The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-01-22
Tugini0 Legislature.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES,
SATURDAY, January Il

SATURDAY, January IL.
A Communication from the Senate by their
C'erk-The Senate have passed the following
bills:
A hill 4" Concerning the Town Of Jefferson
vile, in the county of Tazewell "a bill
" Concerning William Moss"--A bill Con-
corning John Maddux"-A bill " Concerning
lingo and James Lott, free persons of CO.
lour.'
Engrossed bills " Incorporating company for
improving the navigation of RNanna river"-
4" Concerning the town Of Portsmouth, in the
county of Norfolk"---" Concerning the taxes
due in Norfolk county for the year 1907
" Generating James Williams from payment
Of the Judgment therein mentioned''--" Com
corning Susannah Rowell, administrative of l.
sane Howell, dec'd."-" Concerning Alleu
Simpson, Giving the owners Of lots in the
town of Danville, in the county of Pittsylvania,
further time To improve the same" Con-
cernng the records and papers of certain supe
rior courts of law"-were SUCCESSFULLY read y
Sd time and passed.
The house, according to the order of the day,
resolved itself into a committee OF the whole
house on the state of the commonwealth, and
after some time spent therein, Mr.. Speaker re.
sumed the chair, and Mr.. Stevenson reported,
that the committee had. according to order, had
Under consideration the petition from number
of the inhabitants Of the county Of Accomack,
praying the Legislature to take measures for
calling n convention to revise and amend the
constitution of this state, but had not had time
TO go through the same.
MONDAY, January II.
A communication from the Senate by their
Clerk-The Senate have passed the following
bills:
A bill =" Concerning Julius Curlc"-A bill
Sc Concerning Adam Flesher and others"-A
bill Establishing a town in the county of
Wood, and for other purposes"-A bill z" Re-
leasing to sundry persons therein mentioned the
commemorative right to certain lands"--A
bill Concerning James Towles"-and a
bill To declare Middle Island creek public
highway"
They have also passed the bill Incorpora-
ting manufacturing society in the Town Of
Occoquan, in the county of Prince William
with amendments, to which they request the
concurrcnce of the House of Delegatcs.--T The
III. of ID. concurred.
The following report which lay on the table,
was taken up and read, to wit
The Committee for Courts of Justice have &C
cordinG to order had under their consideration
several petitions to them referred, and have
come to the following resolutions thercupon:
1. Resolved, as the opinion of this committee,
That the petition OF ]. Gayle and others, chill
dren and leg atees or devisees of Matthe Gayle,
deceased, praying that an act may pass author-
sing cOmmissi ners to make sale of tract of
land lying in King and Queen county, whereof
the said Matthew died seized, and to pay the
proceeds thereof to the deyisees under his last
will and testament, be rejected.
2. ResoIued, as the opinion of this committee,
That the petition of Andrew Monroe, a credi-
tor OF Humphry b. Brooke, decd. praying that
an act may pass authorship commissioners to
dispose ct certain lands, of which the said Brooke
died possessed, and to apply the proceeds of the
sale towards the discharge of his debts, and
tie support and education of his children, is
reasonable.
The said resolutions being read second time,
were agreed to by the house.
Engrossed bills Incorporating the Mechani-
Cal Benevolent Society of the borough of Nor
folk -" Placing Nicholas Reeder and James
Anderson on the pension lst"-' Authorising
the executors of James Brown to recover the
amount OF certain taxes and officers fees which
became due in Norfolk county," Releasing
to Frederick Augusta Beeler the common
wealtb's right to certain land therein men
tioned"-were successfully read 2 Sd time &
passed.
A bill to amend an act entitled an act incor.
pora'ing a company to establish turnpike road
from Fredericksburg to Swift run gap in the Bae
Ridge" was read a second time, and the ques-
ton being put on engrossing the said bill and
reading it third time, it passed in the mega
tive.
The Speaker laid before the House letter
from the Governor, enclosing resolution of the
Senate and House of Representatives in Con-
sress, proposing amendment to the Consti-
tuition of the United States: The said letter and
enclosure were received and read, and on mo
tion, ordered to be laid on the table
TUEaDAY, January IS.
Communication from the Senate by their
Clerk.-The Senate have passed the bill re
leasing to Hugh Kelso the right of the common
wealth to the land therein mentioned"
They have also PISSED the bill Incorporating
d C Town of Waterford, in the county OF Lou
doun," with amendments to which they reques,
tive concurrence of the House of Delegates
The III. of ID. cercurred.
Engrossed bills Providing for the reception
OF -four i'll the public warehouse at Petersburg,
and for other purposes"---'' Authotising the
removal of the seat OF justice in the county OF
Nsrrson"----" Concerning David and Andrew
Johnslon"--were read third time and passed.
The house, according to the order of the day,
resolved Itself into committee of the whole
house tie state of the common wealth, and
sfier some time spent therein, Mr.. Speaker re-
sumed the chair, and Mr.. Noland reported,
that the committee had, according to order, a.
gain had under their consideration bill " To
amend the penal laws of this commonwealth, &
give further jurisdiction 10 the county and su
perior courts Of this commonwealth, in certain
cases, and for other purposes :" had gone
through the same and made several amend
ments thereto, which he handed in at the
Clerks table. The said bill, with the amend
ments, we're, on motion, ordered to be laid on
the table.
MIR Lewis, from the Committee Of Finance.