Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-12-11

"a patition was presented and read
tRs0Johp Seabrook, OF the city of
chPondt praying the passage OF a
Id ,,xdthqIisihg an inspection Of to-
baceo opslis lands in the. said CITY:
Also a petition from sundry inhabi.
tants of the town Of Waterford and its
vicinity, PRAYING the passage OF an act,
to incorporate library company in
the. said town;
4 Also a petition from certain inhabi-
tants of the borough cf Norfolk, pray
ing the passage Of a law, authorship
some alterations id certain streets in
the said borough;
Also ap=tition Of the inspectors of
TOBACCO in the town of Lynchburr.
praying for an augmentation of their
Also petition from the inhabitants
OF Kinswood, in the county of Mo.
mongolia, praying the establishment of
a town at the said place
Ordered, That the said petitions be
referred 20 the Committee of Proposi.
tons and Grievances, that they do ex-
anime the matter thereof, and and re.
port the same with their opinion there.
upon TO the House.
a petition was presented and read
IRON Samuel Coleman. of The CITY OF
- hmond, stating, that since the death
the adjutans general, in August last,
ne FdYles lof that department have
Is ~ formed by the petitioner, and
lN[ay tIkt the quarters salary.
which wGoid have been payable to tina.
officerlon the fourth day of the pre-
sent month, may be paid TO the petit
oner--Referred 70 the com mittee of
claims.
FRIDAY, Becemher -.
"A message from the Senate by Mr..
Trizvant ).
Mr., Speaker-The Senate have a.
greed to the resolution requesting the
Executive to lay the journal of their
proceedings before the General As.
sembly; also to the resolution for pro-
ceeding on this day to the choice of a
Governor OF Chief Magistrate of this
commonwealth for one year; they
have also agreed to the. resolution 10
proceed on Monday the 10th inst. hv
joint ballot, to the choice of two mem.
bers of the Pfivy Council or Council
OF Stare, TO supply the vacancies occa.
sioned by the death of John Heath ard
the resignation of William w. Hem
ing, esquires and to the resolution to
proceed on Tuesday the 11th inst. TO
THE choice of Senator to represent
this state in the Congress of the Uni
ted States, to supply the vacancy which
will be produced by the expiration of
the term of service of William b,
Giles, esq. on the third day of March
next, win an amendment TO each OF
1.-The last mentioned resolutions, to
which they desire the concurrence OF
the House Of Delegates,--and then he
withdrew.
| The House proceeded to consider
the amendments proposed by the Sen
ate to the said resolutions, and the
same being severally twice read, were
agreed to by the House, with an amend.
ment 10 the .Senate's amendment to the
| resolution for the election of Council.
lors.
Ordered, That the Clerk acquair,
the Senate Herewith.
John Tyler, Esq. was re elected Go
vernon for the ensuing year, by JOINT
| ballotoF both Houses.
Petitions were received, read and
referred, from the following persons ).
viz.
From Jeremiah Andrews, (of Nor
folk) Inspecting claim against q The
Mutust Insurance Company against
FIRE % GODS and Furniture in V;rgi-
lnia," praying certain explanations Of
the law establishing said society,"
From John Tharp, praying for di-
vorcc---
| From E. Morris, clerk of Csbell
county, praying that he may be author
ised 20 keep the Office ON his own land.
From ]. Lott, man Of colour, pray
ing for law confirming to him his full
privilege of freedom, agreeably to the
will OF his late master
From S. II Lacey, praying the re-
llinquishment OF the states right in his
favor, to tract Of land, of which p.
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