The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-01-16
.tnyt,sia Legislature.
HOUSE OF DELEGA7ES.
Nfondau, Lanuaru Oh


their Clerk The Senate have passed the
following bills, To wit AN act "Concern-
ing the town of S,ephcnsburg in the county
ot FredeIick"-And an act Concerning
fh.hp 'rurpia."
They have also passed the bill Concern
ing Betty Dean and others - with an "a
nendmcnt, III which they request the con-
curicnce of the House OF Dclegates-in
which the house concurred.
Al engrossed bill Appropriating a sum
OF money tor opening and improving the road
from C'arksburg to Point Pleasant, and for
other purposes" was read q third time, and
passed.
a report from the Committee of Propo-
sitions and Grievances, which lay ON the ta-
bic, was taken up, aud read. as follows -
The Committee of Propositions and Grie
vances have, according 10 order, had under
consideration sunGry petitions to them re-
TERED, and have come to the following reso-
lutions thereupon -. ReSoiued, as the O.
pinion II this committee, that the petition of
snEdry inhabitants of the County OF Green
brier, praying that the act passed the Sc
ventcenth day OF January, in the year one
thousand eight hundred and zen, entitled
" An act concerning the state road from
the upper navigation of James river TO the
upper navigation of kenawha," may be re-
pealed, be rejected.
q 2. RcsoiUed as the OPP nicn of this commit
tee. that the petition of William McCoy &
others, Inhabitants of the County of OHIO
PRAYING that the act declaring Middle Is,
land Greek in the said county, a public
highway, may be repealed, SO far as tho
same affects the rights of the said William
. Mccoy, previously vested, or that he may
receive reasonable compensation for the
injury his mill, on the said creek, NAV sus-
tain IN consequence of the operation OF the
afresaid act, is reasonable.
g. ResO{Ucd as the o.,ipic,, Of +I,;c roc,,,;.
tee, that the petition of sundry inhabitants
of the counties of Ohio and Harrison. in op-
position to so much of the said petition as
relates to the repeal of the before mention
cd act, BIZ rejected.
The said resolutions, being twice read,
were, on questions severally put thereupon,
agreed to by the House.
a farther report from the same commit
tee was taken up and read, as follows The
cWnmi &c OF Propositions and Grievances
ia c, according to order, had under consi-
derauen sundry petitions 20 them referred.
and have come TO the following resolution
thereupon -. ReSofUed, as the opinion
OF s'iis committee, that the petition of sundry
trustees OF the town of Manchester, PRAYING
that an act may pass authorising them to e.
nact such bye-laws and make such REGULATE
ons tor the internal government of the said
town, rs they may from time deem .necessa-
ry, Is reasonable.
2. Resotved, as the opinion of this com
mittee, that the petition of Arthur Wool
t4rd OF the County OF Nansemond, praying
that an act may pass authorizing him to
erect two gates on the public road leading
through his land in the said County, is
reasonable.
;. ResolUed, the opinion of this com
mittee, that the petition of the commission
ed oincers OF the torty-seventh and eighty
eighth regiments of militia, in the County of
hioemarle, praying that an act may pass
directing that the training of the officers
and the general musters throughout the
state shall take place at some earlier season
OF the year than that now appointed, is rea-
sonable.
The 1sr & ID resolutions, being twice read,
were, on questions severaly put thereupon,
agreed 20 by the Housc-Ordered, That
bills De brought i'll conformably thereto /; &
that the Committee of Propositions and
Grievances do prepare and bring in the
same.
The Sd resolution was, on motion, ordered
to be laid upon the table.
a forther report from the same committee
was taken up and read.
This report declares the petition of Solo
mon Betton. to be rcasonable--as also the
petition of Cuthbcrt Powell-as also the
petition of Judge Sempie. Tie 1st & Sd.
were agreed to by the House --lhe End was
laid on the table.
The House according to the order of the
dav. resolved itself into q committee of the
whole house on the state of the common
wealth, Mr.. Daniel (of Cumberland) in the
cnair; aud after some time spent therein,
Mr.. speaker resumed the chair, and Mr.
Daniel reported that the committee Of the
whole houae laid, according to order, had nm
der it's considerations bill ''Concerning the
distribution OF Public Arms" and had agreed
IN an amendment thereto which amend.
ment being received and read to the House
On motion, Crdered, That the said bill &
amendment be laid upon the table.
TUESDAY, Jan. 9TH
A Communication from the Senate by
their Clerk ~ The Senate have passed the
bill Releasing to Michael, John, Robert <
Thomas Cortney the right cf the Common
wealth to certain lands therein mentioned -
Wetresddv, .Janaa,yS.
Ensrossed bills " Releasing the right of the Com
monweath to Samuel Mcclure, John White ana
William RobeI Is, to certain lands in Ohio county,
An act To amend the entitled an act TO prcyen
the hauling OF Seincs below the mouths of he dliTe
rent rivers in this Commonwealth read 81
time and passed. ~
A.bili " incorporating Company To establish :
Turnpike from Charles own in the county OF lief
fcrson, to Winchester" was taken up and read
fI st time and ordered to he com nitted to the Sc
Iect committee to which the bill incorporating
Company to establish Turn pike from Smokers
ferry to Winchcster.' was referred