The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-12-08

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cutive rewarded the Lieutenant aud his two al
fitants, as will appear nom the advice of the
Council in No. ~.
But as Logwood's trial was in the Federal
Court for violation OF an important law of
the General Government, il was thought pro-
per by the Council that the u. States ihoud be
charged with all the cXpences incurred in the
apprehension, proiecution and imprisonment OF
him: l have therefore eNpreied the win of
the Council to the PRECEDENT OF tire United
States, that fuch charges may be allowed, and
have received his aniiver 4" That the Secretary
OF the Treafury within whole department. it is,
had conGdered thofe claims of Reimbursement
from the treafury ofthe United States, and had
allowed the account for guard, and that for
the transportation of forging materials would
be allowed ifthey were neceiiary for convict
on but that the large items in favour OF Un-
de,7yood, the Aliens and Brooks, being gratui-
ttes for certain meritorious conduit, are not
within the competence of the Executive of the
United States to allow: that claims of this
character mutt be made to Congrefs.'' The
Council therefore advifed that illoud requeit
\ our Senators TO have our Claim brought for
ward in Congreis, and to rupert their with,
with which advice have applied and trani-
mitted the proper vouchers 10 thofe gentle
| men.
The act providing Seals for the DiRr6t Courts
has at length been executed, fome of the Seals
are delivered and the Others are ready to be de-
po:ted with the Clerks of their reflective
Courts. a comfortable delay in this buiinrfs
was occalioned by the ufe the Executive were
induced TO make OF MIR. Brooks their engraver,
in the detection of Thomas Logwood.
| The diitribution of Arms has progreffed as
well as the nature of their bulinrfs would per-
NIT. No IS will thew now far it has proceed
| ed.
| The executive in compliance with the 9Th
ieetion of the att, entitued An act to a.
mend the a6t entitnled an act to amend the pc
nal laws of this commonwealth and for other
purpoies," with the Inspectors of the Peniten-
tiary and Attorney General, formed Board,
by which the regulations for the internal go
vernment of the Penitentiary No. II, were a.
dopted.
As directed bya refolution of tle General
Ahembly, pafied the ed February 1904, lay
before both houfes of the Legislature a fate
'nent of the expences in carrying on the feveral
branches of Manufacture in the Penitentia,y
the amount of articles manufactured; the a.
mount fold and the articles and value OF them
remaining on hand, No. Is.
No. l6 contains the official fatemcnts ofthe
revenue for the year sos, together with an ac-
count of cxpe 7ditures from lift Oct. 1903, TO
the It OGt. 1904, and a lift of balances due
from Sheriffs and Collectors to the lalt menti-
oned period.
The report of the Superintendent of the Ma
nufactory of Arms ihall he laid before the AZ
iembly as foon as it can be prepared for their
examination.
| No. II. is letter from the PRECEDENT, and a
report of the PRECEDENT and Directors of the
| Difma Swamp Canal, Eating the proerefs that
/ has been made IN the works under their directi-
on, the difficulties they encounter for want of
more ample funds the produce of the mills
and tolls from the Canal from Auguit cd, 1902,
to the 5th May 1904, executive of the tolls at
the fouth end, which were not yet afcertained
| by the Directors, as their collector had not
made his report and expecting their hope that
the General Afcmbly will grant their aid to-
wards finifhing work ofiuch importance to
the commonwealth.
The confirmation by the Court of Appeals of
the decree of the Chanssllor in Giit of Duncan
| Rofe, executor of Duncan Rofe, aganft the
| Commonwealth, of which / have received
notice by the Executors Attorney, requires an
appropriation to fatisfy the faid decree.
letter from our Senators in Congrefs fhews
that doubts have arifen, whether Senators ap-
| pointed by the Executive to act as fuch until
the next meeting of the Legiflature, ihould not
vacatc their fcats on the day appointed for that
| meeting, or at leaft on the day on which an a6tu-
al meeting of both houfes may happen; or whe-
ther, as either of thefe contributions of the law
might be attended with great Inconvenience to
the Senators, and to the public, the words Gun
til the next meeting of the Legislature" ought
not to be underfood TO mean, until the next
meeting of the Legislature ihould afford the
means ola Legislative appointment of Senators !;
and therefore, that the temporary Senators
lhould hold their offices until fuperceded by the
next Legislature. Thefe doubts are fubmitted
| to the confederation Of the General Anembly,
and feem to require their immediate decilion on
the prefent fituaton of the Senators, whole
contraction of the law is agreeable TO that lat
| itated.
The Office of public printer having been vaca-
| ted by the Resignation of Meriwether Jones, it
was filed by an executive appointment of Sa-
muel Pleafants, according to the 18th fiction of
the act directing the mode of appointing the
public printer.
am happy to have it in my power to repeat
| my congratulations to the prefent Afiembly
which prefented to the lait on the prosperous
| ituation of the United States. And with lince-
rity repeat my aflurances of high refpeGt for
yourfelf and the other members of your houfe,
and my wiihes for your and their Happiness, and
the afing PROPERTY OF our country.
JOHN PAGE.
| The Honorable the Speaker
of the Houle ofDelegates.
DOCUMENT No. III.