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RICHMOND rr, Is,1

RICHMOND, Fee. 1. 1899.
The House Of Delegates, on .Nomdsy, were
prSoeipsliy occupied with The report srranr.
ing the Congressional districts. Many at
temPe we're made 70 amend, but the rrport
OF inc committee was sustained IN ne arly eve
~ case. When u n rccollected that this
committee consisted OF II members. and that
ns" report was favored by all member
WHOSE districts pleased them, the reader will
readily estimate the difficulty Of edTec ting ,ny
ehsnge whatever. Upon . subject like this,
csoate could not be Of any great interest
70 those not Immediately concerned: hut oc-
casiohaiiy, sparks Of real eloouepce werr
emi"eu- for instance, when an effort was
made TO separate the countie. of Coroln. MI
king George, Mr.. Hooe Of the latter connlv
OBJECTED. I've said his people were a magma.
nfmous pcoPle-they know that in an arrange
ment OF congressional districts. some portion
OF the commonwealth must suffer incooss-
nence tney were willing 10 bear their share.
lie had, however, witnessed with much nan
tue sunacring Ut many old ties-he felt deem
y, yet be had forborne 90 complain; but now
when still further effort was mad, TO do
violence, ne was compelled 10 remonstrate
sur SAID he, why separate usi We fish in
TIC same stream-ws oyster from the sam.
rock-we rcvcl nj the same board-v, I;ti-
gaze AZ The same courts-and zee ,ror,hip on,
Tod at ht ssrne affairs. Such an appeal, com
ing rs did from one whom have not heard
take part in any debate for three years. had
thrhiing effect. The tic was not sundered.
Inc oil providing Tor the payment Of isdg-
ments against the commonwealth. in behalf
OF certain supcrnumcrary Revolutionary OF.
GERS, was debated, and further amended. =
nc amendments are now before the Senate
oh Tuesday. the contested election from
me county Of Iienrico, was the only tonic OF
"uch note. The house again vacated the
scar held by John G.. Williams, "a resident of
hichmond,) on the ground that the ncmb>r
vas inengiole, on account Of non-resitepce
"itnin The territory specially represented.
on "Wednesday, the order Of the day. for the
80 OF Senator, was further postponed
un.ii Friday the 18th inst. The two house,
p-d james =. Heath first auditor, James
Drown, Jr second auditor, Lawson Burfoo,
treasurer, and william Seldcn register nj AZ
iano onice-ail without opposition.
The bill extending the Jurisdiction of r,o-
gistrates to liquidated debts not exceedins
s'o' was debated ard ordered 10 be en,,rossoS
for q third reading. '''co
OIL creating q new county 10 he c,llo,
riEpMosT, out of part Of the county Of chi.
Peper, (diriding the old county in n.arIv
equal Proportions,) was passed by n maio,;ty
VI ABOUT 80. The Senate has changed m.
W e'a. " happahannock, aud upon tho
return OF the bill to the house, an effort v,II
be made TO defeat il. ""'
on Ih"Tsday, tho Senate passed the bill
authorizing further subscription 10 the stool
OF the Winchester and Potomac Rail Raj
company. The former subscription wa, on.
Tor SI3,OOO-the State now takes tvvc-
nI,ns, amounting 20 sl25,000 The success.
Oh .ne noble work is now certain. aud I anti
cipate active operations early In the ENSUING
spring. 'uN"s
ne house despatched great variety Of bu.
sness' IN the way Of reading bills their first
anu second times, and reports Of committees
On trdsy, the bin arranging the eoncrcs-
sionai districts, was further dcbated-manx
ehorts made TO amend, very few Of them
succeeded, and the biii was finally ordered 20
DC engrossed for Q third reading. Unless the
senate should amend the bill; all prospect NJ
change Is extiDguished. good deal of dis
satisfaction prevails, and will continue 10 mr..
'aii-h being Difficult, to suit the wishes OF all
concerned. BY this arrangement, Loudoun
s 'saas and Berkeley form one district,
with population lacking upwards Of 5000
OF the real ratio. >''0'