Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1844-12-12
STAUNTON SPECTATOR
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURES.


The General Assembly me,a,, The capitol in
Richmond on Monday the End Of December
In the Senate, Edward Scott, Of the Dinwiddie
district, was reelected Speaker; Addison
'hansiord, Clerk; Li,,lebury Allen, Sergeant
at-Arms'; and Thomas L. Nelson and Julius
Martin, Deorkeepers. in the House, Y. w.
Southalt was chosen Speaker, receiving ZIG
out Of ll9 votes; GeorgeW. NIunford, Clerk
Daniel Ward, Sergeant-a,-Arms, and Messrs.
Bradley and Chambers, Doorkeepers.
The Governors Message is an excellent bu-
siness paper, such as we rarely see from vir-
GINA Governor. 1t is quite domestic in i,s
staple, and has none Of the usual twaddls ON
the subject of Federal Relations. The cause
Of Internal Improvement, is urged with great,
force Oh the attention Of the Legislature and
we are gratfed to find tina, the finances of the
o'a!c are now in condition to warrant such
expenditures. After paying off the temporary
loan, 1t is believed there will be surplus Of
fully 100000 in The Treasury. The subiec,
OF Education is also broush, forward by the
NoVerner.-He calls attention to the startling
fact that, not only is there one in every twelve
OF ourgrown-up and governing population who
can neither read nor write, bu, at this very
moment they are in the midst Of us shirty
thousand INDECENT children to whom, for the
past year, not solitary hour of instruction
has been afforded at any school in the State
lie reminds the Legislature tina, this is the
third time he has called attention TO the sub.
ject.-Ie is for system of Common Schools
which shall secure the rudiments of learning
to every child IN the commonwealth. and re-
fers to the plan he submitted to the last I.egisla
ture. Attention is also called 10 the accumu-
iation of business in the Cour, of Appeals. and
the necessity of making some provision by
which the evil may be corrected. The plan
submitted to the Legislature by Gen. Baldwin,
few years ago, for the creation of an inter
mediate Court, is suggested by the Governor
as one means of atlording an adequate rene
dy. The Militia system is also noticed
The suggestion of the Governor in regard 10
the expediency Of diminishing the musters of
the Militia, and giving encouragement 10 Vo-
iunteer companies, we think is we'll worthy
OF consideration. But our readers have tho
Message, and can see and judge of its contents
for themselves
On Tuesday, in the House, the various
Standing Committees were announced.-Tbey
shall be given hereafter,
On Wednesday, resolution was offered by
Mr. Garnet, directing the Treasurer of the
commonwealth to receive the Sd, 567 due
Virginia under the Distribution law of 1910
from the Treasurer Of the United States
which was adopted ayes "a, noes 81. The
Senate has net yet acted On this resolution.
On the motion Of Mr.. Frazier, that part of
the Governors Message in relation to the
Court of Appeals was referred to the Commit
tee of Courts Of Justice.
Mr. Stevenson offered resolution for tho
appointment of a select committee to bring in
bill providing for the call of Convention
to amend the Constitution of the State, which
was amended on the motion of Mr.. Garneu.
SO as to direct an inquiry into the expediencv
OF bringing in bill, &c-and in this form
1T was adopted. The following gentlemen
compose the committee :-Messrs. Stevenson
Smith, Goodwin, Hayes, Ward, Cootes, Moore.
Marshall Of Fauquier, Davis of ORANGE and
Greene, Lanier, Edmunds of Halifax, Lacy and
Poulson.