Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-12-21

ment, was ,cjected by the House
Various bills were presented BY the COM nit
> tees and also several reports which were not
read
Petitions were presen;ed-from the heirs
OF ooi. Holt Richiesou OF King William. pray
| iig the right OF the Commonwealth TO a tract
., ian" 10 ne vested IL; thvm-irom Stanton
Sianshier aud Henry Field PRAYING Tor re-
hninlshinent Of the Commonw ealth's rich, 10
tia'i OF land in Culptper countrywide one
tfom sundry inhabitants of Harrison county,
| representing certain difficulties aud enbar
easements 10 which the titles TO land in that
coun'y are exposed by the unjust encroacIi.
mems oil spectators, and requesting for the
purpose OF removing aud obvistiDg the same,
( several amendments to the laws concerning
| wits OF hight aud other possesory actions
a"d also IN relation TO wriis of sire fucius to
| repeal letters patent - Referred TO the c. tor
| Courts OF Justice.
| n petition from James KEENAN, for rrmis
| sion OF fine assessed against him for an AS.
| san'i committed on William Flora u free man
| OF coionI IN the town OF POI tSmOuiil was te.
| TERED IL The e.. orc.
| n petition from siIudrv Inhabitants NJ pa,b
| Botriomri and Monroe, for the establishment
OF new county out OF specified parts OF these
Gountirs: Was referred to the Committee of
| Propositions aud Grievances
| IheSddy. December I9.A communication
| was received from she Senate siatiuy thar
| lucy had passed the bills changing the times
| ni holding HE superior courts of law in the
| thirteenth Judicial rircuit"-aud IN chance
county OF Shenandoah from May 10 June
An engrossed bill, - increasing the pension
OF EDWARD Lewis" was read the third time aud
| passed. ""'
variety of bills and reports were received
HON the committees and laid on the table
YIN MI. CoilSN's motion, leave was given 10
ping Ia a bill 10 change The lime OF hold:sr
The superior courts Uf law in the second iudi-
cal circuit"
motion was made by Mr.L Lowell, for leave
TO biins III bill :" for The establishment OF a
public library which motion was rejected.
On motion Of Mr. Morris of II. a committee
was appOini ell Goint;y with the one from The
Sen aie,l TO enquire INTO tue condition of Tie
Bank OF Virginia aud the Farmers Bank OF
Virginia. "
On Mr. Biackburn's motion the C.. of G
were IN trncied 10 enquire into the e>nedieuc,
OF ihciea'lm" Tie pension OF Oliver Pollock
an aged, afflicted, and irul, unfortunate re,o,
| niuohaty p@triot-of making commit alton
theie'or-paying part thst eof in advance
or Otherwise providing for his present relief
| a memorial was presented and read of the
| Surviving officers aud sodeIe of the Virginia
| nue. on stare ahd continental establishment
Tie ohceTs, saIlOts aud Ines in the service
OF the state navy during The revolutionary
| wal, tue claimants under treasury warrants III
| Virginia, the descendants OF huch as are dead
| and those claiming under them-reptesentiuo
| That as part of the compensation tor The Tolls
privaIiohS aud suiieings ct the soldiers of The
| Rev oluion, "a certain bounty In iand voS
| granted them by tie Legislature of Tins Com
fhpl pnf
which now forms the state OF kenturky-that
| a certain quantity OF land was promised earh
| soldier and officer, according 10 lis rank. for
| lhree years service, aud an increased quantity
TOT longer scrslce-in the year 1879. AN Act
| passed, laying of. bv metts aud bounds a Gel,
tain district OF country in which their warrants
| might I've located in the October session of
| lloi, another act was passed, declaring that
! all that tract included within the rivers Nils.
| slssIppi, Ohio aud Tennessee, aud the NoIth
carolina boundary line, shoud be substituted
| !n lieu OF a paI! of the district aforesaid
whlch, by Tue extension of ihe boundaty line
| between this state aud North Caroliua had
Iailen into that state, 10 be in the same manner
sutJeci TO be claimed by said Office r. aud SOL
| dlers by virtue of The last mentioned ACT
! Tie warrants OF the memorasls were located
on 'he iAi,hs thus set apart for their exclusive
! use, III due time and confoI mably TO law -
| but their titles were prevented from being
| peIiecttu by surveys aud grants by an act OF
assembly. passed IN the October session OF
1901, 10y which the Governor, with the advice
OF Council was authorized in order TO avert
| Tue threatened hosiilities of the indians al
| mar time TO suspend the surveying If those
iahnh' which power was soon after exercised
ana ~ consequence of The treaty of I7S6 by
which The lands IN question were retroo etied
10 the Indians by Congress that, Ito the as
constituent and conformation OF The memor
| Iia'lsts,l as soon aS the treaty made by Gov
eBnor She. byand General Jackson had remov-
ed ali obstacles To their entering on this pro-
missed land, as they supposed The Legislature
OF Kentucky passed ii law pr prohibiting all sur.
yeS. ihereoi-and a subsequent law, directing
The land 10 he laid oft Into sections, &c aud
soid. o. with view 10 he sold for the bene-
INT OF their own stale. The memOrialisis tlisIe-
| lore pray The InterpOsiIon OF The General AS
sembly OF this state,to have Justice done them
| by preventing their being deprived of the said
| land, or TO requite them in some other way-
On moiionoi MIR. Morris of Hanover, this Me-
mortal vas referred 10 a select COMMITTEE
various editions were received and refer
1
pecuniaIy aid from sundiy citizens of Nor
gan respecting the location of their seat of ils
| tce--iiC IN PetersbnTg, requesting The stTairht.
enlnE OF ihe Brick house ium-trom John
buckley and Joseph Hague, for re.imouisl-
ment Of che Commonwealth title 10 certain
iand-iTom Elizabeth Granger of WNthr for a
dIVOrce-fIOm Elizabeth Wright for a remis.
SION OF fines assessed against her deceased bus
bandit from (CumnodOTe)J James Barron, the on
~ Surviving son OF Commodore Jamps Barron
| deceased, who served in the navy of this State
during the Revolutionary war, aud also reh-
dered important military services, prs wing the
! Legislature 10 authorize aud direct final set =.
Element OF his said father account for militia i.
| ~ services only, ~ conformity With the scale
OF depreciation and that the petitioner he
allowed the depreciation thereon; together
with the full pay Tor five wears ITO which The
said Commodore was entitled in lien of half
pay tor lie, but which he never received }
| with Interest thereon until paid-from Tho :
mas Kent revolutionary sailor. for pen
sion-fTOm NewaD Dortch for compensation
| Tor extra trouble IN carrying into eifecI the
new assessment law iiom Joseph Il Clausel
pIefeTring a similar clAiEI-and from Beverley
Roy for the remission OF fine.
petition of Susana Pauls0. for divorce
was laid upon The table.
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