The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-01-02


An cngrossed bill placing John Harper
on the pension list" was read II third time,
and a blank therein flied up. and passed.
An engrossed bill INCREASING the inspec.
tors salaries at Blackwater Ware hou SCI in
the coun,y of Campbell" was read third
time, aud 4 blank therein filed uo; and the
question b:iny put on the passage Of the said
bill, it pas ed III the negative.
Mr.. NJ gan OF Oaio) from the commit.
tee OF Propositions and Grievances, made
the following report:
The Committee Of Propositions and Grc-
vances have. accord;"gto order, had under
their consideration sundrv petitions 70 them
referred, and have come to the following
resolutions thcreupon:
1. Resolved, as ,ne opinion OF this commit
tee, That The petition of si,nsiiy inhabitants
of the ,llties of Harrison and Lee, pray ing
that an act may pass allowing reward for
killing wolves within the sad counties, is
reasonable.
9. Resolved. as the opinion of this com.
mittee, that So much OF tie petition of sun
dry Inhabitants OF the county of Mononga!ia,
praying rnat all that portion of the said coun-
ty contained within the following bounds, TO
wit: begriLg on the ENTHUSIASTICALLY banl:
OF Cheat river. in the centre OF Laurel hill.
and running with the top Of said hill to the
Pennsylvania line. and wit, the same to the
ms, 'iNtt win SdiU me, tO tue
Randolph C,unty line, and with said line as
far as To include ono equal half IF the coum
ty, thence With such line as SHALL be Thought
best for both counses, to The beginning, may
form one distinct county, is reasonable.
Resolved, as the opinion OF this COM
mittee. uat So much Of the said petition as
prays % be permitted To hold a district cleo
ton, &C rejected
. Tne first and third resolutions being re adj
se;Dnd time. were agreed toby the House.
-Tie second resolution being read a Sc
cond time, was, ON the question put thereup-
on, disagreed 20 bv the Rouse.
Ordered, that bill be brought IN pursu-
ant to the hrst resolution, and that the conn
mittee of Propositions and Grievances do
prepare and bring in the same.
Mr.. III Farlane. from tn. committee of
Claims, made the following report:
The committee OF CLAIMS have, according
to order, had un Ter their consideration Sc
veral petitions 20 them referred, and have
come 10 the following resolutions thcrcupon
1 Resolved, as the opinion of this commit
tee That the petition OF John Drewry, iailor
of Norfolk County, praying that the sum of
seventy two dollars and eighty two cents the
amount of Jail fees due him for keeping in
his Jail = free Negro man named Job Brun.
ton, alias JaNez Remington, committed to
his custody by warrant from Justice of the
Pcaec vi the Salo ''Uiil'V, on tnS SIN Day oil
April, 1903, and discharged upon n writ OF
habeas corpus, by one of the Judges of the
general court, on the 29.h day May last
may BE- paid to him out OF the public trca-
sury, be re Jcctcd.
Resolved, as the opinion CT this com
mittee, That SO mach of the petition of Viii
liam Parsons and Thomas Hughs, as praya
that Francis Watkins, late sheriff of Mason
county, may be allowed in his account with
tlaa ILL
seventeen dollars paid by him to the taid
William Parsons, as compensation for view
ing and making out the route for road cli
rected to be opened by law, from Point Plea
SAINT to Ciarksburg, is reasonable
). Resolved, as the opinion of this com
mittee, that such other part, OF the said pc
tition as prays that William Clendinen
aiso late sheriffof the county of Mason, may
be allowed in his account with the common
wealth, credit for the sum of $50 dollars
PAID 10 the petitioners, 10 wit: IL dollars to
Thomas Hughs, as a compensation to him
for aiding i'll viewing and marking ont the
route for the aforesaid road, and 1875 dollars
TO William Par ons, in part of compensa
ton tor his service IN opening the said road,
which sums have Aot been allowed the said
sherif:s by the auditor, in consequence
the claims Of the petitioners not belne
allowed by the Court of the aforesaid
Iouh'! III tue MN, by reason OF the repeat
ed failures ofthe commissioners to re port the
completion OF the said road according to the
said contract, is reasonable.
\ Resolved, as the opinion Of the com
m'ttee. 1 hat such other part of The said pc
tIt0n as pfayS THAI the damages accruine on
1905 OF "a Judgment rcndc ed in the general
court against the said William Cicndinen.
fpr ialiing to pay into the treasury, in due
tine, the revenue tax dne from Mason cAun
ty Tor the var 1905. which failure was pro.
'dnced by the inability Of the pc ;itinncrs to
furnish him with authenticated allowances
oi thcir claims to that auIount, from the
cause before mentioned, 70 lie admitted as
acredit by the auditor, may be, tocrther
with the interes. calculated on the same
sum, aud the costs attending the said iutr-
mcnt, renited 20 the said William Clendi-
men, is easOnabe
s. Resolved, as the opinion Of this com
mute, That the remainder of ,Ia said ne.
uj'an. pray icg that the petitioner William
1.arsons. may &c III horizcd 90 draw from
the trea'uiy the sun, of 93S, the balance of
compensation dne hi,u for opening the af1rc-
SAID road. there bsiug no arrearsees oftax-
esrlue, out of which he c;u receive pay.
men'' rs was contemplated BY law, direc
Tug such r"ad 70 be opened, - reasonable
he trst res lutiOI being read a second
TINE, motion was made to amenttte same.
by striking out at the end thereof the words
DC rejected" and inserting in lieu thereof
tho words " is reasonable - and the anss-
ton being put upon agreeiar to i4e said a d.