Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-03-05


;loner to attend the Legislature or Kentucky
and for other purposes" 1t was passed during
the day and sent To- the senate for heir concur
renee. (lt proposed to send MIR Benjamin
w. Leigh attorney at law oftllis City, ms ne.
Commissioners /; allowing him $4,000 AS a
Compensation
A resolution was also submitted to the II .
Old. and adopted, for requesting the guvern-
ar by and with the advice of the Executive
Counch to call on til. people by Proc lama
Ton, and to appoint commissioners in differ
ent counties, to receive voluntary subscrip-
tons for money To increase the fund contrib
uted TO the erection Of monument in honor
OF Gea. Washnston-This resolution wa
laid on the table by the Senate, with an un-
derstandinS that it was not to be taken up
again during this session.
ADJOURNMENT OF THE LEGLSL.a.
TURE.
Both Houses of the General Assembly adj
Joursed yesterday about 4 o'cIock.--Annthrr
motion was made in favor of the Universit. :;
viz. to advance her the annuity of four wears.
dedncting the interest, sc. This too failed.
Tho thanks of the II. OLD. were voted To
Mr. Banks tor his impartial and digniiied con-
duet IN the chair. He took leave of the
House IN AN affecting valedictory. On motion
inform the Senate that this House. having fin
lshed the business before it, is now ready To
adjourn to the Slst day of this nlonth"-And
Mr. Minor was requested to inform the Sc
nate thereof.-SOOn after Message was re-
celved from the Senate by Mr.. Robertson
that the Senate had finished all the business
before that body and are now ready to ad-
Journ To the first Monday in December next"
- And then ON motion Of Mr.. Watkins of
Goochland the House adjourned.
The session has continued thirteen ,reeks.
IL is confessed on all hands that the Importance
ofthelracts does not correspond with the length
OF their session. Though the two large corpo-
rations, the growth of modern DAYS 1.-THE
Boards OF the Literary Fund and of Internal
Improvement take up good deal of atten-
tion and add to the sessions, yet it is extreme
ly desirable tn curtail their Duration Some
attempts were made for this purpose--reso-
lutIons were more than once submitted to this
Legislature, to throw the meeting of the next
Assembly later n December, in order that
| they might consume less of the public time
and treasure but these motions failed
In looking forward, however, there is one
lhn5 which strikes us with some force
Subjects will probably come before the next
session of the Legislature, which will demand
| all the talent which the people can put in re-
QUESTION. The result of the mission to Ken
lucky, the apportionmem of congressional
districts under the new census, the University.
the Primary Schools and the fund for Inter
nal improvement, particularly the three las,
which are growing CONCERNS, will demand tn.
most serious attention We suspect indeed tie
people will have large field of selection before
them. In one western county alone, we have
seen five candidates already declared beside,
| the two absent members.
The Legislature have passed II9 Acts;
Sketch of which we have commenced in this
days paper, and will conclude on Friday