Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-12-22
1oirginia Ae9isfatnre.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
WEDNESDAY,, December Is.

day resolved itself into committee OF the
whole house on a bill scattering the sessions
or the court or appeals" and after some
| time spent therein, Mr.. Speaker resumed
the chair and Mr. Madison reported, that
the committee ofthe whole house had ac-
cording 10 order had the said bill under
consideration, had gone through the same
and made AN amendment thereto, which
he handed in az the clerks table, where
the same was twice read and agreed to
| by the house, and the bill as amended or
dered to be engrossed and read a third
time.
| A petition was presented and read from
John Pittman, of buckingham county,
complaining of the undue election and re-
turn of George Miller, one of the Della
gates returned Co serve in this present Ge-
neral Assembly, from the said county;
and praying that the seat Of the said MIL
Ter may be vacated, ami the petitioner
permitted to take his seat.
| Ordered, That the said petition with
the accompanying documents, be referred
to the committee of privileges and cleo
tions.
A petition was presented and read from
( 4 number of the inhabitants of Charlotte
icpuDty, praying for certain alterations in
the laws for sscertsining the taxable pro
iperty and collecting the revenue Of this
com wonwcalth.
Also petition of Wan. McCIeery, pray
ing the passage OF a law authorisirg the
county court OF Monongaiia TO settle the
accounts Of Edward McCarty, Nicholas
Casey, and Michael Nern, commissioners
WAC supe-inten1ed the repairs of the road
leading into the north western district of
this state
Also petition of number of the nina
bi.ants Of the town of Suiiolk, praying the
passage cfa law authorizing the appoint
) inent of trustees for the said town with
powers to regulate the in,crnal police
thereof;
Ordered, That the said petitions be re-
fcrred to the committee ior courts Of jus,
tice.
Apet:tion was presented and read from
James Csmpbeil and Robert Spots~ood,
praying that they may DC authorised ~
collect small toll frum all ncrsons passing
the bridge over Appomagtcx river at the
Exeter mills, which has been erected by
the petitioners
Ordered, That the said petition be re.
! ferred 70 the committee ofpropositions and
grievances.
s A petition was presented and read from
Hugh Wallace, stating that he is pen.
received in the revolutionary war; that
his pension is insufficient 10 support him
e Sc and wife, and praying that hc may bt
e authorised TO retail CERTAIN goods wItnou
/ a liccncc. or that his pension may be eli
e creased;
, Also petition of Daniel Leet, praYin,
J. that he ma. be compensated for irtCrus
" due Oil certificate which i've holds Tor IN!
II litary services, of which interest he ha
lbeen deprived by an accitcnt
:" Ordcyed, ;hat the said petitions be re
. ferred To the committee OF claims.
" A petition was presented md read from
the officers of the 15;h regi Of militia
PRAYING certain explanations aud amend
mcuts or the law relating TO muster fine
coIlectable within the said regiment
Ordsrrd, That the said psiition I've re
'errcd To the committee appointed 20 en-
1lire into the state OF the militia law
. On motion, Resolc-d, That . Commute
he appointed to report by bill or cthci
nj wise upon such laws Of permanent au
?, general nature, which in their estima.io
IS, may require amendment: and commit
c. ice was appointed Of Messrs, Barbou
CO. Smvth, (of Wythe) Scmplc, Johnston Z
" p Edward Ddde, Tucker, Parker, BFeCi
cnridge, WoodinC, COngleton, Pruut
A petition was presented and read fro
Benjamin J. Brice, coroner Of Harris,
county, praying N explanation Of the Law
be Authorship the sale cf lands under exec
10. ton for the benefit Of the commonwealth
81. Crdered, That the said petition be +
boy lerred 10 the last named committee.
er a petition was presented and read fro
eF Richard Chichester, praying for the r
od, mission Of damages assessed against hi
~. by Judgment otthe District court Of Ia
on market
" And the question being put on the r
;M ference Of the said petition, 1t passed
~. the negative.
SCI Rcsofoed, That tho said petitionbc :
iccted
. Mr.. Hunton presented from the comm
tee Of propositions and grievances a h
, 80 for dividing the county Of Amherst
which was received, and, on motion, q
en-, dered to be laid upon the table.
s's The committee for CO rts Of justice Ia
,h. according to order had 1nder their con
no, ration several petitions tn them rcferrC
the and have come To- the following resoluti,
IsL thercupon
for I. ResotUcG, That II is the opinion
this committee, that TIC petition Of Elji
y beth Johnston, relict and administrGtiX
Nathaniel Johnston, dec. praying shat
$780, act may pass, authorising a sale of cert
lots in the town Of Jefferson, whereof
said Nathaniel died seized, and an apl