The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-03-27
The General Assembly.

THE CYGnGTai faSSci11SAJ
THE body adjourned yesterday, 'eslsns
AZ NV hin and the appropriation mi'
ho,h dead upon the table. The last ac'
;n,,~,s;nc taxes according to its own pro
.;xions Is continued, in default OF the psssage
81 another BY the Legislature just adjourned
Int that body passed new assessment Dill
which Is not suited to the old tax bill. Ie
what extent this may embarrass the col'ec
ton of taxes, we cannot say. But we SUP
rose il and the failure to pass the appropr''.
ton bill will render necessary the c''''pe VI
Am extra session by the Governor.
We saw we suppose It viii render ah eA =,
.oss,o, necessary. We cannot see bow t'o
extra session can be avoided. ii !" DC ''eo
s.rv n convene the Legislature in the olal''
;nn ,f Tho Governor, we have not douot nc
w;,, shoulder the responsibility ana ISSUE Ills
proclamation accordingly.
wo do not we'll understand the General
Assembly. We thought we did, but we give
;tun. It is unlike any that have gone before
II There has been ordinarily some clue TO
the motive of the body. But we cannot gel
hold Of the ends of the threads that conduct
70 the motive of the present A more III
harmonious Assembly never met in Virginia
The majority was composed OF heterose'
neous clements. There were ultra men on
the subject of public and private obligations
and there were intelligent gentlemen VINO,
under the furor of the agitation OF those
who electionecred for their seats, on the
ground of quasi reputation of public ana
priyate obligations, were frightened into con-
cessions to the relief party. But concessions
were not what was wanted. "The wnole
hog or nothing" was the watchword; ana
when the conccssionistS held back and reused
n lot things 20 to wreck down the hill, they
were chided for f,ithlcssncss to promises ana
with being selfish lawyers, unwilling to give
up their chances to make large fees, etc.
II was plain at the beginning that these Iii
visions of the majority could never get along
together. Not all the unpopulality. Of tho
funding act--an unpopuarity caused ny Tie
agitation of the asprants for the Legislature
could help them to union upon any scheme
for partial reputation.
But vet this need not have cngendeicd
reckless determination to defeat the tax bill.
What was to he gained by that: Could that
transfer the responsibility of legislative de-
linuuency to the shoulders Of the Executive!
Assuredly not, as the delinquents will proha-
hly find out. In our opinion it was the crown
ing act that was wanting to arouse the gene
raj disapprobation Of the conduct Of the
Legislature.
Governor WALKER will not hesitate to con-
yene the Legislature If he deems it necessary
for the public interests that he should do so.
He has never shirked responsibility, nor will
he allow any personal considerations to in
terlere with the discharge of duty which
he owes to the Commonwealth. This may
he said with entire faith in its business, in
view of his conduct during the time he has
filled the Executive chair.
We trust that if the Legislature is recon-
vened it will meet again under an improved
condition of mind, that the body will have
discarded all uncomprising and Improbable
dispositions, and substituted for them pa
triotic desire to maintain the dignity and
honor of the Commonwealth, and accom-
plish, if not all that gentlemen deem desira-
BILE, ut least the best that is attanable for her
good.
rosrscRIr.-Since the above was written
the Governor has issued his proclamation
converting the Legislature in extra session
to-day at u o'clock. This document will be
found elsewhere in our columns this morn-
ing. He did this in compliance with the
earnest solicitation of the majority OF the
members present, who, in caucus, determined
to request HIM to do so.
The members here will either determine
upon recess of few days, or await the re-
turn of those who had left the city prior to
the adjournment. Had there been full
assembly yesterday this proceeding would
have been rendered unnecessary; for there
is in the body party of practical
gentlemen who properly appreciate their
representative responsibilities, and who
would have finished the indispensable
business of the session Notwithstanding
the singular opposition of the minority,
whose resistance In thin house was sue
cessful. We hope this body of gentlemen
will soon appear in their seats and relieve the
General Assembly from the extraordinary
reproach of adjourning without passing the
tax and appropriation bills thing unpre-
cedented in the history Of the Common
wealth.
Nor SURPRlslNG.-The negroes met at the
African church Monday night and recon-
mended PORTER for Vice-Presidentl This