The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-02-07
Iwginla Legislature.
HOUSE OF DBL
WEpNHspAY, January :


A Communication from the Senate by their
Eierk-Tbe Senate have passed the bill " To
appropriate the muster fines ct certain counties,
and tar other purposes
They have also passed the bill and ryder
"Providiug for the opening road from the
mouth ut Biuestone river, to the mouth OF Lower
Loup creek" with amend ments, in which they
request the concurrence OF the House of Dele
ga;es
Ana they have agreed 90 the amendment pro
posed ny the House Of Deleg stes to the amerd-
fnents ut the Serste to the bill Z" incorporating
company tor Improving the naviga ton Of r., an
ma rive,."-Tbe Honse concurrcd in these va
ricas amendments.
An engrossed bill Incorporating the bank
OF Winchester" was read thrd time and Sc
Nerai blanks therein flied up, and the question
being put on the passage of the said bill, it
passed IN the hrmative.-Ayes S3-Noes
a motion was made that the house should
agree to the following preamble and resolution,
TO Wit:
WHEREAS il is matter of the greatest m
pc nee, not only to the good people of this
,stHS z, but to our brethren of the western states
thst ? better and more direct communication
with the Atlantic should be opened betwixt the
Eastern and western waters. Therefore resol-
we'd, that Wilson { Nicholas, James Brecken-
ridge, William Caruthers and William / Lewis
gentlemen, be appointed whose duty it shall We
TO view accurately, and make report thereof 20
tne "Gx' General Assembly Of this state, James
river from the upper esd the canal to the high
est point of navigation ct the mouth os Dunlsp's
creek, TO mark out the most pra cticable way, If
any, from the mouth Of DuRlap's creek Tor a
Canal to Creenbrier river, and to view that river
10 IT'S mouth, as well as the new river to the
Ereatfs.is Of the Kanawha to take the differ.
ence OF altitude OF the mouth Of Duniap's creek.
ard that point on Greenbricr river contemplated
IN this resolution.
Resolved, also, That william !. Lewis. Of
Campbell, Isaac Otey, of Bedford, Matthew
H"rvey, of Bctetourt, WilliaIn Herbert, Of
Monroe, and Samuel Browne, of Greepbrier.
gentlemen. be, and they are hereby appoiAted
{" view and mark out the nearest and most di.
rect way for turnpike road from The Bucking-
ham ycad, as it is called, near Robert Hunters,
TO- q ecuhrier Court House, to pass through
1synchbnrg, the p AXIS of Otter, the Town OF
Monroe and by the Sweet Springs and 1t shall,
De the duty OF the commissioners to make report
thereof to the next General Assembly OF this
state
And the question being put on the said mott.
on, 1T passed in the Affirmative
Mr.. Johnston (oi Prince Edward) the char
man OF the Committee for Courts of Justice
presented to the House letter from Iohn Ro
binSon, Esq resigninS his appointment as clerk
OF the said committee, which was received
and read, aRd Oh motion, ordered to be laid o,
The Ia le
On Enocson, OroSyed, That Anthony Robin
son, Jr- be appointed clerk of the said Com
In,ttee.
ON motion, Resolved, That the Improvement
OF me navig ton ct the Roanoke and its bran
ches, rs an object of signal utility snd imp orance
to large portion of this state and the state OF
N'Th Carobna; that the Legislature of Virgil
ma viii cheerfuily unite with the Legislature of
N"rlh-C Carolina in passing such laws as may be
necessary 10 effectuate the same, and that f.,
this purpose the following gentlemen be Appo,n
ted' namely: ter Scales, Peachy Gil
Ino'ir, Peter Garland, George Tucker, Isaac II
Coles, William Z. Broadnax, Samuel Goode
W'h' m Fayior, mes Gee and John NJ Wal
ker any three If whom shall have authority t.
age With the Legislature of North Carolm,
on he best Plan of extending the said navigati.
on 10 tide waier, aud to enter into mutual slpu
iations Tor its accomplishment, subject however
to 'he admission, alteration or rejection of The
respective legislatures
OJdrTeH, That leave be given to bring in bill
To continue and amend ~, act caacernisa
the James river company" and that Messrs o.
tey, Lewis, Norvell. Archer, Ferguson, Der
nsrd. Carter aud Taylor do prepare and oring II
the same