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r.. yet the exhasst~J patience Of
mcmhcr. may induce ihen to accept
the Senasr's anendment, rather than
adjourn without eascting the main Oh
iect Of the session.
In the House Of Delegates, scarcely
any sabject Of importance was acted
npon. except the amendments Of the
Senate to the election bill. The house.
after a good deal Of debate, disagreed
ts the smendment which proposed
June instead Of .Augxsf. n the month
of elections this year. The Senate is
expected 20 recede, as . matter Of
course. The house agreed to the n
saendment, striking out the penalty
upon persons who should Knowingly
go Ia the polls TO vote without being
entitled to the right Of suffrage. This
point also caused much discussion.
Having noticed, in one of my early
commuuica ticns, the strong vote against
The present speaker, (Col. Banks u
now deem il but sheer justice to that
gentleman to say, the session being
near lite closc,) that no man in the
House of Delegates could have per
formed the duties Of the chair with
more efficiency or ability. He is we'll
versed in parliamentary forms Of pro.
ceedinS-is prompt, discriminating.
and conciliat6ry in his manners; and Ut
no period Of our legislative history could
his experience have been more valus-
Bile than at the present. in the ready
despatch Of business. In rendering
him this need. do not by any means
wish TO intimate, that either of his CON.
petitors might not, by practice, be-
come eminent ~ = presiding officer
Nature and education may have done
much for an individual; but talent. of
the highest order, Of one cast, ao not
necessarily qualify . man for every
station which may be assigned him.
Legislative topics Of interest becom
ing scarce, ] may, in some future
numbers, aliude TO other matters hot
unworthy the attention Of a sojourner
IN the metropolis
RICHMOND, APRIL 8.
On Monday, in the House Of Dele
gates, MIR. Bryce, from the committee
of finance, reported the usual revenue
bills, accompanied with q detailed
statement Of the finances Of the State.
The committee propose . reduction oil
the taxes, 10 per cent. to be taken "a
slaves, horses, and law process.
A great number Of bills got thoir
quietus, by indefinite postponement
The motion 10 postpone. ut so late q
period Of the session. seldom fails.
Two subjects epyrossed the create,
part Of the day, viz: The bill increas.
ing the appropriation to the Primary
School Fund; and the bill reducing
The tolls upon tobacco passing the low
er section Of the James River Canal.
beth were indefinitely postponed, sf
ter much debate; the first BY q vote
OF 62 70 SO; the latter, by vote o.
- to 40.
The Senate instructed its commitic,
20 lay OF the state into 9 districts and
1s circuits, upon the one judge plan.
In reference TO the Election Bill,
omitted to state, in my last, that the
Senate receded from It's amendment,
changing the time Of holding the cleo
tions from August 60 June. They viii
therefore be held, This year, in Auovsr
and hereafter in APRIL. The Object
in view, in proposing Juiy instead o
June, was, that June is the levy court
and the term for the appointment ol
clerks. August 10 (in Jefferson,) the
most sickIy month, particularly along
the water courses. The mutton e
substitute July, was withdrawn, be.
cause the early part Of that month !,
the harvest season. May would have
been preferred. but for the want o
time to appoint the superintendents oil
election precincts.
On Tuesday, the greater part Of the
day was spent in the Senate upon the
judiciary bill. At half past g O'clock
IN the evening, that body got througi
with their amendments. which consist
Of the substitution of the one Judge sys.
TEN rs judges) Tor that Of f,oo, and
The arrangement 1T the districts in
conformity Herewith.
The House dee patched all the bosi.
ness ready for sction. The bulk ri the
sitting. however. was occupied With
the bill regulating sheriff. commits.
sions, and provid'Dg short aud cheap
method of taking judgments on forfeit
ell forthcoming bonds. Another effari
1.-THE third during che last two weeks)
was made TO postpone the subieet in
de6aitely; but this also failed, and
the bill vas ordered to be engrossed by
. large majority.
To-day, fIPeinesday. the last men.
tossed bill passed without opposition.
The Judiciary bill has al last been re-
ceived from the Senate, with variety
Of amendments, which we're ordered
g Be printed. S0sse discussion sonk
plsee between Mr.. Leigh sod Ne.
W,frhar nrae. En-. ,,.osso- q. i.