The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-12-17
TIRGI.FI.q LEGISLATURE.
MOUSE OF DELEGATES,
Fitklv. Dec. 2


IN ensrosssd BIZ. I" To amend act entitled an
set to establish pubic schoe3" wasresd tirl time
and the quesGon le,ns put upon the passage Hereof
was determined in Tie gat,vc.
On motion OF Sir. Bsrbonr---ortsred, that COM
nittee appointed 10 bring ina bill 70 provide ~:
the payment ftas sart OF the direct OF the Uni
ted States apro toned 60 the commonwealth OF Virgi-
Dia, ard icr otLer purpos.s hare leave &c aceo,ap
~ the said Ill with arepost
On motion ot Mr.. Ssot.--Crlcred, thatieaye he
gwen to briug ma bl - ioincorptX.,e the Dismal
Swami Land Company
A motion male 10y Mr. HUM hreys that leave
BE- granted 10 bring in bill g rosuthorise the Audi
tor 90 7loy alditionn eli TX in hs o.ice,"--au
the question beng put upon the said motion, vas de-
tcrnl!aed 70 the negative.
Saturday, Dec s.
A communication from the Senate by their CLERK
The Senate have passed the bill emitted AN act 10
repeal the act authorizing tn sale ofthe GleLe in King
William parish. III the eou,iel Of Cheste-, ID nd
Powbatan." They have also paas,d the OIL tqtiucd
9. An act eoncer ing the Sale,ior Courts ofLa~,''
with amen'me.,s, 10 which trsy request the eoncur-
r nee { he nouse os Dslc,,tes.-- Ccncur,ea IN
Eng Inns To sraeid sUt en- tie, an act
diree6ns tie uoe Of suing out and prosecuting wrts
OF Habs ID CorIcs Giving the owners ofiots in the
town VI Guysudotte, f'rher,i lime 20 build and i'm
prove the san,e" " Concerning David Rdherson."
For dividing the county of Ohio, and FOR other pur-
poses. 10 amend au act ent,tlCd, ncorpnga-
ting company TO es,ibt:s turnpike rca from Fred
ercLsSurg IL he Swift Run Gtp IL tie Biue Ridge
were seyer,l!y read third 'nn. and passed
The hi, entitled " An act tn curta Walkers ware
houzss,n the towa of Fredericksburg and for other
purposes. was, notion OF A.r Stevenson OF Spot
sygsn,a taken ~, wi1t uJn,c proposed thereto
BY the Scuste ;aild IA, srl dments benz twice
read, were questions lut thereuao tsrc.d
10 by the House.
The bill entitled "An act incorporating co-npa-
ny estsh IN tur rad from the western ,er-
niustoa O the Brook 'nrike, to liz. Merry o iks i,
the county OF ,iaovel" Gith the ca thereto
progressed rs the Senate, tste1 sp; -ani The said
IN M INIT AL
tciali, put ereupon, syrecj Co bv the House.
motion was made by Mir. Rob rtson, tist he
House agree to ti iIowrC pre- atnbls and resolution
" nEnEAs Car is reason 70 D lies chat the sH e.
cessay be re,i by loap for me ser ice Of the "
thonsand eight ianjrc, and Sf.een, may probably
Re ohts, ed ircm either the Bank of Virginia. or Far
mers Bank 81 Frgina, OF HEN both such terms
as the General Assembly might deen it the interest Of
the commonwealth tn accept --Rescvsd that a com
inee be aupor;ed for the purpose oil asccrtaring ard
reporting 20 this House. the terms and conditions on
which the Bark of Virginia, or Fsrole,a' Bank
ut Virginia, may DC disposed to make the aGoreaala
loan.
A motion was made by Mr. Mercer. that the sai
preamble ard res luton be laid upon the table :-snd
the que stiou being put tiereupon, determined in
the negative
MIR. Mercer then proposed substitute for the
said preamble end resolution, in the following words:
Resolved, that committee be appointed for the pur-
pose of erqr1g into the exI-,ie Of Obtsinne, on
loan, OF either or boh of the Banks established within
ti7 commonwealth, sufficient "a provide for the
deficiency nj the revenue Of the current year.
And the question being put upon agreeing to the
said substitute, was determined in thenegs;ive.
The said preamble and resolution proposed by Mr..
Robertson, being twice read, werc on the q,ies on
put therenpons agreed to by the House.
.sfopdq,, Zee.
= communication from IT, Senate by their CierL {:
ihe Se:ate iG'e assed the bill, entitled An act
leasing damages 20 William HALL, sheriff Of the coHaty
of PazeweU."- nsrossed bills " Concerning Charles
town, IN TOE cnuoty nj BROOKE" An set autholisiug
John G. jackson to build M;li-Dam across the west
fork OF MoNongal ar'vcr" "(r0-cein0g Aarop S,ced"
g. Concerning Richard Ycu1g." Sc For altering the
time of holding the Superior Courts of Law io the
eSuriies of Norfolk and Princess Anne" " An act
Incorporating the Optq uon Manufacturing Company
IN the courty efFrs3erict." "To authorize Edward
w. Trent TO a toll-bridge James RIVER
we've seversiy read thinl time and passed.
On Dir. NIite's motion, Ordered, that the commit
tee Of lie whole House the state of the Common
wealth, be f'chsrged from the fther siderng the
resolutions the subject of the establislment of q
Bank 30 he called The Real Estate Bank Of Virgil
MAJ aud that the said resolutions be referred r
lect committee, with eaye TO report by bill other
wise. Ard committee appointed Of Ncssrs
tiiae, S.den, Robertson, Ihwcatt, Turner, Magil,
Stevenson Of Spousylyane Mallory Rskor of Cuuber.
land, Jones o. ahtcmond, f.cyJ, Esii'l and Bates
TneeGt:, Dec q.
Ergroassd bills Concerning The Sheriff of Chester
field County To explain and amend a1t, en-,
tied " An-.lct vesdrgin Robert McRroom tie Go n
niOnwealtis light to- tract OF land therein nieno
ca ---N i u uSLOiunue It's Inspection OF iOb'cCO e.
RalSiuYi's Wareypusein the eonrty of AIbeoa e.
y eic seseIally read thrd tune ard passed.
bii " C0nceraiHs Ferdinand g. ColeInan," was
read second tire, and the question beiag put pp
engrCssIng the same, was determined in the ~ v.
On motion oi Mr. BiIiups, I'LL Z" to amend 40 not
entitled, q" An set TO perpetutc the whence ri say
deseTtlng TO the enc'ny, and To- other pur poses
fakcn up, and read the first tr'e-On TnC1'H 81 Sir
.cOtt-Cdered, that tue further consideration Of the
gao bill be postponed until the 3lst dag Of harci
next.
F'Ic 'Iose according 70 The order ofihe dsy, resol
Vcditsel INTO cumtnitee Of the whole House on the
state IS The commonwealth MIR MasiIiin the Char ;
AID aft.r time spent therein the Speaker iesu.
IDett!.e chair; and NJ. Magil reported that the
committee o. the whole House bad sconrliog 10 or
De-, farther considered The report n the ConoIttee al
Eiaance, snd hatarfeed 10 sndIy amendments there
WHICH hc delivered IN at the Clerks table, together
nth the said Report.
Wrdrceddu, Dec. 7.
4 communication from the Senate BY their Clerk I:
The Senate nave passed the bills, entitled, " An act
eoneernlg, Ben, Otherwise called Benjamin Goodwin a
rsAI, oC coour.'''An act concerning Armistcah, o.
tberUise called Armistesd Smith. man OF colour -
" An act increasing the pension Of Join Thomson.
Sc Al. act iivorcug Oney Warner from her isbsn
Osborn Warner -, nd " An act for dividing the couu
, ~ o. Chic aud 90 otley purposes"
An 4rC4ssd bill, Authorising the Superior
Cocrts d Lauy decree the rae Of the lands u in
fabt5 and insane persons IN certain cas-s, with the en-
crossed RYDER thereto, was taken u and the sad
ar was REID thir-l time And the question b..
in pot upon the passage 81 the said Bill wis the
Fndcr,) was Determined in the nepatvc--Resoted
nst the sih bll be reiectcd-Ayts a., Noes o.
On uoiinu of Nv Mercer, the Re- ort OF tie Con-