The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1814-01-20

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communication from the Senate by thei,
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. IN SENATE, Jan. IL, lS14.
The Senste have passed the following bills emit
tied, :" 40 act concerning George Butler, a mau OF
coionr -. An act concerning Richard NJ. Scott,
guardian OF the orphans OF James u. Marshsll'-N
An sct 10 aineRd an act, entitled act establish
of Nelson"
Tue Speaker laid befor, the House tier from
the Governor which was read as tolows-
COUNCIL CHAMBgR, Jan. -, 1919.
=, me SENATE e House d DeIeSa.eS.
EeNow-Citizens,
Enclosed transrni. @ report cr Ire
committee OF the Visitors OF the Peniieutlary, with
accompanying documents.
In tbe year 1907 this establishment was sinking
fond. The Executive OF chat DIS, with a view 10
increase the vigilance and Industry OF the keeper
aud s'e turnkeys, granted them per eentum al
'owance on the Hett proceeds beyonu The expenses
81 the establ,shm mt. The result squa'ed toe ez-
pec,arioro OF the Executive, and tue profits have
gradually accumulated. BY reference to the SC.
campaigning report il win be that IL, the last
year they we're cGuait to StS,97i,2l. The keeper
oenS allowed i D per csutum mas received $500
40 80 soon as the Executive was advised OF this
tact they lost no time in aholshing the per centu,n
comnissiops reserving to Themselves the right Of
making such compensation under al the creum-
s'sno's ot the case may be dictated SIS well by a
que regard to an adequate allowance to the keeper
and turkeys. rs the ihterest of the Comm nweath
trier TO the war the manufactures at tue penten.
uafy hau accumulated 10 such an extent as to make
ADVISABLE 10 emp'or,- selling Agents in different
parts vi The CoJnnaonweai o., who received per
centum as commission, s,uce which event. howe
yer, the demand being greater than the supply, q
ready sale mss been effected the P-nitentiary--
Ia reference to the compensation and peruuaiteg
OF tie Seeper,the commission has been reduced By
recent advise OF Council two and half per c. nj.
UNI. is BARbOtIK
Engros1ed bills, " establishing an inspection Of to-
oaeeo At the public ware house IN the town o! Pc
te.s0nrs - 20 explain aud amend an Act 90 redu-
eng into one The several Acts concerning farribie
entSes and detatuers'-'' releasing to t,fzsb-th
May 'erry tie commemorative right TO certain land,
therein mentioned - Giving further time 10 the
owners OF survey in the county OF Grayson, to re-.
turn Their pats aud cert feates OF survey MIC the
land Oihce"--'' divoreng Elizabeth Robertson
from ter husband John a. Robertson"--were
reed th 4 tam md passed.
n motion was made b, VI Ciabourne that the
| E'onoc DO agree TO the following preamble and re-
soiucions-ihe General ASSEMBLY ,eeiine jesiro1s
10 take every occasion of rendering special tsst,no-
ny OF IT'S sppisuse TO the If Virginia who have
participated in those naval achievements by whose
splendor oar country has been encreed with dea:s.
less rerown-and having received information tha.
eaptsh Arthur Sinclair, native citizen ri III.
commonwealth, IN tire action, which took place 90
the twenty eighth of September 1919 between th,.
United States squadron and that OF the enemy on
Lake Ontsrio, was distinguished in particular
manner by his skill and int spiditv--
hesoTsd, therefore. tina; the Governor be souesi-
ed to preFent, 10 the name of the Commonwealth
TO captain Arthur Sinclair the thanks # the &c.
neral Assembly, together with an appropriate
sTort, co memorat.ye of his distinguished sasntry
carried unanimously.