Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-02-06

made, and determined in the negative. Mr.
Chamberlayne proposed substitute fol the
whole bill, which. on his motion, was again
laid upon the table, and ESQ copies OF the
substitute were ordered to be printed.
A communication from the senate announ
ced the passage of the bill, concerning the
Potomac Company" with various amend
ments, TO which the house agreed.
Many other bills were read, but nothing
particularly interesting was done.
Compiler.
Richmond, January 81.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Yesterday no bill of considerable conse-
euence was taken up-but the house pro-
ceeded, in conformity with resolution they
have entered into. to pass the reports OF the
committees, many of which have for some
time been loading their table. The report
which occupied most of their attention, and
led to variety OF comments, was one from
the committee OF Propositions and Grievan-
ces, on the petition of certain citizens Of
Rehn ond, praying certain amendments in
the law touching the inspection of -four.
The report of the committee was original
ly in the following words. (The reader
will take notice, that we have broken it in.
to dis tinct paragraphs and numbered them,
for the sake of understanding the proceed.
ing Of the house upon it.)
/. Resolved, As the opinion of this COM
mittee, that so much Of the petition Of the
millers 4. others interested in the -four trade
in the city of Richmond. az prsvs that the
brand No. g, on the head of each cask OF
-four, may hereafter be abolished;
2. That the heads of all -four barrels may
be reduced from I u 10 I6! inches diameter
within the crows;
3. That all empty -four barrels may be re.
CURED TO weigh twenty pounds;
4. And that no barrel of -four weighing
less than 2I6 pounds gross should pass in
spection
5. And that the fees for inspecting and
branding -four in all those markets, where
one hundred thousand barrels, or upwards,
are inspected annually, may be reduced to
ore cent per barrel with the samples retain
ed by the ins pector is reasonable.
6. Resolved. As the opinion OF this COM
mittee, that so much Of the aforesaid petit
ton as prays that the law respecting ship
stuff may be amended or abolished, be re-
jected.
This report being taken up. on Mr. Ste
venson's motion, it was agreed to divide the
question so as to take it upon each distinct
proposition, as we have numbered them.
The Ist was agreed to the words sis rea-
sonable" being put TO the end oil it.
Mr.. Stevenson moved TO amend the End
by introducing after the word may" the
following: " at the discretion of the mllers
of this commonwe alth'-tbus leaving it dis
cretionary with different millers to make the
heads of the barrels smaller or larger from
!6t to III inches diameter. the house &C
cepted this amendment by a vote oil "a TO
Sl-But, upon taking the question upon the
whole proposition, as amended, it was dis
agreed to.
The Sd and 4th propositions were respec-
lively agreed to.
Mr.. Cnamberlayne then moved to amend
the 5th by striking out the words g. is rea-
sunable," and inserting the words 5" be re-
ject.d" in lieu OF them. He commended, a.
mong other things. that the Inspector in the
city OF Richmond would be very inadequate.
ly compensated by one cent on the barrel
that in 1919, for instance, he had inspected
about one hundred and fifty thousand
barrels, which, at two cents, are equal on
ly to $3.50 dollars-that the samples drawn
from each barrel. would only amount to a.
bout one barrel for every thousand inspect
ed /; thus making only I5s barrels, which
would fall to him in this way tina. the ex-
pences of his Office, deputy, &c &c. ex-
ceeded I9OO-and that in fact, the nett re-
venue Of the present incumbent, Mr.. Walls,
did no, come up to 100 dollars year, in
stead of 1000 which had been enormously
asserred-and this too at the rate of 2 cents
upon each inspected barrel.-Was it right
then to reduce it to only one cent HE
gave history of the circumstances, which,
the said. had got up this attempt to reduce
he compensation of Mr.. Walls, asserting it
tobe The wish of some OF the millers 10 turn
ner;,or;ous and faithful Inspector from office.