The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-01-14


Wythc, to the county of Giles ;"
A bill, g .Aufhorising an appropriation of
part OF the money arising from the sale of
the Glebc of Norborne parish -
A bill, 4" Concerning VIM. Meow
a bill, e Giving further time to complete
mill-dams across the Monongalia river %
and,
A bill, " Incorporating trustees of Center
vile Academy"
The house according to the order of the day,
resolved itself into a committee of the whole
house, on the bill, ITO amend the act, enti-
tied an act to amend the several laws con-
corning slaves" and after some time spent
therein, Mr.. Speaker resumed the chair, and
Mr.. Semple reported, that the committee of
the whole house had according to order had
the said bill under consideration, had gone
through the same, and directed him to re-
port it without amendment.
motion was then made to postpone the
further consideration of the said bill, to the
S1st day of March next and the question be-
ing put on the said motion for postponement
it passed in the negative.-Ayes 7S-Noes
| 81.
An engrossed bill, " Establishing certain
towns therein mentioned" was read a third
time and passed.
An engrossea bill, Explanatory of the act
entitled, an act, concerning tho clevtiun vi
| members of the General Assembly," was
| read third time and passed ayes lI9, noes
The following engrosscd bills were read a
| third time, and passed -
bill, Concerning Edward Jackson -
A bill, Concerning Philip Biscoe, ]. Horn
er, and John Horner Junior ~ bill, Con-
corning Nathaniel Fox and Leonard Hill -
And bill, "For INCREASING the pension of
Thomas Harris.
| TUESDAY, January S.
| A communication from the Senate by their
clerk:
| The Senate have passed the bill" Con-
| corning the road from the upper navigation
OF kanawha tothe upper navigation of James
! kiver, with amendments, to which they
| request the concurrence\of the House of De-
legatcs.
| They recede from their 1st amendment
proposed to the biil-"To continue and a.
mend an act concerning the James River com
pan" to which the House of Delegates
disagreed-And they have agreed to the a.
mendment proposed by, the House of Dele
gates to their second amendment to the said
Dill, w':h an amendment. to which also they
| request the concurrence of the House of De-
legates.
| i he House proceeded to consider the "a
mendmcnts proposed by the Senate, to the
4 bill, "Concerning the road from the uprer
navigation OF kanawha. to the upper navi-
cation OF James River and the same being
twice read, were agreed to by the House
| THURSDAY, January z, 1905.
"A communication from tie Senate by their
clerk
The sc nate have passed the bill, 'eVesting in
Elizabeth Michaelthe right the common wealth,
TO certain tract oEland therein mentioncel.''
| They have also passed the bill, ''1o establish
an academy for female education in the town OF
Lsxineton;,' and the bill, Establishing a turn
PIKE over the South Mountain, GU R0ckfsh Cap y
with amendments, TO which they request the con
culrence of the,h house Of Delegates
lhe House proceeded 10 consider the smend-
me1ts 10 the said bills and the same being twice
read were agreed to by the House.
The House, on motion, proceeded also to con-
sider an amendment proposed by the Senate, 10
an amendment proposed by the House of Dele
gates, to the Senate's amendments to the bIl.
] 10 amend and continue the act, Sc Conccrnine
the James River Company (Which lay upon the
table, and the said amendment being twice rrad
! was agreed to by the house.
An enSrossed bill, "ro amend an act entitled
| an act, to amend the several laws concerning
slaves" was read 4 third time and passed. AYES
| S4-Noes II.
n motion made that the House should
come to the following resolution
| Resofpsd, That the Executive be requested to
| have made seal of the Commonwealth offViggi.
MIA, with the following el.sravings, viz :-Vafas,
| the Genus OF the Commonwealth, dressed Ike
| an Amazon, resting ON : spear with one hand,
and holding sword in the other, and treading'
on Tyranny, represented by a man PROSTATE a
! crown fallen from his head, broken chain III his
left hand. and scourge i'll his right. e.
In the eXergon, the word Virginia over the head
OF VDtnS !; and underneath, the words, Sic sem.
per Tvannis.
| On the reverse, groupe.
Li6ertGS, with her ward and bikeas.
On one side of her, Ceres, with the eornucopia
in one hand, and an ear of wheat in the other
On the other side IEterni,as with the globe and
Phernix
In the exergon these words, Deus nObs,yxs.c
Ofia fecit. ~
On motion, ordered, that the said resolu;Ash be
laid upon the table
FRIDAY, Jan. g.
A communication from the Senate by their
clerk
The Senate have passed the following bills, to
wit
A bill, " Authorisng John NJ. Syme, to erect
a toll bridge across PamC'.ky river - and
A bill, Establishing certain towns therein
mentioned"
TN CHANCERY.-7Iidd County Court, De-
Il cen,ber, 1907.
Mary Calls, Elizabeth Minor Ann ToTnkins