The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-01-02
Tirg3a,io Legislature.
EXTRACTS FROM THE JOURNAL OF TIL
HovsE OF DELEGATES.


hold intermediate tea in the superior court OF
law holden for Augusta county, -" releasing to
Christopher Hetherinston, David Eaton, and VIII
liam Henderson, the commemorative right to GER
tain hands, -" conceruiug Laurence Muse !;
" providing for paving the streets Of Petersburg,
-" altering the time OF holding quarterly court
for the county OF Bath. ao,horsing sale ct
the churches aud other PROPERTY belonging TO the
Protestant Society IN the county ut Rcllnond, =
" authorising Walter Frazier committee Of Richius
Brame, to sell tract of land for the benefit OF the
said Brame, -" concerning John Hill, -" Au-
thorisiag Laurence A. Washington to establish
ferry across Pocatallico RIVER, were respectively
read third time y passed.
Certain Resolutions hom the Committee of
Claims taken up and read follows
Resolved the opinion of this committee, that
the petition CT Henry S. Haley, PRAYING that he
may be allowed to receive the amount OF two treas
ury certificates, Gust clams which! have not been
brought forward in consequence OF being misaid)
witIinerest thereon TO the time limited for calling.
them in, is reasonable. appears to your commit
tee that Morris Austin, OF the county of Augusta,
summoned to attend as witness in suit OF
the commonwealth against Thomas Marshall who
had been presented by the grand jury on the 2ith
of February 1872 for lailing in the performance of
his duty surveyor OF the road that he attended
III obedience TO the summons two days at the March
eourt, two days at tie April court and enc at the
June court that it being suggested to him the suit
would not come that court, he did not attend the
next day, and of consequence .MSs fined in the
ofsxteen dollars and costs, which he had no knowl-
edge of until after the next succeeding court lie
solved therefore, rs the opinion OF this committee,
that the pesitiUn OF the said Morris Austin, praying
for a omission OF the fine atores..d, is reasonable
1t appears to your committee, that Henry lance
Of the county OF Montgomery in the year 1909 or
$780, purchased claim OF one John Hoge, which
wasfor his services adjutant to the S5h regiment
fmiitia in the year 1905, or 1901 amounting IS
dollars, which claim has never been paid Resolved
therefore the opinion OF this committee, that the
petition OF Henry liance praying that law may
pass, anthorising the auditor TO g,sat him credit
for he fDft, eli. stiI ia
---it appears TO your committee, that William Mil
Ter lieut. in a company o. cavalry comman-
ded by capt John Matthews oil Augusta county
that tue day in the
year he resigned and gave his commits
sion to Major Robert Gr.ntan with directions to for
ward 1t TO the executive, which was done yet subse
qaent TO his resignation sud without nuiice he has
heen fined at different times To the amount OF forty
I'VE dollars that lac had know! ledge of the eXis-
teuce of the fines, until by law or IN the opiiion OF
the court martial lac had no redress :--Resolyed
therefore, the opinion of this Committee, that the
petition of VIM. Miller, praying for remission
of the fines aforesaid, is reasonable Which several
Resolutions were agreed to by the House.
Sundry Resolutions from the Committee OF Prop
sositions & Grievances, were read AS follows:
l. Resolved, as the opIuiup OF this committee, that
the petition of the President aud Directors OF the
Ashby's Gap Turnpike Company, praying that the
act incorporating the said company may be so amen
del rs to authorise them TO let by lease or other
wise 10 the Little River Turnpike Company, sucii
part OF their road next above Little river as will,
when added to the fractional part OF the section
of the Little company road adjoining thereto,
make out full section OF five miles, as soon
as that part thereof is finished and received
according to law, is rcasoiabe. Resol-
we'd 40 the opinion of this committee that
the netition of Lewis of and others, of The county
sf Frederick, praying that the act entitled " an Let
to reduce into the several acts CONCERNING mills,
mi.dams and other distractions OF water courses,
may b, so extended u to embrace Falling Mills q
other manufactures impecd by water, Is reasona-
be-3 Resolved, the opinion OF this committee,
that the petton of sundry inhabitants OF the coun-
les of Frederick and Loudoun, praying that an act
may pass incorporating company to erect a toll
bridge across the Shenandoah river, at the termi-
nation OF the turnpike road, leading from Smokers
ferry TO the Little river turnpike atLtte RIVER, is
reasnnabe.-f Resolved, AS the opinion OF this
committee that the petition Of sundry merchants
and others of the City OF ltich1onJ, praying that
an act may pass Incorporating q company, Tor
the purpose of Marine Insurance, is reasonable---
Which; several Resolutions we're agreed To.
Mr. Otey from the Committee OF Claims, prr:en-
tod certain Re solutions rs follows:
Reso,yed as the opinion OF this committee, That
the petition of Mary Busse" stat'ng' that her nus
h.nd lost his life i'll enleavOring to suppress an in
s,rrsction of negroes at place called Chatham, sn
the County of Stafford, and that She IS Old, inhrh
;ncopable of supporting herself, and praying Tor
,,.nsou is reasonable. Resolved also, as tue opinion
rS,hs committee that the petition OF Benz. Mosby,
stating that by order OF llenrco Superior Court,
he was allowed seventy-one dollars Tor board aud
lodging furnished the jury swoTn upon the trial OF
ynnn
and praying that law may pass authorizing The iu-
ditor 60 grant him a warrant for the same Is rcas-
orable.-Ksso,vcd, also, as the opinion OF this
conmittee that the petition OF Argelon ioone, sta
~, I, that he served throughout the whole OF The re-
oo,,ionary war; and in i2 battles that III con-
saoue,ce tereo his constitution has been destroy
ed * he is at this time reduced TO poverty, pray
ing to be placed the pension list, IS reasona'
blo---W hcii said resolutions were agreed to by
the house. ~, :
Mr. Mercer, from the committee for Courts OF
Justice presented certain resolutions
Resolved as the opinion OF this committee,
,piat the pet,tiou Of Richard Mcclure, Sam'L Nc
Cure, Margaret Mcclure, Sarah McCiare and 81
an All q lure, heirs at law Gf Andrew McCinre, de-
eeased and citizens OF the county OF ohio' show
100 ,h., ia the year 1898, their father migrated
iran, ireland intD the sail county and being suo-
nt ,lat ,l,e law incapaeitated aliens from holding
rnaI nron.rly purchased ia May 1900, and receiy-
I a ronyeyance from Robert Mcclure, then cit
,n of his common wealth, .or 80 acres OF land sit
,tsd in Tie said county that their said father died
:s. e Ia $50 a;: -. '4,ts ::;.=:
;ng that the commonwealth right to said Land may
ne released 70 the petitioners, is reasonable Re
,olye, as the opinion Of this committee, ! hat the
,etitjon Of John Stokely stating that the Court OF
Inc county OF Wood, Of which lie WAS 81 member,
proceeded nj their last Juiy term to hne the pet-
toner for an alledged contempt contained ~ the
lanptinee OF protests offered by hin 10 the opinions
OF said court nc has applied to, and obtained from
t,e iudge # the eleventh judicial Circuit writ f
error winch has suspended toe collection ct the
aid fnc, and praying 20 he released from iurther
,o.s and yrxation, be rcicced.-j. Resolved, 10 te
Opinion OF this committee, That the petition OF Da-