The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-03-13
Nitbmono 4ispatfh.
TUESDAY MORNING. -. MARCH 10, 1850
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA.
SENATE.

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA.
SENATE.
MONDAY, March 18th, Is6o
The Senate was called 10 order az II O'Clock
A. NJ, by Lient. Gov. MoNrAeus.
A communication was received from the
House. through It's clerk, that II had agreed to
the Joint resolutions concerning the boundary
line bet ween Maryland and Virginia.
On motion OF Mr.. AUGUST, the Senate laid
on the table the House amendment TO the Sem
ate's resolution relative TO the use OF the State
House by the Court OF Appeals. .s
Erfending The SesNon.-The motion Submit
ted on Saturday for extending the session
uil the 10Th March, which WAS At that time
re,eci ed and laid on the table, was called mp
by Mr. STUART, and the subject being duly
considered. the Sena.e pissed u resolution ex-
tending the session TO April 2d-the full Con-
stitutionai t-rm--a fact of which Mr.. stuart
was reques ted to inform the House.
Financial Condition cffhe Stats.-TAe follow
ing communication was received from the Ex-
ecutive, read, and, on motion OF Mr.. JOHNSON,
laid onithe table and ordered to be printed:
Executive DEPARTMENT.
March ~ 1860.
Gsntlem.a Of the Senate ami House Of DELEGATES j.:
On the 2oth day of February last lou dete rmned
to extend the session of the General Assembly to
the 18th instant. The amount and Importance oi
the business Of general and specia' cnaIacte. J,
lIiatured by The several committees a. reported
for your consider alton and action. rendered An ex-
tension of the session ind spensablS necessary -
Much of the business of general interest and reat
public utility has been disposed Of. but vast mum
ber oil bil ., many of them OF local nature opepi'
interesting to the people imnediately 70 re anect
ed by them. and others more general In tnelI "D
Jscts remain To I've consideI red, ana IL yon shaii au
Journ on the day designs Will he eH enacted
upon.
The Calender of the House of Delegates shows
facts to which solicit your attention Sixty-1our T
bills have i,esn laid on the taole-seVenty eight
Senate ills have been reported from committees. 8.
but not acted upon-thrt, one his are IN Their
hrst reading-swo hundred ana thirty h.e n,,s are
seven bills are eng ossed-nne hundred aha nine
teen reports from committees are not acted upon,
and eli htren memorials iaid upon the tabte.
The Calendar of the Senate shows thirty one
bulls now their third reading fourteen bills on
their second reading. eighty bills enerossed seven
House plls not acted upon; and twenty Senate
bil read the second time and lad on the table.
House asd sssas Una" Of
ness. the very large number OF eight hundred and
sixty SIX bills; Of which the greater portion BON could
lie disposed OF in the next twenty daJs but ii Ou
shalt adjourn the 18th instant all the iahor
which has been expended by the committees in
preparing and maturing these bi Is, and all the
time which has been devoted to their considera
tion by the two Houses. Will have been throwr
the next session to place these bis IN their pres
ent situation.
On both calendars are to he found bulls. of The
utmost Importance to the dispatch Of the pubiic
business, lmperatively demanding action before
your adjournment. If they shall be neglected the
public interests must suffer seriously. The cues
lions relating to the bonpdary lines between Mary
land and Virginia, ana North Carolina and Vrsi
MA. demand prompt action unless It IS your pur-
pose to allow these matters to remain in their
present condition until the meeting OF the mex
General Assembly. The expenses incurred IN this
connection have been heretofore CHARGED upon the
civil conungent luhd-the Legislature having fail
ed to make appropriations for these Objects
aul horizsd b, law. to keep up the business 10 the
Offices Of the First and Second Auditors, the Trea
Adtan, a eners and Tier "% has hs
also been charged upon the civil and military con-
tnssnt funds; These cler KS ought to be provided
for by law-the number to lie employed In each
office specified. their compe nsation prescribed.
and such sum appropriated as will be required to
pay them. Such things ought not To he lett to Off
cial discretion.
As little discretion as possible should he left to
the exercise OF pubic officers Executive patron
axe s always more or less corr -upting. and great
ly prefer TO II dimIn shed rather than increased
1t is always inclined To- Increase the number OF lis
d ependa and To enlarge the circle OF rs inflL
ence and power. In Government like ours, all
such dangerous influences should be jealousy
guarded against, and whenever 1t can be done, the
action of public officers should be regulated by
LAW, and not DIsChE Elton. II the dispatch OF the
public business requires additional oiflcefs 1t ls
your duty TO provide them prescribe their duties,
fix their salaries, and appropriate the money
cessary for their pay yment.
Further legislation is necessary IN regard to the
armory, which you have directed to be refitted and
put INTO operation. The act does not prescribe the
dut lies of the Superintendent and the Master Ar
sary To he done To secure the smooth ana haTmO-
NOUS working OF the establishment. Define clear
and disputes. dlsasreeabie IN their character and
results. will thus be prevented. This Recommended
ton IS made from want OF confidence IN the pru-
dence discretion and Jud dsment OF either of those
oihceIs but because think each would be better
satisfied, and because think the orisinal act de
1ectIve in this particular. commend TINS matter
10 considerations and trust tnat 1t will he
pleasure to act upon 1t before you adjourn.
There is another ect IN this law that should
be rcmeded. Ii directs me to appoint three com
inlssioneTs, whose duties are therein specified but
Their nsation IS n"a nkea; 90 NOT snppose
ihat the legislature expected these gentlemen to
abandon their res uar business, anu engage IN th s
important service without lar and Just compen, :,
PROVISION made Tor It's pa. ment as wei as Ter tho
expenses incident to Lheis autles. Ihese gentle,
men are anhlIauis iuaiinuu . ."I VIZ iaitniu anu
efficient DISCHARGE OF the duties coniided to them,
ana tney haye enI1Ieu @ ad upu .i WIN ~ LID .iat Asai
.he,n tma sp'fi' "hieh "a' eN'e'''u o' d" WHO hhe"
'hIm. nn 100000. ,,,h....s,.a n ,,;.,,,, r a.. r.
~ ne pIeSfn. e.ha' s, "e VI .Iie a,iies
nteI any M na tayt i ,Gs ~ ,S. ,t ~ :
scsnn a nei2dd M you r nohrLG n a., ina. M sn,
enteIp ne is to oe tarown away. Coasideranle re
.needy maize th,s line Of commnn;catinn viii he
,enaeLea talusiess so,iethans IN rs rs Hot aone a.
m ,e M h "n ,e M Ssa sn
ue sus .e .ne so 20 Is I VI ,no no anu
asrcuituLal inte,estS SOL ni ia,s anu 8. &c
m t.on "l the s,a.e, ~ % WMv "f1 npvI tne
Nt'ei ing ioi ait Eli ~ ~, VI ."o
products to market VIII . not uadeItase to re- re-
coniineno any speciht n.easuts Oh leIei as am
on thaS a iee persnaded that ,"a W
saops s4cn H.n, ~ ~ ~ ~ as WI, 81,
tue Mo,h 'oi, ,,,nt no 'eAoe' use'ui 10
Inc , DIS has Ds ps1 a a., ny
anu as an1S s.st =" the nson ns ,he S,, M t
9'ence anu hon ~ 10 o m oGypo ua .,e i
a.1 c.assSs, .ae' r,n, te nra, Hnu Gi NC
have heen called upon to make la9se expendi
,"res "f an ertraoyd,narv characterI and Which
R1own r.'d has already cost the SIate the suin ~
aa c"n aud n' e ur credt ,s =" he nreserred xo"
80, ~ y, anu bra o !" the ,evenue laws mate nrn
is'o E ~ 40 S ,hs @ nnernectedn iraw" from
th. Tteasnry. The revenue b. lis that have been
s e e.nected b, ihs nIst ~ AndtaI
as 80 .ed Nth tie cx, sting revenue lava in
y rease the amount bout $40 olO without the I'M
.ostion Of additional bu ns upon the agrlcuitu
l. planting and &c ha cal interests of ,he State