The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-12-31

the wound in enc ct his legs, Together will,
the debility oi &;se has rendered nim y ib.e
to iabour; that he is in great want, ;,.,. has
a wife and six young children to support;
2. Resolved, fAerefore, as the opinion OF
this committee, that the petition of John
Rudd. praying TO be placed on the pension
list, is reasonable.
| 8. Resotved, $3.50, as the opinion Of this
conmittee, that the petition of Martin Minis,
late keeper of the l'cnitentiary house, prav-
| ing that he may be allowed tie sum Of sixteen
hundred and four dollars sixsy-two cents, for
extra diet and services rendered the sick
prisoners, from the commencement of the
institution, to the 20,h of January, 1897, be
rejected.
The LIST, and, Cd resolutions being read
second lime, were agreed TO by the House
The Sd resolution being read !, second
time, was on mutiun, ordered to be laid up
on the table.
Mr.. Shcffey, from the committee for Courts
OF Justice, made the following report:
The committee for Courts Of Justice have
according to ord>r, had under their consi
dcration several petitions to them referred
and have come to the following resolutions
thereupon:
!. Rescued, as the opinion of this com
mittce. that 81 much of the petition of VIII
fam Caruthei's, prays that the act allow
in,, the owners of certain orleitcd lands a
further time To redeem them, may be ex-
planned and amended, so that the owners OF
certain lands forfeited for nom payment of
taxes, may be permitted to redeem the same
upon terms more favorable than those .nsis-
ted on by the auditor of public accounts in
such cases, is reasonable.
3. Res2tved, rs the opinion of this com,
mittce, that the residue of the said pcti-
ton, praying that the petitioner may be per-
United to redeem certain lands forfeited for
nov payment OF taxes, by paying for every
Iyear the sane have been due, at tie rate
they were last charged in the cummissi ion
ers' books, with lawful interest thereon till
paid, instead Of the arrearages of taxes
charged on said lands, be rejected.
8 Resolved, as the opinion of this COM
mittec, that the petition of suntlry inhab-
tants of the town OF Manchester, praying
that trustees of an academy in the said
town he appointed, with such powers as the
Legislature may think proper 70 grant, is
reasonable.
The said resolutions being read second
time, were agreed to by the House
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in
la bill, Making provision for opening and
Improving wagon road fr,im the Hot
Springs to the confluence of the Cow Pas
ture and Jackson's river, also for repairing
the IN ain road f., y the Warm Springs ACROSS
the Warm Spring Mountain; and that
McSsrs. Given, M'Farlarc, w. Broken
brough, Warwick, T. Smith, Willis, Castle
man and Randolph do prepare and bring i'll
the same.
SATURDAY, Dec. 81.
Mr.. Daniel presented according to ortlers
bill ITO amend tue laws regulating &C.
tions :" (Which vas in the Speakers hands
W hen the adjournment OF TINS House to,k
place on Yesterday which was received and
cad the first time;
a motion wade TO postpone the fur
Their consideration OF the said bill, to the
S1st of March next. Ayes 118-Nays 10
An eugrossed bill Per dividing the coun-
'ty of HARRISON" (Which lay OH the table
was taken up and read a third time, and sc
veral blanks therein filled up;
Reaoiped, That the bill do pass, and that
the title be, an act For dividing the coun-
~ of Harrison. a. The new county, is 20
be called PAGE-lne new county, struck eff
from Ksnawla, is L. be denom:nated CA.
BELL
On the motion of Mr.. Purdie, seconded
by Mr.. HuN, Ordered, that the ayes ard
noes Oh the passage Of the said bin, be insert
ed in the journal. Ayes s7--Noes 46
petition was presented and read from
Henry G. Coleman, of the County of Caro-
iiS tile VI w ililaW Jones
one fthe Delegates returned TO serve in This
present General Assembly from the said
county, praying that the seat of the said
Jones may be vacated, and that he the SAD
Coleman may be admitted thereto.--R efcr-
red to tho committee of Privileges and E!ec-
tons.
On motion, Ordered, that the committee
of the whole house on the state ui the COM
monwealth be discharged from the further
consideration of the bill, % To suspend the o.
peration ofexecutions during the continuance
of the embargo and i,inety days after it is
raised" that the said bill be Tccommitted
to the committee who brought in the same,
and that Meisrs. Shelley and Barbour be ad
ded to that committee.
MogDhY, Dec 26.
The following report from the committee
of Propositions and Grievances (Which lay
on the table) was taken up; the said resolu.
ton twice read and agreed TO by the House
The committee Of Propositions and Grey
ances have according to order had under theii
consideration the petition OF Caleb Hart and
others, OF Halifax county, to them referred
and have Come to The following resolution
thereupon.
/ ReSo!red, as the coinion Of this commit
tee, thac the petition ii the said Caleb Hart
praying that he may be authorised by law
I to clear out the bed of Hyco River, from ms
a