The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-01-22

the way of subsisting the inmates OF the
institution. The obligations incurred were,
therefore, unavoidable the patients nau
to starve, or the aid of individuals hsd 70
be obtained.
Mr.. BALDWIN, speaker, (Mr. GARsErT
In the chair,) madea strong appeal Tor the
massage of the bill. He alluded TO the
Able argument made last yearly the chair
man of the Committee of Courts OF JUS
tice (Judge Joynes) upon this constitu-
tionai point He contended that there
was a discrimination between the debts
incurred by, the. State and those that were
incurred by the people. A debt incurred
for the support OF the unfortunate IN
mates of this asylum, an institution estab-
lished under law long years ago, was debt
incurred for and by the people Of Virginia,
and he would consider il not only o misfor-
tune, but calamity, were this Legislature
to refuse to pay It. The wants of those
unfortunate inmates were supplied by in
diyiduals at time when they might have
starved without their aid, and every con-
sideration of humanity and justice de-
manded that they should be paid. He
hoped the bill would be unanimously
passed.
Mr.. CRUMP sustained the views Of Mr..
BALDWIN, and related the agency he had
In an attempt to succOr the institution, in
accordance with the request of the Cover
nor, who commissioned him for that pur-
pose during the war. He found that the
agent of Governor Peirpoint had visited
the ASYLUM, but had left without doing any
thing. Williamsburg was then in the Fe-
deral lines, and he found that our virginia
Government was unable to assist the insti-
tuition. 1t was therefore thrown entirely
upon the charity of individuals. He con-
tended that in any event there was no con-
stitutionaI difficulty since at the time these
debts were contracted the asylum was
within the jurisdiction Of the Alexandra
Government, which is the government
under which we now live.
The House refused to recommit the bill,
fMr. BRAxTON had made that motion, and
it was ordered to its engroSsment without
division.
FURTHER TIME TO sHERIFFs.
The bill extending the time to sherihs to
nav in the revenue came up in order. IL
is as follows:
/. Be it enacted By the General Assembly
of Virginia, That the sheritfs OF the Com.
monwealth be and they are hereby allowed
two months beyond the time now required
by law to pay in the revenue for the year
1866; but this extension shall not apply to
revenue arising from licenses.
2. This act shall be in force from Its
passage.
Mr.. STRAYER moved to amend by making
it "three" months, instead of "two."
Rejected.
Mr.. LEE and Mr.. Il. TURNER opposed the
bill. Individual applications had been
made for further time to pay in the reye-
nue. and had been rejected, and there was
no reason for granting the general privl-
lege which had been emphatically denied
in special cases.
Messrs. PATTERSON, STRAYER, KELLAM,
CRUMP, and WooD sustained the bill. II
was argued that the delay would be not at
all inconvenient to the Government, and
would be beneficial to the farmers, whose
produce could not be sold now without
great sacrifice, as it was not in order to
come to market. Letters from sheritfs as
serted that to sell property for taxes would
be sacrifice, and implored the Legislature
to grant more time.
The bill was ordered to its engrossment,
and Immediately afterwards passed by
vote of 73 to one.
On motion of Mr.. KELLAM, the House
adjourned.