The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-12-01
DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE.
MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE

THURSDAY, NOV. Is.
THE Hoafe met according to their adjourn
ment in June. n quorum OF the members APP
peared and took their ieats.
4 committee of both branches were appoint
ed to wait on the governor, to inform him that
theleginature were ready to receive any cominu-
nications which he might think proper to make /;
who toon after reported that his Excelency
would meet the two branches in the Reprcien-
tatives' Chamber, Tomorrow, at II O'Clock, to
deliver his communication.
Melirs. Tucker, Whitwell and Ely were ap-
pointed committee to csuiider what pubic
buiinets muir neceiiarily be attended to this ief-
non.
FRIDAY, NOV. Is.
a number Of private petitions were feveraly
read and committed.
A committee were appointed TO examine the
accounts of the Treafury Department during
the receis OF the Lesi,lature, and report the
fame at their next ieiion.
At ~ O'Clock the governor met both branch
es OF the Legislature according to appointment,
and delivered the following
SPEECH:
GENTLEMEN OF THE SENATE, AND GENTLE
MEN OF TAI House OF
REPRESENTATIVES,,
THE uuhniihed bulinefS of your ait meeting,
am informed, was referred to the third felton,
of the Legislature; / preiume therefore that
your principalobjset 1t this time, will beto COM
plete the choice of Electors Oh the part of this
Commonwealth, of Il Preiidcnt and Vice-Pref-
dent of the Uuited States and that you will be
unwilling at the preicnt feiiion to attend to any
fabjeets which may conveniently be poRponed.
If thc choice OF Electors is not perfected by the
votes Of the People, l have no doubt that the
truft which remains to b executed by you will
Be discharged faithfully, and that your conduct
will be governed by the Jingle motive of love to
your Country.
In pursuance of the a6 of Congrefs pafied on
the goth of March Taft, the Secretary of State
has notified me, that the Amendment propofed
during the laG itHion of Congrels, to the CouGi-
futon OF the United States, has been ratified by
the Legislatures OK three fourths OF the ieveral
States.-The Letter which contains this noti-
Cation is filed i'll the Office OF the Secretary OF the
Commonwealth, and a Transcript OF 1t will be
delivered 10 the Electors who are or may be cho-
len on the part OF this State.
The quarter matter general informs me, that
Ill the late violent form, two buildings on EOi-
pita! Hand the property of the Commonwealth,
were blown down; and that he thinks 1t highly
necehary that others ihould be erected in their
place AS foon as may be. The appropriation
made for his department for the prefSEt year,
he fIppo(es will be iutficient to detray the ex-
pence (; but he doubts the propriety or his iet-
ting up new buildings unieis authorized by par
ticular direction.
I have nothingftlrther tocommunicate 10 you,
Gentlemen, which calls for the immediate no.
tice OF the Legislature. But if in your
pinion, any buiine!s OF importance would fuf-
fer bya delay until the winter ietiion, !hall
chcerfully attend to whatever you may now
propoie, and cooperate with you in fuch inca
scr-s the public good may require.
CALEB STRONG.