Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-12-13
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURES.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES
Wednesday,, Dec. I0-Mt. Mallory, irom the ron,
miitee of CiIHIs, reported sandy resolutions Isl
Tor pensalIng w. 4. Hereford, 0r Mason Tor the.
loss OF IL hOrsr, who died iD the conveyance OF ~
convict tn the PenenlIary :-2.i, for reIunding to
X. E. Fuk"rson. dpputy sheriff of Lee rnun,y The
sum Ut ) III damages for not paying nfu the TTea-
suIy the amount al lie OF thai comfy until
one month after Tie tune prescribed by law sd.
'ejeciing the petition nl Joseph Parker OF Shenando
All, whO pratS for increase of his pension and
4Ih, Rejecting the peliiinn of Edmund S iultz who
prays 10 he refunded The sum OF 3 ID the amount OF
milua fines pad 10y him The collector al the reve-
nue. ~ Jefferson county The HOose concurred ia
these resolutions.
Nj. Buwyei, IiOm the Committee Of Propositions
aud GrievanS's, reported sundrJ Resolutions isl,
declaring reasonable the petition Of sundry inlib
Iants of the counties OF Bath and Pendlrlon VIM re-
p'esen tie many grievances under which they Labor
aud suggest the formation Of a new cJuntt as tho.
only remedy which presents itself To then view :-2i.
acredhg To the peOn of the ciiz-ns Of the town of
Sninhteid IA j. frrsOn, who pray that the act Of
l1yG, which requires them 10 build houses of Il Ger
tam >ize and within gwen time, my he Repealed :
aud 3i accedms to The petition OF snudry cnizens
OF The Medical f'cnil, who pray To lie incorporated
under The name and style ct The "hletllcai Society
of Virginia :'--ihese resolutions ,,ere adupied bv
tue House, except the Isi, which, uu MI Bower :
motion, Was nmrndrd, 10y striking ont the words 4" is
reasonable, Sd inserting ~ lieu thereof the word,
g. be rejected"
Nj. Bhrkbmrn, from the Committee fyI Courts of
Jus'"e, presented sundTy Iesoim. list, drc,i
i"g reasonable the pe.ilio OF Iiom.s Edwards of
Mathews, WHO pan iur authority 10 convey ccr-
tam iaCt az iund, .iiich sold during the lifetime
oil his wife - ~, 10 favor ct relieving H. Dnulhat
tom the disq tiraOns Imposed 10y tie act iOr the
nppiesspn ul Duci'ing Sd, ~ favor Of permitting
ElvTt Jones, Of colour Of the civ Of Rich
m"nd, aud her two children io renriin ~ free per-
sou, within Ills commonwealth, when they shall
lave been regularly enHnCpdled The House con-
cuf'rd ~ these RESOLUTIONS.
On mOiiOu ui Mr.. Stephenson, leave was givcH 80
bi"g ~ bill changing tie ume Of holding the
" courts ol Nichu4s.
pctuipu WIS presented from the Mayor Alder
M - aud other ritizenS al kichnuud, praying thr
"'ss'ge 0i iaw directing Tie o.rirtetly Of
busting, count tnbc holden hereafter 10 February,
April, July ard October also pritoh Of Roller,
warehouse, dist law may pass 10 discontinue the
puhl'c inspection e tobacco ~ thdt warehouse -
Referred to The G.. Oi Propositions aud Grievances.
a peiiiIon-irom WIN. Camtck Of The COuniy 81
w t~hinstOn, praying re1iunei alton lnr military
wees rendered hV htm IN ihe Illinois Regiment conn
m1nded 10y Col. G-Orge Rogers Clnke--was felef-
fed 10 he Comorn,re Of Ci,inis.
pelItiU1 --hnm Shadrarh Walker, praying per
mission to bring back with hnn certain slaves wl,o,p
nr lnh carried ~ Kentucky was referred 10 U,t
6. for Cunts Of j stice.
a petition WAS recsWed from suniry per tcas, fo
the passage Of lnw increasing the stuck or IN,
company, Incorporated Tor improving the navigatio,
~ I've Gfeu Cape Capon and Nnr,h rivers g.,
dJuO 'nd auilufizing them 20 receive tolis, ~
~" '"mpi"ii"n ~ Ire r0nicmplaird imptuv eat
Referred 10 tbr &. 81 Roads nd Iuicrnd Navigation
Penio1s were presented rom sundry inhaiuttnf
OF Hampshire aud Augusta, pr.,,ing repeal oi Jh
-, * on -" process -teiefied e. tic CommtUss o
FpaHcs.