Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1815-12-23
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES,
TTcdnesc.av, December q

A Report embracing various Resolutions,
was received from the committee Of =. &
G.--one of winch was, that the petition of
sundry inhabitants of the county or Orange,
praying that all that part of the said coun-
tv, lying above the Dumping ford, on the
Conway River, may be added to and made
part of the county of Madison, by running
straight line due West from the sid ford
until it intersects with the Swiit-run Turn
pike road, thence with said road to the
Rockingham line, and with that line to the
int, s. ction of ADDISON County line on the
Plue Ridgs, is reasonable. -Agreed to by
the House.
On motion of Mr.. Scott, (of York; Re
sotued, That the Governor be, and he is
hereby requs stcd, to inform this House how
far Reso utions adopted by preceding Lee
qisatures. conierring, on our Military or
Naval Officers, swords or other marks of
respect and appreciation, have been eXecu-
ted.
On motion of the same gentleman, Or
Tered, that the Report of the President &
Directors OF the Literary Fund be referred
to a Select committee.
A variety Of petitions was rcceived--a-
mong them, one from sundry inhabitants
of Charlestown Brooke County,) praying
II be incorporated under the name of the
Chariestozu,l Ohio Bridge COMPANY. with a
view to erect permanent toll-bridge "a
cross the Ohio river from Charestown to
the opposite shore-Referred to the c. of
p & G..
A petition was presented and read of
John Blankenship of the County of Bath,
recommending to the consideration of the
Legislature certain amendments to the
laws, Ia rel ton TO debts due to and from
persons removii out Of the Commonwealth
C
nev due to labouring men and hirelings of
all descr rtions-Also another petition fl o u
the said person, proposing certain amend
ments to the laws concerning Grand Juries.
The ques ions, being severally put upon
the refere nee thereof, were determined in
the negative. The said petitions were con-
s,quent y rejected.
Thursday, December 81.
Enerossed Bills" Authorizing the sale
of tract OF land belonging to the heirs of
Stephen l. Compton, deceased -" Au-
thorising the sale Of tract of land belong
ing to the heirs of Doctor David Dick p
"Vestng in Mary Alexander the Com
nonweath's right to the real estate of
which David Alexander died seised -
" Authorizing the sale of tract Of land,
belonging to the heirs of DR.. John Weems.
deceased -" Divorcing Sopsia McCaug
hen from her husband Charles McCaug-
hen -" Concerning Alexander Walk
er;'-were severally read third time,
and passed.
A Communication was received from
the Governor, enclosing q letter from the
Adjutsnt- S~,leral, with the Annual Re-
turn of the Militia of the Commonwealth.
On motion of Mr.. King, leave was given
to bring in bill, =" To amend the Penal
Laws of this Commonwealth"
~ Gil
mttee. to which sundry Petitions praying
the call of a Convention to amend the c on
stitution were referred. presented Bill,
Requiring the Sheriffs OF the different
counties and corporations, within this Com
monweaith, TO take the sense Of the Peo-
5'le u1ton the 1iroftriety IF calling Con-
vention. and laid upon the
table.
Various private petitions were received
and referred-among others, one of no.
vel nature, viz of Solomon Paisley, junior,
an offender convicted before the Superior
Court of law for the county OF Henrico,
upon several Indictments for receiving sto-
len goods, knowing them 70 be stolen, and
sentenced to three years confinement in
the Common jail; praying the Legislature,
j for reasons stated in the petition, to remit
him the remainder of his confinement, or so
far to curtail it as may seem mect-Re-
4 ferred to the G.. for G. of j.
petition was received and referred
from number Of the citizens of the town
of Manchester, and many others on the
South side of James River, praying the pas
sage of law, incorporating a Company
for the purpose Of improving the naviga-
ton Of James River, adjoining the Falls, on
the Chesterfield shore, on such principle.
as may appear most conducive to general
utilty-AIso-one from sundry citizens
OF Richmond, Petersburg, &c. praying a
Jaw to straiten and turnpike road from
3 Richmond to Petersburg.
Friday, December %.
B Mr.. Rutherford's Bill, " requiring the
\ Sherifs of the different counties and corpo-
q rations within this Commonwealth, to take
the sense of the people upon the propriety
q OF calling Convention" was read the first
AM second time, and ordered to be COM
mitted to a committee of the whole House
on the state of the Commonwealth, and $50
copies to be printed.
On Mr.. Weddings motion, leave was
gwen to bring in a Bill to amend the last
Act on the subject of Taxes on lands.
numb r of petitions, heretofore laid
on the table, were read and referred.