Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-05-20

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copies OF Certain documents xoric.. 1ccoa,-
panied the Governors coTurhnica,ion, as
require certain paris thereof, of a con6den.
tial nature, to ne published. be rescinded.
The Speaker laid before the House a con-
hdentiat communication from the Governor.
whereupon the Gallery and Lobby were
cleared, and the doors shut &c.
The said communication was tken. reid,
and, together with the accompanying dcca-
meats, ordered to be laid upon the table.
And then the doors were again opened
On motion Of Mr.. Magnl, &
Ordered, That leave be given tp,brirz ~
bill, ito continue the act, entitled Act
giving further time for the redemlt.on or
Lands forfeited for the non payment OF tax
IS, and for entering Lands On the Commits
siener's Books" aud that Messrs Magiii,
Williams (of Frederick, } Rutherford, Brad
ley. Baker (nf Patrick Eide, Ward, Boy
kin, Tomkins, Matthews, Daniel, MClc-
nachan, Hill (of Halifax Turner and An
derson (of Aususta,) do prepare and bring
IN the same.
motion was made by Mr. Claiborne that
the House come 20 the following Resoluti-
on:
RESOLVED, That this House will, on
Thursday the twentieth instant, proceed, by
JOINT ballot with the Senate, to the election
OF Judge of the General Court to supply
the vacancy accustomed by Che death of the
honorable William Nelson, tlcc'd.4
The said resolution was amendcd, on mo- /.
ton of Mr.. Barbour (of Orange, so as to
read, 'of two Judges of the General Court,
10 supply the vacancies ocCasioned by the
deaths OF the honorable William. Nelson and
Richard Parker"
And the said resolution as amended Was
ordered 70 be laid upon the table, on mot9n
OF Mr.. Watkins, of Charlotte.
petition of Robert Crute, jr of Halifax
county, WAS presented and read, with sun
dry documents, IN support thereof; and or
dered to be laid upon the table.
a petition vas presented and read of Jane
WoonS, OF the County of Jefferson, repre-
Sentlng that she is q widUw with many small
chidien, and very ii?le to support them up
on; thar she endeavors 20 MAINTAIN herself
ana iamhy I'm Part) by keeping a snall as
sof.menE OF medicines for safe; that she is
nov informed that, by a law passed AT The.
last session OF the General Assembly. she
VIII be subjected TO an annual tax OF SO dol
lars, Tor her small shop Of medicine; wach
would swallow up the whoic prunts Of her
business, and reduce her 70 the utmns, dis
eressi praying, therefore, relief from this un-
equal and oppressive tax:
had iNe Question beng put opon the refer
ehce OF the SAID petition to a conmitte-, wuS
determined in the NEGATIVE.
Resoived, That the same BE rejected.
On motion of Mr.. Mercer,
Ordered, That Leave be given to bring in
blil " To- amend and explain the Acs, eilti-
tied " an Act imposing taxes for the SUPPORT
OF government ;" aud that Messrs Mercer.
Stanard, Woithington, Hanlphres, Wat.
fft \
Banks, NlGlett, Fuikerscn, RutherSDrd, Pres
ton, Eustis Magst. i've. Scout (of York)
Lee, Matthews, ruinoexiec, Boyd Crockett.
Cooke, LoycA. Anderson. COT IanoveY,]
husnes, Ss.den, Hunter, Garrett. Thweat.
Itanstcrd and Prcsser, do prepare ana bring
IN the same; the SStn rule Of the House
having previously heeh Suspenas l,oE noti0n
q NJ MSTcei, Tor Lhe purpose &, increasing.
the number OF the said COMMITTEE
On motion of Mr.. Mercer,
Ordered, That the AYES and Noes uDon
giving leave 20 bring 10 the said bin be in
serted IN the Journal,
The names Of che gentlemen whoyo,cd in
the affirmative are,
Messrs. Stevenson (Spsaker,) Downing,
Wise, Everett. Garth, Robertson Andersen
COZ Augnsta,) D0ake, Lewis Col i}ath,) War
wiek, Moseiey lot y dlord,O Pate, Boyd,
NrCienachan. Eide, Brown, Tucker. Pryor,
p-breli. Walker of Buckinghanl,) Burton,
NJ Reynolds. Coleman. Tyler, Watkins los
CnHio e'9RiVhardson, Cheatham, Thweat,
baher (oi Cumberland M'i.aurite, Tur-
ner, Harbour (of Cnlpeper.) Morris (of Ca
oell,) M'GinniS, regram, Watkins ct Din
widtiie,) Muse, Garnet, Hunter, SlSnker,
Wills, Bernard (,i Fluvanna,) Magui, Will
liams (of Frederick hna%2iS jarrett, jones'
Got CIioucester.) lie Wis I'd tssQn cester,) Boil
ling, Underwood, Currins Sir, Morrow,
Matthews, Walker (of Grtensviile, } Land.
Chapman, HiIi (of Haifax) Watkins (of
hali.aX,) sharfe, Sheet. Slarke, Anderson
GOT ltanover,) M'AIecheD, Williams (of
hardy,) Dtwsson, Morris (of Harrison,I
Prosser, Se'den, billiard, Hairston. Boykin,
Fgisham, Hanhins, Tazewell, HUMPHREYS,
Worthington, Wilson, Hanfurd, Roane,
walker (oi King and Quoen,) Bernard (of
King 9 .orgc,) Hill ct Kig Wiliam.O Clsi-
borne, Ball Shearinan, Fuikerson, MIMI
Ian Noland, Mercer, Harris, Chappen. Nj
Diett, Banks, Morgan, Can rill, Ciendinnen,
LomPkins, Biiups. Taylor, Winghed, Jesse.
6lakey, Evans, Scott (of Monongaia) Grav.
Thomas, GoodsoH, Baker (of Nansemond.Y
CohooI Christian, Graves, Poindexier,
Cooke, Kendall, Parramore, Blackwell
Edwards, BacHn, Royal, Shelton, Pate on
irwin, Fairs, Barbour (of Oranges y Mallory.
Hughes, BAKER (of Patrick) Pendleton,
Walton. Swanson, Archer (,f Powhatan.i
PoFall, Booker, Lindsay, Corhick, Moseley
(ot Princess Anne,) Linton. Foster, Will
ans (ot Prince George Harrison, Marie.
nsy, Hart, Snackleford, Brockenbi ough,
Gngs6y, Rogers. Rutherford, Bryan, Fullen,
fugate, Carson, Lowell, Ridley. Cobb. Sian.
ard, Stevenson OF SpOitsylvania,) Eeistis.
titzhush, Ruifiu, Davis, Parham, Ward.
PeerY, Garrow. Jones (nf NVnruil.k.N pnnh