The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-01-03
EXTRACTS FROM THE JOURNALS Or
TIE HOUSE CT DELEGATES.
Sa.wAar, Dsesnger a2A, 1891.

A communication from The Senate by their
clerk:
The Senate have palIed the bill, cn.ituled,
An act, authorizing the introduction OF Dear-
borr's patent balance into the WAREHOUSES of
this commonwealth, upon ain conditions,
with ieveral amendments, 70 which they rrcueft
the concurrence of the II ru.e OF Delegates; and
They have appointed a committee on the
part or that houfe, to examine Jointly with the
committee appointed on the part OF the Houi:
OF Delegates, the treaiiirer's accounts.
The houle forthwith proceeded to coniiier
the iad amendments
And tue Iueition being ieveraiiy put there
upon, they were agreed TO by the houie.
OraeSed, That the clerk acquaint tine Senate
Herewith.
An engrofied bill, declaring Powell's river
highway, was read third time, and blank
therein filed up;
RejoiVed, That the bill do PATS aud that the
title be, an act, declaring Powcll's river high
way.
An eneroi1ed bill, to explain and amend the
act, providing for the poor, and declaring who
ihah be deemed Migrants, was read third
time. and blank therein filled up;
Hej0'S'sd, That the bill do pafs * that the title
De, az at, TO explain aud amend the act, pro-
vidir9 for the poor, and declaring who flall be
deemed vagrants.
0r4errd, That the clerk do carry the fai4
bills 20 the Senate and dsiire their concurrence
Nh. Ruaaer prefented, according to order,
Dill, authorizing TIE court OF Mdlon county TO
appoint one or more Perions TO iolemnize the
rites of marriage within the fld county, which
WAS received and read the ira time, and order
ed to be read fccond time.
MIR. Jennings reported, from the committee
of claims:
RSjo!Ted, as the opinion Of this committee,
that the petition of Edward Burgefs, Rating
he was convict in the Peniteutary houfc for
four years; that during his confinement he Gre
ated debt againit the commonwealth, under
the thsn exiting law, TO the amount of Ut dol
lars !; that upon his diicharge, in September
lat, he received only thirty dollars, the reiidue
of his claim being withheld on account of law
patled lat FELTON,, although the fcrviccs had
been previouly rendered and praying relief
from the legislature, is rcafoEable.
Oraert6, That a bill be brought i'm purfIant
to the ili refolution; and that the committee
OF claims do prepare aud bring in the fame.
Two reioiutiOns from the committee for
courts of iuitce, which were yeAerday laid up
on the table, were called up and read, as fol-
lows:
RetoivsG, That ii is fine opinion of this COM
mttee, that 10 much Of the petition of the cor
porate body OF the city Of Richmond, as prays
thdt they may DC authorized by law TO appoint
mathematical furveyor ofthe iaid city, and to
regulate his fees Of Office, is reaionabc.
RejoLUsd, That it is the opinion of thi. com
mittee, that the redue of the faidprtition, pray
ing that provihon may be made by law for O.
pening ftreetS i'll certain parts of the fad city,
is Reasonable.
The Speaker laid before the houfe letter
from Thomas Swepfon, Robert II. Fiber and
William Munford, three of the commiffioners
appointed by the Legislature TO wait on the le-
gilature of North Carolina. on the fubiect of
opening navigabe canal from Nanfs.n::,d r
yer in this ftate to bennett's creek in North
Carolina, and from Meherrin river to Roanoake
river in North Carolina, which was read, and
with the documents accompanying the fame,
ordered to be referred to MearS. Riddick, Dali-
ell, Sebrc, Purd.e, Tazewell, King, Rufin,
Byrd and Maclin.