Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-12-31
GENARAL AssEMBLY OF VIaeIsIA.
HORSE OF DRLscArxs.
NlONDAY,Dec. asd, 1905.

The engrossed bill altering the reward
TOR killing wolves in the counties of
Washington and Augusta, and the bill
su,hcrising the payment of sum OF mo-.
ney 10 Thomas Niiilsn, were severalIy
read third time and passed.
Mr.. Semple reported the following re
solutions from the committee for courts OF
Justice 49,
Y. RESOLVED, that il is the opinion OF
this committee, that the petition of sun.
dry persons, owners of lots in the town
OF Liberty, praying that they may be al.
lowed further time Tor iniproYinp che
said lots IN the manner required by law,
il reasouahls.
@ ResoIvrd> that the pctiiioa Of james
Wright and Eve his wife, praying that
an act may pass, vesiing in them the
right OF the commemorative to certain
tract of land situated near the CITY OF WI.
lIamsburg, and whereof George Red, a
former husband of the said Eve died sell
zed and intes,ate, leaving no heirs capa-
bic OF inheri,lng the same, is reasonable.
s. Resolved. that the petition of c..
Jackson, chairman: and NJ. Armstrong,
secretary, of a meeting OF numter Of
the inhabitants Of Harrison county, pray.
ing hat an act may pass, i,n posing on the
inhabitants of that district of country,
wherein lands are claimed by the Iadiana
company, tax, FOR the special purpose
eff raising sum Of money sufficient to
defray the expenses incurred by the in
habItants aforesaid, in defending the
CLAIMS of The said company, be rejected.
(, q. Resolved, that so much of The p..
ti'ion of the trustees ofthe Upper Apo.
mattox company, as prays, that the can.
al which has been cut under the directions
of the said company, may be extended
through the town of Petersburg, so as TO
form basin near the creek between the
said town and Blandford, and that add.
onsltolis may be allowed The said COM
pany, is reasonable.
Resolved, that the residue of said pc.
tition. praying that additional shares NAV
be taken by the commonwealth in the
said company. is reasonable.
The first and second resolutions being
read second time, were on the question
put thereur5D, agreed to by the house.
The third resolution being read sec
oDd time, a morton was made to amend
the sameb by striking ont a, the endthere.
Of the words be rejected" and inserting
IN lieu ofthem The wordseis reasonable ="
and The question being put upon the pro
posed amendment, il passed in the mega
tive.
The question being then put upon the
resolution, as reported, il was agreed TO
by The house.
The fourth resolution being reada sec.
ond time, a motion was made TO amend
the same by striking out at the end there
Of the words sis reasonable" and insert
ing in lieu Of them the words s. be rcieSl.
cd"
On motion, ordered, that the said re.
solution do lie on the table.
a motion was then made that the
house come to the following resolo,ion
. Resolved, as the opinion OF this house.
that the question as to the propriety Of
notice may be discussed after the receipt
and reference OF petition, and after The
repori OF a committee ihereupon :" and
the question being put upon the said re.
solution, Il passed in the negative.
On motion, ordered that the cor.
sideratioD Of the said resolution be
now resumeds the consideration Of the
said resolution was thefeupon resumed,
and the for her consideration of,he same
was, on motion, ordered to be postponed
TO ths Sist OF March Eexi.