Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-12-28

Ntr NcNttttap SUBMITTED the tONOWiug feSO-
luton: ReSoired, by the General Assembly.
that tue Board OF Public Works be, aud they
az" hetebS requested, 10 examine into the eN-
retsieOcy at dneciiI: their engineer 10 exa-
mine tia situation of the Clincb and POweil's
,iverS from the state line Of Tennessee TO the
highest points OF which they are susceptible
of navigation bN busts-and TO report 20 the
next legislature the practicabilit, OF openins
and IMPROVES the navigation of said rivers
On norton OF MIR. Doddridse. IL was laid up
Oh the table.
o. Nh Griffin's motion, leave was given TO
biing ia a bill Changing the period OF the au'
nual meeting OF the Dismal swamp Iand COM
pauy and Oh Mr. Davsnport's motion leave
WAS alio giyss 10 bInIg IN bill - TO amend
an act. entitled all act 10 reduce into Que
the several acts for regulating ordnaIieS aud
houses OF private euiei tainniv0t aId ior IeS-
traiut OF tipping houses
MIR. Miller. from the Retreachmcnt Commit
tee, presented letter from the Auditor 10 that
committee, enclosing the Civil List OF the
Commonwealth, stating the salaries OF each
officer in 1901 aud 1929, &c &r. Ga his mo-
iiou this document WAS ordered TO be printed
for the use of The members.
On moliun of Mr. Morris OF Hanover, the
COmmitiee OF Claims were Instructed TO sn-
quire into the expectancy OF allowing 10 VIM.
Armislead Sen Il Captain IN the state service
during the revolutionary war. the commuis-
ton OF five years iuil pay, together with the
depreciation thereon. IN lieu Ut half pay for
lite
An engroSSed bill & coucernin. houses OF
private entertainment Che object to do away
the tax now imposed on them MAS read Sd
time and rejected by ayes aud messages Of,
noes 80
'rh, Sneak or Laid before the uousa a letter
from Henry i Watkins. one ct the Delegates
from Prince Edward. stating that " having
accented the Office Of Deputy Clerk of Prince
Edward he considers himself disqualified ioI
acting al member OF the General n 'sembly
during the present sesSiOu-and That he com
n,uaicates this fact III order that writ of G.
lection may issue TO supply the vacancy or-
casioned by Qns) disqualification, ii il should
b. deemed proper"
On NJ Miiier'S motion, this letter was laid
upon the table aud d writ Of election order.
ell TO supply the vacancy.
petition was taken up and read of Eliza
beth Prince of Sussex, stating HAT her place
of reside nee is very near the dividing line
whitit separates the counties of Sussex aud
south5IRrton, and that she IL likely 10 be com~
PEELED 10 nay taxes and levIes resident of
each county praying that the revenue chArg
ed against her in one OF those counties may
be RENTED 10 her, aud that the legislature
would prescribe IN which county she il herca!s
ter To work her slaves aud list her property,
sc Referred to the &. of u. aud G.
Saturday, Dec. % A communication from
the Senate stated that they had passed the
bii concerning the Roanoke Navigation
& 'mpamy' and also agreed to the resolntioa
| tor proceeding on the eih OF January 10 the
renewal of Two members OF tue Executive
! Council.
| Various bills aud resolutions were received
! from the committees aud laid Oh the Table.
The Speaker laid before the Hoa,e The
| following Communication from the Governor
Council Chanlber, Dee 22d, 1920.
| SIR have The houont through you, 10
| lay before the General Assembly the request
! OF the government OF the UaIted States com.
| muucated bY the Secretary OF the Depart-
! ment of War. under date the 18TH inst. that
| the state OF Virginia will cede TO the UuIted
| States the jurisdiction over the sites of the
| tortihcatIous now erecting by their authority,
| n II Ii. a
| called lie Rip Raps ia Hampton Roads. In
formation has been given that 1t IS the iGieni0n
| of some persons 10 cover the portion OF Old
| Point Comfort hya land warrant, with The
| view TO embaTrrass and eXtort Iro;n the gov
| erument OF the United States. Inc ce,sion
/ made IL 1898 fot the purpose of erecting a
| light house was limited To iSO acres the light
| aud title TO which was transferred 10 the l..
| State', with the Jurisdlc;iOu.-The additional
| number OF acres now wanted has not teen
made known bat II is understood that all
| that IS necessary IL public land belonging TO
| this stale. That the Intended works, when
! constructed, viii answer The important cad
OF full, protecting Hampton Roads al all
| times, is not now supposed 10 he doubtful
since the experiment of forming ioundA-
| tiou on the shodl promises complete success
| j have The honour 10 be,
| Your most Obed'I I'Dle servt
III. vi. RANDOLPH.
The Honorable the
Speqker Of tae House of Delegates
r fe,ted 40 tie e ior Z. III.
On Mi Yanceys motion, ResoIred that
when this House adJouT8S 10 day, II will adj
| JonrH until Tuesday next.
On III JtIon OF MIR. MOrriss of Gloucester the
COMMITTEE on the penientlary we've Instruct
ed To examine tue stock on hand ia detail
and report The result of such examination
with their opinion OF It's real value.
| On VAR. ChAmbeglay ues motion, an enquiry
wa directed INTO the proprIety OF providing
by law tor the clio hing aud maintenance OF
such persons confined III the several Jails um'
| der sentence Tor mlSdemeauOrs as are unabi
| 10 provide for themselves.
EugTOssed bills" spPropriating the pro
ceedS of the giebe lant and church pate, he
, longing 10 the parish OF Kingston in the conn
~ OF Mathews, aud Tor other pnTpOsts'-ant
appointing commissioners 10 divide crrtaIt
lands belonging TO the bsits Of William AleOT
J deceased, were read Sd, time aud passed.
Two resolutions were read iIOm tue G. o
Claims 1t agreeing 10 remit 10 Joel LeftWic
late nigh sheriff oil Bedford the damages aware
, ed az tiCst man by Tie General Court IA r
greeing 10 d Stn'ar petition from h eBry W
: Wdkius, hgh sheriff OF Powhatau-A greed
i BY the House.
Four other resolutions we're read from Oh
same committee LIST, aud I'd. for granting pT'
sent and iutnTe reIiefto Wni. POuBd OF Gu
:, pepeT, and George Daniei OF WeSimOreAn,
two revolutionary soldiers Sd, refusing TO e
tnnd TO Joseph Gray Of MOnOngala ceriai
militia fines; 4h, for Tefundmg TO JOSEF
Townes former sheriff OF MeckieEhurg Il
) amount OF iusOlveHt muster hueS, winch
. nAu pdlu lDtO Tue tGdsUi S.-dgFeed 20 ny II
4 | House.
Peutious weIe presented and referred
- Harriet Bemddll, soliciting the passage OF
; law for requiring the trustees OF ihe n Jttows
tribe OF Indians TO convey 10 her the lite
,e certain lands purchased of them at publ
auction-Of Joseph Gray aud wife of Bot
/, tUurt praying the reluquishmesi OF the Coz
80 mOnwealth's right TO certain iandS-Ot Adr
80 Foreman OF Berkeley praying the payment
~ sum of money due him for quantity
Is | beef which he furnished ia 1919 TO the tiOn
# under Gee. George Rogers Clarke, intend