The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-01-05
Legislative ae ci;rg,uia.
EXTRACTS FROM THE JOURNALS OF
TIE HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
FriGay, December 2s.

| biii, citabliihng feveral new ferries and en-
creating the rates of former ones, was read a
| lecond time and amended at the clerks table.
aDd WIFE me amendment, ordered to be engro1.
ed and read 4 third time
| Authorizing Adam Hickman to erect dam
acrois the wet fork OF Monongaia river, for
certain purpoies therein mentioned was read
iecond time, and ordered to be cngrolltd and
read third time.
! MIR. Du-Val from the comraitsec to whom it
was committed) preferted,
a bill, for the relief OF fpecia bail in certain
Gales with tcvcra amendments, which were
twice read and agreed to by the houfe.
OrdeJ-rd, that the Eiid bill with the amend
ments, he engroned and read third time.
MIR. Smyth (Wythe) prefented, according to
order,
bill, furthcrto amend the penal laws of
this commonwealth, which WAS received and
read the firit time, and ordered TO be read e.
cond time.
On motion. made,
Ordered, That the fald bill be now read f.
cond time the aid bill was accordingly read
iecond time, and,
On motion made,
Oraered, To be committed 20 committee
the whole houfs or the fate of the common
wealth.
Ordered that l5ooopies ofthe aidb llde prin-
ted for the ufc Of the members Of the General
Anembly.
MIR. We!twood preientci, according TO orr
der, bill, 70 amend and explain All act, paficd
January the cath, so4 further declaring what
ihali be deemed all ualawtul meeting Of fIavcs,
which was received and read the irit time, and
ordered to &c read fecohd tinre.
Mr. Mathews according to order, made the
following report
The 81,
OF the gov. letter as relates to the promoted
road from the upper navigation of James river,
to The upper navigation Of Kanawha river, have
according 70 order had the fame under conf
Iteration, and beg leave to report.
That 1t appears to your committee, that two
routes have been viewed, each commencing at
the plantation of Hugh Ballentine, in Grecnbri-
er; the one pafing the Hay-itack meadows,
Cauly river, Peter creek, 10 Carol Morris's
plantations. iIncive mics heinv re grea. ta!!s 9.
Hanawha; the other paf'ing John Patterton's
on Sewei mountain, croifins New river near
the mouth of Mans creek, TO the higheft nay
gable point oil Kanawha river, below the great
falls.
It alto appears to your committee, that the
latter route is 10 I-2 miles the fhortea, lefs in
teriected with difficult water courfcs and can be
made good road for leis fun than the form
er.
Rsfoir'rd, as the opinion of this committee,
that an act ought to pats, authorizing the open
ing oftbe faidroad, from the plantation of Hugh
Ballentine, in Greeubrier, by the Mans creek
to the hgheft naygable point of Kanawha, route,
below the great falls Of that river
The iaid report being read, was ON the quefi-
on put thcreupon, agreed to by the houfe
Ordersd, That bill be brought in uprfuant
to the taid report, and thatI committee who
made the fame, do prepare and bring inthe
f,ld bill.
On motion made, the houfe came TO the
following relolution
RGjo(asa, that this houle, as 4 tribute of re-
ipeet to The memory of Thomas Walker, late
OF Pnnceis-Anne, arnember Of the prefent ge-
nerdi allembly, who departed this life this morn
ing, will, with iuch members of the fenate as
are now in town, on tomorrow, go in procem-
on to his grave, to diicharge the Lao melancholy
Offices due the dead.