Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-02-15
VIRGINIA EaeTsLAruR.e

IueSG1y, Fe1 ID a communication v,as-,a
ctiVed IRON The Senate, that hey had agreed 10
me resolution tor appointing committee, notify
" m B GILES OF his election as Governor, and
That they had appointed committee.
Nh OOuihat moved TO take UP the preamble
and resolution, offered on The day before by Mir
ueo'ge, In relation to The duelling law. On This
uo'ioii' much conversation took place, as to the
propTe'y OF acting he suffice; before the fate O:
81. on the same subject decided Mr. " Ter
wished the resolution taken up, because it implied
an unjust censuEe the Executive AID on mem
bers OF The House; and s,a ell facts hat could
not be shown 10 excl The resolution and III.
oiii could rot effect each oiher. Tie ITesnLle S.
resolution being t,ken M.
Mr. JyieT asked! tie mover OF the resolution 10
specify case in which any member of the t,xeru-
tive had appended explanation 10 his certif
cate.
Mr. George, in er, as; ed for lie reading of
the report Of the &. Of p. and L.
Me>sfs Tyler a'.d -Itaie referred TO the report
OF the Committee of p. and Z. 10 sho,v lie mac
curacy Of the statement in the preamble as TO III.
explanations srpende! to the certificates Of Quail.
hcaiion. They were attached by the members TAX
ing Tie oaths, and rot by The member Of the Ex-
ecutivs Council, as part of his official act
L he discussion was then resumed, by Me-yrs
Tyler, .Ienie, Gboison, George, EyeTeft. Car
ter OF p. w and Dputhat = MIR. GboIs,n moved
TO strike on, tile preamble, and part Of lhe reso
luton In the further discussion of the subject,
Me-sTs Coisfoa. IaykOr and G0rolon took part
Mr.. RuH5r0Wsh then submitted the following
Substitute Tor Mir. Georse'- Pielmbe ard keso!u
lion:
g y heTeIs do bis exist he;ber the . section
OF ihe Act 10 suppress DueIIing has not been re-
lealed or modified hy the operation Of certain acts
posed al the revision of he laws in 1918 1919
For remov-I whereof Be ii ResoyUed and De.
ciaTed bV tie Generai .aSSenibiy That they do
not consider tha the said 3D. or any part OF
IS d H. I..I
tered or modified s'Sce is passage
Mr.. PGge thea moved an ind, finite postpone-
ment of the said Preamble and Resolution to-
geiher with The said Sobstitute, which motion vas
determined in the negative ayes 50, noes IS.
The question then recurring Upon the adoption
OF the Substitute 1t was de mined In The afIirma.
I'VE
Oh NJ Kmbrorgh's motion, The sail subsu-
inte was referred TO lie Committee for Courts of
Justice
Engrossed bWs--To amend the act concerning
The Auditor aud Treasurer. TO repeal an ac, con-
corning the military lands south west Of the Ten
nessee river, IN Kentucky To establish an In
speotion of butter ard lard in the City of Rich
m"nd-were read third time and passed.
Mr. b0UeJS reported ithout amendment, the
bill aiuendatory OF the act reduce into one the
act 10 regulate the solemezation of marriages,
prohibiting such as are ocestuous. Sc On Mr.
EPpes's motion, laid upon The table.
80 ''Yt"htf idiu UtlUft ne House, q commune
cation from the Governor, enclosing the following
letter (reeeiyed this day from MIR. Robert Trip
lett, Agent i'r Military Land Claimants
TRANSPORT. January 81, 1927
TO His Ercellency, JoHx TYLER,
G0oer"or IF PUgiHia
SIR The Legislature If Kentucky having
adjourned WITHOUT finally acting on the subject Of
the claims to military bounty land Southwest Of
the Tennessee river, am constrained to exfress
my belief that the claimants oisad land have now
lttue hope but from Virginia or ihe United States
a gain this. sub'ct was referred TO the Judicial
Committee, who reported on II, AZ The said Com.
miiiee I'D the gear before; yet Ibis report has RI
ther been coucured in nor rejected Begging
leave TO refer to my former communications, as
containing oil hat nave TO say on this subject
am, respectfully, your 81 etlisni servant
ROBERT TRIPLETF
Mr.. Giles, from the Select COMMITTEES appointed
TO empire into cerin points Of fundamental law
and cerlaa Offering cIsims Of Jurisdiction between
/ the GoveIuW.Ht ri ibis State aud the Government
! Oh he i. State, Wesuoted report which, on Mr.
P'!sons motion. was laid upoa he table ans