Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-01-02
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURES
House. OF DELEGATES.


on he pension list
'on motion OF Mr.. Mason of King and Queen
'ne Rouse resolved TO proceed on Monday TO the
election OF Register of the Land Office bv ;oin,
ballot with the Senate.
ihe Speaker laid before the House letter from
'1"n 0hoSon, Esq stating that he had been
elected Member of,he Senate, and ba,, qualified
as such; By which his seat in the Hou.e nf d.
cares ma been vacated And, on motion Of Mr.
Ups VIII OF election issued TO the county
Oh Souihanp'on, 10 supply the vacancy.
Mr.. ItAHans OBJ aimed leave to bring in a hill
20 Tn'hse 'he time OF holding the Superior Courts
"a" ~ !ne counties OF the 10Th judicial circuit
MT. GsHadnd obtained leave 10 bring in a hill
to authorize the county court of pocabon,as - ~,
point two suitable persons to celebrate the i,e. rs
marimony. -
RESOLUTIONS IRON tie Committee of Courts of
Justice were read and concurred in decIa,;n, ,.,
'ohsoie The petition from New Kent for the ren.,I
% ue law establishing the Charity Institution in
,hat county-and rejecting the petitions of ~
| ffni OF Pocahontas, for slave he intends -
ehahcIpate, may remain in the State-of Isaac
man OF color, and of s. Johnson, man of coIor 20
be permitted to reside in the State.
RESOLUTIONS from the Committee of Claims
were read and eoncnrred in, declaring reasonable
INK pe''nohs oi y. Iurpin for pension-of John
Gerald and Joseph Hoffman for pens,ons 'o ond
rJect4ng the petitions of ID. w Slee,b. for n.n-
sion; OF j. w. Morrison, deputy sheriff of ScoI,
or John ~. davenport 10 be refunded the a.
mount PAID on forfeited r,cogniz ,Dce-of J,br
Brown, Tor pay as spy in 1891 and decla,i,g !,
,"eHpeuient TO pay the claim of r. Ken,per Ii
40, OF r anqu!er, Tor supporting certain persons of
color, committed ojsil, while suen, for fso,o,,
IN lorna pauperis.
Mr. U0Hdce made an unsuccessful .fFor, ~ 70
verse Inc decision of the Committee. which 700.
opposed by Mr.. Bryce voc
resolutions from the Committee of PROPOSITIONS
ana Grievances " ere read and conquered in ,.;a.t
~ Pe'i'ion from Shenandoah county for new
Iou''S Gu, OF mat and Rockingham Counties
VeJecteh Tor defect in publishing notice0 and do
Caring reasonable petition from Wylhe Jor
separate election On The north side of W,Iter,.
mountain.
OH was read, providing payment to p.
bradley TAILOR OF Fairfax. for supporting runa
way slave who was sold for less than the aiI fees
Inc olA was opposed by MessIs. Bryce, .uny
| SrafS' and Eoe'ett, and supported by Mes,rs
tyler, Taylor, .udsOn of + and DoutIot- M
DouIhdt made an unsuccessful effort 70 Law IN.
OH on Inc table. After few remai ks from AR
RPS, The bill was ordered tos SECOND read;ns.-
1 ne discussion turned the responsibility of tb.
ConiInonw eslth in such a case
saturday, Dec; 80. An en.rossed hill mo
vicins Tor the payment of tobacco bur ell in W.,
bi coke Warehouse, In Petersburg the las, s,r ma.
was taken up. The bill was supported by Mes1s.
'h"J' fdtse.on OF Buckingham, and Ems and
opposed by Messrs. Byyoe and .JfiLier The liza.
DnIly oil the State wasnot questioned. The only
Inference OF opinion was, whether the Ie.i,I,,n,e
ought 10 provide payment by law, or it should b.,
Uuea.. , III the courts as the most proper place
i'r asceIiaInng the value OF the tobacco Tn.
present laws on this subject provide no mode bv
"hch 1t can be done. The bull passed
! a resolution from The Committee of Prono.i-
uohsand Grievances was read and concurred in
! icJecting the remopstrance of Noah Zane in oppo
shion TO the petition OF the Mayor, Sc. Of Wheel
/ ing, heretofore voted reasonable
| Mr.. UatkiHS of Goochland had leave 70 lir
| IN Dill to revive and amend an act Z. corvo
iaIng company tor The purpose OF improving ia.
navigation OF Iuckahoe Creek passed Ain Februa
~, 1923.
Resolu. ions from the &. of Roads and Internal
Navigation were read and concurlrd in ieclarinp
reasonable, LIST, the petition of The Asl,Iy's Gan
luinpike Company Irsying for authority 10 r,ise
by lottery money sufficient 10 build a Briis ,cros.
'he Shenandoah, at or near Berry : ferry and "a.
Tue petl'ioD OF sundiy clti2eus vi Tendetnn conn
y, ioT changing the roue ir the road LEADING from
| stanton to the mouth Of RIFLES Run in Rau.
"o'Ph county. a resolution was also concuIred
10 rom NE I. OF Pfoposilions and Grievances. re
JectnS the remoDsiIaHCe Of Noah Z,se ag,i,s,
giving authority to tie town OF Wheeling In erec,
public landings, whafves and ouavs IN IL, -
RESOLUTIONS were read from the O. of Claims:
ISL deci'ring reasonable the petition Of James r
FERGUSON OF Goochland, who prays Ih,t iudr
'nent may be siad, Rnd farther time allowed to
pay the bal ,nce; 2nd, rejecting the petition OF
robert H. Saunders, praying Tor the rayment of n
D''snce Que b'm Tor services "a Adiu,ant durin,
Ihe Revolutionary Wa, 81, rejecting he pelio
no" oil John Cowan and others, securities for ID
haSar late deputy Sheriff OF Rockingham. aqd An.
reJscIIns the petition Of Philip johnson. who ZEN
isssnis thar notwithstanding be had Lost his rpht
eye at the age OF il, he bad been enrolled In The
militia, and been fined Tor non attendance; prayino
LOT ieuress In The PTtmifes:--All the resolutions
wee concuHed in, excep' the 81, which on Mr.
lewis . motion was amended by declaring the Pc
ution reasonable.
a resolution rom tie G. of II. and l. n was
,sau anu concurred IN, declaring reasonable the
.hfmoriaI oil Committee acting in behalf OF the
convention OF Delegates from The states IL Ono.
fenhsylvanIs, Maryland and Virginia, praying .ucb
amendment to the Charter Of tie Chesapeake and
O"'o Csnai Company, as shall authodse the
company 70 terminate, u hey deem proper, the
hslsTn section OF TIE Canal ai Or near tic los, n
oi Cumbeiisnd; and 10 extend ly any route there
rom, The Western section Of the SAID Cstslar,o.s
The Aheghapy 10 PIushDrg. or 10 substitute here
TOT railway OF other artificial road; aud IN the
event ihat such change shall be deemed expedi-
eni, 81 the route now proposed by the Chades,
10 deier tie extension OF Canal along the Poo
mac, rom Cumbeflsnd TO the mouth of Savage
ana TO reduce the dimensions there f. 70 lrssd,h|
iess han bat no required
Two 4tc.oaacai ir6u ths @ %. Psotos.tt,ns
4iu tsfi-f on c.n were 18Grufrtl I.. lft f.- t-.-