Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-01-12

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led, an act, FOR regulating conveyances' ~ and az
ter some time spent therein, MIR. Speaker resunls
cd the chair, and Mr.. l.. Harrison reported, that
the committee Of the whole house had accoraing
to order, had the said bill under consideration,
y and had made some progress tllercr OUT ios nay
ing time 10 go through the saIile hast directed
him to move for leave to SIT again and inc CUES
ton fer leave to sit again, beng, put
IT passed III the negative.
motion rSas then made to postpone the filr-
flicr consideration of the said bill to the 3lst OF
March next
And the question being put upon the said post.
ronemcnt-;
1t passed in the affirmative.
Rssofved, That the further consideration Of the
sad bin be postponed to the g 1st of March next.
MIR. Otey presented, according to order, a bill,
8 To amend an act inttuled, an act, to amend
and reduce into one, the several acts Of the &C.
neral Assembly for regulating the militia of this
commonwealth which was received and read
the FIRST time, and ordered to be read second
time;
On notion,
O,ased, That the said bin be now read a sc.
oond time; the said bill was accordingly read
second time, and,
On motion made,
Ordered, To be committed to the committee OF
the whole house on Monday next.
for courts of Justice,
A bill, g To explain and amend the act init
tuled, an act, to amend and reduce into one the
several acts of Assembly, FOR improving thena-
vlgatlon.of Appomattox river from Broadway to
Pocahuntas' bridge; and
a biz, 50 Making an appropriation for the pay
inent Of a public debt, due to Louis A. Pauly.
Mr.: Cabeil presented, according TO order,
Bill, /" Concerning the James river Company
Mr.. Henirg presented, according to Order a
bill, 8 Further to amend an act, intituled, en- act
10 reduce into one tie several acts; concerning
the county and other inferior courts Of this COM
Iaonveatl.'
MIR. Hooe presented, according to order, bill,
g Giving further time to the owners Of lots in the
town Of MoorGeld, to build thereon ard Tor other
purposes which bills were severally received
and read the first time, and ordered to be read
second time
Nlr. Alexander reported, from the committee
of clairaa, that the committee had, according to
order, hid under their consideration suIldry re-.
titions to them referred, and had come to the fol-
lowing resoluticns thcicupon
|. Resoloed, as the opinion of this committee,
that the petition Of Emanuel l. Leigh and John
Chafi:i, deputy sherifs OF Prince Edward ccur-
ty, praying the legislature would authorize and
require tie auditor ofpublic accounts to grant TO
them a warrant on. the treasury for the amount
of their expenses incurred in conveying to the
Williamsburg hospital from the county aforesaid
James Mlfchel, lunatic, by an order Of two Of
The magistrates and III consequence OF there not
being room to receive him. back again to the said
county, is asoaable.
2. Reyo}1ca also, as the opinion Of this com
inittee, that the petition of Mary Cox, aIlni-
nistratrix Of Abner Cox, decd stating, that at
court held for Essex county, on the 18th day
ofSepterflber, 1877, an order was made directing
the repairing OF Isayten's warehouses should be
let to the lowestb bidder, ard Abner Cox, deed
in his lifetime, became the undertaken tIereofat
sixty pounds ard fulfilled his contract to the So
tisfaction Of all concerned, When, on presenting
his claim to the auditor be refused to grant him
warrant for the same that she is led TO believe
she has no remedy but from the legislature, and