Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1804-03-05

i al they shall BE- <ppoinsed IN the
j. business, ar 70 Wit: As soon a. rcpresen.
following sss.Il bs elected, q governor shall zap, ap
lasis's sun ,;o,r and place for them 60 n'eet,aana
Po'l' : .,. they shall nominate persons
when ns s came qaalifcasons. as are herein DE-
having ans .ss,rv for representatives, and return
clafsd nsss' = the governor, whe shalt within
thsIr ns'Ds Ave thereafter, app)ipS s commission
.e,hsm 70 serve as legislative council;
v.se, ) yacsDc, sball happen IN ttr conn-
snd s''' ss,,I or removal from otfee, the Housc
s,s os n,sssntstivss shall nominate two persons
Of lsss ,s-asoresaid for each vacancy, and re-
Gu'l'ns names 70 the governor, one Of whom
inro 'u' s,nont and commission Cor the residue
PC sa'a r,' m Tic General Assembly shall meet
o. ~ ,us,, once in every year, ar the city OF New
= .sa ), such time AFTER the first meeting as
O ~ = appointed Sy .sw. And the governor
no, !, hav. mower on extraordinary occasions 10
'n'S ,he general assembly.
'0I a,.r ths firt election, representatives mall
al.a.a annually, in fuch manner as the le-
Da,,ors may dilett, not contrary 10 the prosl,
s e ,bis att. And a legiaativc council haii
H.; ;;L.w;ls be annually appointed, in the manner
herein before diretied.
III. general aG.mbly halI have authority
n,ke laws in ali cal.s for the good govern
Nan, q III. faia territory, not repagnans TO the
.ooaitution and laws ofthc United States. All
hll, having paied by majority IN the Houle OF
Np.nreierfatives, and by a majority in the coun
81 hal be referred 20 the governor for his at
sst. but no billo Legislative act whatever ihali
b.ofany force. without has sGent.
he legifature of th- laid territory lhall have
no Ager over inc primary difpofal of the foil,
nor TO AZ the Lands of the T. Statrs, nor 70 inter
isre witLlhe claims 60 land within the taid ter
ritory.
When subcommittee rofe and o1tained leave
oft again and the houfe ordered the fiction
propelled as a faSgisnte TO be printed.
Thursday, March I.
Mr. h>dney presented bill for the app
polntnent oian additional judge for the
Referred to coh-aittee of the whole.
The house went into committee of the
whole Mr.. r. C. Smith in thG chair on the
report Of the committee of elecc.,ns res
pecting the election Of Thomas Lewis, the
sitting member, declaring him not EMIT
led, and declaring Andrew Moore entitled
to seat
Messrs. Findley, and Varnum support
ed and Messrs Baldwin, Jackson and
Huger opposedthe report.
Mcssrs. r. Griswold, Dawson, Earlyand
]. Randolph delivered their sentiments
withapiew principally to obtain explana-
tons of facts or principles Involved IN the
REPORT
When Mr. J. Randolph moved that
the committee should rise, in order to
give the petitioner an opportunity of being
heard at the bar OF the House.
The committee rose, & Mr.. Randolph's
motion was agreed to.
On motion of Mr.. Huger, permission
was given to the petitioner and the sitting
Mem5er to be heard BY. counsel.
q The further consideration of she report
was then postponed until tomorrow.
A letter was received from the Post
Master General, giving, In obedience to
Inc order of the House, detailed state
msnt OF the expences Of the Post Office de-
prtment fer three successive years.