The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-12-25
Vedaejaay, Dec. 10.


A communication from the Senate by their
clerk:
The Senate have paffed the bill, entitued,
All ao, appropriating fun of money for the
purpoie of opening the navigation of Hollton
river.
a menage from the Senate by Mr.. Shelley {:
Mr.. Speaker-The Senate have paAed the
bill, entituled an a6t, to amend the act, entitu-
led al ACT, directing the mode of appointing the
public printer, prefcribing his duties AMI for o.
thcr purpofes therein mentioned.
Mr. Miller, (Powhatan) from the committee
appointed on the part OF this houfe, to examine
iontly with a committee from the Senate, the
executive expenditure for the laft year, report
I'd the following refoiution:
Re/oi7'ed, as the opinion of this committee,
that the expenditures made by the Executive OF
this commonwealth, during the lat year, out of
the contingent fund, were authorized by law,
cutom, or ufage, except the disbursements
made TO Samuel Brooks and others, as compen-
tatian for their aid in detecting Thomas Log
wood, counterfeter of the notes of the bank
of the United States, which we con!ider iufiii-
cd by the neceility of the cafe.
And the faid refolution being twice read, was,
upon the qucition put tkcreupon, agreed TO by
the houfe.
On motion made,
Refol7,ed, That committee he appointed on
the part of this houfc, 20 examine jointly with
committee from the Senate, the treaiurer's &C
counts for the lat year; and committee was
appointed of Me!Trs. Campbell, Coleman, (Ca-
roline) Burwell, Galloway, Chappell, Neal, Fin
ME, Brown, M'Fsr!ane, Penn and Ellington.
Mr.. Edwards, from the committee appointed
20 examine the CLERK Office, made the follow
ing report:
The committee find, that the papers from the
year 1875 10 1903, both years incluiive, are
properly arranged in the Office.
That the journals, written or printed, from
The year 1869 to the year 1903, both years in
ciuiive, except for the years 1888 AID 1884
which are bound but unlimited, are depoiited
IN the Office, and except aifo the journal of
1899, which from information received by the
committee, will flortiy be completed in manu-
fcript and depolited in the Office.
he eroiiiet bills from I7ZG 20 1903, both both
years inc!uiirc, are fled in the Office and neatly
depctited in tin cafes.
Your committee beg leave to frggef the pro-
pv!ety of employing fone perfon to fniih the
manutcript Journals of 1893 and 1874.
O,dsred, That the f,id report do lie upon the
sable
On motion,
Rejoivsd, That the manuftript journals of
rho proceedings of this houie, FOR the years 7s3
and 1884, be completed under the infpetti-
on Of the clerk Of This houfc, on the bcit terms
that can be obtained.
A memorial from fundry merchants, traders,
matters ard owners of veaels and other p,rl0ns,
was prefcnted and read, Eating many inconve-
nicncies and hard!hips ariGnG under an act palI-
ed n che lat FELTON, of the legislature, en;tnled
an att, for improving the navigation Of James
giver; and praying that the faid at may either
be repealed, amended in fuch manner as to
re'nnve the faid grievances;
Oricrs.f, That the Eaid memorial be referred
70 Medlrs. Storrs, Tazcwel!, Sc!ten, King,
Sem2e, Johnfon, Clarke, Chea;ham and Rid
dick, who are To take the matter thereof into
confederation and report the fame, with their
opinion thereupon, to the houIe.
a petition from number of me inhabitants
of Norfolk borough, praying the pafage of a
law to incorporate another company for marine
inf1rance' in the fiid borough referred TO the
committee for courts of jufsice.
The feveral orders of the day for the houfr 70
refolve it!eifinto a committee ofthe whole houfc
on the bill, to prevent nayes being brought into
this tate, and on the itate Of the Common
wealth, being read
Ordered, That the hme be put off till to-
morrow.
Ard then the houfe adjourned till tomorrow