The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-01-30
Virginia Legislature.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Mondav, January 90.

uce ana their children, bowman Peggy"
And they have agreed to the amendment
proposed by the House of Delegates to their
I'd amendment to the bill "Appropriating a
sum OF money for opening and improving the
road from Clarksburg to Point Pleasant, &
for other purposes"
AM ngrossed bill " Appropriating part of
the revenue of certain counties for the pur-
poses therein mentioned,'' was read thirs,
time, and, with ryder subjoincl to it, was
passed.
On motion, Ordered, That the committee
OF the whole House be discharged from far
ther consideration of the petitions from the
counties of Pittsylvania, Halifax s Patrick,
praying that measures be taken by the Lee
gislature for the purpose of calling, a con-
vention to amend the Constitution of this
Commonwealth ~ motion was made
by Mr. Leigh, (of Dinwiidic,) to postpone
the farther consideration of the said petit
ons until the 31st day of March next, & the
question being put on the said motion, was
decided in the affrmative.-Aves S5-Noes
SO.
80. Tuesday, January 81.
A communication from the Senate by their
slerk-The Senate have passed the bill
% Authorising the county courts cf this Com
monwealth to appoint proccssioners of lands
IN certain cases"-And the bill g Conc ern-
ing Thomas Brewster" with amendments,
House of Delegates.
On motion of MIR. Randolph, Ordered
That the Committee Of Finance be permit
ted to sit during the Session of this House.
ResofOed, That n committee be appoint
cd to enquire into the eXpediency OF putting
fire-proof roof on the Armory of this Com
monwealth, with leave to report by bill or
Otherwse.-And a committee was appoint
cd of Messrs. Julian, Stanard, (of Spottsvl-
\ 10
(of Pittsylvania,) Joynes, Morgan, (of Ohio,)
Leigh (of Dinwiddie,) Garret, Rutherford
and Stith
Mr.. Williams, According to order. pre-
sented a bill "To amend an act entitled
an actto amend an act, entitled an act for
appointing electors to choose Pre- dent &
Vice-PresIdent of the United States, passed
the goth of january, 1900"
An engrossed bill &c Concerning Chance
ry Courts was read third time, and sun
dry blanks therein were filed: A motion
was made by MIR. jackson, that q section. BY
way OF rider, be added to the said bill The
said ryder was read a first and second time
and ordered to be immediately engrossed, &
read third time: The same was accor-
dinghy engrossed, and read a third time, &
a blank therein filled And the question be-
ing put on the passage of the said bill, with
the ryder, was decided in the Affirmative
Ayesi12-Noes 81.
communication from the Governor was recei-
we'd, and read as follows
SIR. 1''
The Legislature, at their Session of 1907 en-
powered the Executive to for the making OF
three hundred Rifles annually for the use of the state
he Executive with view to carry this law into eff
Jeet, entered into several contracts with different
persons and I'm dong this, Inadvertently exceeded
the numbe7 prescribed by iaw having contracted
the delivery, in the years $685. 10, II, 10, of
renteen hundred and fifty Rifles; making an excess
OF two hundred and fifteen beyond the proper num-
Der. The public faith, however, being plighted the
necessity ofappropriation equal to this unprovided
FOR demand, is submitted to the Legislature. The
only Inconvenience OF this mistake is small antici-
Patton OF the funds of the State and perhaps entirely
eounterhalanced by procuring additional plumber
OF arms at this particular iuncture.
i am, with sentiments OF high respect,
Your fellow-citizeD,
is. BARBOUR.
TIE hon the Speaker of the
House Of Delegates.
On motion of Mr. Otey- Ordered, That the com.
Thittee OF the whole house the of the Com
nonwcaith he discharged from farther consideration
81 the Resolutions proposed by the select committee,
to which were committed the bills for establishing
baaSs ct the towns of Winchester, Lvnchburg and
Norfolk, AM to which were referred the petitions
fr9sa t. inhabitants of the several towns of
Richnond aud 'rtsmouth, and this vcinities
thereof, for banks to be esJahn-hed therein -
also, that the committee OF tie whoie mouse
On the state Of the commonwealth be disciIai-
ged from farther consideration of the report made X
resolution proposed, by the select copnttce to Which
the memorial Of a committee of the stockholders Of
the Bank OF Virginia was referred and that the
said Report aad Resolutions be laid upon the table,
On motion of Mr. JACKSON i2esofUed, That the
bill "Concerning Oliver Pollok have its second
vending on Thursday next, mt eleven o'clock, " that
ne be permitted to appear by counsel at the bsr OF
this House.
Weinesday, January 92.
A communication from the Senate by their clerk
The Senate have passed the following bills, to wit
49," An act to amend an act concerning Piots"-
" An act allowing further time the owners of Lots
IN the town of Lynchburg to improve the saine"-
Z" An act concerning the widow aud children of
George William Smith. deceaseI"--And &c An act
for altering the time of holding quarterly for
the county Of Fauquier." ---They have also passed
the bill +" Concerning taxes on lands'---and the
bill " AmendatOry Of an act entitled an act to a
mend an act entitled act for regulating convey
snces, and also to anend act. entitled an act
dIcing into the several acts ncerning wills the
distribution Of intestates estates and tho duty Of
executors and adJnjaistratOrs' with amendments in
which they request the concurrence of the House Of
Dei7-ates.
The Report ofthe select committee, to which tho
memorial Of the committee of the stockholders Of the
Bank of Virginia was referred, was again taken up ;
And motion made by M. Mercer to amend
the said report, by striking out the whole thereof
from the second paragraph ensuing the proposals by
che committee Of the stockholders Of the bank Of Vi-
gina, to the end thereof and to insert N lien of the
part 50 proposed to be- striker out, the fpowinr--
They beg leave 20 submit to your consideration
the following eoraparisOn Of the plan FIR extending