Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-12-11

mentioned petition from smdry citizens ri
Z the counties of Washington and Wythc, for the,
establishment OF new county out of part of
the upper end of Washington and the lower
END OF Wythe ALSO petition of suntry in
habltants of Preston county, for IA chang. i'm
the location of their seat of Justice and a
contemplation from other inhabitants of the
same cotinty.-Referred 10 he Committee of
Propositions and Grievances.
feutionS were ire ipnt.d from J0spph
Hanna, Late high sheriff nf Green5rer count =.
praying iur the sum of Z > 1 SO To- he refunded
to INN from John Ryan of Amherst, an
old revolutionary soldier, praying for a pen
SION from Abraham Montague of Middle
sex, stating that land warrant for 26Ss =,
ores had been granted TO his deceased father
Tor military services, but thr location III il
had been prevented by the ccssion Of western
lands made by Virginia 10 Kentucky, and TO
the L. States; and therefore PRAYING TINT the
petitioner may now receive his land or if MT.
an equivalent there or :-Referred 10 Tie COM
mittee Of Claims.
Petitions were presented from Nancy
Rowland (iormerly Nancy Bouidin.) of Henry
county. praying to be divorced from WashinG
ton Rowland her husband from Henry
Jones of Piitsylvania praying release of the
commemorative right to the lands of which a
certain Joseph Burlington had died sriscd =
also petition from s,mdry citizens of Monon-
gala, praying the Legislature tn take into con
slderation the subject of clerks fees. and de-
| fine narticularIy ,yb,t c,o ,,.i- IN . w
! G,r e,cb eor,.;.. i 49,, III, ,S''"c
t io' :"e. service ana int their iee-hil's may
be smpliied, eqiialinei, and rendered intelli-
Sloie.-iteierred To the committee for courts
Of Justice.
Saturday, Dec G.-The Speaker laid be-
fore the House the following Letter frem the
uoVernor:
| DECEMBER 3, 1921
know, 10 ,h m' LILO ~" n@n"nr s""sh you. TO make
found TO he cx;s,;n IN ,lo '', v,ca'Cy was
raj Tor the militia OF the state a, the termination OF
Tue last session OF The Legislature, in consequence
,o. tuGr iron, 1b9rne S"ocIi, isq at 'hat
dressed To- the Sne,"r y, T Ic pun, io-i ad
dorng his resignation of tha, t,I;ce, h,3yns been "
laid the table of the House of Delegates The said
resignation thereby accepted, and no farther order
Win, m i - 'nG session w's then almost
as il was lawful for b;," ,, , W.. u'' "ve.'ol'
10 I'll such vacancy, and to issre cnmmiss;"n ar,
cordingiy, dill determine that the interes, of the
commonwealth com required him so TO do, and on the
onno;n R 20 rcn, w, 'he advice e. OF Council did
CIV and upon benc nn,;GcJ ,h', "'' ''.e s'u si'n
said appointment. did issue commission TO him. 10
which he qualified without delay, and has since rel
l:er'ormeI and w''l continue TO perform nil the du-
eS i, ' , ,'ene' "",i' the end OF the present
tenor of the said commission mes4 in ,,e '" ne ~"
time, an Adju,ant General for The militia OF the
state he appointed 10y Joint ballot Of both houses of
''I S Heme, ,i h ,s
10 '' T rli J'I R %SS;l,rI' s%G'
Tie Hon p,e So,st,, oc,,a '''' Ii H.
House Of DeLes.aes
The House proceeded, according 10 a Joint
resolution. by Ioint ballot with the Senate, In
the election OF Governor for the next year
Mr.. Mallory, supported by Nh Blackburn,
nominated Col. IF. NJ. RaDdoph-hIr STRAIT
ton nominated Col. Bnrwe Bassett. The
votes stood thus for Randolph l46, Basscit
81, scattering 4;
Thomas NJ. Randolph Esq. was reelected
| On Mr.. Eust's motion leave was given to
brin5 IN NIL to cXtcndihe act passed on the
25rd OF February 1890, entitled can act TO
d"t,f''IN me h"'ts oi the Bank oil the Valley,
ana ITS branches, and of the North Western
BANK oil FTglnIa, 10 he received in payment
OF the revenue oil this commonwealth"
on Mr.: Shrrrard's motion, Resoived, that
1l,e Er'S I ana Directors 18th" Literary
"hu' ana oil the Fund for Internal Improve
hicn'' DE requested To lay the Journals OF
aic" proceedings, Tor the preceding year,
oei0rr me H. OF Delegates.
ne resolution Tor proceeding TO the cleo
uon o' Judge OF the General Court in the
PIC VI '''oEe itahuoipht was received from
l',e ,oc'l''t' WIN an amendment, which chang
e "a 'ilc u'y oi "ihction, from Wednesday 10
1'. I'n'S uay.)-The iionse agreed 10
.lls amendment and accordingly proceeded
ny io''l, na''ot 10 'he election, when Thomas
nono'n' Esq was elected without opposi-
''"Ir.
Ihomas bitchIe was reelected Public Plin-
'eI, without opP0silon'
Va motion OF MIR. Jones ofPcndleton, leave
was gwen 10 Dr'n5 IN bill changing the
| tunes OF holdInS courts IN the counties of