The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-12-08
THE ENQUIRER.
RICHMOND, DECEMBER 8, 1907.
VIRGINIA.

hlIHMOND, DECEMBER 8, 1907
VIRGINIA.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY begun and hol-
den in the City of Richmond, OH Monday the
seventh day of December, in the year OF our
Lord, one thousand eight hundred and seven.
and OF the Commonwealth the thirty-second !:
On which day, being the day appointed by
law Tor the meeting or the General Assem-
bly,, such OF the members of the House of
delegates as appeared, having taken the
oath prescribed by law, took their seats in the
House, and majority of the Whole number
being present;
Ordered, That James Peasants, jun. be
appointed clerk to this House
Mr.. Mallory, one of the delegates for the
county OF Elizabeth City, reminded the house
OF the necessity OF proceeding to the choice
OF speaker, and recommended James Sem
pie, Esq. the member from the CITY Of VIII
lamsourg, as person well qualified to dis
charge the duties of that Office
Mr.. Ghoison, one of the delegates for the
county OF Brunswick, recommended Hupb
Nelson, Esq. one of the delegates for the coun-
~ OF Albemarie, as person well qualified
to discharge the duties of that office.
" Mr.. Jones, one of the delegates for the
county OF Nottoway, recommended Peter
Johnston, Esq. as a person who had given e.
violence OF his ability and fitness TO discharge
the duties OF the office, and was seconded in
the nomination by Mr.. Archer, one OF the de-
legates for the county of Powhatan-Wherc-
| uton,
RESOLVED, That the house will proceed to
the choice OF Speaker !y oil
And the members bfving prepared tickets,
and deposited the same in the balio. boxes
Messrs. Mallory, Gholson, Jones (of Motto
Way Archer, Smyth (ofWythe) Carr, Mad
M Nhan
TO examine the ballots and report to the house
on whom a majority of votes should fall
L he committee then withdrew, and after
some time returned into the house, and Mr..
Mallory reported, that the committee had
according to order, examined the ballots and
had found a majority of the whole number
in favor OF Hugh Nelson, esq.
There were four ballots, the result cf which
were as follows:
i lst; Ba.lot-Neson 51-Johnson 4499-sempie ID
2nd. do do. SIS do. 81 do az
4th do do 81 do. 81 do -
Ord,red, That Henry Moss be appointed
Sergeant at arms to this house
Ordered, That William Drinkard, Ed
ward Clarke, Furnea Southall and Anthony
Davis be appointed Door keepers to this
house.
On motion, Ordered, That writ of c!ec
ton issue to the county of Berkeley, to supply
the vacancy accustomed by the death of PHI
up wilson, one OF the delegates from the
SAID county, returned to serve in this present
general assembly.
On motion, Res tUed, That writ of cleo
ton issue to the county of Dinwidde, to sup
ply the vacancy ocCasioned by the acceptance
by homas Is. Robertson, che of the deleratcs
returned from the said county, to serve in This
present General Assembly, of an appoint
ment under the government of the United
States.
ResoiOed, That when this House adjourns
to-day, 1t will adjourn till tomorrow twelve
O'Clock.
And then the House adjourned till so-mor-
row IL O'Clock.
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listen at one time to the declension of noun
and the moment after, to analyse the ma
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and without the least intermission. to evolve
the maze OF mathematical demonstration ::
to pass immediately, from monotonous re-
petition OF the rules in Prosody or Syntax
TO the analysis of question, that touches ali
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taste, calls for variety and even contrarietv
OF moral and intellectual habits, but rarely
II ever blended, in the same person. The
subscriber frankly acknowledges his incom-
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functions so various, and even opposite, with
out making so comp!eat sacrifice of person
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10 him, 1T appears that n man might as
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phere tuil OF dust and smoke, or expect =
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were driving ten Thousand clouds athwart TN,
solar disk to listen to the note of the NIGHT
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whilst every pore Of his skin, was punctuT'd
win tiny Stings, or, whilst his "ncsh was
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