The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1809-02-03

IL VI " ~ WtiN NCFIn IN tue at
hrmative are, Nlcssrs. Nielsen (Speake,
Joyncs. w. PARKER, i'crl.nson. Caoe!, Gi-
Ven, Warwick, Lcitwich, Otey, Far.is,
Portcrfcli, Rowland, M'Clanahan, Congle-
ton, Pittman, Patterson, MooriEau, Homes.
w. Lines, J. Christian, l;gmcu, Price
Chcatham, Hatcher, &. X. Mallory, >.
Watts, iolin Jones, Mason, Graham, I'd
monds, Bucflner, Forbes, Castleman, Bay
top, Z. Wiatt, Carer, Blair, MLaush!ui,
Morrow, Lundy, ~Jeilrics. Donaldson, il;g
gins, Rove, Ps!mty L-n~tHa;., starrs, PAY
die, Wren, Barret, Lightfoo,, Slaughter,
Willis, Morris, Rctne, G.. Smith, Hooe,
VERIFY, irby, holland, Hoszel, Harris, Wat
son, Winn, M'Cuiiock, Bilups, p. Smith,
j. Is. Jones. Payne, Beirne, l.sriil, J. Craig,
Niisn;y, liolc, Murdaugh, Upshur, Snccd.
Fitzgerald, Irwin, Miller, Hull, DRsis.
Nooding. j.. Johnston. Purna.i, Moseler,
Tyler, Peyton, tenipie, Gee, Marterey.
Gibson, Grigsby, Rutherford, Bryan. hI'Far-
lane, J. Alien. SSith, Guvlcy. Crrtchfcid,
*. Sianard, Daniel, w Allen. billiard,
Thompson, Cecil, Brown, Garrow, d. Craig,
Tavener, Beeson, ShefIey, Crockett, South
all and Archcr-ll7.
And the names of those who voted in TIE
negative are. Messrs. Garland, Norveii,
Kinney, Anderson, Harrison, Pryor. J. wy
att, Pegram, Brent, inucs, Cailawav, Dick
inson, Shannon Sanford, Simon, Cunning
ham, Martin, Reynolds. Shearman, z Hill,
Segar, Jesse, Dashiell, Penn, Hughes, NAL
ton, Redman, Moncurc, Jarrett, Bailey
X. r.. Parker, Corbin and Nirt--S5.
EnSrosscd bills Apprepriaiing inc mo
ney arising from the sale of the glcbc lands
of Lunenburg AMI Farnham parishes. in the
county of E~chmnnd'-t authorizing the
President ~f the United States to open All
inland navigation from the Chesapeake bay
On the port of Norfolk, to the channel oi
Cur'isuck Sound, and trca, Eynhavel, bay Id
the eastern branch OF Elizabeth river
20 explain thc act, entitled an act, for re-
dncing int" .>ac The -Aeyeral acts Concerning
the Land Once lSccrtaining lhe. terms and
manncr CT granting waste and unappropiiI-
TED lands; Tpr settling the titles and bounds
OF lands; directing tie mode Of provisioning
and prescribing the duty of suryeyo.s"-
were read d third time and severally pas
sed.
Mr.. Crutchfeld presented, according Ia
order, q bll! 10 amend the act passed on
the 9th OF February, l6o&, to amend the Sc
EZRA! acts prescribing the mode of ascertain
ing the taxable property within this common
wealth, and collecting the public revenue.
and for other purposcs:'
Mr.. Crutchheld also presented, a report
from the committee appointed on the part o
this House, to examine jointly with aeon
mIttee from the Senate, into the state and
condition OF the Bank of Virginia which
bill and report were received and ordered a. t.
be laid upon the table.
TUESDAY, IAN. "a.
A communication from the Senate by hei,
clerk.
The Senate have passed the bill "Amcnd
ing the act, entitled IN act preventing Oh
structiors to the passage of FISH down Jane.
river"
They have also passed the bill ITO in
corporate the Petersburg Manufacturing So
cie!y," with amendments, TO which they re.
quest the concurrence of The House of De
legates.
The Hou sc proceeded to consider the F.:
m~endinents proposed by the Senate 10 the
said bill, and the same being twice read
were agreed oby the House.
Engrossed bills Ford relief of Sarah
dc fasiY-' 10 amend the act, entitled al
act, declaring the law in cases of disceun.
and otfsetts"-"To amend an act, ~entitiec
an act, to incorporate a company for esiau
fishing a turnpike road from the intersec.io,
OF Duke Street, in the town OF alexandria
with the west line Of the District of Colum
bia, to the ford of Little river, where the
turnpike ro1d now Ct Uses it"-.. To pro.
VIDE TOR keeping in repair the state road iron
the upper navigation of james river, to the
upper navigation OF hapa Wha river were
scverally read a third time aud passed.
The following report (Which lay on tn,
table, was taken up AND read:
The committee appointed jointly with the
committee from the Senate, tO-examine inc,
the state and coHdition OF the Bank Of Vir
gina, have, according to order, performed
that duty. They have examined the book.
containing minutes of the proceedings of iii,
DlrectorS--a statement of the capital stool
"I the conpaDy-of the debts due to them-
ct the money deposited in TIE various bran.
ches-the notes INTERMEDIATES, and die cash
on hand-and they beg leave to report, tina,
the books exhibited, contain far and dis.
tnct ertries Of the general concerns of the
company showing at certain periods, no
only tic entire resources and the demand,
which exist against them in the aggregate
but also tine transactions and concerns OF tho
individual branches, whereby your corr nit.
tee were enabled to ascertain the genera
result, and the management ard operation @
each particular branch. Your commute,
beg leave to state, that although tie d,vi
dcnds have diminished Eor the last wear. vet
that IS owing 20. the interruption of our. TO-
reign commerce, and not to any mismauape.
mcnt s5 The Concerns of the corn6ratious
but that III the opinion of your Committee
they are Conducted on principles ca!cqlate(
~topronnote the success and prosperity or t,,
institution.