The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-12-31
ExrRAcTsFRoM THE JOURNAL OF THE
HOUSE OF DELEG ATES.
THvRspAX, Dec. %.


executive, reservoir Oh the Capitol square,
WIT; view ofintrod,icirg into il the water of Sc
FeT"i springs for the purpose Of watering part If
the c!sy oi Richmond that the surplus water o..
,hc two springs on the capitol square has been al.
so granted To him by the executive and p-av-
ing cnnh-m"' on OF snc!i grants by the lcg;sla-
ture ;-Retcrred to the com MT ,ee for Courts Of
Justice.
tct'non was presented and re Id Of Level
YIN I"n"" ot Oe''ct''orpe Comfy III the state of
Georgia, praying compeps:,tion for certain adj.
lanes OF none, made Dy him whilst IN pub
In service during the revolutionary war
Also memnrtai of Henry Bank. of the city OF
Ricmol,d, stating certain claims which tn: me
nioriaiist :.as upon the commonwealth, and pray
nag compensation therefor and further pravina,
certain ind''igcnces with respect TO the arreara-
mes oftaIes due on certain lands held BY the peti
iicncr;
Also 4 petition of Thomas Woollief. repre-
sentot'Ne al O.. Francis Ep2es, lat OF Diuwid-
die County, MISUNDERSTANDING compensa alton
for services rendered during the revolutionary
war by his testator ;--Reierredt to the committee
Vi ci-iTns.
memorial was presented and read from
ii: Der OF the ini.btn,ts OF Nelson county, stat
m, some improper aud a. the momoriali SITS con-
ce''e, illegal Conduct ot the executive III appoint
ing anuaher OF magistrates for the said county
and praying that an investigation may be had By
the legislature on tie subject of tine aforesaid
appointment;
orderel, that tho said memorial be referred to
Nessrs ShcHey, Otey, kinney, WIZ, Barbour,
X. Standard, Z. Watts, I.ightfoot, Baytop, Cor
bin, Smith iof King and C.,:rn) and Parker lof
Wcstm0reland)
petition was presented and read from the
Petersburg Manufacturing society ,prayn,: Coz the
passage ui al act to incorporate the said society
and further pray ing such encouragement and pat.
ronage from t!.c legislature. as tey NAV tim,
proper to bestow on the Institution:
ordered, That the said petition be referred to
the committee to whom referred TIC petit
tlHn ot the Halifax Manufacturing Society. and
that Mcssrs Pegral,, TclRpic, Gee and fucker
be added to that committee.
a pottOn was presented and read from John
ACierney OF Charestown in the county of
Brooke, praying loan Of money for cer'sn
time for the purpose Abiing the petition 10
carry ON 10 greater advantage a pottcrs or
Queens ware, III which he is engaged ;-Rciec-
ted.
On melton, a committee was appointed 90
'mlRe Jointly with committee from the Senate,
into the state and condition Of the lots, houses
and furniture, appropriated ior the use OF, the
3overno, O! tins state: and TO report what re-
pairs and additional furniture, if any, may be ne
ces9aiy
Also committee to bring in bill &c To ;.
mend ar act tor regulating the navigation vi
James river, above the falls ofthc ssd river -
act giving power TO the county courts 10 es.'!
lish ferries, End to regulate tse rates Of f...i-
age, and Messrs Thompson, Johnson, (ot
Siios) Payne, Roberts, Gee, Rozsc. NJ ,ncurr,
f. Watts. Graham and Mason. were appointed
10 prepare and bring; in The same.
Or4erea, That leave he given to bring in bill
" o amend the act authorizing street to be
pcncd ia the town of Petersburg, and for other
purposes" and that Mcssrs Pegram, Tucker
Chcatham, Stanara (of Ches,creil.) Moreman
Gee, Temple, and Pope, do prepare and bring n
thc same.
ordered, That leave be given 20 bring in bill
e" To empower the executive to appoint persons
to collect the arrears OF taxes" and that Messfs
Payne, Pr'nV. Wooding, ]. Wyatt, lessee,
M Frlanc, Furdie, Craig and Johnson (sf Giles)
do prepare and bring i'll tae same.
Oriere6, That leave be given to bring in a bill
I" To amend the act, entitled, AN act concerning
ooronors," and that Messrs Woodng, Bank,
Sanford, Maseley, Wills, Underwood, Crutch-
field, C2liawy, Rutherford and Watson, do pre-
pare ana bring in the same.
FR1pAY, Dec. 90.
Engrosscd bills for " Releasing to Nicholas
Gnutler, the common wealth's right to- certain
land therein msntIoncj," g. Releasing the cnm-
nionwelth's right to lot Of land in the town
ot Wheeling e. Thomas Baird" were read d,
thrd time and PASSED.
the following resolutions
l. Resoivea, as the opinion of this comm tee,
tliat the petition of John Swearingcn, sheriff OF
tic county OF Brooke, praying tiiatI.e may be ex.
onerated from payincnt OF the damages mention
Ell IN judgement obtained against him III tn :
general court for the revenue taxes which b1
came due in the said county for the year 1907,
the principal and cos of the said Judgement be-
'n- paid into the treasury, is reasonable.
3 Resolved, as thc opinion OF this Committee,
that the petition Of sundry inhabitants of Culpep-
er comfy, praying that al .ct may pass, incorpo.
rating them a company with ertain powers for
promoting agriculture ard domestic Manufac
lures, is reasonable Agreed 10 by tie Iin,se
Me- J. Allen, from the Committee Of Claims
| male tic following .eport
The committee "fciams have, according TO or
der, had under their consideration, sunClry petit
| ons To them referred, have made reports thcreup
on, and come to the following resolutions:
1t appears to- your committee fron the pc.
tition of WI lam Male, alias William No
! gle, that whilst under the command of Col
George Washington. in the service Of the
! then colony of Virginia, in the year 1859
he was with party upon Turtle creek thai
was attacked by Indians that in the engage.
ment ne received wound through hs ri IN
! ieg, about .i.gee inches above the anCle Joint
! III consequence Of which he was discharge
at For; Pitt, i'll the year 1760; that he is now
rs Years Of age, with an aged wife &
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