Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-02-18
VUIginia LEGISLATURE.
HOUS. or DELEG.fTES.
MogDAY, Jan. 80, 1901.

The senate agree 20 the free conference
proposed )y the house of delegates upon
the subject of disagreement between the
two houses respecting the bill, concerning
the proceedings in courts ofchancery and
tor other pu' poses---and have appointed
manasersoa the part oftheir house for that
purpose.
Further communication
The senate have passed the bill. enti-
tu'ed, an act renting u hnc TO Elisha
Hail.
They have also passed the bill, cntitu-
led, an act, 20 amend NJ a6t, reducing into
onc. the several is tof the inspc stion of
tobacco, with amendments, to which a,
meNdnents they request the concurrence
b. The hnusc of Il legates.
They have agreed 10 the resolution 10,
proceed by joi't ballot OH Monday next a
tn choice pFa Brigadier General to ELL the
vacancy occaii0ned by the resignation Of
u ne al Francis T. B"ooke-anI,
Their committee have examined seve
raj other enrolled bills, which have been
found by chem "a DC truly enrolled, and
they have been signed by their speaker.
The no sc Forthwith proceeded to CON
slider the said amendments, which were
generally creed to OH the questions being
put thc"euDor.
. lercl, that the clerk 10 scquaint the
senate herewith.
An engrnssed bill, concerning certain
entries aid surveys made of lands in that
par % Randolph county, which was added
t. the county OF Harrison, was. read a
Third time, and a blank therein filled an ::
a7d III question beng put upon tue pas
sa &C. OF the said bill, 1t passed in The ne,ra-
live.
Resolved, that the said bill be rejected.
The house according to the order of the
day, resolved itself into committee ofthe
whole house, on 50 much Of the report of
The co nnittee of finance as relates To the
rcvenue, and after some time spent there.
In, Nr' Speaker resumed the chair, and
M Johnston rcp6rted. that The committee
hal, accord 1g 70 order, had SO much of
thc said report under consideration, had
gon: through the sane and come to the.
toll1wi15 reso'u ions therruDun, which
were agreed 10 By the house.
Resolved, 10 the opinion ofthis commit
tee, that order to facilitate the collection
OF the public revenue, it will be cxoet;ir,t
70 a1leni tn law in such manner, az to
snhlect '-cnrilics .! sheriff. 20 motions IL
the General Court, il the same manner
as saeTi,i' are no. liable TO such motions.
Resolved. as the obnio1 Of this com.
rnittce, thai ii vii rot be exoe .leot TO
encre 'stthe taycs dir;npthe pr-se7. -zar,
but that the ne remain as laSt.
O'lerei hat the last OF SAID re ,plutions
be referred to the committee appointed to
prepare and hing in a bill LAYING taxes
tyr nc support OF Povcrnment AMI tina,
th' Hr5t be referred to Messr,. p. Johnston,
Warren, Shelley, B,ker aud Kcr.
y biiI,to repeal part f;he ash, cntituIed
an AT 20 am ii the a for reducing into
one the several acts concerning The land
ONCE; asccrtaininr Inc terms If g,antnp
waste ard unappropriated lands; dre0-
int TIE mode OF provisioning and pre-
scrlblng the duty OF surveyors, was i.ad a
second tlmc and ordered 20 be rccomnit-
red to the committee appoialed to preparc
and bring in the same.
a bill, authurisiDg the improvement or
The Hay N,rket dslret iaiI. was read +,
second time. and ordered to be engrossed
and read third time.
Ordered, hat leave he given 20 brine il,
a bill, for removing TIC dsria court from
.Arni5tesi's tavern in the town Of Peters.
burg, to the town courthouse. and tina,
Messrs Goolwyn, Johnston, Mill.r, (or
Powhatan), Clarke, Sale. :. Watkins
and Ruin, do prepare aud bring in the
same,
Mr. Caysndish reported from the com
mittee,to whom IL was recommitted, BIZ,
90 amend the sad section of the a.l, en-.
ttuled, an ast Cor further continuing and
amending the al, for reducing into one
the several ais, concerning .xecu.ions
AM Iorthe r-li-fofrnsolycnt debtors, with
on Amendment which was read q SECOND
time AID ordered to be epgro,s,d and
read Z thirdtme.
On motions:
Ordered shat Mr.. Shelley do inform
The senate, that the managers ON the part
% th'' house arc now ready to proceed
'in'n The sohjetl Of disagreement between
the two houses reapc-lng the Hill, con-
cerrinr proceedings On courts OF chance
q and ior other purposes.
Mr.. MC0v rerortcd from he oc,,.,,;,