Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-12-11

Reso'ved an1a;r:otfsip, that Peter Jolf1.
stor, ESQ. be appoin,e, speaker To this
house: who be;pg conducted 20 The chair,
Tor the honor conferred upon him.
The house, according TO the ORDER of
TIE day, proceeded by not ballot with the
senate, 10 the choice OF Governor or
Chief Magistrate of this Commonwealth
Tor one year; and on counting the bal
lots, majority was found in favor OF VIII
liam II. Cabell, Esq.
The house, according to the order OF
the day, proceeded by joint ballot with
the senate, TO the chaice of a Brigadier
General TO supply the vacancy occasionetl
By the resignation of Brigadier General
John 3. Scott; and on counting the bal.
los majority was fsund in favor of Pc
ter Johnston, Esq.
| The Mouse, according 10 the further or
der of the day, proceeded by joint ballot
with the senate, to the choice Of Briga-
der General, to supply the vacancy occa-
stoned by the death of Brigadier General
Richard KENYON /; and on counting the
ballots majority was found in favor oil
John Pegrarn. Esq.
The speaker laid before the house le:.
ter fran the Governor, covering the re-
signation of Joseph Jones, Of his commits.
sion of Major Genera, of the 6rst division
of Virginia Militia Ordered, to lie on the
table.
On mo ion, RESOLVED unanimously, that 9
committee be appointed 10 ~ait on Hugh
Holmes, esq. to convey 10 him the thank.
OF this house. for the ability, attention and
dlgni6ed manner in which he discharged
the duties Of speaker of this house; and
a committee was appointed Of NIessrs.
Harvie, Harrison (Amelia) Minor and Ro
lbertson.
Mr.. Harrison made the following re
port from the committee of Proposition:
and Grievances
| The Commute of Propositions ant
Grievances have according to order hat
uDder their consideration sundry petitions
70 them referred. and have come to III,
following resolutions tbereupon:
Resolved, as the opinion of this com
mittee, that the petition Of George Cabel
senior, praying that a law may pass au
thorising the establishment Of a publ,
Warehouse on his land at point formet
by the Junction OF Blackwa.cr with Jane
River, near the Town of Lvuchburg /,
the county Of CsmpbelI, is reasonable.
2 Resoive8, as the opinion ofthis com
mittee that he petition Of sundry nhahi
tan;s of the county OF Ohio praying ,ha
a law may pass, far the establishment o
an inspection Of -FOUR on the land of Rich
ard 81, ms in the said county of Ohio, il
reasonable.
/ 8. Resofv-d, as The opininn ofthis com,
mi,iee that the petition of Benjamin Ro
binson. praying that law may pass, esta
! bll'h'ug an inspection Of -four at his Mil
near the mouth Of ten mile creek in the
county of Harrison, is reasonable.
Resolved, that bills be brought in pursu
ant to the said resolutions, and that In,
Cemnittee of Propositions and Grievan
ces do prepare and bring in the same.
Ordered, thata committee be appointed
to wait on William H. CabelI, esq. ana
inform him of his appointment to the OF
nee of Governor or Chief Magistrate o.
this Commonwealth for one year; ard q
committee was appointed of Mcssrs
Smyth (Wy,he) Hepning, Mercer, NJ.
nor, Brooke, Jones fNotiovay) Love, Hsr.
rison (Amelia) c. 3. Harrison and Wood.
ing.
| Adjourned till Monday II O'Clock.