Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1807-01-13


their clerk
The Senate insist upon their amend
ments to the bill, Authorisng Samuel
PleasaDts, jun. to publish collection of Ger
tam public laws of this com onwcalth, and
ior other purposes which the House
OF Delegates have disagreed.
They have passed the following bills,
A bill, Making ccrsain amendments n
the act author sing mill dams to be built a.
cross the Monongalia rivcr;'
Abill, Increasing the powers nf the
trustees of York town "a
a bill, Concerning certain claims a.
gainst the Commonwealth -
bill, Concerning the militia of the
town bf Petersburg ;"
bill, Concerning idcots and luna
tics - and
A bill, " Concerning Andrew Lcwis;'
They have also passed bill, " Autho-
rising John Nuzam to build toll-bridge
over Iyger valley river in the county OF
Monongalia :"
A bill, A" Directing the mode Of proceed
ing against decedcnts' esc ties, and provid-
ing q, mode of reviving suits in certain ca
ses -
bill, Incorporating a COMPANY to
bulld a toll bridge Ger Great Hunting
creek in tho county of Fairfax :" and
b'il, 10 amend and explain IN act,
entitled, an act to reduce into one all acts
and parts of acts relating to the appoint
ment and duties of sherifS," with amend
ments, to which they request the concur
renee otthe House of Delegates.
Inc house proceeded to consider their
disagreement to the amendments proposed
by the Senate to the bill, 90 Authorisinp Sa-
muei Pleasants, jr to publish collection Of
certain public laws Of this commonwealth,
ana Tor other purposes, when. on motion,
resolved, that this house do recedc from
tnelr disagreement to the said amendments,
ana agree 10 the same.
Inc house proceeded to consider the Sc
naSe mendmeHts to the four last named
bills in their communication. and the ~
mendments to the three first named bills
being severally read a second time. were.
on the question put thereupon, agreed to by
the house. ~"'
Ordfred, t.lat the clerk acouaint the Sc.
nate Herewith
ne amendment to the last named bill
being read second time:
:, On motion, ordered that the said bill with
tne amendment be laid upon the table.
me following bills were scverally read
third time and passed:
A bill, " Concerning Philip Woodson -
4 Dill, To repeal an act, entitled " An
act Tor clearing and repairing the wagon
road from the state road to or near the
mouth OF the Little Kanpwfa river;" and
a bill, "ReleasiHg to William Somer-
vile the right of the commonwealth to a
certain lot If land in the town of Licking.
ton.
Ordered, that the clerk carry the said
bills 70 the Senate and desire their con-
currence.
A report from tho committee appointed
70 enquire into the state of the Registers
once, (Which was Yesterday laid upon the
tabie) was read in the following words:
The committee appointed to exa.
nIne into the state of the Registers
oihce, have, according to order, Der.
formed that duty, and have come 10
the following report:
1t appears to your committee that
she several record books are in rood
order, most of those Of an old da,e
having been lately rebound and newly
Alphabetical.
1t also appears that the plats and
certificates of SURVEYS on which grants
have issued since the year 1879. are
regularly fled in alphabetical order
from the year 1879 to the year 1785
they appear to have been refoIded, put
under new covers for their better pre-
seryation, and each survey neatly in
dorsed and carefully placed In presses.
in such a manner as that any paper
called for may be referred to in a few
minutes. The plats and certificates
between the years 1885 and 1894. al
though alphabetically fled, are not in
that state OF preservation as those last
mentioned your committee there.
fore of opinion that those plats and
certificates of surveys should be re-
folded, Reimbursed and filed rs those
arst mentioned.
1t also appears 20 your committee
that all the surveys acted on since the
year 1894, are in good order, careful
ly and neatly fled in alphabetical or
der.
1t further appears 10 your commit
tee that no grants have issued ON sur
veyS returned since the first Of De-
cember, 1905, and Of the grants issued
on surveys returned before that date
100 are yet to be recorded.
1t also appears that there are now