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LEGISLATURE OF VIRGINIA.
PROM oUR ConREsroNDr>r.
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known a the Winchester and Parkershurg
Road y the second. making a further appro-
Pri1tion To the stock of the James River nnt
hana"ha company. This bill authorizes the
books OF subscription to be kept open until
September next Tho state is to take the
stock remaining unsubscribed at that period
80 that the present subscription on the Part OF
the Legislature. Counting the Improvement,
al one miii'on.) may be considered as about
two and half millions. The ayes and noes
being ordered, this bill passed by the extra
ordinary vote OF - to 20. The spirit Of i'm
Provement was never at so high point. a. At
present bill rs now in progress for Roll
Road from Richmond 10 Potomac Greek and
another is under way for n turnpike from
winchester 10 iIarrisonburg; besides variou,
applications for improvements OF a minor
character.
"n -d0ndsy. nothing Of an important char.
acier was transacted; but much local bu.i
ness was despatched.
! The Senate were engaged, in committee OF
the whole, on the resolutions from the house
on the subject Of the public deposites.
! On Tuesday, ur. Faulkner offered n resoIu.
ton, proposing joint committee To- report on
the proper method Of proceeding in the case
OF Judge Green. The Senate LAID the r,so-
luton upon the table, but on wedae,.lay took
It up, and adopted ii with an amendment. IN
which the HOuse concurred. The former
proceeding, therefore, on the part Of the
House atone, summoning Judge Green 20 ap-
pear on the LIST Of Frebruary, is virtually set
aside. The joint committee have since re-
ported, and a new notice 10 the Judge is
deemed nccessaryl
On "wednesday, Lawson BurHoot was re-
elected Treasurer, James r.. Heath Auditor
OF Public Accounts, James Brown, jr Second
Auditor, and William Selden Register Of the
Land Office. for one year, witho-t opposition.
For more minute detail Of proceedings
IN reference to the case Of Judge Green, the
reader Is referred to extracts from the Rich
mond Enquirer.
Tn Thursday, the joint committee reported.
tby their respective chairmen-Mr Maxwell
IN the Senate, and Mr.. Faulkner in the House ,
that It IS exPedIent and proper to proceed a.
gainst Judge John W. Green, n Judge OF the
Court of Appeals, with view 10 remove him
from office, for two causes: Ist His absence
from the Court for nearly two years; and
IDLY, on account Of bis disability, occasioned
by asevere illness, which has prostratcd hi.
bodily and mental powers The committee
also proposed to appoint body Of managers
to conduct the investigation. The House n
greed TO the lst resolution, fixing tho 9th
Of February as the day Of trial, and laid the
latter Gin reference to the mode Of procedure,
upon the table.
The Senate, on Thw,dGy, laid the report
on the table, and on Friday the ,ub,,c, M.
discussed, and again laid on the table.
The greater part Of Thursday was spent in
the House, IN committee Of the whole. pnon
the militia bill, "a very long one, - about one
ha'f OF which was gone through with The
senate continued the discussion Of the vrmo-
val Of the Bank doPosites. A motion /.
pending, IN that body, TO strike out the reso.
luton relating to the coustitutionaIity Of the
Bank Of the United States. The debate viii
probably be continued for seFeral day, TO
come
This day (Fiidrs) Eas principally occupied
in The election Of brsadier general and
major general n milItia--ihe first, to supply
the vacancy oecasioned by the death Of Gen
John p. Hunserfoord, the second. to suppl,
the place Of MAJOR General Gordon Cloud. de-
ceased.
For the first vacancy, Col Robert ". Car
ter, Of Richmond county, and Coils. Corb,n
y braNion, ard Philip Ayleii both Of King
william. we're the candidates. On the mr.,
vote. 90 choice was made and Col Brarton
receiving tho smallest number Of votes. - d.
dropped. according 20 rule. on tbs second
'o'e, tho Poll stood ror Col A,ieu -o. Col.
Carter IS.
For TIC Office Of Major General. three ean-
d.dstes were dominated Gth Ss.es Iior.
u Montgomery, General i,as,A a. 80. ID
Wa'hingion .aad col uar,SG sfyJp sft 49,
Goa. lioEe vas subse4pcnti5 % ss.s,. y q. =
ths vote stood For q supi.sii "a. - -. al.
Though Gee psriod ior closing tic t..iat.
roe Begins o. occupy ever ni,nd. % - ,sr
very dilhcuit b. form any cosisetsrs ss ,a
The iiu's Of Adjournment The case ~ Jsdr,
Green nay rroirset ii.e ,erm-bui there !.
very Little other bufnru of general rmper
tsaes. 10 justify il, esisasioa beyond ,he 1T
o. March
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