Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-01-02

motion, oIdered To be laid upon the table.
Ga Mr. GrifiiDs motion Res0ired thar so
much OF the Treasurer leit-I. of tie STU INST
A. relates 10 the balance due "a the Literary
Fuad from John Preston late Ir,a~urer be
referred TO the committee OF finance wHo
arc requested 10 -uqnire whai balance is ac
tndii, due. aud iuto the eNpejiencN OF placing
the same 10 the credit of tie Liir,aiy fIui.
Ga Mr Ch-mberityne's mOtion the mmii-
tee tor examining the PeuitcniiaiN INSTITUTION
had leave to Ill. during the session u! the House
and on Mr. Doddridse's notion 30 much OF
the report OF the peu,trntiary committee as re
iaies TO "a re,isal OF the l,e"ai cGtic, wax re-
fe'fed In the committee for Courts Oi Justice.
an engrossed hill. " TO amend an act eni,tled
Au act 10 ieduce into one act, the several
acts concerning the laud office, d,csiiaimiu.
The terms aud manner of granting waste and
appropriated lands, &C. Sc" Was read u 81
iin aud passed.
Vaiious other hill, had their st ard 2d read
ings.
The Senate communicated bv Message that
the, had passed The bill to amihorise The
appointnIpnt OF three directors OF the Ia,k
OF the Valley ia Virginia" wi h ainendlnen,s-
Ia these the IL. OF ID. coucnrsed.
Two resolutions we're tea,i from The e of r.
aud !. Mist. declaring reasonable iae peti
ton OF Jonathan SnNth, " IN ptaNs tor tepra!
of 80 mnch OF the Act OF Assembly OF 1918,
rs declares the middle fork of HOis;on river
10 he pablo hishwSy above GtI.ner's ford
?d, also debating reasonable The petition OF
Jnsepn Roger, who pray. tor petmisSinh Ia
erect a dana across I'oveIs river Ia Leu cuul-
.-AgreCG H. by Che House.
Two resolutions from the &. for G. of !. were
re ID and agreed tu-I>t ior Confirming The
sa c aud con,e>anoc OF Two lots la the Town IF
Ronney, Ia Ihe Bank ottlie Valley 10 R0inaPy
2nd rejecting the petition OF George fuzNA-
tei tor NesiinC la him VIII .tevtr tile tie hers
o III. StUckw' u may have 10 ctI ss.in is,h..
Certain resolution, were read fom the G..
oil u and q. I>t tor acces'ius u tie petition
OF sup,stN inhabitants oi southampton thai "A
pat al that county may be annexed 10 The
4
cou"tei petition 81, tor modifying HE exist
ing pilot laws ith, Tor amending the act Of
coiporH,ion OF the town OF leesbure Tie
Isl aud "a resolutions were. IN AIR Al.clia's
melton, iai: us0u tae ,able--Ehe 81 and Iih
were h.ieed ~ hy the House.
Cer'ain resolutions flom the &. of Claims
wrle read aud a.feed 10 Isl for allowing To
john X Charlton credit with the Auditor
Tor certain iHso!Vcnt militia fiiics ed for allow
! in i"iief TO Claiborne Wai, an old soldier
| Sd allowing MagnuS Haie - per- cent OH The
sum actually raId into the treasury picviuus
| t"the Isl o. Nov. td>I lth, for remiItius u
, John Snt al fine imposed on him Tor IA si,p.
| y s'si violation u the gaming la. ID 5.
ioi re"e ewing 10 Joseph Towues Il lost military
cetiifiraie.
a tn,iipr repsvi rrnm tho same committee
lSi frI T+hrvIig Ai.st!m Bailey az Old sol
der "a, ''jectins Tie petition OF Patrick
Keenan,. who rrass Ia have refunded Ia him
Tie anhou"t Ui damages rendered asaiHs, hin,
on an indictment Tor assault ana battery in
the superior COnGt OF Norfolk 81 refusing 10
ieiuud tn thu superinteTde~; Ui Tie Prniip,,.
tiary S 200 which he paid foi ibe apprehension
OF a ronvICt WHO ESCAPED tom that liNtiiu.
ti"n dIrln- the last SIMMER The l., and
) n resolutions were a4Ieed 10 ihe ~ was laid
upon the table
4 resolution from the C. ofR and |. n f,r
diSconiinuiug Caison'S tciIX AcIOss tlic Nam
p.hdunock was agreed Ia
resolution II ON the {. for G.. of J re-
jecIns the petition of Sarah Monnt who
prats tor AN aci authorizing the Immediate
division OF her deceased husbakG's estat.--.i.
greed 10.
Aresoluiion FROM the C. of = aud G.. was
agreed to; which rejects the petition from Pc
tersburs for raising by Lqttery S2j 600, TOT Tile
purpose OF erecting a Masonic Hail
resolution from The Z. OF x. anh | N
was agreed tO,rrjeciins The petition vi George
Carter, who prayN for authntiiy TO erect
gates across certain TOAD in Ioudonn or TO
bring the merits Of his case trioru the conn.
| ~ court And declaring reasonable the Pc
| titiou OF Jasptr Johnson in opposition 10 Ms.
| Carter's petition.
| A petition was received OF z ichield Wade
| aud w. Johnson Inspectors Of tobacco al
| FIicnds warehon q la Lyncilburg.
Saturday Dec 3OM Mr. Linn Ranks
| Speaker 81 thus House, resumed Tie char.
| A communication from the SenaI. stated
that they had passed the bill changing th,.
| time OF holding superior courts OF law Tor the
| comfy Of Franklin"
Various h H., and resolutions were receisad
| from Committees
| On motion of Mr.. Magill the resolution from,
| the G. rof & ofJ for rejecting the rDenoiinI
| OF snndry Inhabitants of HarIi Son COUNTY was
| recOmmitied to tnp sam committee Cieot.e
| Fhzwrters was permitted 10 withdraw his
| petition
| Mr.. Crump ofC submitted tie following
| resolution - ReSOlred. by the General As
| sembiy thai the Treasurer tor the time being
| shal,n AL general 'nrerJss o the stUch hOitrrs
| OF to Banks of tins cOnlmnnw aih represe az
all the stock OF the state in such meelinrS tes-
ARHs tys.iN and hat lao spf a.,
| polite under the style OF The president and
| directors of the Literary Fund and Fund of
internal Improvement, be required 60 fni nish
the Treasurer with proxies, a. requiradn, lie
| acts incorporate. the several bauNs "-Ou
nAUon OF 'ir. Stevenson, thu proposed Iesoiu.
tiou was laid Upn the tab
EUsrossed hii'--l. Placing Jonathan Co
hau sen .. Henry WhiImdu--3 lhonas
| Gibson; Sylvester Beverley. "a Tree man of
cOiour) on the pension list anJ tor their pre-
seni relief; we're respectively read Sd time
! AID passed.
y variety of bills were read the LIST and ri
times.
A resolution from tie C.. Of Claims was ~
gcced TO relinqniShine in favor of EiiZ4bsiis
w light jsds ment obtained by the commune
wealth against Daniel Wright, her husband
during HIS life time.
Farther resolutions from the same commit.
tee were agreed To. ior allowing to james :.
Turner 500 tor the loss OF his horse employed
in conveying prisoner to the peniieriiaTV
2, 3 q tor allowing yeligf ~ Peter Tripiptt
Wm. Creekmau and Joseph Gilbert, Iniiim
soldiers OF the revoiniiOp
A resolution from the e. for G. OF J was a
greed 10 i0r relinqmiSIling She commonwealth,
right TO certain lands formerly held by Tbn.
ina. Lord Fairfax in Culpeper winch wtr.
sold by the sheriff of that comfy tor arrear.
of taxes
Il resolution from the G. of u. and q va,
, agreed 20; tor aulhofsing George g. VaNIo
10 erect wharf on some part 81 the nublj,
beach AT Bermuda Handled
On motion of Mr.. Robertson REsoIyrn
that all the petitions, nOW on the t0Lle. be reler
rcd TO the pTODer committees, wiihom being rca
IN the House Cribs IS dIspeusaiiou win iit
, usual rule IN such CASTS The atieupt la