The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-04-09
PENNSYLVANIA.
FROM THE AURORA.


In the iinterefting extract of letter from L,n-
carer, winch we publihed on Friday, it was
mentioned that the governor had necat;veJ
an act, paf1ed by both houfes of the leeiflst,rs
TOR altering the mode of appointment of conn,
tIoie! ana regliter general. The circumstances
OF thIs cafe deferve much of the attention of
the reader at the preCent time.
Inc legislature, AS it had right to do. p,asd
a bill declaring that, in future the comptroller
and regIter general ihoud be appointed hv ,
JOINT vote of both houGes in the fame manner
as the treaturer is at prefent appointed. The
motives for the paiage of this a6t il is unuecsC.
fary TO fcrutinze, but, we may infer that tbev
were correct. The ae was fent to the govern,
or TOR his appreciation. and was returned with
the objections which we copy in full. IF the
reader VIII take the trouble TO examine for him
felf, he will find that the whole of the govern.
or's fuperftrueure has audible for its FONDA
ton: bubble too, which is comprehensive
by every man; and does no credit TO govern
or in particular, who BOATS of having filed G,
many high and important nations.
In ehumerating the powers of the governor,
the contribution fays:
He fha'l appoint all officers, Whole Offices
are eftablifhed by this contribution, or n,all he
eftabllfhed by law, aud svbojs abboinfnycntJ art
not herein ofberqUjf pro7,i6ed far"
Now, let us fee what the contribution favs in
another part
"The fate treafirrer fball be appointed an
nual'y, by the joint vote Of the members Of
both houfes. All ofber officers in TIE frea6rs
department nam appointed in G,eb y7ansc, Gt
IS or N5aH be directed BY Ioav.''
1t follows that AS the comptroller and reriC.
ter general are "officers of the treafurv depSrt.
ment" the legislature had right to direia nv
law in what manner they fhouid be appointed.
This deduction mnf be DIFFICULTY ccrrca. but
the conjectures of the governor, with reTDeEl
to the motive OF the convention, can have no
relative force or weight. The reafonine of the
governor "they might have fippofcd, that the
legislature might conceive it necenary, that o.
ther officers ihould be appointed as check up
on him IS 70 wire-drawn that it reflies itfrlf-.
the article fays expressly oH otber officers, that
rs as well tbofe exiting az thofts which eyperi.
encc might point out 10 be necchary.
! What the governor fays of the conptroI,ep
and regifter general having been heretofore ap-
pointed by the executive, prove nothing, for -
lawyers fay, no right can arife from INDULGENCE
| no cauie may have heretofore arifen TO rem
der it ufeful or necefiary TO leTen the power of
The governor, but when he ventures to declare
he will prevent convention" II is time 70 eg F..
erclfe the privileges granted by the contribution
and to circumicribe his means of influence
| AS an evidence Of the fenie OF the houfe Of re-
preientatives on the following letter, we Learn,
| that after the objections had been confidered,
the bill, for altering the mode Of appointing he
comptroller and RICHTER general, was adopted
| by above the couititutional maiority--ayes IN,
noes 90. The deciEon of the fenate we have
not learned, but prefume the governors reafoa.
| ing will have no more ehea on that body than
] any where ele,