Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-12-31

NC s1iu RESOLUTIONS being read Sec
ond time, were on the question being Sc.
NveralIy put thereon agreed to By the house.
Ordered. that the COMMITTEES of'proDo-
positions and grievances do bring in bills
rsuant to the said resolutions.
Thursday, December 26, laos.
A bill, concerning Philip yyoodson,
(which lay on the tablet was read .,rst
;ime--and the question being put on the
second reading Of the bi;l--it passed in
the negative--and was rejeeted.
a renort from the committee OF claims
lwhichia on thetable was AIKEN up Sread
in the following words The comni,,ee
OF claims have, according to order, had
unde.. their consideration several petit.
ons tn them referred, and have come TO
~: following resolutions ,aereupon--
Resolved, as the opinion f,his commit
tee, that 90 much OF the petition Of James
Waugh, sheriff, of the county of Fairfax.
as prays that the judgement obtained a.
gainst him in the said county, NAV be sus.
pended until the first day of April next, is
reaAn bic.
Resolved, that so rnnca &c said petition
ofJaIussWaugh, as pays f1r the remissi.
on of da nages on the aforesaid judgment,
be rejceted.
Resolved, that the petition of sundrv Of
hers and soldiers. stating tha. by law
OF ,hs last session, the tax on Registers
fees vas Increased, whereby they had TO
ytbe sum Of Hrsy seven dol,,rs Sc ihirty
six cents. instead OF me sum of ten dollars
and seeenty-one cents, the fees on seven
teen warrants, az sixty-ihrec cents each.
nnder the former law, and praying that
law may pass exempsin0 military land
warrants from the additional fees hereaf
ter. and that the difference between the
F. ABOVE sum paid for the said warrants
and the amount of the former fees
may be refunded. IS reasonable
four coinmi;tse think proper to- slate that
provision ought to BE- made for all cases
oil SIMILAR nature
The FIRST and second resolutions were.
agreed ,0--apd he third rejected.
Orle-ed, that bin BE- brought in prr-
saans to The first resp,u,ion, se,h-t a com.
misiee Of claims do prepare and bring in,
the same.
report from the committee ofclaims
(Which my on the table was taken up end
read IN the following words: Tie cora-
mittee ~ CLAIMS have, according TO order,
had under their consideration several Pc
tiiions tn them referred and have come to
the following resolu.ions thereupon: ,ses
Res lived, AS the opinion or,his commit
tee, that the petition os William Lewis,
Rober, Nicely, A. b-w;s, James Mason,
John Douglass and Mark Evans. secnri-
ties Of ABthony Iiaden, who was collector
o. The aTrearsges Of taxes due from the
county of poietonrs faT TIE YEAR 1884.
praying for he remission ofihe damages
on the Commonwealth Judgment against
them as securities aforesaid, haying paid
I the principal and costs. is reasonable,
Resolved, iha' the petition Of Jesse
Merry nan, of CunheTisnd caua,y. stat
ing .hs, h- - the Eaiher and s5ministra
tor Df fhpmss Nerrynan, deceased, q 10
DEED during his conf ement as ,conv;a
iuthe Penilentiary, and praying ih- pas
sage Of law, authorizing him as admi
nisrator Aforesaid, 70 receive q sum of
money Which IS due 70 lbr esta { Of he
said Thomas, as appears from The books
z OF the PeniteDiiary, is reasonable
Resolved, that the petition Of James
Howard, stating hat he was in the revoIu
tiopary army ~ reg'rept commanded by
col. Campbell. < 'eceiged a wound az the
battle OF t;uilford, which has rendered him
unable To obtain livelihood by labor and
praying assistance from the Legislature,
is reasonable.
Resolved, that the petition OF Benisni
* Edward Branch. administrators of Ben
jamin Branch, deceased, praying thar an
aci may pass,authorising them 20 colIcct
certai0 taxes.due in the county of Ches.
isf6cld FOR the years 1884 ard 1875, which,
refrain uncolee,ed by their inteslate, who
was a former shcfilfoflhe said county, in
consequence Of the sudden and accidental
loss OF his life also co. me suspension Ola
Judgment obtained against the nj in The pc
neral court and that the damages on the
said Judgment NAV be RENTED when the
principal shall be paid into the treasury,
is reasonable.
Resolved, hat the petition Of Isaac He'll
ard David Robertson, executors OF Wilt
am Cole, decfased. praying the passage
Of a law,to allow credit TO The estate of
their iessatoT in his account with the som.
monweallh, Coz The amount Of certain De