Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-02-18


3 trust It will DO tho pleasure OF tha GanFe'
Sstinn 10 adopt the amondmcE:,
Il Mr., CARTER. II call the Pro: ions Inc.ti0:
Fl The csil Was sustained, and the laa!u quos
sjtion beipg ordered. which |ss upon tbs amend
Elmen. offered by Ut, t3sA'. it IVES decided
Hs;;'hs negative.
s. The question than Ieaurr.H! upoI nc nJop
:a;ion Of tho amendment offered b. NJ. s'CrH
gEMl>..
y Mr., SPgEp.~--l call tha yeas AMI nays rpn
athG: nmendnien..
q TIE call Tas slis!a:no,i. nni tue ,"Lc t'aiu
stakea, rasnlted-yeas Ia, nays ;e-as lolo":
u Ye.aMessr.. Afabicr, Branch DsaSoer. FoFtc. G:,T
aile,On, q. W Randolph, speed, Tr.d.ay, Young--'a
81 NAr@-asAsr.. Montague, (PrealdenD Barbour Baylo
hlaFtS Bor,t Boyd, Brent Brooke H5Fne cGbell. CAM
b.rt T. Conrad ooTan. Cr,cher Destins Dorman pa!sn
7 Fisher French Fugats Garland Gillespie GrahRl, Gran
Sdrsgory, CoEsln Goode, Addison hall, l.; =: Han. Hsu
4 sbrli, Janney, Khy Kinarrd, Lea, McG..rs. McNsl
.Iu. asrshal MoGrtt Morris, siorgan, Moore, He.o,
Parks Preston, Price. pneh, saunders Koher. e. soal
St'angs Tsy!oe. Thorniop iiooer: H. r1'rner. Woods
8 So the amendment Tsa :,iacted.
a Mr. HARv1E---i :.T-r the following L. All ia
:ssand 18th ssctionG uf article {:
q Tho Genera! Assembly Hhai! cIsaliza
y Board OF Public Works, to rcn;,nue So long .
ssuay % ..snasaarv. n1h with srni, n0wrra !
Smsy be conferred by Law
4 Sir. HAgv1E-My y object il. lfoposlhg lha
is:-T:e%inent is, to leave to the LegIalstur5 til
apower to organize this Board aud prescribe it
ss,iG,iaa, Sc hud in visw, however, another
sssaTi q greater object, and that is, to rcmov
.airGn the political arena the internal improve
::srner7 Of the State of Virginia. If you sirt
si.o e.v one man the selection OF the Presiden
:ssand L:!reo.crs oi this Board Of Public Works
syou :.iva 20 hlra and 20 that B oa7d, the sbso
Suto contro. oi the 9!s!e. You gi7a 70 then
Dan Ain2nnt OF patronage, which in the hand
I lot any political party who nay ch0oss to us'
Dit ior party purposes, lever Of power whicf
y you'd be oInipotoEt within the STAKE hay
8 1.-The p.netion believe, 0! tbs chairman Of III
q sccu:i;Iec, and other members Of i. icr Offer
is!rg lnis amendment, and hopo it will nc III
Ii pleasure OF the Convention to adopt it.
q Mr.. PEsDLEToN.-I 2nn io1 the yeaE III;
Snays Upon that aDeujI1h1t. The call w'is NJ.
SSustainn5.
q Mr. EIsHEA-I vas opposed IL t5s 1..i..'!i
ssuance Of this Board Of Public Worla II; o;Ii
;;ssssGs;on CT last ap7Dg, ard | AN opposed to I:
:anGw and trust r will E"t be tbs sense 81 Iii
s1Coneenii0n to 1ait ipoI lhe Commonwealth
siisich LII inrictiGn ii: tkia restitution has g.!
elways PrI7ad t6 IL II ha= PTsLty nearly !IiD
ssed IT,: Ccfalnc7i :; e..iii1. and ii ahould I"i u
s;2epotusrl in aay f,Tu:. l dc not cara "htthaj
ssilt is established rp1n ooIsttutional'or legs
,,1bass, ar whether CT uot it ia 10 be kept out o
;3ths puiicsl hrcna, weni 90 such institution
81 Tant NJ institution tfiat is 10 io7olve uiy
AComruUv venth in ruin. W. "wsd soa'as taE
= ;il:aT- :? ;1olsra whaT mis- Baerd OF Public
iW5i:s Eae organized =E constitutions
asRosT;, - tie 1cIina Of tha Convention Of $50
sEI, and no-, sir, tho Colraon1ealth u FIrg;
snis Was inaebtsd upto thu month Of JuIa lest
5.n the zrn ofS42 SOC. .oH?. Sir, do nos ears
;;sThethor the pn!;:icisas co1:'73' :rl= Beard d
sssno:, rrn oPpaa?d 10 liz 0.2;inuH1ce !or the
treason, that teiisTe !: is 81 incubus upol
athe State which will ii;sTitaH!T ruin II, il COZ
atinued III existence. Ea-o nothing 10 sa5
Spersoraliy aEaiTst eho gentlemen who ao7
Sconstitu!s or:haye sGnatituted that Board, BIZ
81 know the iact, tina: whereas 20 Tere onlt
Sfree, pe ere nov s!s7es-Sa7ea to tho money
Epower Ct the country, ind as oalie7e, through
Sths ins;Tulaenta:ly of .ltst flcsrd In i Srea
ImcaGuTc.
8 !ir. SEEETEE.--Wi!! tia gentleman aiow l.
stn PROFOUND a luaaton r0 him
8 Mr FIeHER.- Certainly, sif
4 Sir s;HErFET.--l goiiid ssk the gellusfnai
Elbow liz would hs7s tic internal improvement
s%of tue 9tatm manasun unless ws ha7a Eoas,
Scf Public Work. cg IL EOhId OF sou1o sorI
q Nj. FtsuER.--PEoei5n!y sa NO nal than
smansEad before Ife bal always tes:I, i
gis tr;!f, hi: tia f.,cT,;,sTa of thaS B3sTd did
4 mot reasi7c aalar5 oi Sl5GS Il JeaT each
SThosc gentlemen arc aiaated e7eTJ -. JeaTs
:.snd pciltain tL.t ttcy CT; who'll: fespon
ss!!sibla ior tha con;iti1l IS "Ej2r ths Ga5DEEoE
::3Tealth is no0 plaoad
9 hope ID; 1Gn-l.ti0n vi: ~; s.d3ri Ii;
Saucndmeni.
Mir. Pe!SE. W { :n55 i.l i bcart q fuhii
I; ;iforSs ever since the C0mInangaaith bad az,
Sin.a7est il nteyn.! iERpro7ausa!a. 1t va
aaeither constituted by Legislative alaaiinsnt
30. aaaatitutiora! provisions. Teo 7saIs hg
ssit va= made = .1lsiitiitionel 5na"i,. E6ior
Sthst ps7iad i! ,sas 6omEosa,l {: tt.= Ecads O
y Governor, Audit6T, TTea
ssurer, SC. Now il Is proposed that VS. vii
ssstill hays Board OF Public Works. How
Bin to be composed Is 10 Is isa tc lis loE7la-
s;ture.
& Is Il mol necessary ioI us u la7e Board o
aPuSiic Works OF sau,e sort or other: The sec
ation submitted By tho gentleman from Amelia
ss(Mr EARvIs) proposes That the Legslstur
ashali provide Board Of Public Works. 1
ssloea moi say that they shall be elected hy dis
stricts, that TREY shall receive Ralery O
sSt 600. do think that there ought to ts
gRcard OF Public WorEs, to attend to the grea
Sinterests Of Virginia.
q Mr. FIsaER.-Was there any provision II
sthe Convention Of lsa9- 80 constituting
aBoard OF this ohsracter? The gentleman mus
SsaY no, and yet We had Beard.
4 Mr.. PMcF.-That Board vas the e7eatuT;
::ssof ths Legislature, and this viii ts precisely
sof similar character, Ii it shall bs the plea
SSsure OF the Legislature to organize 1t 81 tot
aamendment proposes
4 Tho gentleman from Northampton ssJn, taa
sssinco the Board Of Public Works was organ
eiZed uc0n O constitutional basis, tho State has
Ssrun in debt from ten to over forty nillions.-
spray, sir, how did tho Board OF Public Work!
3run the State in debt to thsE extent? Tia
sgas merely an agent 10 administer tho func
iieU luc ioit'tulc -ILNo @H1 oPOAo A1Nob
aand, OF course, had nc responsibility whatever
lin creating the debit
q mir. Nris nj thought ", had Eotte1
athrough tho Constitution, aud that tho BoarC
aof Pn5lic Wo!i;G Was lead. I took it for grantot
|, ss,that when tie committee charged With report
sing these amendments, omitted any provision
Vim regard tG tni: Eoard, rnd We bad gotter
athrouph tho consideration OF these anond
: ssments 70 the Constitution rs should be dont
,Iwith this subject.
8 Mr.. PslcE.-l will say that 80 iaT as ha
slis7e, the committee did expect that the LIE
sgislsture would organize b'm'I 6f Public
aWorks; but it was not intended 10 maks il
Unconstitutional Board ~ defining h"S il Bhoult
composed.
s Mr.. NE1soN.-I hoPu s!:4t will ha icn5.
s. The gentleman says the Hoard of Publ
3 Works ls not responsible for any portion o
''aths stale debt, would remind him that the!
iasr0 responsible for the loss sustained By Sci
Eden, Withcrs Co.
s MIR. HATIosD.-I Tavii suggest 'aatha7
!aoe not our duty &c ;Tsr. as:iua. imposition
ssb-, -oot nnrnorsIinrS -i.,rh re raTs in thi