The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-12-27
EXTRACTS ERoM THE JOURNAL OF THE
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

FRIpAY. Dec. I6
AN engros,ed ball authorislng John Ashlin,
70 erect dam across Rivauna RIVER" WAS renS
e"fa time and a blank therein filed up and tho
es''o' De'ns put on the passage of the said bill,
1t passed in the negative.
Mr. SaeGey from the Committee of propo.;,;-
ohs ana Grievanccs, presented bill " For diyi
Ga'S the county of Harrison,' and bill For
aVtding The county OF kenawha, and for other
Plrl'oses;" (Which bills mad been committed to
tie salt comn'ttee) With an amendment 10 each
OF the said bills and the said amendments bciar
seyeraiiy twice read, were agreed to by the bouse
and the SAID bills As amended, ordered to be en-
crossed and read third time
Mr. Senlple fCom the committee for Courts of
Justice, presented bill g Dvorcin. Nancy
bayne from her husband Griffin Bayne," and
81 oin' " allowing further time to- the owners
oi iots III Flanters' Town, to improve the samen
Mr.. Shetey from the committee of ProDositi-
ohs and Grievances, made the following report
Ihe committee OF Propositions and Grievance.
nave, according to order, had under their consi
deration, the petition of sunry inhabitants OF the
counties OF Accomsck and Northampton to them
referred, and have come to the following resolu.
ton thereupon:
Resoived, as the opinion of this committee. that.
thepetnIon ofs'u,tlry inhabitants ofthe said coun-
ues or accomack and Northampton, praying that
raw may pass establishing a town on tie lands
OF Richard ID. Bailey, Edmund Downing, Cbas.
omIih, Elijah Watson, and the hens of Arthur
N"oinson, deceased, at place called Bellha-
sonable
The said resolution being read second time.
was agreed 70 by the house
Mr. i Allen from the committee of Claims.
made the following report:
The committee of claims, have, according TO
order, had under their consideration suntlry peti
tons 10 them referred, and come to the following
resolutions thereupon
i. RessiScai as the opinion of this committee.
mat The petition OF Charles Cox, stating that he
oDtaiicd rom the auditor warrant amounting to
',hety-two dollars seventy four cents, for work
done ut the Penitentiary, which he pre sented to
the treasurer for payment, but no appropriation
oeihg made, by law, for the discharge of such
warrants, he refused and praying that an appro.
priation be made by the legislature, for the pay
mcnt OF the SAID warrant, is reasonable. 80,
Resolucd also, as the opnou of this com.
Tnttee, that the petition of Charles Crook, stating
that he was revolutionary soldier, and wound
Ell III the thigh with musket ball at the battle
OF James Town that he has become disabled
IN consequence thereof, and praying that he NAV
be placed on the pension list, is reasonable.
s. Resolued also, as the opinion of this COM
mlttee, that the petition Of Nancy Carter stating
that her first husband George Conway was a re-
soldier, and died in the service
that she afterwards married Spencer Carter,
WHO is SINCE ueau, ana lett hef III muiRenf Cir
cumstsnces and praying 10 be placed on the
pension list, is rejected.
a. Resofved also, as the opinion Of this com.
mittes, that the petition of Sarah Ann Dye, stat
ing that her husband, a lieutenant in the reyolu.
tionsry war, WIS killed at the battle of Brandy
Wine that size is in distressed circumstances.
and praying to be placed OIL the pension list, be
rejected.
5. ReSO!Ve6 also, az the opinion Of this COM
mittee, that the petition OF Samuel Cerfott pray.
log the legislature would indemnify him for the
i,ss OF anegro man slave named Joseph. about
twenty Six years ofage, who was convicted Of an
attempt to commit y rape, and who died under
the operation ofthe sentence of Che county court
OF Frederlck, be rejected.
The Isl and 2d resolutions bcingread second
time, were agreed to by the House
The Sd resolution being read second time, a
motion made to amend the same, by striking
out at the end thereof, tie words be rejected"
and inserting in lieu of them the words Sc is res-
tie Question being put on Tie pro-
posed amendment,
II passed in the negative
The question being then put on the resolniion
rs reported, il WIS agreed 20 by the House
The 4ti' resolution being read Sc cOnd time, n
motion was made 20 amend thc same, by striking