMENDING
the charter of the Northwestern Virginia Railroad
Authorisng the Upperville and Manassns Gan
Plank Road Company to increase their capital
stock -
TO amend the 7th section of Chapter 165 of the
Code Of Virginia in relation to the fees OF Attor-
neys for the commonwealth.
Providing for the establishment of an additional
free school district inthe county of Accomac
To amend the Cd section of the act Incorporating
the Odd Fellows Male and Female Institute of Pc.
tersburg.
THURSDAY, March 9, 1854.
PRoLoNGATIoN OF THE SESSION.
Mr.. SAUNDERS yesterday, offered preamble and
resolution, providing for continuation of the pre-
sent session of the General Assemble thirtv ,iavs
Under the rules it had to lie over one dev This
morning ne called them up, and Immediately de-
manded the previous question thereon.
The demand was recorded, but the main question
refused
thought the present Legislature ought to adjourn at
the expiration OF the period fixed by the constitu
fion go home to their constituents and let them do
what they please afterwards. 1t is plain we have
people know we have not time to attend to their
business and cannot carry out the provisions of the
organic law. He took great pleasure in saving
that he had never seen deiberative body work
with more faithfulness than this. In saying That
he meant mo reflection on the other branch of the
Legislature" Everybody has seen how the Hobbies
3f both bodies have been crowded until il was al
most impossible to attend to the public business
The State Is now controlled by corporations. The
heads. the agents. and subagents of corporations,
ha udoHft oh ,horo Al.
winter. 1t is time to put stop to this thing Iti
time to let the people see how things are DONE The
period, in Mr.. Cs opinion, had arrived when the
controlling power of the State should have the con-
troll. They have not the control now.
Mr.. STUART preferred an extra to called ses.
sion. To be sure, If this session was extended, he
would be compelled to miss several of the quarter
ly terms OF the Courts in which he practised.-
But economy dictated that we should extend the
lesion, rather than have a called session. The
mileage drawn by members at a called session
would build several turnpikes. He thought we
ought to have annual sessions ofnine,y days
MIR. SMITH coincide with the remarks made by
the Senator from Patrick (Mr. STUART) He would
vote for the resolution because he thought the other
provision OF the constitution was intended to be
exhausted before resort should be had to called
session. Thirty days longer might enable US to
conclude the business, and he would vote for it as
amatter 0f expediency well as economy. We
would violate the spirit if not the letter of the con-
stitution by having called session without having
an extra session.
Mr.. DENEALE would vote against the resolution
He believed we had ample time to vote on every
question OF general interest We had not the
strength or the power to carry through the internal
improvement schemes. This and the other House
had both had ample time. Look at the repeated
defeats of schemes in the other branch. What is
be gained by prolongationl Will minorities be
converted into majorities by an extension of the
session? No great interest will suffer from an ad-
tournament but internal Improvement schemes and
he was glad that the Senator from Norfolk county
had shown an anxiety on this subject. Everything
but the banks and the internal improvement mea.
sures had been attendedto The bank charters would
not expire until 1857, and there would be time
enough tor the next General Assembly, to act upon
that subject. The bank committees of both houses
had failed to report, and there was no reason why
the session should be prolonged this account II
the other branch of the General Assembly founded
on the white basis system, had been governed by
the same principles of liberality had character
lied this, constituted on the mixed basis, there
Would be no necessity for prolongation a single
day He was opposed to called session, for if we
came back next winter, the same material would
compose the two bodies as now, and there would ie
as much discord as at present; yea, more it would
be nf1aned.
Mr.. REGER would vote against the resolution be-
cause could accomplish nothing by the ex-
tension. He believed if we sat thirty days longer,
there would still be attempt to have an extra
session 1t was time for the Legislature of Virgi
mia to look calmly at those great interests which
were compelled TO suffer. The same material COM
posing the General Assembly cannot obtain new
zeal and life by next winter to carry out the great
interests of the Commonwealth. On the contrary
discord will be added to discord. We can effect
nothing either by an extension of the present or a
called session, and we had better go home and stay
and let the people return those who will represent
them truly and faithfully.
Mr. WARD thought an extra session preferable.
and would vote against the resolution He was as
tonished at the arguments used by gentlemen
against called session. The Legislature, during
the session before the last, was composed of such
materials, that internal improvements had none to
do them reverence The session of last winter
comprised the same material When they went
home the first session, and had opportunity to
consult with their constituents, they back the
most thoroughly internal Improvement Legislature
that had ever assembled 10 this Capitol. Mr. WARD
concluded by calling the previous question
& The Senate refused to order the main question.
Mr. SAUNDERS said that he had not intended to
say anything on the resolution, as was shown by
his having moved the previous question in the first
instance. He offered the resolution to give those
who agreed with him, an opportunity to express
their opinions if there was to be an extra session
There were other matters of Importance before the
Legislature besides internal improvements There
We're local bills on thetabe OF great Importance
claim OF seven dollars and halt by private in.
diyidual was of as much Importance to him as the
largest internal improvement work could be to
others. He was old enough, just old enough, to
vote against the Constitution of 30 and he was
wise enough to vote against the last He hoped
to have the vote of the Senator from Rockingham,
fMr. DENEALE) for another convention, and as
soon as possible
Mr.. STUART was surprised that gentlemen who
had occupied nearly the whole time OF the Senate,
like his friends from Logan (Mr. WARD) and Rock.
ingham {Mr. DENEALE) in pushing their Internal
improvement bills through at the expense of bust.
ness on the calendar should be opposed to this
solution He had bills on the calendar now, and he
attributed that fact to his modesty If he had acted
AZ other gentlemen had, his bills would not now be
on the table eunacted on.
Mr., TAzEwELL addressed the Senate in support
of the resolution. He said the only anti-internal
Improvement men on the floor of the Senate were
mixed basis men.
Mr. BARNETT demanding the previous question,
the resolution was rejected, as follows
AYEs-Messrs Baldwin, Barnett, Mullin, Saunders
Smith, Stuart, Tazewell Wade, Jr-8.
NoEs-M Messrs. Ambler. Arthur, Rswner, Buswell,
Catietf, Chapman, Creish, Deneale, Douglas, Funs-
ten. Harris, johnson. Jones. Lsyne, Marshall. Nc
Dearmon, McElheneny, McKenney. Moncure, Jun,
Parker. Paxton, Randolph, Reger. Shackslford,
Shanda, Steenrod, Stuart, Tate, Tazewell, Thomas
Thompson. Turner. Ward, West, White. Winston.
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