The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-02-09
Trg1mia Legislature.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES,
ERIpAY. Eehrii,.v

FRIDAY, Februsr l.
n Communication from the Senate bv their
Cterk--The Senate have passed the bill Z" Con
Can Z J. 4, Leigh; 5" and the bill " To cor
p'rsfe a company for opening Turnpike road
tr, n that already established by law through
II khsh Gan, to SCOTS ferry.on James river %
10 amendments, IN which they request the
concurrence the House of Deiegates-The
House concurred.>
On motion, Ordered, That the Committee OF
Ct inns be discharged from the farther conside-
IA i'm # the petition OF Oliver Pollock, * that
1he said petitioner oe permitted To withdraw the
name.
On motion also, ORDERED, That the Commit
tee OF Courts OF Justice be discharged from the
Farther consideration Of the petition OF Be.js-
snih Edmunds for divorce, and that the said
petitioner be permitted to withdraw the said Pc
ut IN, together with the documents accompany
ing the same.
The House according to the order of the day.
proceeded by joint ballot with the Senate, to the
election of Superintendent of the mandatory
of arms for one year, of a Master-Armourer &
tan Assist ant Armourer--and John Staples, ESQ
was elected the first, George Williamson, ESQ
Che second, and George Edgmgton, Esq. the
last
SATURDAY, February 3.
!, q Communication from the Senate by their
CLERK The nate have agreed to the resoluti-
on appointing commissioners with power to a.
gree with the Legislature of North C arolna ON
the best plan of extending The navigation of
Roanoke river to tide water. with amend
mcnts, in which they request the concurrence
at the House of Dclegates.-The House con-
CURED.
An engrossed clause by way of RYDER. to
the bill Changing the names of certain
Counties" was read third time and passed.
Engrossed bills g To amend an act, entitled
an act, reducing into one the several acts for un
fos,iing ballast and burial OF dead bodies from
1n. llsrc md ,,I, k.,.~ n.
or disabled seamen and servants on shore with
out providing for their maintenance'--s. Au
Shor,slng the sale of the real estate of Hum.
phrey b. Brooke, decd. for the purposes there
IN ment,oned"----" Concerning libels," were
Eesd third time and passed
n bill To amend the several acts CONCERN
ing the Turnpike road between the Town of
Manchester and Falling Creek, on the Buckine
nam rosd, which lay the table, (torether
T,'its sundry amendments proposed thereto by.
fhe committee OF Propositions and Grievances)
was on mouon, taken up :-Resoiped That the
Farther consideration of the SAID oil and amend
ments he postponed to the 3lst day of March
next.
report of the committee to whom was
referred so much of the governors communica
ZION as relates to the public property IN the
city OF Richmond" which lay on the table. was
on motion, taken UP and read in the following
words - a
The committee TO whom was referred 90
much OF the governors communication as re-
iates TO the public property in the city Of Rich
mono, ma given their attention TO that subject
and beg leave tc submit their report to the CON
siderauon OF the House of Delegates I
Tae building heretofore reserved for the u.s.
OF ,iiS governor, has been muuteiy inspected &
1s' ia the opinion of your committee, in such a
state of Tuinous decay as TO be unfi, for habitat
on or repair. 1t is, besides, on plan too small
and lncorvenent for the residence of the chief
msgisr te OF the state and his family The ca
pito ". nts much immediate repair and will al
ways be subject to great injury and speedy de-
cay, until it shall have been surrounded by a
strong Enclosure. Upon the best information
which the committee has been able to procure
1t is probable, that the ground belonging to the
pubic, Which lies east OF the ravine in front of
the capitol, might be sold for sum of money full
~ adequate to the purchase of a comfortable
dwelling for the governor, and to the cree ton
oil Il sufficient nclosure around the public build
:E6.
Resolved, therefore, as the opinion of this com
1nlttee, That it will be expedent to sell at pub.
tic auction, the piece Of ground known and dis
tingulshed by the Tame of " the governors oar
den," and so much of the land belonging to the
commonwealth as lies to the eastward of the ra-
vine IN front OF the capitol and to apply the pro
quot ct such sale to the building of a house for
the governor, and the repair and inclosure of the
capitol.
On motion, the said resolution was amended
by striking out the words and SO much of the
land belonging to the commonwealth as lies to
sh;- -~stsgard 81 the rsv!ne -. !rem &C The c:r;
fol, and inserting in lieu thereof, and the lot
of ground lying between Mr.. Southeate's and
Mr.. Edward Kandoph's"
The said resolution as amended having been
read second time, was agreed to by the house
. On motion, Resolved, That q horse be i'm.
meistely rented for the accommodation of the
chief magistrate of this commonwealth until one
Gan be erected.
The House, according to the order of the day.
resolved itself into committee of the whole
house on the state of the commonwealth and af.
Ter some time spent therein, Mr.. Speaker resu-
med the chair, aud Mr.. Otey reported that the
committee had, according to order, had under
Consideration a resolution by ths congress, pro-
Posing an amendment to the constitution of the
United States, and adopted resolution on the
subject thereof, which was received and read.
and amended at the clerks table the said rcso.
tuition as amended, having been read q second
time, was agreed to by the house in the follow
ing words
Resolved, by the General Assembly of yirpi-
MIA, That the amendment proposed by the Con
gress TO the constitution If the u providing
that it any citizen ofthe u S. shall accept. claim
receive or retain any little OF nobility or honor or
shall wIthou' the consent Of congress, accent {,
retain any present, pension, Office or emolument
OF any Kind whatever, from any emperor. king
prince orfoTeign power, such person shall cease
20 be citizen of the United States and shall be
incapable OF holding any Office of trust or profit
under them, or either of them be sdO,,ted as a
part OF the said constitution cf the u =
Ofdeyed. That JIR clerk carry the cold