The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-12-15
VIRGINIA. LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE OFOELEGArES.

ACT Incorporating trhs,ces OF the w heehbS lAcas-
Eai, Ac&derhy in tie county OF Ohio," amend
ments, IN shch they resucs, the concurren-e Of the
IL. Ct Delegate vncurresiin. "'.t
Catered, that eonmiltee Of Roads and Internal
Navigation be appointed, conformity with the rule
Of this House lately adopted, and committee was
appointed OF Messrs. Lewis Of Campbell, Mercer No
land Watkins ofCharltte. Garland, Turner, Arches,
Gray, Penn, Hatcher, Rutherford Battale, irwii,
Es6ll, Floyd Field, Poindcxter OF Louisa, Gocdc;
Eustsee, Csvcket an,i Mat,ews whose duty Z shall
te TO examine ;no all masters relating to the Public
lNo DIS and la,erna Navigation of this eonimonw cath,
and report thervep"nLy bi.loro,herwise. sr
Engrossed bills "fo amend act entitled Al act
releasing the CON ea'sr 10 lands IN certain
ses, and yesiing in the commonwealth in certain ca
SIS, the title 10 The n,lispo OF resiuum OF persona.
estates" "lo curiN Walkers sarehouses in the
town OF Ftedcricsshu,e &ar other purposes" Con-
ceIning Isisc Medley" incorporating trustees Of
the AlouongaGs Aca,ierny ard for other purposes
were sevefal'y re:ul third time and passed.
e III Toprcyent residents in towns or borousAs,
eEttSdto separate representation, from representing
III the House OF Delegates the county in which sach
town or borough may be" readthe first time and
tue question: being pat upon the second resug there
ct, was Determined in the Eeya:re Resolved, that
The sail bill De rejected sr
On motion of Nlr. Cook Of Norfolk, Ordered, that
le,e be given to bring IN bill For altering the time
FOR ho'mg the Superior Court ot Law in the coun,es
ofNotfik an3 Princess iune."--A ton was made
~ Mr. Robertson, that leave be gwen to bring in "a
Till To reimburse the inhabitants of the eotT,ty of
Northumberland, for the destruction Of vessels
by order Of board Of officers" And the. question
fSine put upon the SAID motion, determined in The
negative.
Saturd,cy No, 90
A communication E'om the Se,.ste BY Their Cis.k
The Sen.;e have roceded from their disagreement,
and agree tn the amendment proposed by the Senate
TO the hi" Concerning executions aud for other pur
roseS."
Esgrossed bills Z" Conccrong Richard Randolph"
Annexing tLe county of Nelson to the I.ynchburg
CLanee,y District, aud Tor other purposes "Conce-
mug Nick Scott, @! colour, were scyerGily
read third time and passed.
The House, according to the order of the day, re-
soiyet itself into committee Of the who'c House On
the state of the commonwealth; Mr.. Tyler in the
chair and after some time spent therein, the Spea-
ker resumed the chair ard Mr. Tyler reported, that
the committee o. the whole House had, according to
order had under consideration certi resolutions of
The Legislature OF Pennsylvania, proposing an amend
Hent to the constitution ofthe United Stites, and had
made some progress therein; but, having time TO
~ thro the same, hal instructed him ask for leave
TO s again. II, solved, that this House WILL on Monday
next again resolve tselfnto committee of the whole
House ON the state OF the commonwealth. -,r
Cnmotion OF Mr.. Garland ordered lat leave be gig
en- 10 bring in bill To amend entitled an act
10 disable certain officers under the Continer tai Gov
ernment from holding offices under the authority of
tls commonwealth"
report from the committee for Courts of Justice
was taken up and read as foliows:--The committee
FOR Courts or Justice have, according to ORDER had I'M
del, consideration the petition al John Murphy senior
o. bedford county, 20 them referred, aud have come
to the f<owiag resolution lhere,lpcn :---Rrzo!ved rs
SIC oproa OF this con,nittee that the petor of the
ssd john Murphy, PRAYING, for re asons therein set
forth in the said petition, that aaw nay pass vesting
~ him legal title to certain lands in the county of
Bedford, be rejected. report Of the G. of p. g g.
'7as read as follows The committee of p. and G
Cave, according to order lad Under consideration the
petition OF Thomas NJ Randolph, senior, Of the county
c. abemarle. TO them referred and have come 90 the
following resolution thrreupon ---esoyed as the opi-
I'm OF this committee, that the petition Of the said Tho
D'as VI. Rondolph. the eler praying that law may
pass disseminating the inspection OF tobacco at Ram
doiphs Warehouse at North Miltonin .he county of
Nubenarie, IS acknowledgement to.
MIR; Anderson OF Augusta, from the committee of
oaIms, presented sreport OF several resolutions of the
sad committee upon petitions TO them referred which
report was read as folows--The committee of Claims
have, according order had under their consideration
several petitions them referred and come to the
following resolutions thereupon 1T appears to your
committee, from the petition and documents of John
Nj Causiand, that he is Nm inabtant of Bath county &
attached 10 captain John Dckerson's company of light
horse; tstin the mouth of July last lie went on BUS
iness 10 the county OF Roskbrige where he was de-
tanned some time put on muster and drafted 60 serve
roduty that having finished his business he re-
turned to his County aud his own company ncyerthe-
less, without notice he was nedbya court martial in
The aforesaid county OF RockbrGge in the sum Of nine
~ SIX dcsrs for not attending the reduson from that
county. Resolved, therefore, as the opinion of this
committee, that the petition aforesaid praying remis-
son of the siid ne ninetysix dollars reasonable
hesolycd, the opinion Of this committee that the
petition of john Carr, formerly deputy clerk of the
county d Albemare, praying the remission Of fine of
fifty dollars with costs imposedon hs principal for fail
iag 10 forward to the general court Office his dock
OF writings, Ne there be recorded, and which fine