The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-01-07


easion To present to YOU cO;nninealiOn from al,
Chief Magistrate ct Ike State OF New Hampshire
covering s1ndry resolutions OF the Legislature
of TINT State, agreeing proposed amendment
q, the Constitution OF the U. States.
is BARBOUR .
. iHuRsDhy, Dec "a.
f.nSro5'ed bills appropri' Ing sa OF ,aone, Tor
Tue purpose therein mentioned, - Tor s.rAn-
s'nS the counties of this commonwealth, toto dis
tr'cts to choose representatives to Cnnsr. $50 were
| rea,l a tl,iid time Z, passed
n b,'i, eNemr,i"g certain persons therein men
uohed from the payment of toll for passing The Al
iegahy turnpike, which lay on the table, WAS taken
| anti rejected
On motion of Mr.. Barbour, - Ordered, that leave
be given to bring III bill, prevent the Iapsine
oil esseies anu devises by the death Of The ,egatee
or deyisee in the lifetime oil the tcs,a,or.'
on motion OF Mr. Sweii.-OrIered, Tint
'eAVe oe gwen to bring III bill, "app.opratrg the
money arising from the sale OF tle tlebe lands in
the unity OF Nortiu berIand, and Tor other pur-
poses"
Certain Resolutions from the committee of
N'nms, heretofore presented, were taken up and
read
Resolved, az the opinion OF this committee, That
,ne petition oil sundry iahsbtauts CT tie county OF
Ohio. praying that "a further appropratis,n he made
10 open road from the Monongaia glade, by the
mouth OF Butiaoe creek to the Ohio river, to meet
foaa 'iat - about TO he opened TO Zanesviile in
House.)
Resolved, as the opinion of this committee, thai,
'he petition ot VIM. Gentry, Old revolutionary
soldier, stating thot during the war his constitution
was materially injured; that ia consequence of it,
ne Is now rendered unfit to labour that he is
very poor and has four small helpless chi!lrcn and
praying the legislature would grant him a. mem
son, he rejected. (Ordered be laid upon the ia
be)
49, MONDAY, Dec. eg.
ne houe, according to the order o! the day. re-
'oNed itself in'o committee Of the whole house Oh
. .i STATE OF the commonwealth, Mr. Blackburn ia
the CHAIR and after some time spent therein Mr.
Speaker resumed the chair snd Mr. blackburn
reported that the said committee had according to
order had under consideration bill authorizing
'ne executive TO arm aud equip volunteer compa-
ny at the expense OF the state,' and had made no
amendment thereto The said bill was thereunon
delivered IN at til" clerks table, and ordered to be
engrossed and read a third time
Engrossed bills - concerning lanes Denee,e
authorizing division oi the lands OF the Gingaskn
TRUE oil Indians, --'' TO alter the time of hol-
ding the superior courts of law for the counties of
rrihcess Anne, Norfolk and Chesterfield, and for o.
ther purposes, '-' altering and amending an ACT
entitled" an act giving power to county courts IN
estaosh ferries, and to regulate the rates of fer
rage. =" authorship the removal of all obstruc-
uohS IN Lutte Street in the Borough of Norfolk, -
. concerning John Moorehead, were resDectiye-
~ read Sd time and passed.
certain Resolutions from the Committee of Claims
were read as follows
1t appears to your committee, that William Moo
Hy entered the army OF the Revolution in the Vir-
giha line under Major Darke in the wear I7T6 and
continued until the mouth Of May, i7s0, when he
was 'aSen prisoner st Charleston; that durin, the
tne OF has service he was wounded at Ash Swami
near Amboy ia the State of New-York in the LETT
Knee that at the battle of Brandywine he was
wounded IN his left * the head which wounds
at present severely aiflct and disable bim-ResoIv
ca therefore as the opinion OF thi; committee tina,
she Peuton OF the aforesaid William Moody prayinp
for relief, is reasonable 40
IL appears to your committee, that VIVA White
now deceased, i'll February Ivy entered tI,. armv
rs Sergeant in the first Virginia State Reci-nsnt
commanded BY Col. Gibson that late in the yea,'
~ o. ne was appointed an Ensign and in April i77q
a Lieutenant IN the same Regiment, and returned
to virginia. in 1880, having been constantly I'm Scr
vice that ne remained and served in the REGIMENT
az Williamsburg and Petersburg, until 1891. mt the
tne oil forming the legion, when he was considered
as shpernumeFaiy officer yet he actually did SER
wee occasionally until the capitalization of York Town
-kesoIyed therefore the opinion of this com nit
tee that the petition of VIVA. White & others rem
rescntatiyes of VIM White decd submitting If IN
tne HeRerai Assem- ply, whether they are not emit
tied to has compensation for five years which he had
never received, IS reasonable
ne sad resolutions being twice read, were agreed
TO by the House. ~"
TUESDAY. Dee 90
Recommendation from the Seaae by their clerk
me Senate have passed the bill, concernin.
Armistead Long," and tue bill" to repeal SO much
OF the act, entitled act concerning tithaoles di
reSlng the mode of laying and collecting the cnuntv
'eVy, as eNempts constabies from being chargeable
WIN county ievies and poor rates"--1hey have al
so agreed to the preamble and resolutions relative
10 lhe Valor and nrepdity displayed by Com. Dec.
u ms oleers and crew. in the victory lately obtain
Ell Dy the t1gste United States over the British fri
gate the Macedonian, with amendments, in which
'hey request the concurrence of the House of Del.
gstes. =
The house proceeded Ia consider the said are
hents proposed by the SenAte; whereunp IL
hr5t amendment, being twice read, was On ,' wy
ION oe'ng put, agreed to by The ho,., j .;
IKE manner, the house Gi@agreedto 80 80, ~
n q Isfle u
Senate thereof. erh inform the
Ensrossed bills. " authorizing the Executive to arm
' ~ efuP,a volunteer COMPANY at the exnence nf
i i4 S'"'S incorporate the BulTlloe CrseL
aliao Comp''.iy in the county ut Nonon-
r., cumming n ferry on the lands of Hupf,
;g,'' re. ' "cF'sS TIE Potomac river''---ss max
s '"'e"eF appropriation for contineca vt expenses
slte'",neni' X FOR other purposes 80 forineoy-
-, 1919 t'e : male Absorption for prDylinga Fc-
maze OrphJi Asylum in tie town of petarsL,,-,, ,,
~ l'o,, P'Fatng Library Company in the town
4" ''eeshrs IN the COUNTY OF lou,Uio" were ,cs.
PceuNeiy read third time and passoj
On notion O. MIR. White. (of PutsyIv,r;, y, ~
"ef9j, That leave be given 10 bring in Xix 90 -
"""e provision for our soldiers aud families bllst
10 actual service Of their country. and In ,,ay;ve 90
acc concerning the sale OF property Under exeon;ons
1903. ~ ""' u eO'uary
WEDNESDAY, Dec. so.
communication from the Senate by their C,lcrt
- ne 3"nhte have passed the foosi1r bills emf
/ ,'e"' An act realeasing tD Maria and Anne Bisn
''a. The commemorative right to certain la,de -,
! ~ act concerning the P'munl,-y tribe nj Indi
"".' -" an act concerning Wiiirqn Martin -