The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-12-13


EXTRACTS FROM TIRE JOURNAL or rsr
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
TUESDAY, Dec s.
The Speaker laid before the House a letter
from the Governor, accomp anied by sundry docu
mens tor the consideration Of the General AS
sembiy and the said letter, with par, ofthe do
Su'henes oehiS read, We're, OH motion, ordered TO
be laid upon the table
Ordered, That leave be given TO bring in n hill,
" To encrease the compensation allowed by lazy
to the electors Of Resident and Vice. President of
the U. States :" and that Messrs. Semple, Gar.
row, Congieton, Baytop and Hatcher, do prepare
and bring in tie same.
petition was presented and read from James
Robertson, OF the county Of Amelia, complaining
OF the undue election and return Of Bathurst
Randolph, one ct the delegates rcturned d 20 serve
IN tins present General Assembly from the said
county.
Also apet,ioh from John Jones, of Warwick
county, complaining of the undue election and re-
turn ot Dixon Brown, one of the delegates ret,r-
ned to serve in this present General Assembly.
from the said county OF Warwick.
Referred to the committee of PRIVILEGES ah,,
Elections.
a petition was presented and read from sundrv
inhabitants OF AibemarIc county, praying the pas
sage OF IN act subiecting to militia duty certain
persons who are now exempt tkerefrom
CrGeTe9, That the said petition be referred to
the committee OF Courts of Justice that they
Go examine the matter thereof and report the
same with their opinion thereupon TO the House
"A petition was presented and read from
n".:.er ~ tl:c % Northumberland
county, praying tie passage of a law, to annex
part OF the said county TO tie county of Lancas-
ter:
Also petition of sundry other inhabitants of
the said county of Northumberland in opposition
thereto:
Also petition from suntlrv in,abitant, of the
county OF Kcnawlla, praying for division of the
said county:
Referred to the committee of Propositions and
Grievances.
On motion, Reso!ved, That committee be ar
POINTED TO enquir,, Jointly with a committee from
the Senate, into the state of the accounts of the
late * present treasurer, discriminating between
Their accounts, and make report To- this house tx
committee was appointed ofMessrs. Pope Shelf
fey, Prunty, Simon, Semple, ]. Allen, Cheathar,,
Writ and Hatcher.
| Ordered, That the Clerk acuusint the Senate
| herewith
| On motion, Resoiued, That so much of the CO.
Vcrnors communication, and the documents ac-
comPanying the as relates to the judicial act
OF last session, be referred to a special commit
Tee ana that the committee be instructed to en-
quire whether any, and If any, what alterations
or amendments are necessary iri the various laws
! t!G JuliClal courts OF tins Common
wealth, and regulating the proceedings therein :;
and that the committee have leave to report bv
bill OF otherwise; aud The same were referred to
Messis. MurdauGh, Sheifey, Semple, T. Allen.
Barbour, Kinney, Payne, Stanard (of Spo;tsviya.
MAJ Writ and Cabell.
On motion, Resokved, That 500 copies of the
Governors communication, and of the documents
III ~rked G. H. l. x. therein referred to- be nrin
ted Tor the use Of the members of the General
Assembly.
| Here follow the proceedings relative to the
eappointmcnt of an Eiector pro TEN. which ha; c
been detailed in our paper.
Mr. Sefn3le presented, according to order q
Dih 10 encrease the compensation allowed by
iav, 10 the Electors of President and Vice Pre-
sldent OF tue u. States" which WIS received and
read the trst time, and ordered to be read Sc
cond time.
| "WEDNESDAY, Dec.
petition of John Cooke, of Culpeper coun-
", praying that he may be authorised to bring
INTO th's state certain slaves which have lately
fallen to his wife in the state of MARYLAND
Also apetition of Sundry inhabitants of Mo.
nongaiia county, praying the passage ola law re.
Pealing the act of Assembly prohibiting slaves
being brought into this state, at least so fa tba,
slaves acquired by descent, devise or marriage
may be brought into that portion IF the state
west OF the Aiiegany mountain
Also petition of Robert Conway. of the
county OF Northumberland, praying the passage
OF a law, authorlsing him 10 hold certain slaves
winch he has brought into this state from Mary.
land, and which are subject to the consequence.
OF the lew prohibiting slaves being brought into
TINS state, and of which law the petitioner was
ignorant AZ the time of bringing in the said
slaves
Also petition Of Jacob Vanhook, of Hai;fa,
county praying the passage of law, authors
ing him to remove into this state, from No
carolina, certain slaves the property ofthe pet
toner ~
Ordered, That the said petitions be referred
to Messers Strother, Sheffey, Prunty, 7. Allen
Semple, pashell and Moseley.
! A petition was presented and read from Will
am Jones, of Caroline county, corpIain;np of IN,
undue election and return Of Henry C.. Coleman
one OF the Delegates returned to ser.e in thi,
present General Assembly from the said coun
lty;
Referred to the committee of Priyiepes ant
Elections. w
! Mr. Woodng from the committee of PR
Viieges and Elections made the following re
port
The Committee Of Privileges and Election,
nave according to order had under their consi
defation the petition Of James Robertson, i,n
complaining Of the undue election OF BathIrs
Randolph, returned to serve az delegate Tor IN,
county o. Amelia, to them referred agreed I'M
on report and come TO tbe Following re solution.
thereupoh
ItapPears TO your committee, that at the e
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