Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-12-30
Virginia Legislature.
HOUSE OF UELEG srEs.

a.. h.i nsss~d the bills !. A"he'is'"R VIZ
-..,.;,,msnt Of Coami,sio"efs 10 scieo'ae 'hf
-. AZ marriage in esrtaia essrs - ,oh''
~ior CERTAIN appointments oil eo"""'''"s
OF the Revenue. a., a..
-. R.rfeoi. Miller Of Poshaisa, beok'f'
p,,aerfsord. aud Garland OF Nelson.
A., A,kps,a observed ths' few dsv' afo
h.a altered a revolution oa the saD-e, ~
e..,d.Ient speculs,,on ,nResolpiioHS't iH'"F
:. s;,h had heer referred 10 the Commune
I,...,,. He then iniimaisa that he hHd "
g, . l,,,.r to which he referred as '''",
Tor the use Of that Committee. Inc 'e.
.,,iyed--vhich he then asked TO ',op'"
have referred 10 the Comntitee OF
AMI which was done accordingly. , LIN
Al, y.nr,y called up the ensf"''e" M
..;.,;os 1900 for stsrstisn' sol f.Ph"i
in The Senate Iham9e'
time and passed .,,.ics,;oo
ms snesher presented COMMUNICATION
f,oo the I'd Auditor, usnsmhnns seo''""s ~
order transcript OF the tolls OF 'h' I'm"
barr and Salem Turnp,ke-~hicn' ." ""'''"
~, rive. Of Campbell. was relieved 10 tue
Committee Of Roads, &c.
Mr. Maxwell from the ) lert Canm""e on
the .rr--iza'ion cad salaries Of Tue hiS.s''e
made a report on the snhJsc' Inc No"
n..ites report 20 subsianee that " va =,
,he Constitution Jsaaaris'JJ lar III. cover
or ~ 60 into ofiee-aod = bhi hr,ag the saia.
ries OF lbe Governor and Council al what the,
nov are.
The report having been taken up, VS.. jack
,an rose 10 ofer single remark 10 the under-
standing of the House. Tue General Assem-
Lly mel on the Isl Dec. aud II 40. proposed thai
The Governor should go into Office on the III
January. Ia all probability several weeks
mus. slapse after the meeting Of Tue Gsne'al
Assembly before the election Of Governor
could take place-ths must he the case, IN
less the election we're prscipiisiei. IA 'nlsI-
val of STA, eight OF ten days oily .o"ld occur
between the election OF Governor and his as
svmpiius OF IN. dufss ri his station. Was this
time snoughg Ought II not 10 be known To
The People and Oihoen OF The Common.
w.slth, who the Governor sAs, before ht
entered upon The execution OF hP Office
Suppose recnguL 1ces we're 10 be entered into
before this knosledge had come 10 the poses
stnn Of the law officers OF the Common ~salth
Would the, not he forici.ed1 This s,ugle con.
sidsrs Ion, he thought, sas salIlcient To show
ib. eIp.Ji.noy OF the lsi Jan.-Bui aRsin-
the Losetnor vac concurrent Department Of
the Government: frequently required to tut
nish information TO the General Assembly
I he entered Into Office Oh ihs Isl January !
was 10 The midst OF the session 81 the Lrgsln
iars-se would be required 10 perform du,ies
with which he was wholly unaeqnAin'ei. IL
hs was elected from ten,ois paii VI the CON
mon wealth. what would he the result III
from west Of the Allegheny lnoi veTy probable
case h. admitted. but still poDibis uue) hs
could not possibly be Informed OF hrs election,
prepare his domestic business. and arrive NJ
R,ohmond by the lsi Of January. There ~oUlJ
,hsn be no Governor, for time. Upon every
view OF the case, he thought tns time Of enter.
ss.t.a La.
least TO the termination oil the Session OF the
General Assembly. By the mssnng Of the
sue ereJing Leg lature, he would be a. b's posr.
&c aua.uted wiih iiz duties, and prepared u
turu,sh the MD required by the esnsrai Assem-
bly,. II The resolution passed IN Ns presrni
shape. Mr., J. said that hs sho"lh view II ~
lselar alton that tar Governor WIS never To he
selected fron vest OF the Allegheny. Mr. Jack
ION III n NOV d 20 stoke out " inexped,eol
md inAeri .1peGieut--so a. to declare II eIpe.
..sn. 10 change the day hied by Inc Consiiu-
,lon for the governor 10 enter upon his duties
Sir. Leigh said since the sabjsct had been
M o,innsd tue other day, hs had turned his
,a,,ar A,. towards It, and II really sprearrd to
h,,, ina the srsg ast,uns "a In the Inconvenience
al ti,s la January were entitled to great
,ye,ent At first he had felt indispoSed 10
change the day hned by The Const tuton. Up
on reflection he was trsnndnh that mischiuf
,vonld flaw from adheiing 10 that dav, and that
rons could result from the posponement nj the
.,ne. The Governor and Council may DO e
Iectsd from amy part Of the Commonwealth
n m tide water, the middle county. the Val
lev. or the conotTy b"roni the Alleghany-
S1npnse tina, in the month OF Decsmbrt, u Co
vernon !, elected, residing in kenas ha, lee or
Russell From tue distance aud the roads,
,be information would hardly reach han by the
1T Jsnua y, Again The Governor 81 slected
woali nfophbly he n man oi sumo ago aud
rons,d-raii"n, with n family aud having pr.
vaie AFFAIRS 10 arrange. II would b" extreme
!, incon,suien for hun 10 leave home thus sud
renly--to pack up and march on minutes
yotis. like a soldier, inniate man. Tie gran
Ted that this would be the Ease when the Go.
vernon was selected from the lmmedi ate neigh-
horhond OF this place-but IN making n pcrma-
nrnt provision Tor the regulation OF the Govera-
ment, the Huu.e WAS bound IN justice, ~
derency, To look to oil patts OF the Comm m
wealth--To Lee, L ooke. or nenongaa, ~
well as the vicinity oil lae6moud. They ought
not 10 adopt II regulation WINCH would drag the
novernor OVER mountains covered with snow,
pnd streams swollen wub winter foods. lie
did think that tins single view vi the case ous hi
10 prevail on the House TO postpone the tine
and especially when IT vas obvious that no
incoay eniencc could result from The postpone
III Suppose the time OF entering upon his
duties were dsiss- u",d ap,ll' HIS prcds.
cessoI would remain IN Office until that Iime
No inrerregoum would occur. Inc 4 -n,lemsn
from Powhaisn mir. Mllsr) bad made sug-
gssilon which he thought EMIL lid to much
weight. The Constitution (in his Judgment.
n,osi wisely the old aud the ne~ Constiiu-
ion, h al confined the Governors duty 10 the
supple execution Of the laws. In consequence
OF this h,s first AID principal duty. was to make
h,n.eii master Of dsislls. No plans OF several
policy were expected from HIM. The Legs.
lafure ,ook care OF that. Wss 1t not proper in
the nature Of things that he should snter upou
III. duties when u,n. ~uad be afforded han to
master details, tnstsad OF at a period when this
time 40, ba' Ing been afforded him. he would he
liable to calls Tor information which he could
not gve7 u bad been said. thai the Cou0c Il |
could instruct, bat ~hea Council was assign
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