The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-12-23
FRIpAY, Dec. Is.

FRIDAY, Dec. Is.
An engrossed bill " Establishing an sinspec.
ton of -four at Williams ferry, in the county of
King William" was read third time, and pas.
sed.
An engrossed bill Releasing to David Doyle
the commemorative right to the lands whereof
Richard Snyth died SEIZED" was read a third
time and on motion, ordered to be laid upon the
table.
The Speaker laid before the House a letter
from the Governor, covering communications
from the Governor ofVermont, on the subject of
certain amendments proposed To the constitution
OF the United States, by the states Of Massachu.
sets, Pennsylvania and Virginia and the said
letter, with its enclosures, being read, were, on
motion, ordered to be LAID upon the table.
Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a bill
"To appropriate certain escheats, penalties and
or;eitures; TO the encOurag cmcnt oflearning >: K
that Messrs holland, Preston, Peyton, Stevenson,
Johnson (of Isle OF WiYht) Claiborne, Jeiiries,
R.ackburne, Stanard Got Spottsylvania) Archer
(of Norfolk borough) M'Campbell, I.adley,
Berkshire and Campbell, do prepare and bring
i'll the same.
On motion, Ordered, That so rnaeh ofthe Gov.
errors communication as relates to the subject Of
education, be referred t6 the last mentioned COM
mittee.
On motion, Ordered, That so much of the,
Governors COMMUNICATION rs relates TO the com.
a.
on the subject of the amendment proposed by
the Legislature Oft that state to the constitution OF
the U. States, be referred TO Messrs. Peyton O.
tey, Cabell, Wake, Madison, Holt, Newton,
Parker, Stevenson, Randolph (of Amslia) Cooke,
Wyatt and Richie.
On motion, Ordered, That so rauch of the
Governors communication as relates to the let
ter from the Senators in Congress from this state
covering resolution of the Senate of the Unite
States, respecting the importation of slaves into
'he ports of the US. under certain circ,mstan.
ces, be referred to Messrs. Cabel!, Walker 10,
Mecklenburg) Peyton, Gaines, Crutehfe!d, Dill.
lard, Cheatham, Green, Westwood, pcndleton.
Purdie and Shearman.
| On motion, Ordered, That SO much OF the
Governors communication relates to tile let.
| ter from the Senators of this state in thu. CON.
sress OF the United States, on the subject OF an
| amendment to the law establishing the i,idlci,
courts of the u. States, be referred to a comm,t
tee OF the whole House on the state of the ron,
| monwealti.
4eMr. Madison, from the committee of Promo
sitions and Grievances, made the following re
port
The committee of Propositions and Grievances
have, according to order, had under their consid
Grafton sundry petitions TO them referred. and
have come to the following resolutions thercup.
on:
l. Resolved, as the opinion of this COMMITTEES
That the petition OF the president and directors
of the Great Hunting Greek Bridge ComDanv
praying that an act may pass, for encreasinr the
capital stock OF the SAID company, and authorship
them to make a turnpike road from the. southern
abutment fthe Hunting creek bridge. to the for,
| of Dogue run, on the present stage road. in the
| county of Fairfax, is reasonable
4 Resolved, Us the opinion OF this committee
That the petition Of Beniamin p Boisseau and
! James Coleman, inspectors at M'Raess ware
house, IN the town OF Petersburg, PRAYING that
| m nrtu To-.
an amount equal 10 the other Inspectors at the
different warehouses within the said town. is rea
sonable.--Beth which resolutions were agreed
| TO.
a petition was received from sundry nbabi.
tants OF the town of Petersburg, praying thar the
saia town may have representative in the Gen.
eral Assembly Ordered. that the said petition
be retsrredto Messrs Pesram, Watkins, Tenn.
pie, Gee, Cheatham, Stanard (of Chesterfield,
| j. Selden, Eeeson, W. Randolph, Cox, s. Taze,
well (of York.
| Ordered, That leave be given to bring in a bill
:" to compel persons who own lands in this com
| mSnwealtII, TO cause the same to be entered i,
the books OF the commissioners Of the revenue =
and that Messrs. Beeson, Pr,lnty, Clarke NIX ..
on, Noe, Reynolds, Craig, IngleS See, Marie
ney, Laidley, and Berkhead do prepare and bring
in the same. .
SATURDAY, December IS
fAh Snyrosseu Dill " authorIslng sale OF :
tract OF land whereof Robert Mackey died sejz
ed, tor certain purposes therein mentioned. was
read third time, and blank therein filed nm
and passed. 80
An engrossed bill Incorporating trustees q,
an academy in the town of Berryville, in Frede.
TICK county," was read third time, and several
blanks therein filed up and passed
An engrossed bill authorisinp Iohn obl;, -
erect dam across the Rivanna riyer.o ,.,,s saJ
third time, and several blanks therein f;ile5 I'm
and passed. "P
An engrossed bill giving further time 70 the
owners OF lots in the town of Bethel. TO i'm.
prove the same," was read third time. and GO.
Verai blanks therein filled up, and passed.
An engrossed bill " authorship. a sale of, CO.,
tam tract of land in Middlesex county davised
by Alexander Frazier, deceased, for the bensG,
OF a free school," was read third time and ~ 90
sed. anu as
MIR Cabell, from the committee for Courts NJ
Justice, made the following report
The committee for Courts of Justice hav. .c
eording to order, had under then, ,ons;Ierot;nr
the petition OF Sally Dumas, to them referred
ana nave agreed upon report, aid come to a 40
solution thereupon, as follow:
IL appears to your committee from The test;
Inony OF James Parkinson, who was sworn ana
examined before them, that Benjamin Dumas
the petitioners husband, after his interm.rr;,oe
with her, lived with his said wife about Vvo &C.
Ia which time they had two children. a son sri
a Daughter, the offspring Of their said marriage
that the SAID Benjamin afterwards abandoned his
sdiu "He' IRON whom he has since lived srpa.
rae ana apart, about hftee'i years that e took
with him his said daughter, who is s;ncs dssJ =.
that the witness has seen the said BENJAMIN since
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