The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-01-04

wealth into Districts to cheese Represents
tives to Congress"
Engrossed bills !" concerning John Nu-
gent, p" authorising Thomas Macon to erect
a Toll Bridge across the Rapid Ann Riycr,''
allowing further time 20 the owners of let's in
the town OF Dickensonville, ia the County of
Russell,t buidl thereon, -" authorising the
administrators OF the estate of Thomas O..
i>cgwocd, deceased, TO dispose Of a tract cf,
land therein mcntioned,"-- Prohibiting the
sale CT ether disposal OF spirituous liquor 1T
places appropriated 10 religious McIship,'
were respectively read third time and
passed.
4 communication from the late Governor,
was received and read as follows:
ConReu Chamter, 26th Dec. 1911.
SIR,
have the honor to enclose for TIC
i;.fo: maiicn az Ike Rouse Of Delegates, the
Original report, which has this moment been
I, ceiNed from. the Commissioners appointed
BY res. luton OF the General Assembly,
: o agree with the Legislature of North
Caiohaa on the best plan OF extending the
navigation OF Roanoke River with tide Wa
ter accompanied hl authenticated copy
OF al act passed by the Legislature Of North
Carolina, entitled, can act to incorporate a
company for the purpose of cutting anaviga-
bic canal from Roanoke river to Mcherrin
river, and from the waters of Chowan river,
| N this state, TO sonie OF the waters of james
river in the state of Virginia, or to the Dis
mai Swamp Canal"
l. am With great respect,
Your most obedient servant,
| GEORGE WIN. SMITH.
TIE Hon. the Speaker ofthe
House IF DELEGATES.
! On motion of Mir. holland, ordered, that
the SAID communication, together with the
accompanying documents, be referred to a
ts.f~t Il.
Bill or otherwise. Ant, q committee was APP
pointed, OF Messrs. Wooding, Coleman,
Leigh, (of Dinwid1ic,) Pesram, Hughes
Baker, (of Patrick,) Hairston, Fontaine,
Price, Sandford, Richardson, Rudd, Goode,
Field, Fucker, Edmunds, Maclin, Spencer,
targiii, parharn, Stith, Blount Baker (of
Nansemond,) Holt, Hodges, Vashon, Lee (of
Norfolk borough,) Randolph, Taylor, Lew
rs, (of 5otetourt,) and Lynch.
On xotion, leave of absence from the ser
vice OF this House was granted to MIR. Par,
ker tor the remainder of the session.
On motion OF MIR. Noland, ordered, that
eave be given to bring in bill " to amend
an act, entitled, 6 an act Incorporating a
company to establish turnpike road from
the Little River turnpike road, thro' Snick-
er,s gap1n the Blue Ridge to Shenandoah
,i"er towards w mchestcr," and that Messrs.
Noiand, Mercer, Madeira, Carson. Magill,
Williams, Waggener, Sheaer, Griggs,
RawIeigh, Morgan, King, White, Machir,
oimons, Hull and Flanagan, do prepare &
bring in the same.
On motion, ordered, that the report of the
commissioners, appointed to superintcnd the
building house for the Governor OF Chief
Magistrate OF this commonwealth, be refer
red to the committee heretofore appointed on
the subject of tue repairs of the Capitol.
1ir. jackson, according to order, present
ed bill " Concerning the distribution of pub
lie arms 30
Mr. holland, from the Committee of Pro-
positions and Grievances, reported snndry
resolutions of the said committee and petit
ons to them referred.
TUESDAY, December 81.
Ordered, That Mr. Cohoon be added to
the Committee Of Propositions and Grevan-
ces and Claims, and also to the select COM
mttee to which the communication from the
late Governor, and the accompanying docu-
ments relative to the canals proposed to be
cut from Roanoke to Meherrin, and from
the waters of Chowan river to Norfolk, are
referred.
A communication from the Senate byt ,eir
Clerk The Senate have agreed to the
resolution ton postponing the resolution "a
greed to on the 9TH of December, for pro-
ceeding by joint ballot, on the 31st OF the
same month, to the choice of -bree Judges
Ut the General Court, to supply the vaCan-
cies occasioned by the designations of Will
am II. Cabell, John Coater and Hugh
Nelson, Esqures, with an amendment, Ill
which they request the concurrence of the
House of Delega es.
X communication from the Senior Mem
Der of the Executive Council was received,
and read as follows:
Council Chamber, Dec. 31sf, 1911.
sSIR--ln consequence of an event equally
unexampled and calamitous, the painful |
Ethty IS imposed upon me, as Senior Mem
per OF the Executive Council, of communi-
Eating to the Legislature, the death of His
.4sxceilency Geo. w. Smith, late Chief Ma
sistrate Of this Commonwealth. This I'M |
happy occurrence has not only deprived so
ciety of a most useful citizen, the state of
Il faithful officer, and an amiable family of |
their own support, but has left the Execu, |
tive Department iii such a state Of d.sorga- |
nization as to create serious doubts, whether |
andcr the existing laws, there is any func- !
tionaTy competent to discharge the int or
tant duties which belong to that branch of |
the government Feeling myself great re-
iuctance- to exercise powers which are in "a
ny degree doubtful, it viii not be deemed |
improper in me to suggest the cXpedicncy Of
supplying the vacancy, as soon as possible.
/ beg leave to add that this communication
has only been delayed by the most imperious
considerations.
have thc bo~cu,. ~ i,e With oreaf roe.