The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-01-08
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between Virginia and North Carolina shat
have been ascertained aud denuitely settled =
have, therefore, taken no action nader YOU
third resolution. nor viii, appoint otne'
Uom:sioasr: sns' N 'nr me .resaa %
Nothing has yet been done towards the set,
tlemeat Of the line between Virgins aEo
North Carolina. After Col. Mcdonald wa
turn to aacert tain whether he could prccuIe
documentary Information that would tn'o~
light upon this unsettled question' ho,h
commissioners will be aprointea ~ IN Nh n.
STATES early in the apring, and the work Ps AZ
ed forward with all practicable zeai nnr hie
dastry will use all proper ana non H Az.
efforts to bring these long.standiug anu u
ereesble questions to hnai ana s"''s'"e
CaxsArsAKR AND OHIO CANAL CONT ,,nr
cali your attention 10 the aceompanyais
Communication from the Auo,s"so ,se Cana
in relation to the chesapeake ana C made
dom pany and to the suggesttoss .n. "a 70
Some legislative action is necesss y, aas.,inn.
sp~ctfuIIy urge the adoption Oh 800 ~ rs
fnaariy AZ in The session. For some years
q. an ea.y a' he. been paying the interest on
a. hnnarsd thousand dollars OF the bonds OF
this s:ompany, and in few years Will be re-
onired 20 pay the principal OF tncse bonds,
ai.ss some change shall be effected in its or.
GAM cation and management
ROOMS FOR THE COURT OF APpRALs.
found II impossible 70 execute your reso-
In ton Of the 30th March last, authorizing the
Governor 70 set apart rooms In the Capitol for
the court Of Appeals. The proviso attached
to the first resolution prohibited the Court
from the occupancy of either chamber used
by the General Assembly. The various de.
par,menus OF the government have not SUN
cient room in the Capitol at this time TO trans
act the public business with dispatch, and tc
file away the papers SO as to make them aces
sibie for reference by the public officers ia tbs
you had permitted the Court TO occupy ethel
the hall of the House of Delegates or the Sen
ate chamber for holding the sessions OF tn
Court du ring the recess OF the Legislature, &
yided.
RESOLUTION RELATING TO OSBORNE AND MAT
THRws.
Under your resoiu OF the I'd OF Aprl
last, requesting the Governor "to allow GU
Of the civil contingent fund 10 William Us
borne the sum Of twenty-five cents per da.
from the commencement OF the present ses
sion, and TO allow to Richard Matthews III
additional sum Of one dollar for each day tn
LEGISLATURE has held night sessions al the pres
eut session." l decii.ed TO make any allow
aLce, because l considered 1t the duty OF IN
Geuerai Assembly, II they believed any thin
due ~ these parties, to provide, by "A reguia
Appropriation bili, the means OF payment
The civil contingent fund Is placed At my dis
posai I n the payment f ali expenses IN IN
execution Of any tdic for which there Is no spe
cisi appropriations" In this case. there "A
no 'law authorizing tue pay ment, or whic
declared these paTues entitled toIt.
III Inc ltktSidt1Ie snail De VI OpluIOD tuu
their employ ees are emitted TO extra compeh
sHuon, 1t Is uUQuesuonabiy duty restiu
upon them 10 MAKE the appropriation To pa
IL. ! am opposed " all extra cjmpensatluh I
officials, aud Will IN no instance pay IL Out
the Contingent fUnd. Ii the compensation
inad-Q uate, the l. gislature should Increase
and appropriate such sum as Is necessary l
pay d tAtr co ulsaieut fbr services Iehoered-
Salaries should be fixed and certain, and
should not be III the power OF any omeef 9
the government 10 Increase them by allow
anc-s OF extra compensation To government
employees.
THE PsNITENTIARY.
i herewith IausmIt the reports OF the Su
perinteHdent, The ID .rectUrs and the Sur-eoi
Of the Penltentary Ior The year teTnlnatlu
on the first day OF October last. These report
will Inform you of the condition OF Inc Insti
tuton and The tx tent aid value OF It's maH u
features. They iuily apprise you OF its wan S
many Of which must De supplied. Aodlloha
ruvm must be provided, Is the conVIcts are to'
much crowded either tor comfort or safely
This will be apparent when INFORM you ina
the buildings were originally constructed VIII
vie 10 the accommodation OF two hunofe'
and fifty convIcts. The number now IN tn
institution, exclusive of the negroes hired OF
the public works, is three hundred and sixty
nine and that nun'per Is being rapidly aug
mented. l have caused the buildings To be ex
amined for the purpose OF ascer tanning III
best mode of improvement and hereWI IA pre-
sent plan, for such All addition as Will fur
nish the requisite room for the smallest ex
penditure OF money. 1 hope 1t may De you
pleasure to adopt this or some other plan, ant
make such an appropriation as Will be heces
sary TO effect the object. 1t Is OF the first im
portance that this matter shall be prompt.
attended 10.
Chapter IA. section l6 of the Code, authorize
the az pvin I'm. ut VI seven ASSISTANT keepers u
the peniteDtiary. Some few months ago a
application was mace by the Superintendent
and it was sustained by the Board OF Direc
tors, for the appointment OF an additional
ant a
portion Of he convlcts employed iii the sho
shop. The number now employed III thi
branch of business is one hundred AM
thIrty.seven, all In the same room, ana al
supplemented by one assistant keeper 1t
proposed to divide this room by partition, AM
place Que hall This number IN charge OF an
other assistant proposed to be appointed
The suggestion is In my opinion Wise, and II
had Possessed the power under the law,
would have had it carried out. 1t Is neithe
prudent nor safe to have SO large number II
one room. The law confines the number o
assistant keepers TO seven, and RECOMMEND
that IL be so amended as TO authorize the ap
poIntmert Of an additional assistant.
lsuggest also that you SO amend the cTimi
nal laws as To prohibit any person from belD
confined in the penltentiary for shorter pc
Iiod than three years. 1t requires at leas
three years ~ acquire "A trade, and those Wh
are confined for u shorter period are burdel
to the Institution, and an expense to the STAT
In all SUCH cases, let some other punishment
be substituted. The ends of justice would b
as well accomplished-perhaps better-and tn
treasury would be relieved from an onerou
and unnecessary burden.
Isuggest, also, that when convict is dis
charged from The penitentiary, 1t be made IN
duty of the Superintendent 10 cause him o.
her 10 be removed and TO pay the necessar.
expense of removal To the place at which b.
or she was convicted. 1t is not just 10 The
citizens Of Richmond that such character
should be thrown eut upon them, TO whom
they must prove burden and a serious an
nOyance
III the year 1857 - the Legislature directed tn,
Governor to have tie slave and Tree negro con
vlcts employed upon the public works OF the Siate
..upon sucn terms, ana under such rules and resu
latioIs," as he ma, prescribe. When came int
ONCE, found the nea hred ior SKI, dollars an.
Clio hes. When the year iUr which they Wee
as h NM ~ the * 6s
the rate Of one nundred d lars fof the niea each
and O nss sas Us v sash invited
this oonv,cts would niie for much iarser sums. a.
] ae,eimlned. TIE ore. TO- adsefrlse iof sea e.
hrst day Of Decem. or last tiy adopting mis- moe
! uccee ca IL hlrins eight, hive nsn for SH
esch twenty tn. &c nen tor 50, lch; mir zen 80
men for $50 eacn; an. Two other women, .nd
"a .en ,ears vI a~e or US each. Inc bond 10
tie hue, with " hal Is ele. ed ts tie aGeqaa Sc
cuTiy, IL 9. Ia the oihce of the lat,
STATE Heretofore the fenitenil@r, has cen
charpe upon tie IA easa IL Ire ,moun' II he Ieve
OF sometuns Ike s2O wv yer ,eif. / hope now
ever, u an Q IA o. IN ,ou, III NY neAt anuua
CON mn n &c at on, tn Il iecei DTS are 60 DIAL 10 M
expeudlIu. 60. 4 inciu.e IL course, Ia ,eeepls
tie i e. of the onv!cis, winch iesitlmatei e
Lng t. { Q IusltutI AMI sn,,uld 10 eoa. puted II
AM state uient show n ( Its haanc al o,Ld ten
me Q d, thls Time i,.uT iaa At conh. cd il
tho re- Iten,iar,; ana most uDa .sstionabiy. hu
u,.. llS IeQui, o. That ometaln- al al done To-
their ieIioI The, a,e = It'd. Gen ,un tie Insti u
tim anu The, oux ht u be ZEN we'd 10 some or G o
the asS ~ MS vbeI e tie an e:elve prupe medic
ire ia. eat re ,onmend laat a =" shall lie asse,
u provide or ~, such ses Lei mem ext IN
= N the Ia de nov v escTlbe law, anu if nd
ia. ged ,0natics te sent Of the asy lu ms Hnt
when ed . returned To tn, Penltentary IN 4
they may sufter the panlkhms NJ winch the zen
t. "a demands. LesisiatI a on this subject is ne
cossary.