Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-02-24
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
TUESDAY. February 22

Ou runners mOtlOn> the report oil the Com
| mee on Revolutionary Claims taken up--and the
two resolutions agreed TO, follows ''Resolred
That in the opinion of this committee the State of Yir-
gnia has valid and substantial claim the govern
ment OF the United States for all sums which She has
paid or may be compelled 10 pay, on account of the
claims OF the officers OF her State Line during the Re-
voution, and which were omitted and not embraced in
The former settlement between this State and the Uni
ted States"
"2. RESOLVED, That is expcdent to appoint on be.
half OF this State competent agent or com missioner,
with an adequate compensation, whose duty il shall be
To prepare the documentary and other testimony in re
laton to such claims, and to attend personally TO the
prosecution of the same
On Mr.. Wrights notion leave was given to bring in
Dill TO revise the lh section OF the act To reduce
into one the several acts in force concerning the
inspection of tobacco, passed 9th March, 1919 esta
lshing warehouse, on Laurence Muses. wharf in
the town oil Tappahannock, by the name of Tappahan-
mock ware house"
Mr.. Miller of Powhotan, submitted the following re
solution, which was agreed to; "ReSoiued, That the
Board OF Public Works be requested direct the Pub
lie Engineer (when his engagements will permt,l to
survey the route for Railroad from the upper exre
NIFTY oil the Chesterfield Railroad Genito on Apo
matloX river in the county of Powhatan and TO make
an esmate OF the expense of constructing said road
The following reports which were lying upon the
table were taken up and agreed to-
From the Committee of Propositions and Grievances
adverse to the petition of Benz Schoolfed TO build
to-brdge across the James River from his land in Am
herst county, 10 the land OF William Daniel in Camp
bell county &cfdUOrdbIy on the remonstrance of the
President and Directors of the Lynchburg Pol- Bridge
against the petition of Benz. Schoofeld-favorably on
the petition of James Niche and Others for an act re-
yving an inspection of tobacco at Byrd's Warehouse
in the city OF Richmond-favorably on the petition OF
the citizens oil the county OF Westmoreland for a Sc
Parate ENTHUSIASTICALLY the petition of sundry CT
tzens OF the county of Accomack, praying for act
establishing ferry from the lands of Raymond Riley,
on ChesconnesseX Creek i'm said county, &c.-favora-
Oily upon the petition OF sundry citizens of the county
oil Charlotte, Tor separate electi0n-favoraby on the
petition of sundry inhabitants of the upper part of tho
county OF Goochland, for separate election favorably
on the petition OF the inhabitants of the village ef Oc-
coquan, in the county of Prince William for a senaA
rate extraordinarily, for want of notice on the
petition OF sundry inhabitants OF Harrison, Tyler,
Wood and Lewis counties. They pray, that in conse.
quence Of sundry grievances which they describe i'm
their petition, the rough and broken surface of the
country the absence OF good roads, the CONSEQUENT ne
glect OF police regulations necessary for their comfort
and difficulty of the judicial tribunals of the
country, new county may be laid of and established
FROM the four enumerated counties
The Committee for Courts of Justice, reported favor.
ably on the petition OF Elizabeth Tanner and Elizabeth
{. Oliver, praying the passage of an act empowe
them to confirm for tract OF land living on
both sides OF Birch Creek in Psylvania, on which IL
has been ascertaned that gold mine, supposed TO be
OF considerable value, exists
The Committee the Penitentiary, unfavorably on
the petition Of sundry inhabitants OF Spousyyania
praying for the discharge OF II. II. Parker from the
Penen,iary.
The comm tee for Coz OF Justice ware in,truc ed
to inquire Into h" esp dieDoy Of angling the mode Of
compensatng jusices Of tn peace for h-r re vices.
an in The event c such change applying the proce ed.
OF III che Hsly 10 the dis ha'ge Of the county and
parish Ivy: The committee repCrieI against lis ex
pc iency.
The committee for Courts o. Justice, re 10 ted favor
ably on the pc i5n OF Thomas NJ. Johnson If Fredsr
ickbutg, who pays that the Comm yeatbs riyht IN
tact o Ian in Sporsylvania, OF which Patrick Home
died stised, may be rels,'ei The .pciit oner sub
purchaser Of the land
ON he Commit ee Of Finance, declaring II insxre-
lien to re assess the lands and lots within this Common
veal At thi' tme-Also, upon sundry memorials from
b cklngham, Goochland, Nelson, Cumberland, ,uvaua
ard Bedford. styled" The memorial OF tho cnlliva orr
oil tobacco IN all the counties bordering upon James
yer aud it, branches; representing snudfy grievance
IN relation to the lis len aDdeI the navigation Of
that river aud claiming relief from the oneroms exac
tom, therein io,b upon the fruits u their labor
anI askiog telirThe committee report iha The pre-.
seot of toll the navigation OF James river ougb
10 hr modi6ed and reduced
The committee for Courts Of Justice, unLvorsby 10
The pe ion Of Martha Brosdus, respecting Gegro mao
y ck
The committee Of Militia Laws reported adversely
tie petition OF citizens Of he county Of Rocking-
han. praying foT the reorganization Of the public
quad.
The committee Of Roads ADD Internal Essigiuco.