Alabama state intelligencer., 1831-11-26

the organization of the House.
 On motion, Mir. Speaker appointed committee to act jointly with such committee as might be ap- pointed by the Senate 10 wait on the Governor and inform him of their organization, and readiness to receive any communication which he might be | "iS3nH in61lUn or NIT rORtdiae, the Editors oi the several papers in Tuscaloosa were admitted 10 seats within the bar of the House, to take notes ofits pro- ! ceedngs
 And then the House ad dourned.
 Tuesday. November 22. Mr. Hubbard presented the Memorial ofthe Com mee of the (Courtland) Rail Road Convention, praying the incorporation of Rail Road Company, &c Referred to q select committee
 PeTITIoNs WERE PRESENTED: By Mir McRae from the Commissioners of Revenues and Roads, of the county of Franklin relative to the 7aupers of said county referred to select committee; by Mir Erwin, from certain citizens of Mobile. relative to the limits 1.-the incorporated boundaries of that city, referred 10 select committee. Several other pet. tions were presented, by Messrs Mckinley, Ruge ly, Acklen, and M'Vay respectively which were referred to appropriate committees.
 l BILLS WERE INTRoDUCED: By Mir Harris to es- tablish certain ferries therein specified; and by Mir Hugely, to incorporate the town of Haynesvi'le; erally read and ordered to second reading.
 REsoLUTIoNs WERE OFFERED: By Mir Acklen, requiring tlAe Secretary of State, to lay before the House the returns of the elections for Governor, far as they have been filed in his office; by Mir Mus grove, for inquiry into the propriey ofexending the jurisdiction of the State the Cherokee Indians within chartered limits; by Mr. Rather pro posing that the two Houses (with the concurrence of the Senae) proceed to count the votes given for ] Governor on tomorrow at 12 o'clock; by Mir Hub bard, for Memorial to Congress relative to the pub lie lands, proposing to abolish the auction system, &c; The committee appointed in pursuance of this resolution were Messrs Hubbard, Dillett, Oliver, of Conecuh and McKinley,1 by Mir Hubbard, for in quiry, by the Committee on the State Bank into the expediency of establishing Branch of the State Bank in the Tennessee Valley, and, if necessary for that purpose into the expediency of increasing the capital of the State Bank by Mir McVay, for rnquiry | by the Military Committee, into the expendiency of amending the Patrol laws; by Mir Hickman. author lzng the Doorkeeper to procure fuel, &c. by MT Cook for inquiry into the expediency of authorizing a revision ot the laws ofhe State; by Mir Fontane, for inquiry by the Military Committee, into the expe- diency of erecting state arsenal; by MT McVay,, for inquiry, by the Committee of Ways and Means, into the expediency of reducing the State tax; by MT Herbert, proposing to go into the election of State Printer on tomorrow, at 3 o'clock amended on suggestion of Mir Mckinley to Friday same hour; | by Mir Lane, for inquiry by the Committee on the State Bank, into the expediency of establishing a separate Supreme Court; by MT Campbell for in- qury into the exPedency of changing the time ofhod ing certain courts in Lawrence county; by Mir Ste phens, for inquiry, by the Committee of Ways and
 
 ton of a State Penentiary; which were seyeraly adopted.
 Mir Baker offered a resolution proposing (wi,h the concurrence of the Senate) that Joint Commit tee be appointed, consisting of four members from the House, and four from the Senate. to be styled the Committee on the State ofthe Republic
 Mir BRoDNAx, from the committee appointed on the part of this House to act with a committee ap- pointed on the part of the Senate, to wait on his Exceency, and inform him that the two Houses of the General Assembly were organized and ready to receive any communication he would make report- ed that they had performed that duty, and received for answer that he would make communication this day al half past 12 o'clock
 | The following communication was then received from the Governor, by J. I. Thornton:
 EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, }
 1nscaloosa, 22d .NoU. 1881. ] To inc Hon the Senate and House of Representatives,
 FELLow-CITIzENs; From a concurrence Of events of which ycu arc apprised, became the Acting Governor of the State on the third day Of last March; and it is my duty to con- tnue in the department until the present General Assembly shall have qualified the Governor elect. l cordially participate in the joys of the thirteenth annual meeting of the Representatives of the people of Alabama; and it adds to my exultation, that I believe, in proportion to the increase of the number of its years, our State rises in responsibility and consequence in the scale of the Union. We have cause fer renewed obligations to the be- nehcent Dispensator of blessings to the hu- man family, for health; an unusually abundant reward to agricultural industry; and the pro- missing success of our public institutions. The framers of that instrument which de- fines your powers and mine, and secures to the people their rights, aware of the constant recurrence of objects important to the public veal, which demand the attention of the Le- gislature, appointed sessions at short periods. And being in a coordinate department at the commencement of the present session, it is my duty to recommend to your consideration, such measures as may deem proper sub jects of Legislative action. I perform this task with less difidence, feeling assured that such measures as 1 shall recommend coming within the pale of your operations, will re. ceive from you such attention as their inn portance, and the good of society may re- qnre; and from conviction that your nu- merous body, immediately from the people of the different sections of the State, will have knowledge of such objects, involving the welfare of the community as shall have escap- ed noticein my communication ;and that those. for such omission, will receive no less the unremttng and scrutinizing attention and dellberaticn of your honorable body
 The University of Alabama, was prepared for the reception of students on the eigh- teenth day of last April, since which time, with vacation of ten weeks, it has been in