Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-01-06

amending the act" ccncernin. the land Office,
asceftsiuing the teims aud manner at grants
ing waste aud unsppropriaied lands" sc. with
amendments In which they requested the con-
cnsrence OF the House The said amendments
were agreed 10 by the House
I'm motion OF MIR Logan. leave was given 10
bring "a bill, Ito increase the salaries of
the inspectors at Winbush's am! Anderson's
warehouses m the county OF Halifax"-of MIR.
hndgings, 'cppropriatiDg n,ooies arising from
sales OF Giebe lands and church plate in the
county Of Mathews" Sc. aud OF Mr.. Herring.
the Committee OF Finance were instructed to
tax on law process.
On MIR. Robertson motion, the C. for G. of
j. were Instructed TO eBcuiie into the expedi.
ency OF so amending the act OF the last ses.
sion. relating TO sales OF property under exc.
cnton as TO MAKE il the shcIis.-s duty 10 com
mence SUCH sale w,ihin the hours of III and
ciock-snd also TO enquire further into the
expectancy OF continuing in fotce the sec
tiohs OF the same act relating TO jndgmf nis on
forthcoming bonds, and the returns OF process
TO the rules IN the county courts, which sevc-
rally expire on the first day OF March next
On Mr.. Marhir's motion, the prea .iLle aud
resolution proposed BY him. respecting ;he
forfeiture OF Tie charter of the i'ofoy.nac
Company. sc. &c. were taken IN: aud
tue ssi.ie benz. amend ID hy prefi king 10
ths preamble the word Iyhere,s" we're g.
greed 10 bN the House; aud "a select commit.
tee accordingly appointed.
"A communication Was received from the
Governor, giving tie information called TOR
about Fort PowhaIan. The Governor details
the steps which have been taken hy the Exc.
cn.lve 10 occupy The tort since its SURRENDER
oy the government of .he u S.--aul con.
cluGes VITA observing .hat these PAGERS af.
lord neans tor near es;imaia o. The annus,
expense of guarding the tort u.on tho uIau
adopted ~ the Executive until The sens.. ~
tn Legislators could he made known and
also tor Judging 0! its value Ter any other pus.
pose than protection OF the uaYi.a,ion ,lur,!,r,
war Tor WHICH II Is rendered useless by the
great woS hs erecting below By the u States"
Papers laiU h?OU the table
Eugrossed bills -" couceruipp Joha Nelson"
(with ryder,)-" rep,aliny so much oil every
ACT AS require" the owners OF lots in towns 10
build the'eO within a limited t:ne"-.s res
leasing to Robert aud Vim. Shanks the Com.
monweai'hs right 10 certain real estate q, ira.
in meatioued"-" cUuce,niug ,Jn1ith Hon. n
woman of colnur'-'' establishing & irtry from
TIE land OF Christian Brenueman in the conn
~ OF Brooke aci oss the OHIO river'-"chang-
in tie iims OF the annual meeting of The D,s
MAJ swamp Land Company" placing WA
Found on the pension list, and tor bis present.
ieiei-" divorcing Nancy Rowland from lcr
sand Washington Row.aud'-were heye-
rdiiI read a third time aud passed
Shndry resolutions from the G.. of r. and
N. were taken mp and read-I rejecting the
I ion OF j. Brice aud others pt ayiue for
an arpiopTia!inn complete the road from
NJ nonsaiia Giades 10 Fishing Creek re-
Jeclns tie ne'i'ion of su dry inhabitants o.
faiftdx p'aAins certain acts 10 BIZ done by III
Little uter ana Other Incorporated cunipa
nies-3 declaring reasonable the memorial OF
the Lille River turnpike Company in oppo
sition To TIE last mentioned petiii0n-i, de
ciariug II mex edient 10 make auy spnropu,-
ton ior the improvement of so much uf the
road from Winchester. though Clarksburs 10
NJ drieita AS lies on Tie west side OF the Allie
shahy mounlain-fhe first resolution was ~.
greed 10 the second aud third re commute,
10 The SAID committee and The fourth laiu
upon The table.
YESTERDAY the RefreacIin,ent bin was TAX en-
up IN tue House ot ID ,legates-aud was mad.
the order OF the dsy Tor " e,uesda> prxt