The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-01-17
In;ginia Legislature.
HOUSE or DELEGl7ES.
MONDAY, January z,

East the commonwealth right to certain land
therein mentioned - and
bill Increasing the powers of the Trus-
tees OF tue Town OF Falmouth, in the county of
Stafford"
An engrossed bill Placing James Beck and
Thomas Galford on the pension list" was read
third time and passed.
An engrossed bill "Concerning the Mutual
Assurance Society against fire on buildings of
the state OF Virginia" was read a third time
and several blanks therein filled up; and the
question being put on the passage of the bill,
1t passed in the negative.-Ayes 77.-Noes
80.
The Speaker laid before the House letter
from the Governor, accompanied by a letter
from Jared Brooks, Esq. of the state of Ken
lucky, with map Of the falls of the river Ohio,
with explanatory remarks, &c on the same &
the said letters being read, were with the said
map, ordered to be laid upon the table.
TUESDAY, January 8.
communication from the Senate by their
Clerk.-The Senate have passed the bill &c Esta-
bishirg an inspection of -four at the Town of
Petersburg"
An engrossed bill I" Authorisne John Lynch.
senior, to build toll bridge across James river,
At the town of Lynchburg, and for other purpo-
scs," was read third time and passed.
Mr.. Monroe from the committee to whom
were referred certain resolutions that subject,
ihaCe me 1oiiO~tpB report
The Committee to whom was referred re-
solution respecting the claim of the Virginia off.
GERS and soldiers of the late continents and state
knes and such part of the governors letter as
relates to that subject, have, according to order
had the same under consideration, and agreed to
the following report
Whereas the Congress of the United States,
did, by an act passed on the 2Sd sav of March,
1904. declare and enact, "That the line run un-
der the direction of the surveyor general of the
United States, from the source of the Little
Miami, towards the source Of the Scioto, and
which lands on the east, the surveys of the
lands of the United States SHALL together with
its course continued to the Scioto river, be con-
sidercd and held as the westerly boundary line,
north of the source of the Little Miami of the
Territory reserved by the state of Virginia, be-
tween the Little Miami and Scioto rivers for
the use ofthe officers and soldiers of the conti-
mental line OF that state, provided that the state
OF Virginia shall within two years after the pass
ing of this act recognize such line as the boun-
Diary of the said territory"
And whereas the General Assembly of this
state have passed no act recognizing the line run
&, aforesaid:
And whereas it is important to the officers r.
soldiers of the continental line OF this state, as
well as to the United States, that a line separa-
ting the said reserved territory, from the ada.
cent lands of the United States, should be accu.
.ratey run according to the true intent and mean
ing of the deed OF cession made by the commits.
sioners Of this state to the United States, on the
list of March, 1874, Oft the Territory north west
of the Ohio:
Resolved, That the Senator's representing this
state in the congress of the United States be in
structed, and that the delegates from this state
in the house of representatives be requested TO
adopt such measures as to them may appear
most expedient to procure line to be run ac-
cording to the true intent and meaning Of the
deed of cession aforesaid, by commissioners du-
~ empowered to act on the part of the United
States, Jointly with an equal number of commits
sioners to be appointed on the part of this COM
monwea!th.
Whereas the General Assembly of this COM
monwealth on the second day of January, in the
year 1871, did, BY resolution declare their III
tenton TO cede to the Congress of the United
States for the general benefit of the union, the
Territory belonging to this commonwealth, ly-
ing north west of the Ohio river, on certain con.
ditions expressed III the said resolution; one of
which conditions was in the words folio owing, to
wit -" That in case the quantity of good lands
of the south east side OF tie Ohio upon the wa.
tiers of Cumberland river and the Green river
and the Tennessee river, which have been re-
served by law for the Virginia troops on CONT.
mental establishment, and upon their own state
establishment, should (from the North Carolina
iiae, bearing further upon Inc Cumberland
lands than was expected) prove insufficient for
their legal bOunties, the deficiency shall, lie made
up to the said troops in coon lands to be laid off
between the rivers Scioto and Little Miami on
Che north west side of the river Ohio in such
proportions as have been engaged to them by
the laws of Virginia"
And whereas committee of the Congress of
the United States, to whom the said resolution
was referred, did report that the above recited
condition, named in their report the fifth condi-
ton, was reasonable, and ought to be acce-
ded 10 by Congress, and the same was ac-
cordingly agreed to one of the conditions
on which the proposed oession was 10 be &C
copied
And whereas it appears that the said com
Inittee in stating the said fifth condition, which
they undertake to recte in their said report.
did inadvertently leave out the words Is and
Upon their own state establishment :"
And whereas the General Assembly of this
Commonwealth, on the Goth Gay of October, in
the year 1888, passed &c an act &uthorising the
Delegates of this state in congress to convey TO
tie u States in Congress assembled, all the
right Of this commonwealth 20 the Territory
north westward of the river Ohio" upon the
terms on which Congress had agreed to accept
the cession Of the said Territory, and in reel.
ting the said fifth condition, copied the same as
It stood i'm the report of the said committee OF
Congress, and not as it was originally proposed
be- the genera Assembly of this commonwealth,
and actually agreed TO by the Congress of the
United States and whereas deed of cession
was executed on the first day Of March, in the
year 1884, in conformity to the said act of the
10Th October, 17S3
And whereas the officers and soldiers OF the
Virginia line on state establishment, possessing