Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-12-12

Scf untii Monday IorfniSbt.
Sonc petitions being plefentcd, which we halI
aotice hereafter. the houfc- Adjourned.
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
governor PaGE'ss Letter to the Legislature
s0f. pirginia, al The commencement Of De.
81 GENDER Session, 4 sos.
Richmond, December 2, 1905.
!.siR,
Asst is proper to give The earlief notice
of fnch proceedings of the Executive as require
the appreciation Of the General Alemby, have
the honor to rotfy TO them the appointment of
Creed Taylor, Eiq to FIJI the vacancy location
ed on the bcnchs Of the General Court, BY tie
death Of the venerable and patriotic Jcfrph Jenes,
Eff. and 70 fate thatthis appointments was made
10 obedience 70 al injunction Of the l4h article
Of the Contribution, which oraains, g That tie
two Houiss Of Aaembiy ihall by joint ballot aP. Z
point judges OF the Supreme Court of Appeals, s.
&c. to be commtioned by the Governor, &C.
ncase of death, incapaeity, or reGguasion,
the Governor with the advice Of the Pfivy coun
Gil, hall appoiat perfons to uccecd in Office to be
atpy.oea or dy plaeed by both H9ufes.'
And i next lay before the General Afembly,
the fevera papers herewith directed to your atten.
tien, which arc marked alphabetically, from lAl
to(G) felerying few others for future com. :
munication, which will be made as loon as the
reports fhsll be prepared for tie Executive.
The paper marked tA) Contains communica.
tion from tie Governor of Pennsylvania, reject.
ing an slnendmeG,of the co6ai,ution of the u.
nited Sizes, propelled by the fate Of Kentucky,
~ confning the judiciary powers Al the ourts OF
the United States, TO cafes in law and equity a.
rihng under the Contribution and laws of the u
nited States and treaties made or which hall he
nade under their authority Cafes affecting am
baaadors or other publis srniSefs and Copias-
Gssssv zrysrsEy ard maritime juritdiction; TO-
controversies 90 which the United States e,si De
party !; and to controversies between two Or
more fases; which amendment was adopted by
the Senate and Helfs OF Representatives. OF Penn
tyIvania by their reflective ielolutions; in which
alto The concurrence and cooperation OF each fate
in tho union is rcquefed. That marked (Bl con
fains letter from the Governor Of PENNY yania,
dated April 9Th, 1905, inclahdg copy OF an
act of tie lcgiila,urc Of that &ate, on the iubjsG
of improving the navigation of the Ohio river,
which has been pafIcd in conleeucsce of a refolu-
ton Of the Legislature Of Kentucky, dated De-.
ceraber 9, 1868, and requefing to receive early
iafern atop of the names and places of fuch Coma
m fiji ners as may be appointed BY the fats. of
Virginia that CD operative mealures may be TAX
en- by the coamiaiopers OF the &ases Of Virginia,
Pcnnlylvania, Kentucky; and Ohio, whe il ia
propoled fhall De appointed to view ,se rapids Of
the river Ohio, aud confider the proper means Of
opening and improving its navigation; and alto
to ea:c M climate of the cxrenies necehary for
that pnrpofe, and the reafonable proportion to be
advanced by each of theic fa.cs according to the
probable advantages they may respectively re.
eeiyc.''
Each Of thole important communications con.
rains fuchs full and perfect fatemcnt and explss
nation Of their REFLECTIVE objects, tina, they re-
qurc no comments; bur cannot refrain ;rem
ielnarking TIA. the former is favorable to the TO-
vereignty Of individual Gates, and the latter to
furnifhrs precedent which, if oblervcd, will
forever render confolida.ioh Of the Rates unne.
eriTlry.
UnlcE The cover marked lCo is a letter from
CATO Welt, Efq. Secretary ofthc M;mGippi Ter.
ritory, and attag as governor thereof, commu-
nicatine memorial OF the Mayor, Aldermen,
Aaiaant medical faculty., and othsr ctizens of
the city OF Matches, addreAed to the Legislature
OF thar Territory, folieiting their attention 10
the cafe Of the Hofpiral cfablifhnent il that
place, and praying that it may be recommended
to the patronage and afieanee of The itates and
Territories bordering on the Mildippi and @.
hio, as we'll az of Congrefs; fa,sng the juaice
and propriety of fuch an application: to which q
is annexed an aa of the fad Territory sato eta
bih an Hoipital in the cityio Matches, and in-
cooperating iruaees CT the. fame" An encon-
ragsmsnt Of this inaitusion will be worthy of the
friends of humanity, and Of all who with TO cul-
tiva,e a reciprocatien Of friendly offices between
the filter Rates.