The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-02-04
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE
EXTRACTS FROM THE JOURNAL OF TIL
HOUSE OF DELEGATEs.

FRIDAY, Jan. %.
A communication from the Senate by their
clerk The Senate have passed the bill.
entiaed,-' An act, for arranging the coun-
ties OF this commonwealth into districts to
choose representatives to Congress- with
amendpents, in which they request the
concurrence OF the House of Delegates
The first amendment, proposed bv thu
oehaie TO the said bill, was, TO insert, in the
|th line OF the LIST page thereof, before the
word Essex, the word 'Middlesex %
and he second amendment was. to strike
out, IN the d0th line of the same page. the
word Middesex'
The Questions, being severally put. on
agreeing 10 the said amendments, were de-
termined in the negative. AYES 4s-Noes
1O1.
he third amendment. PROPOSED r;
Senate to the said bill, was read as follows
= In the 9TH and 9th lines of Cd page.
strike oht the words. icing GeeLokder
ana resilient Foithin such district and in
sert In lieu thereof, the words .ouuEfed
accordinS 10 The Constitution ofthe U;litrG
o5afes. The question being put on agree
"S 20 the SAID amendment, was determined
In the negative. Ayes 4O-Noes 1919.
Engrossed bills, catering the times of
holding the quarterly courts of the corpo-
ration OF Frederickburg'- concerning John
brown'- concerning CERTAIN citizens Of
tne town OF Portsmouth, authorisjng
the administrator of Littleton Upshur, de-
ceased. to make sale of certain lands be-
longing to the estate of the said decedent.'
were successfully read third time. and
passed.
Mr: Stanard, (of Spott,ylvania, ) from the
committee for Courts of Justice presented
"A bill concerning Anne Smith Acade,
my, winch was received and read the frst
time And the question being nut upor
the second reading thereof, was determined
in the negative.
The Report of the Armory Comm
was then read--It states that c715 muskets
were made during the last year at SUI
544 cavalry swords at 81, $50 pistol at
$40, and 19 rifles at Sly.
1t states, the general appropriations as
MADE by the Revenue law of Feb. 9TH.
1872, at sos ,5O0--to which add the Cash
received for castings within the year GO. 069'
04--ffom which deduct the cost of rnateri-
ais Sl5,7i5 40 ; the cost of labour S31 GIG :
contingent eXpences 776 Is; repairs and
1928 10; officers salaries
and water from the canal 1924: expendi4
cure Tor fOundery and boring mill Si5.YO9
4S proportion Of water from the canal &c
oihcers' salaries OH account Of the same
l,'5O-lt leaves the excess Of the expendi-
- cts.
lhe report pronohnces the arms made
Swords excepted } TO be as good, if not
better, than those heretofore furnished ;thc
cannon and rifles as we'll executed the
pistols as considerably improved; ard ,he
cavalry swords rs of good size and shape,
but not of good temper. which defect "
ascribed by the superintendent to tive eau
ses. LIST. the removal Of the principal Ine-
chanic in that line Of business 2nA. the
impossibilty Of procuring good steel. prior
10 the late importation Of thar article since
which the swords making and unfinished
are of excellent temper and qualify. The
Report advises that all the p1achiij,ry bo,;s
IN the foundery and boring mlli by kent M
constant operation in riaeufactuIj,s can
lnon, III leu Of making castng &C. tl,e
demand Tor Wbich Is ,4iiak;c ava unScr-