Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-11-22
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MH.LE3GEY!iLE, Nov. Z, 1896.
! The Legislature convened to-day both branches has
ing succeeded e!eci!ng their respective officers by
ccloct!rre btrg three ba.io!@gA in the Senate for
Secretary, aid several zach House for The situation of
Door.Erepe: and $sen.yre-whch, with the reading
&! :he credena3 of members and the qualifying o5
!heu,. ea.s'rd i!;e delay.
In The S-naIc, Cen Robert NJ Ecl!os, Of Walton,
(Fnn Drrru geclccled Prrsden and in the House,
Joseph Day ESQ OF Jrir,, Van BUREN, reelected
Syeakrr Mr.. Ihn \. Lamar, Of E55, elected Sec.
r"!2Ey % Tic er"r, tie lac Secretary declining re-
c!ect!on:. and Mr. Joseph Sturgs, O! Talbot: was re-
e!r:;rd Clerk OF tive lIouse,
Ehe Sppakc! elect, taking the Chair returned his
ac4a"wrd sn:eais in bs.t Ln appropriate address,
The Esd,nt o.! Tive Senate learn. equally hap
py expressing hs seEtlCHrts ~ r SC5y over which
lie Las Ike !oHur preside.
Euu herewith have list of Of the baliotlngs, of
n.0.r or less interest 80 your readers.
The MeSsagr will be transmitted tomorrow.
Fer President n the Scn"ts.
Ruaer, NJ. Ec!o!s, o.! Wa!tnn As
\. s. Powell, Of Mcintosh, 81
Srallel mr., 3
u Lat Ti S' ::Ss ID s ri Sd ballot
}. Il. ,ndrrsonr u II withdrawn.
EZeke! T. Park, p "a 33
NJ Ah.,ts was, are: three baIotrgs elected Door
keryef 81 Senate and Nh Davis the fourth BAL
! !"!ng, hIssaeHg"7
For Speaker # lie Houss
| .t'srPl Dag, Of Jones' IS
/ Scattering, rs
Fer lle!.s.
Joseph St.Gs;s, Of Talbot, 81 Evan Brrcnl
Clark Eaniort, o., yo;ies, 73 is Righls)
Blank,
ABB, L. Robertson, Of Butts, was Oh the second ball.
ol;,g elected Messenger, and Rbs7t hyde, Of Walker,
| CIV s!lr Errth bal!ot,pI, Dor krcper
Nr. Lawshsc, GUnion ana afr Wilson, Is Rights
both crcscrd certificates Of their having been elected
(as Senalos) cn BIB signed by Magistrates VINO pre-
sided the election. Ebc consideration Of the question
WHO eatiy!d 10 The seat: postponed until af
pr tie organization or :at Body. was not, however,
taken i.p before adournnrnt and will therefore, proba
bly, b. The fs! question 10 ke scented 10 morrow to tho
Seat.c~
MlaLEDGEyiLLE Nox. O. 1886.
fke Govprnos ~ lis message audes to the Florida
can:paIgn and those n@tens Of it in which tie Geor-
uia !!ili particularly snncecned lie
drrs full Justice 10 that patriotism of the volunteers,
wh,"h led tIetn To engage in waE!are of uncommon
ardsigS and tc encounter as ent!y 40 savage N dis
position as he is krrbarnus wiicr victorious.
Zig Incidents of the Creek told wh fairness
and impaE!diiy and Il. nanne! well calculated to give
q gricr.l knowledge Of the various operations Of the
aanyaiun. and Of is sesulis.
Tx Governor re2o!a4nsnds such modification OF
che ayac oS Georgia. respecting the removal of the Che
reker !ntars from The State, viii correspond with the
time allowed to them 70 remove by the treaty made
witt, them by the FEEDERS! Government
We are glad to find that the Gosernor is JEALOUS in
Tie aarse o5 Internal improvement. The Legislature
will no detb spond ioJe recommendation IN the mes
sage and adop, plan which " give an additional i'm
pulse 70 the s, OF srtesp'se which peryades II. this
i'm, the minds Of citizens An efficient
rcran,ent W works of lnrraa Improvement, by the
Legislature, viii lend greatly 10 the completion of
works al5rady undertaken and in contemplation But
II the Legislature is luks"a-n, End gives encourage
meat ind 1id9al enterprise by proper and efficient
,r~ans il IL ~ b. apprphended that capitalists will not
come forward and atDrd alone the means necessary TO
complete works which cani:oi ictl 10 be Of immense
beneli. tc State. Or may have the nlorhcatIon
- S,,.t.. ,,;,I,
which HE wealth aud Of Georgia could have
Afforded if the legislature had had spirit and patriotism
eaouI, show tie example 10 our o~n capitalists
have confidence ID this egsatnre and hope and trust
that this body will rot dsappot the great expectations
Of Tie people. The Slate has the command Of the
services Of able eng ineer, nothing is now wanting
but the action u the Legislature to render the services OF
lhl. engineer profitable TO the State. He has. already
surveyed The Rabun Gap, as part OF the ins 81 com,
nunicalio. between Cincinnati and the Atlantic; and
he is now engaged in surveying other passes, which
will sooa be completed.
Ths Governor speaks of geological survey of the
State. Such undertaking is of great importance to
The State il is therefore 1T desired that The leglsls
.uEe will make sufficient appropriation for that object
Il to live int, of TIE landowners IN Georgia. mat
survey should speedily be andel and completed
The last topic OF the Governors message upon %ncb
vii! touch is the acceptance and disposition OIL thau
norton af The surplus to which Georgia VIII be-
entitled. Upon liis smhisc much diversity OF opinion
Visits and will arise in the Legislature. We cordi-
ay Concur with the Governor IN us we" OF the o'n,
e. TO he apprshsHdad 10 car public institutions, should
Inr svscr OF distributing the surplus revenue among
J,e States BIZ continued, aad become permanent poll
~ Of the sedeyal Government; and it is 10 be expected
l,s. OH Legislature will demonstrate against the sys.
,ens and require Representatives, in Consressto take
bold stand against it; but believe that the DISPOSE
ton of the pvIl;on coming to Georgia. proposed by
The Governors may produce those benefits which one
million pf dollars: properly and prudentY used cannot
alto realize Ws mach fear that the paa recommend
,1 by ID
nav into ,ne Central Bank; and we all know that, if
once deposit ed n TIA, bouonicss institution, none of it
will ever b. drawn from it Tor the encouragement and
promotion OF the general interests of the State Let II
be oace deposited tie ea:ra Bank, and the spirit OF
enterpE3e which al present anitna!es or ozens and
which requires but the aid and encouragement OF the
State COVE 10 give it satutay and beneficial d.
reclion will be parayzed if not completely annihlatea