Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-12-04
YIRGLvLa LEGISLATURE.
House. OF DELEGATES.

VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
House. OF DELEGATES.
Thursday, Dec. "a communication was
received from the Senate. stating that they
had agreed to the Resolution for appointing a
Committee to examine the Treasurei's ac-
counts, jointly with Committee from the
House Of Delegates.
Leave was granted to Withdraw the peti.
tious of Mary Wilson, aud John Baker, with
the accompanying documents, presented to
the last General! Assembly.
On Mr.. Coit.orS iiis;:;.,s, :i4Ss 5E..,iI:
IL .'rng in "a bill, 'spfesSribiog the ,.iou.4 ..
selling lands and lots, vested in the President
aud Directors of the Literary Fund, for nom
payment Of taxes" and Committee was ap-
pointed To prepare and bring in the bill.
On Mr.. LovGli's motion, The Committee for
Courts Of Justice were instructed TO en-
q"re into the cxpedisncy Of amending the
act entitled an act to explain and amend an
act, reducing into one the several acts con
'cernlnS forcible entries aud detainers"-Mr.
L.. explained his object 10 be, merely TO re-
medy defect in the law, and not to change il.
A petition was presented and read, Of Louis
"A. PauIy, praying the payment of certain sums
OF money paid on bills UfexchanSe, drawn by
Peter Penet, agent for this state in France,
during the Revolutionary war-On MIR. Stu
arts motIons the petition was referred to the
Auditor OF Public Accounts, with directions
fur ann to report upon it 20 This house.
Petitions We're presented and read-lst,
from Caiharine Nj. Wells, praying divorce
from her husband, Samuel n. Wells, Of Ohio !;
"a, from Aliily Willis, Of Heinrich, praying to
De divorced from her husband, Thomas Will
lis, or to be protected in her person and pro-
perry, from oppression by him,and from liabi-
MY to his creditors SD, from Evelina Roanr,
ut King William County, 10 be divorced from
her husband, Newman b. Roane i;h, from
Tue de'.sees of Alexander Boyd, Senr Of
Mecenburs county, praying the passage Of
Jdw appointing commissioners with power tn
make sale of the land devised by their father
tn them. and to make distribution Of ihs prn-
ceeds according to the will of the decedent (;
9th, from JOHN E.Blackwell and others, that a
sale of the land belonging to the infant heirs
OF Gen. John Blackwell Of Fauquier, I've autho
yised by an act OF the General Assembly 9th,
from suDdry inhabitants Of Frederick co. pray
ing separate election on the east side of the
Shenandoah river in thai county 7th, fro N
sundry inhabtans Of the co. of Lewis, for The es-
taoshment OF separate election in that coup :
~, so as 10 include the settlementon Buchan-
Oh river Il its waters (; 9Th, from sundry inia-
bitants OF Pocahontas county, praying that a
part OF Grenbrier county, within Certain bonn
u,
dry Inhabitants Of the counties Of Wythe and
Grayson, for the annexation Of part of GRAY
son county TO Wythe and 10Th, from Sarah
Williamson, for the establishment of ferry
across The Ohio river from her lands TO the OBJ
pOslte shore :-ReJeyyed 10 tie Committee OF
Propositions and Grievances.
Petitions we're presented, 1st. from William
Jones, an old sailor, for pension end. from
Samuel kercheval of Frederick, for compen-
satlon for considerable quantity of -four fur
nished, for the Use OF The public in the Rev o.
luionary War, at the Winchester barracks, BY
certain Philip HeIphinstone, the certificate
oi wnich was transferred to the petitioner
9rd. from Elizabeth Reader, wife of Nicholas
Reader, praying that one half vi the pension
granted by law To her husband (who has left
her) may be granted to her ADD her children I;
and 4th, from certain justices of the county of
Franklin, for the remission of fine Imposed
by the grand jury Of that county on them in
consequence Of their failing TO- Tx the tavern
rates according to law :-ReGrred 10 The Com
an'tiee Of Claims.
Petitions were presented, LIST. from thu Pres.
Ident and Directors Of the WeUsburp and
Washington Turnpike Company, praying that
the Board of Public Works be authorised 10
make further subscription To the stock of
that company; and end. from George Han
cock OF Montgomery, who owns the turnpike
road over the Allegheny mountain, paying to
be allowed TO alter the plan for receiving tolls
on that road: Referred 10 Tie Committee of
Rodds and Inlernat Navigation.
petition was presented from William
Young and others Of Staunton, praying some
alteration IN the tax imposed on the vendors
Of Jewcify and plated ware and referred 10
The Committee Of Finance.
petition from Robert Patton Of Fairfax,
praying To be re-invested with certain lands
forfeited to the Literary Fund for the non.
payment OF taxes---was referred 10 the Select
Commihte appointed To- bring in bill prescribe
ing the mode Of selling lands and lots vested
in the Literary Fund, sc.
YESTERDAY, On motion of Mr.. Yancey
the Committee Of X. and |. N. was dischare.
ed from the further consideration Of the pc
tition OF the Wellsburg and Washington ,urn
pike company, Il the same was referred to the
President and Directors Of the Board Of Pub
lie Works.
MIR. Yancey, from the G. of II. and I. ".
reported bill for the purpose ofimproviug the
navigation of Appomattox river. from Poca-
hontas bridge TO Broadway, which was read
and committed.
DIR. Garrett presented a memorial from the
President, Masters ADD professors of William
and Mary College, praying the passage of 3
law authorizing ths removal Of the College TO
Mr.. Crawford moved that the G.. for 6. of
J. be instructed 20 enquire into the expedien
cy OF amending or repeating the law concern.
ing imprisonment for deh.--, Determined 10
the negative.
On Mr., Garland's motion, the Committee
Of claims were instructed TO enquire into the
expectancy Of placing on the pensios list, all