The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-12-10
EXTRACTS FROM THE JOURNALS OF THE
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
TUESDAY,, Dec. 6.

Crdered, That committee for Courts of
Justice be appointed; and committee was
appointed OF Messrs. Semple j. Allen. Shet
fey, Writ, Kinney, w. Brockenbrough, OK
Mallory, Strother, Barbour, Watson Pres
ton, Murdaugh, Thompson, Cunningham
holland, Wooding, Richie, Jones (of Motto
way Cheatham, Hairston, Lowther, Robin
son, (of Princess Anne) Baker, Stanard. (of
opottsylvania) Banks, Payne and Walker-
ana they are TO meet and adj ourn from day to
day, and to take into their consideration all
matters relating to courts of Justice, and such
other matters as shall from time to time be
referred to them and report their proceed
ings' with their opinion thereupon to the
house; and, also, to examine what laws
| have expired since the last session. and To
eXamIne such temporary laws as will expire
with the end of the present session. or are
! near expiring, and report the same with
| their opinion which of them are fit to be re-
Vived and continued and the said commit
tee are to have power, to send for persons.
papersand records for their information.
Ordered. That committee of Propositi
ons and Grievances be appointed, and a COM
mlttee was appointed of Messrs. Shefev.
Edgngton, Prpnty, Wyatt (of Charlotte)
Hatcher, Stanard (of Chesterfeld) Roberts.
| WINS, Watt (of Gloucester) Lundy, Simon,
dooe, Aylett, Hill (of Madison) Estill, r.
christian, Penn, Purnall MoseIey, Gibson
Martenea, Hull, Davis, Slaughter. Willis,
fiarris, Gray, Forbes. j. II Christian, An
derson, Rozsell, Joynes, Parker, Garland.
PerkInson, Cabell, Given, Warwick, Left
wich, Otey, Porterfeld, Faris, M'Clena
nan, Rowland, Congeton, Harrison, Patter-
son, Pittman, Watts, (of Campbell) More
man, Hoomes, Coleman, Christian Cof
Charies-City) Egmon, Price, Pegram, Tue
ker, Watts, (of Elizabeth City,) Edmonds.
buckner, Graham, Brent, Castleman, Gala
way, Baytop, Underwood, Carter Dickinson.
Morrow, Mclaughlin, JefTries, Johnson (of
Ilies,) Shannon, Donaldson, Higgins, Bowe,
Seiden' Martin, Wren, Purdie, Lightfoot
Parre'' REYNOLDS, Morris. Roanc, Smith (of
aNng George Hill (of King William)
Sherman, VERIFY, Irbv, smith (of Luz
nenburg) M. Outlook Bilup5, Smith (of
Mathews) Segar, lessee, Craig, Dashiell,
Holt, Opshur, Sneed, Har;ey, Blackwell,
Fitzgerald, Inns, MKnuey, and Peyton -
AND they are to meet and adjourn from Cay
to day, and take into their consideration ail
/ propositions and grievances which NAV come
legally, certified to this assembly, and re-
port their proceedings with their opinion
thererpon to the house and the said com.
lnittee are to have power to send for per-
! sons, papers and records for their informa-
tion.F
Ordcrcd, That Committee Of Claims be
appointed and committee was appointed
on MeSsrs: Allen, (of Shenandoah, ) Prun-
~, Oheatham, Wooding Pope, Hughes.
VVaiton Johnson, (Powhatan, J Woodson. ~
Ter. Gee, Redman, NJ. F. Brockenbrough
Grlgsoy' Rutherford, Bryan, Sarjeant, Nc
farIane, Stricken, Stith, Gurley. Moncure
alien, lot Surry,) billiard. Randolph. Jar
Iott' IecIl, Brown, Garrow, Bailey, Coke
SitS,' Mallory, (of Orange,) Peyton,
hiChIhhey and Temple--And they are to
.ite' ana ADJOURN from day to day, and 30
AXE INTO tneIr consideration all public claims
! 20 them referred, and to report their pro
IItfeuihgS with their opinions thercup0n 70 the
tlouSe and the said committee are TO have
po"sr 10 send tor persons, papers * records
for their information.
Ordered, That Committee of priv;Ioo.e
ana objections be appointed ard commit
tee was appointed Of Messrs Woo,iing. Cor.
hin' CTutchheld, Archer, Daniel. Holmes.
! Coleman. Strotber, Stanard. (of Chee.er6etJ
nakcr' Cheatham, Mallory, (of f.. Cityl
Writ, Grigsby, Storrs, Smith. IofKin- and
elueen) Mu:daugh, Hatcher, Barbour. Prup
ty, Simon, MFarlane. Crockett Pre.t ~"
iS"u'onds, Tyler, Lightfoot, Pittman. Kin
hcy, Roberts, Baytop. Anderson p;tin,s
Jones, lot Nottoway) Holt and Hooe. And
they are 10 meet and adjourn f,.or, d., ~,
day, ana % examine in the first place, an
returns for elccting DELEGATES to scrys in tl,ie
present General Assembly, and 70 connare
the same with the form prescribed nv Isw
and take into their considers ration eucb ,no,
tiers as shalt or may come into oucs,;on 60
"eth''s eiec'isais and privileges; asd re-