Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-04-09
THURsDAY. April =, 1858.
SENATE.

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| incorporating the Wood Law Coal Mining Com.
pany in Preston county; amending code concerning
hunting asld fowl; establishing seperate election
precinct at Amsterdam, 10 Bnstourt county; consti
tuting three justices a court c-capt at oyer and term
insr and examination courts, with an amendment
| PERSONAL eUEsTIos
| Mr. DOuGIAs roae in his apat and read an article
in The South Of the Sh nst saying that the obstinacy
Of the Senate in insisting on s appropriation Ia lfs
clerk was endanRering the appropriation bill: Inc
| communication WA eignea = member OF ms hes's
| lsture."
| He paid the bad grammar of The articles showed
that some unfortunate and Ignorant person bad been
, made the tool of those more designing. Resentment
TO such An object, would be inhumanity. Mark what
he says: Owing to the obsnacy Ct the Senate in
ssting that their clerk. s. c. Davis, ehoud get an
appropriation Of 81 $50 over and above his present
pay of 81 500 year, or in other words, 36oo tor
TOUR months." Was there ever such iamnntaoie
| puerie and womnnsh ignorance. There never ha'
been proposition to increase The present pay of the
clerk And the only proposition ha5 been to make
the back salary Of the clerk Of tho Senate equal 10
that of the clerk of the House. The records chow
that ha does more clerical labor than the former
There have heen more bills originated and passed N
The Senate than in the House, Why, then shoud
The salary Of the latter be than the former And
then to tell me that the Senate wss attempting to eI
tract money from the treasury on ialss pre'snces
This ia not tho result Of malignify, hut an eHerVes
cence Of ptiable ignorance. Our clerk haa had no
assistants at $50 per week no compensation AZ Keep
. er ot the rolls and no fees Of office.
Would it not hsvs been better il the writer had
signed himself 80 member Of tho tlouse Of Dele
oates" The aaaGut wa unganernus and untrue. IL
DOT the Senate capable Of Judging Of the propriey OF
compromising is own officers And II so u u less
honest than the Honae, Of the most dsordery and
ineicsat aasemblages that met IN thus Capitol
He wished his remarks to go fort TO the country
and let Judge between ths two bodies on tnis ques
ton HA desired to meet not the poor Ignorant man
who wrote the article. but his hacker
ADJOURNMENT.
Mr. WHITE rose and in few feeling remarks IN.
formed tho President of tho regret excited IN the
breast OF the Senate ut saying farewell to him, and
Of the isct that resolution Atlesting his ability at
! imparslity IN the Chair, had been unanimously
adopted The Lieutenant Governor then rose anc
in reply. aRld
S.NAroRs:-I sm called uron sgain By the an
nouncement just made, to express to you my hieh ap
probation Of the compliments you have paid me- az
your presiding officer With but littls experience IN
parliamentary rules snd proceedings, enterea upon
The discharge of my duties entertaining great die
trust of my ability, and if my performance nas met
your appreciation, my antcl2ations are more than re
allied.
beg to return my sincere and heartfelt thanks for
your kindness to me- personally and officially l have
been grati6ed witness OF your courtesy, deoorum
and ability. have listened with pleasure to many
high compliments from distinguished aources, paid
to this body Of Virginia gentlemen, numbering some
Of the most distinguished and eloquent deoators IN
the State. All who have witnessed your proceedings
must have observed the fact, that while efforts Of
high order have been made upon questions OF great
importance, rarely did any speech occupy In Its de-
livery more than 80 minutes and yet, within that
ilme with tsrseness and vgor the strongest points OF
the questions under consideration, we're presented
This high evidence of the comprehensive ability OF
the speakers, and the intelligence of hoss addressed
and il may be allowed 10 add. the example ~ worthy
to ne followed by all deliberaive bodies You have
abored arduously, and trust successfully, for the
good OF the Commonwealth.
As your presidiag officer, upon every question
have endesvored to set inpariially. Errors have
doubtless committed. brt not intentionally, and my
greatest pride ss wall regard. ;s il ths manifesto
ton you have made. that my honesty Of purpose, has
not been doubted, and that my services have been
appreciated.
We now realize tina: We are about to separate -
Our soiourn together has been agreeable. We
have formed ties not easily severed, and have re-
ceived impressions not TO BE- erased while memory
remains. Anxious az We all are 10 return 10 our
homes, families. friends and vocatioDs, We will
part, not without reeret--regre saddened by the re-
lection that ~e nsy never meet asyin % esr;h Til"
evidence Of mans mortality, ss wen &c lie a5a1ges
iooo snt to life, impress The sclemn conviction, that
all Of us will not probably ever be congrssated to.