The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-12-14

tuat according TO the laws OF this common
wealth, regulating the proceedings in CON
tested elections, that he had the right to sup
port his objections either by dispositions taken
in conformity to the said laws, or by the in
production OF oral testimony before your COM
mittee; but ycur committee after Il due cxa-
minatlon OF the said laws deemed it improper
and Illegal in any contested election to ADM,
ON the application OF either OF the contcsling
parhes tile Introduction of oral Testimony TO
support or invalidate the right Of suffrage in
the voters who may have po!led at such con-
tested election, without objection; and the
petitioner Offering 10 other than oral tcssimo-
ny IN support CT his objections to votes given
IN iavor OF the returned member; the rcio;e
Aesoioed, That the petition of William c.
Wiihams, complaining of the undue election
OF Andrew Stevenson, returned to serve as =
cc-eSate Tor the city of Richmond for this rrc-
sent General Session Of Assembly, be reject
cd.
Mr.. .Notand, from the committee of Pro-
positions and Grievances, made the follow
Ing report The committee of Propositions
and Grievances have, according TO order,
had under consideration sundry petitions Ia
them referred, and have come to the follow
ing resolutions thereupon
/. RcSoiped, AS the opinion of this COM
inttee, That the petition of sundry merchants
and other inhabitants of the town of lavnch-
that law .aay pass establishing bank in
the said town, rs reasonable.
2. Rcsoiued, As the opinion of this COM
fnlttee. that the petition of sundry inhabi-
tants ~ the county of Amherst, PRAYING that
law may pass declaring Buffaloe river, from
Gariand's mill, in the said county, to its con-
tiuence with I've river, in the county of Mel
son, public highway, and Tye river, from
the aforesaid junction, to its confluence with
James a h,crt,
incorporate a suitable number of trustees.
with powcrto raise by subscription suffici.
ent sum of money to clear out and improve
the navigation of Buffaloe river aforesaid. is
reasonable.
5. Reaolved, AS the opinion of this COM
mittee, tnat the petition of sundry inhabi-
tants OF the county of Hardy, praying that all
that part OF the said county contained within
the following bounds, to wit: beginning on
Inc North mountain where the Thorn bot
tom ana Devii's-hole mountain joins at the
division me between the counties of Hardy
ana SHENANDOAH, thence along the top of the
said mountain that divides the Devil's-hole
and Thorn bottom settlements to a place
cailed the Half Moon, thence to the top of
the said North mountain, to the present diyi-
sion line OF the said counties, thence along
me sad division line to the beginning, may
be added to and made part of the county
OF Shenandoah, is reasonable.
4. feSofUed, AS the opinion of this COM
mittee, That the petition of John Nugent. of
the county of Kenawha, praying that an act
may pass authorizing him to extend a dam
or wing into Kenawha river, from his land
on the north east side of the said river, oppo-
ste to Cabin Greek Shoals, for the purpose
OF erecting grist mill, is reasonable,
The said resolutions having been twice
read, were agreed to by the House.
Crdered, That leave be granted to bring
In bill, concerning the distribution of the
public arms" !; and that Messrs jackson.
Leake, Griggs, Early, Robert Christian.
Coleman lofPittsylvania) Bowyer, Fitzhugh,
daller, Tucker, Yancey, Irwin, Carson,
1ooe, Rutherford and Booth, do prepare and
bring III the same.-Ordered, that SO much
OF tine Lieutenant Governors communications
to the present General Assembly, and of the
documents Enclosed therein, as relate to the
condition OF the public arms distributed. be
referred 20 the said committee
A communication from the Senate by their
Clerk:-The Senate have passed the bill
- to amend an act, entitled, an act inccrpo-
rating company to establish turnpike
from the Little river turnpike road to Fan
4uier Courthouse" with amendments, in
which they request the concurrence of the
House OF Delegates-the House concurred.
On motion, Ordered, That leave be gran
ted to bring III a bill, I" To amend an Act.
entitled, I" An Act for reducing into one Act
the several Acts concerning the court of
Appeals, and special Court OF Appeals :"
and that Messrs. Stevenson, Taylor, shield,
Claiborne and Fulton do prepare and bring
in the same.
On motion, Resolved, That Committee
DE appointed on the part of the House of
Delegates, to act jointly with Committee
from the Senate, TO examine into the state
and condition of the Bank of Virginia and
that the President and Directors Of the bank
exhibit to the said Committee for examine
ton, the books OF the said bank, together
with statement of the amount of capital
stock OF the said corporation of the debts
due to the same monies deposited therein
The amount of notes in circula ton, and of
cash on hand.-A committee was according
y appointed on the part of this House, con-
sisting of Messrs. Otcy, Leigh, (of Dinwid-
&c, Lee (of Norfolk) Stanard (of Spottsyl-
vdnia) holland, Magill, Varnum, Stevenson,
Jackson, Seawell, Yancey, Branham, Daniel
lof Cumbcrland) Mercer aaCi Scott, (of Fair
faX.)
MONDAY. December 9th, 1911.
Ordered, That Messrs. Ball and Winston
be added to the committees of Propositions
and Grievances, and Courts Of Justice.
y communication from the Senate by their
Clerk The Senate have agreed to
the resolution requesting the Executive to
lay the Journal Of their proceedings before