Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-01-01

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rsnit to John King oi Washington county GER
,ain penalties sd, is favorable TO the petition
oi john Baker OF King George for IA remis-
sion OF certain penalty sd, also RENTS TO
DAVID Holder, &c. certain damages All, u
5fees 70 refund certain damages To Archibald
Rutherford aud others 9th. rejects the PEE
| ti'nn o: Sanue! p. Parsons, svprrint. ndent
oil The Pcniirntiary, who prays to be allowed
thc snn of 5 200 which he had paid CIR the
apprehension of Il runaway convict 9th, re-
jccts tie petition of Thomas Cunningham for
compensation for 80 days service as a ranger
and 1t'i, rejects the petition of Henry Chew
for Il peusion.-The list, Cd, 81, 5th and 9th
resolutions were agreed 10 by the House the
ith was laid on the table and the 9TH was, on
Dir. Minors motion, amended SO as 10 acccde
to the petitioners request.
Ensrosscd bills 10 cn!ar,e the town of
Fairfax IN the county of Culpeper, and for
other purposes" with IA ryder proposed 10y Mr..
Barbour - 10 amend The act entitled an Act
10 anierd the act entitled, An act ncorpora-
ting the town of Leesb;irg in the county Of
Lnudom"-" giving the owners of lots in the
town of Danvile, iii the county of Piitsyvana,
further time to build thereon and improve
the same"-" concerning Roger Il free man Of
COLOUR" auth0rising John Brown, Il man of
colour, TO reside in the town Of Petersburg
. for the present relief of Thomas Gibson aud
placing him on the pension l;st"-" for the
present relief OF James Black and placing him
him on the pension list"-" for the present re-
lief of Thomas Eaton, and placing him on
The pension list'-and - requiring the court
of Prince William county to raise sum of
money for the benefit of Elizabeth Cund.i,
widow OF William Cundiir dcceased"--werc
severally read Il Sd time, and passed.
SATURDAY,, Dec. 29.--The House took up the
report oiIhe committee ofp. and f. in the case
ola contested election between Christopher
>. Roane and Wyatt Walker of Charles City
County. MIR. Walker was the sitting member.
The committee reported, that on scanning the
poll, they find 80 good votes for Mr.. Roane,
and IS for Mr.. Walker course, that Mr.
X is entitled to the scat.-The House agreed
To this Report-and Mr.. X. therefore takes
his seat.
Mr. Epps from the Armory Committee,
presented long report, concluding with sun
dry resolutions ; which recommend, Isl, that
the operations of the manufactOIy be cont
nued upon limited scale 81, that portion
OF the Armory be used as an Arsenal, instead
OF erecting an additional one as provided for
by law; Sd, that artilicrrs enough be kept en-
poyed to work up the component materials
now on hand, to repair such arms as are now
IN the armory, or may be returned from the
militia; 4th, To dispose at public auction of
the nuskets in repair and unfit by their callbrp
for field service, &c. 5lh, 10 cover the Gu
pola with zinc or tin aud To paint the cXtc-
rior woodwork; and 9Th, to put in order, and
then put up III boxes tine arms fit for field SER
vice. These resolutions were scverally agreed
to by the House.-Thc report also suggests
the propriefy of converting part OF the Armo-
~ into Barracks for he Public Gui,d, SIC.
On motion OF Mr.. Morris of w. leave was
given to bring in bill to amend the revised
bill concerning mills, mill-dams, and other
Instructions to water courScs"-ofM Mr.. Fetch
err, 10 amend the law " To prevent hogs run
mig at large in the towns of Harrisonburs and
Charlest0wn"-and on motion of Mr.. Mayo
OF III. a committee was appointed TO enquire
INTO the eXpcdicncy of amending the revised
law concerning the inspection of lumber
of Mr. Mayo of w. AN enquiry was directed
into the expedicncy of amending, modifying
or reforming the laws concerning public roads,
not including turnpikes and on motion OF
Mr.. Spooner, an enquiry was directed into the
expediency of authorizing the Board of Pub
lie Works TO subscribe 10000 to the Upper
Appomattox Company.
Mr.. RuiIncr submitteda resolution for en-
qurinS into the expediency of making a new
mary Schools according TO the lite census
which resolution was OH motion of Mr.. Crump
of C.. ordered TO be laid ON the table
The report of the select committee, TO
whom was referred the petition of the snrp-
Ties of John Preston was taken up the Re
port proposes. to allow the property conveyed
III trust to be sold on reasonable credit To
stay all proceedings on the Judgment until
this trust subject has been disposed of to re-
nit the interest on the money from the &7th
January, 1921 and To exempt the petitioners
from the payment of S1O01 7l.-On motion
of Mr. Crump of G.. this report was commit
ted TO committee of the whole and made
the order of the day for Saturday next.
An enGrossed bill concerniHg Godfrey Hill
ley" was passed.
Certain resolutions from the G.. of p. and
O.. were read The 1st is favorable to the IA
corporation OF company 10 convey supply
of water into Petersburg Cd, also favorable To
the incorporation of the Lychburg Union
Society ;"-3rd agrees 10 place the notaries
of Norfolk on the same footing with those Of
Richmond ;-4th, is for repeating part of ihe
act g providing for paving the streets Of Pc
tersburg"-5th, agrees TO the petition of s.
Clarke and j. Vawter of Monroe and the
9th accedes To the petition from HAMPSHIRE
for running in certain direction the dividing
line between that county and Morgan :--AN
which resolutions were agreed to, except the
9Th, which ON Mr.. Whites molten was laid on
the table
Jiondob Dec. 5l.-On Mr.. MAJORS motion
The House resolved 10 proceed Oh Wednesday
the I'd Jan. by joint ballot with The srnaie To
the election of Auditor. On MIR. Currie's
motion, the House resolved 10 proceed in
like manncr, on the 10th Jan. to fic election
OF a Major General 10 the 4th division OF the
militia in the room Of Maj. Gcn1. Alexander
Parker, decd
The Report of the committee Of Privileges
aud Elections, on thc contested election be-
tween Mcssrs. McGnnis and McC0mas, of