Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-12-14

Caben, PRAYING that John Carter may
be taken off the pension list---laid on
the table.
Also a petition of Drury Fletcher,
of Lee county, praying to be divorced
from his wife Sarah
Also petition from the Sheriffs of
Monongalia, Ohio, Harrison, Ran
dolph, Brooke and Wood counties,
and of sundry other persons, praying
thar provision may be- made for ma
king compensation to sheriffs meet
ing to compare the polls, who may be
detained aud consequently subjected to
costs aud loss Of time
And the question being put on the
reference of the said petitions, it pas
sed in the negative.
Resolved, That the said petitions be
rejected.
Mr.. johnston (of Prince Edward).
from the Committee for Courts of.
Justice, made the following report
The Committee for Courts of JUS
tice have, according to order, had dn-
der their consideration the petition Of
John Tharp, to them referred and
have agreed upon areporr, and come
to resolution thereupon, as follow |;
1t appears to your Committee by the
afhdavits of sundry persons that in or
about the year 1902, the petitioner was
united in matrimony to certain Milly
Terry, widow, with whom he cohab-
tied nil about twelve months thereaf.
ter that during that time he treated
her with great tenderness and affection,
and within the same period she had
child which the petitioner recognised
as his own; but in short time there
after suspicious were entertained as to
the chastity of the said Milly, and
soon confirmed by her elopement from
her husband with another man, with.
whom she has since resided in an adj
joining state UPWARDS of six years, ha-
wing in that time several children.
1t further appears TO your Commit.
tee by the affidavit Of another witness,
that the-said Milly has declared de.
termination nevsrto rcturp 10 The, house
or protection of her SAID husband.
Resolved as the opinion of this COM
mittee, That the petition CT the said
John Tharp, praying that an act may
pass dlvorcing him from his said wife,
is reasonable. The report was agreed
to by the House, and a bill ordered to
be brought in.
On motion, Resolved, That the COM
mittec appointed to bring in a bill :. To
amend an act, entitled an act, concern
ing public roads, be instructed to take
into their consideration the propriety
of Incorporating in said bill, provisions
respecting ferries, bridges & navigable
wa er courses.
On morton, Resolved, That COM
mittee be appointed, whose duty it shall
be to examine into the present state
of the Public Jail and Peniientiary, &
to report by bill or otherwise; and a
committee was appointed of Messrs.
Johnston Cot Prince Edward) Parker
[of Northampton Henry, Fitzgerald,
Davis, Hopkins, SIMON, Young, Land,
Hairston, Evans [of Monongalia] and
Randolph of Nottoway.l
Ordered, That leave be given to
bring In bill To amend the act, en-
titled an &C. to prevent the hauling of
seines at certain places within certain
periods annually )" and that Messrs.
Mallory, Finnie, Watts, Garrow, Jones
Eof Warwick Barrett, Gee, Blunt and
Perrin, do prepare and bring in the
same.
Ordered, That leave be given to
bring in 4 bill " To amend she act, en-
titled an act, for regulating conveyan.
ces and also the act, entitled an act,
reducing into one the several acls con.
corning wills, the distribution of intes-
tates' estates, and the duty of execu.
tors and administrators )" and tina,
Messrs. Stevenson, Sianard fofSpott.
sylvsnia) Mallory, Hairston, Saunders,
Claiborne & Preston (of Rockbridge ]
do prepare ard bring in the same.