The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-12-05
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RICHMOND, 5.b D&CE.GBER.
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The Legislature or Virginia have not vet en-
tered upon any buhnefs of comfortable impor-
lance. The Houfe of Delegates have prnci
pally fpent the three lat days, in the u!lal
manner, in receiving & reading Petitions. Their.
are fome readers, however, who ,ieli.h, in Tuch
| dull, hut uieful chronicles OF Roads, Bridges.
Ferries and INSPECTIONS; and fuch we iiali A.
| tempt to crafty, by giving corious extracts
from the Journals, in next paper.
On Iuefday, the Speaker proceeded to
name the members who fhoud confiitute the
Fanding Commiiteet of the Houfe
Committee of Courts Of JuGiee, was APP
| pointed to take into their confederation ali
matters relating to courts Of iuttice. and f,ch
other matters as ihall from time to time he rc.
ferred to them and report their PROCEEDINGS.
with their opinion thereupon to the houfe and.
ALTO, to examine what laws have expired 6nce
| the lat felton,, and to examine fuch temporary
laws rs will expire with the end of the preGent
,e'hon, or are near expiring, and report the
fame with their opinion which of them are fit
to be revived and continued
committee of Claims was appointed RI
Stake into their confederation all public cIaims
to them referred, and TO report their proceed
lngs with their opinion thereupon To the honie.''
"A committee of PERCEPTIONS and Grieyan,rs
was appointed 20 take inf, confederation AL
propohtio0s md grievances which nay come lc
ga'y certified tn this Anenbly, and report
Their proceedings VITA their opinion tkereupon
20 the Houfe''
committee of pri1icget and FIe1i0n5 was.
appointed "to examine in the firit place. all re-
turns for elct'ing delegates to trrye in this pre-
ient General AfiemhIy, and to compare The.
| fame with the form pr-lcrbcti by law and
| take into their confederation fiIch mstters as
ihaii or may come in queftiop, concerning e
iecions and privileges and report their pro-
ceeelings with their opinion thereupon, from
time TO time 10 the houie."
committee of Finance was appointed
ALTO committee to examine tie Exeeutiue
Expenditure for tbe lqR rear.
Alto committee to examine f6e CLerk's O1rce.
The appointment Of officers will furnia,
more intereiting fuhied of enquiry. On Tuef-
day, the Revd. Mr.. Courtney was nominated as
Chaplain to the II. of Delegates, which was
fuperfeded by the previous queGion, whether
any Chaplain at aH0hould be appointed This
qneiti0n was decided in the negative by
majority Of votes
On "wednesday, after having pronounc I'd
very handfome eulogium on the lamentcd and
venerable George Wythe, Mr.. Harvie frbmit-
ted rsfa!:;ion, that The HOMIE ihould teitify
their refPett for his memory by wearing badge
OF mourning for thirty days. This refo-
luton was unn;moYly adoptei.-He was fiic-
ceeded by Gen. Minor who recommended Greed
Taylor, Efqr. as The fucceGor of this luxurious
Judge.
Agreeaby to Joint ref2lutiou, both Houres
procrrdr.i yriter,ay 10 i,aiot Tor candidate tn
fill this important Office: when the appoint
ment of Mr.. Taylor was confirmed, without
any oppSftion, and with only tzUo dii1entent
votes.
The Houfe next proceeded to the appoint
ment of Governor or chief magifrate of the
commonwealth, when w. II. Cahell, Elq was
reelected without the nighteit oppoEtion.
MIR. Samuel PIeaiants was alto re-eiedsd prin-
ter TO the ftatr, witont any oppoition.
The Legislature have determined by Joint
vote, to proceed on tomorrow, 10 the choice
of candidate, to fuppiy the vacancy in tie
Executive Council, occafoned by the death OF
Lyme Shackeford, ETC.
1t is impoiiible as yet TO anticipate the rlea-
fires, which may DC cailed up in the Legislature.
reform Of the courts OF juaice, particularly the
court of Appeals has been mentioned and
leave was yefterday given, to bring in bill to-
amend the judiciary fyaern, which is fuppofed
to embrace this ctjeSt.-As TO the revenue
fyftern of Virginia. Il is difficult TO fay whether
any amendment will he attempted. The CO.
vernor's Communication has Efficiently pro-
ven, that lou- amendment is eiIentially necef-
fairy to fecnre fhe credit of the fate, and TO ad-
vance our public inRitutions.
The Senate formeda quorum on Tuefday
and reelected their former officers.
On TueGlay, the following luminous and G.
legant Communication was laid by the Govern
or before the Houfe of Delegates. The fame
Communication was yefterday fubmtted TO the
attention of the Senate:
Richmond, December 1T, 1906.
SIR,
| No Object is more grand or pleafing in the
eaimstion of the philanthropiH, than an anem-
oily of the Representatives of free people,
looking up to them as the fountain of all power
and the depoftary Of the fovereignty of the
country.-HiftorY affords no proof of the ex-
ifence of fyGem fmilsr to our own in any
| age or nation of antiquity, nor does it appear
that fuch plan ever formed part Of the foe
cuIations Of their greatef Eages and if we turn
our eyes to the prefeHt Fate Of three quarters of
the globe, we hall find nothing to confole tho
friends of Representative Democracy. It'll in
| the u. States only that we acknowledge the
power, and bow 70 the fovereignty of the peo-
pie, in the refped which we pay to their Re-
prefentatives. The General Afembly Of Vir-
! GINA convened from every portion gifts terri
tory, bringing with them the wiGles, the prin-
cpIes, and the intelligence of their conRituents,