Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-12-16

nhttte oi J. ~ u. presented SuntfN resolutions.
| an etiliions lad before them. Ist for peroii
hns Thomas Sta Ike 10 establish a fCrIy iicni hs
ian0 IN MaSnu COnnty across the ONO river
~, tor changing the time of holding The Su-
| re'i"r coat OF law t"r Fraukhm county 3i.
Tor permitting The court of Monroe couL ~ tu
| srpni,i an additional commissioner OF the re-
Nrun" 9Th. Tor authorizing Judge White Ia
h'id three terms OF the superior court az Ere
hrr'ck corui> ~ each year /: 9Th. acceding 10
! the priit.unS 81 suntry perSous in four, cOun-
tees aud at The Dnyer Baptist 4 .soclation re-
| pseSentips II ccGHiias, praying tor a.. act de =
ritain'y al the act iJr the suppress ,icn of vice
| ann pnsiNhiD: 'he disiurLcts OF religious wOg-
Shi, ANA saDbai!l-tI CakegS Glib tejecfing the
petition Ot snuiiN inhabitants of Fauonisr
i-outonn ird PTiuce William, praying that a
new county may be termed nut OF parts of
eath Az which resolutions weie agreed TO
by the House.
Mr. Mallory of Orange. from the Committee
OF L. presented ce,tain resolutions lst re-
jrcing the petition q! Col. William. BENTLEY
vino prayed reimbursement for certain MONIES
advanced by him 2nb. la favor OF ALLOW in< TO
Mayor John Nelson hts half pay ar commute
ton OF five wears 81. for placing iicur, Chew
on The pension lie, dth. for allowing G Nae
Coy present aud intnrp reitet 5lh. allowing
John Stnter the same 9th. acced;ng 10 the pc.
t'ti"n 81 VIM Given, vino prays 10 be allow
cd compensation for the extra trouble ami
expense he had been at in making out his
ldnu lists tor Nicholas caunty Ttii. Tor blowing
Michael Alexander decentralization for the
nal to The peuiteniiafy-A which resolutions
Wtic agreed Ia.
An engroSSeh bill " concerning the Library
Society OF iiarpei's ferry in the county OF JEFF
iersou was read u 81. lime, and passed..
Ga moiiOU OF Mr.. Parker, the iuaiifiee for
counts of Justice weIe Instructed 10 enquire
ii'o The exprdiency Of amending the fe,iaet
act respecting the Peni,entiary.
Mr.. Herring moved that the same committee
be instructed Ia enquire INTO The propiiety OF
80 amending The revised act q for regulating
cOnse!ances, sc. ~ to provide that office
copies Tor the records OF deeds OF bargain and
sale (anh such other cOnveyanceS az NAV he
ryped;eni) may be given III evidence III all
cases whste the originals might be and have
the same force and effect. The question he.
iHs pui upon agreeing TO the said resolution.
was ncgaiivPd.
On Mr. Marteney's molten, leave was given
10 bring in "a bill making valid contract be-
tween The justices o.! the peace for the county
OF Randolph. Adam Myers and Others OF said
comfy, and for other purposes
On Wv. Dnpuys motion, an enquiry was di-
rected INTO Tie eXpediency of increasing the
salaries of the Inspectors of tobacco al Ran
dolpii's and Farmyii!e warehouses.
The resolutions hereioi0re laid OIL the table
respecting The Literary Fuad &c. were taken
up, on Mr. GArland's motion; aud amended, so
aS to read as follows
Resoiyed. That Tie Auditor of public ac.
counts he requested 10 lay before the General
Assembly. detailed aCcpnnt OF all monies re-
ceived aud disbursed bv the president aad dis
rectorS of the Literary Fund commencing with
the creation OF thai board ana ending with lie
last fiscal wear
Resoired That the president aud directors
of the Literary Fund hc requested To lay be-,
fore the General Assembly detailed state.
ment showing tie amount OF money thai has
CONE into their hands and The sources from
which IL has been derived, with Tie disUnr-e-
ments Chargeabie an ihat fund ALSO what
portion OF that money has been invested in
stock, and by whom the investments were
made with detailed account as rendered
by the purchasing agent and settled by The
board : Also a statement shelving the amount
OF shock and other iauds uOw on ifand, The
kind OF stock and the psIce paid for H..
Sin'lSr resolutions were adopted about lie
Fund for Internal Improvement.
On Mr. Mchiuley'S mellon, an enquiry was
directed into tue eXpedency OF repeating so
much OF the 7ih section of the road law az
allows compensation 10 the Surveyors OF said
roads.
petition was presented from the lnhab-
tantS of CannOa' parish in Fairfax cUunty-also
a Memorial hOm w. W Heang offering 10
tle legislature hts new Edition. of the Virginia
Justice, adapted 10 Tie new Revised Code, aud
agreeing IL diminish the price in proportion 10
the number OF copies iaken--alsO petitions
from Vim. ElIzey aud oiberS-trom Eiiz tkeil
T. fomnghus5ani aud Samuel II Parsons
Referred To the & for &. OF j
PeliiioHs--iom sUudTy citizens OF Richmond
TO the same CArct win that from Norfolk
cOncernim. the IiOt law-from sundry citi-
Zcus OF Richmond, for an inspection OF butter
and lard-iT0m Lynchburs, for the reduction
OF duties allowed To prOpTiet0fS Of warehouses
la that town ior The storage of tobacco-from
Jefferson comfy Tor a toll bridge 10 he erected
across the Potomac, at or Uear Shepherds,
towD-weie Iefened TO the G. of = aud G
Petiti"ns-irom Samuel u. Parsons keeper
OF the Peuiteniafy-frOmJ john Snead OF Fic-
vana from VIM. S. Kidd and r. Saunders
from Claiborne Wade-and from Sylvester BE,
verly-weFe referred to the Z of G..
Petitions were pTeSented-frOm SHsannah
Hamilton, for n ferry across the Ohio river
aud from Edward hiOseley of Charlotte tor an
increase OF ferTage al his ferry across Staun-
ton river-and referred TO the e. of Il. and g.
y petition from Elizabeth s. Harwell Tor "a
divoTce-aud one from Pleasant Wake, of
Pitisyvania TO be paid by the commonwealth
the vane of negro slave of lis, who was
murdered hy negro man slave the property
of ANres HOdnett-were read md rejected.
Thursday, Dec. li.--Engrossed biiis-" 10
chsnge the time OF holding the quarterly CONT
o. the county Of Shenandoah IRON hIey to
june" placing Almon Duuston the pen.
sion list changing the time of holding Ger,
tain courts" ciiaRsing the time OF holding
the superior court oil Law in the 18th jRdicIa
Circuit"-were read third time and passed
MIR. Crump of G from The G.. of =. snd G..
presented three resolutions iSi rejecting the
petition for removing the Courthouse OF Cabeil
10 tue town Of Guyand0ite I'd. declaring rea-
Sonable the couDtei-petitiOn on thai subject !;
Sd. acceding 10 tie petition from Wythe, for
repeating so much of the act about ordina-
ries, &c as imposes tax On houses of pTi~
vaie entetiaiumeni--'fbe Two fist were on mo-
ton of Mr.. McGjnBis laid on the table iae
| 80 was agreed to.
Mi Magill, from the G for G.. Of ]. pre-
| secuted a report agreeing To tho memorial rom
| Harrison county, which pTays that mTgis-
| :rafes aud clerks Of COuIts may he pTbhibii-
| ed from practising rs attorneys IN any court
| within this cOmmc nv ealih 1sTecd To-
| Mr.. Mallory OF y. presented d report from
| tie G.. of CLAIMS III agreeing TO tbe petition
| of John Spilmau of Cuipeper, who prays relief
| against = Judgment rendered against him by
| the General Court I'd foI granting relief 10
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