Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-02-12
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.

PROCEEDINGS or TnE HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Friday, Feb. An engrosscd bill ''authori-
zlng sale of certain property belonging to
judith Howard, and for other purposes" was
passed.
Various bills were read the Ist OF cd times
-anong these, was a bill "to amend the sew
eral acts prescribing the mode OF uscertaning
the taxable property within this Common
wealth, aud of collecting the public revenue -
which, on Dir. BEckburn's ;notiun,was order
I'D to he printed.
Mr.. Bib, commissioner from the State of
kentucky, addressed the House about three
hours on the SUBJECT OF his mission.
KENTUCKY MISSION.
Saturday, Feb. 9.-Mr.i Browne of Williams
burg submitted the following preamble aad
resolutions:
Whereas the state of Kentucky, by Hen
~ Clay and Geo. NJ. Eihh, Esqrs. has request
ed the Legislature of Virginia to express its
acquirsceDce in, and satisfaction with various
acts OF the Legislature Of Kentucky, and to
admit that The said acts DO not violate any arti-
Gle OF the compact between the States ofVir-
gina aud keEiucky: And whereas there is
some doubt whether this Legislature can,
IN conformity with lis delegated powers, per-
form any act IN relation I'd the said compact
but such as is therein provided for and
whereas the acts of Assembly oftha state of
Kentucky and the decisions of her courts i'm
relation 10 the subjectaprovidcd for by the
said compact have now, for the first time.
becn presented to the consideration of the Lee
gisiature Of Virginia and require an investisa-
| ton, examination, aud deIiberation more te-
diOus than can at this time he given 10 them :
BE AZ therefore rtSoired, That it is incxpedi-
eat now for this Legislature to express its sat
Isacion or dissatisfaction. or acquiescence i'm
the laws and dccisUns OF the state of Ken
lucky, so far as they relate To any ofthe CON
dltIons q; the compact between this state and
the state of Kentucky.
BE al further rcSo red, That as no complaint
has been made by the STATE of Kentucky of the
incarceration of any condition Of the said
compact on the part ofVirginia. and as no dis
plhc now exists between the said STAG in re-
latlon 10 the fuliiImcnt OF said compact this
| Legislature has no authority to appoint Com
mIssIOpcrs prOvi'.cd for by the said compact
| Mr.. Br0vne observed, that there were only
| two cases under the compact which could JUS
| tty the interference of the Legislature The
one was, when any complaint was made oil
the non execution nf the compact and the
other, when any dispute existed between The
two states, upon any matter connected with
It," Now as the House had not sufficiently
examined the laws of Kentucky or the decs-
Ions OF her Courts, they could not positively
declare that she had given us ground of COM
| plant and he was moi aware of the existence
OF Any dispute between the two states indeed
| tins last proposition could not be acted on, unit
| tile first had been eXamincd.-Hc presumed
| that this House woud examine with the ut
most caution, all the acts and decisions oil
Kentucky, before they would undertake fC
pronounce any opinion upon the subject. fIel
/ land laws extended from the year '97 to 1920
Could dis House 60 through the whole se-
ries other laws? Can you obtain and exam
ine all her laws at this late period of the ses
sion He concluded by saying thai the onl,
course which in his opinion The House ough
{" adopt was the one proposed by these rcso
lut0us.
Mr.. Garland moved, that for the present
tue Preamble aud Resolutions should las up
on the table. He hoped that the gentleman
from Williamsburg himself would rot press
decision, but would allow the House NOR
time for deliberation. The laws of Kentuck
were this mornings for the FIRST time laid upor
the table; and members had not yet had al
\ opportunity to examiner m-These resolu
lions presuppOse that we have no ground q
complaint against Kentucky. For his ow
part, MIR. G.. declared he was not prepared {
say this; nor can the House properly say 50
until Il had more thoroughly examined tn
question.
The following IS the clause Of the Compact referred
, By Tir. Browne.
" That in case any complaint or dispute shall At ,pv lin
arise between the commonwealth Of Virginia aud the ~
district after 1t shall lie independent state concern,
te meaning or execution o. the foregoing articles the san
Nhal ue determined ny six commissioners. Of whom tv
shall e chosen by o( The parties aud the remainder
'e commissioners 50 afst appointed" sh seci sM ,al,