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RseaseSp, March &c. Is1e.
siuss my lasi. several subjects of io,ere,,
have bssa eensidsrsd sed despatched. A.
@onsst these. the Bank ball and Internal I'm
Provemsnt bill.
The 6rs, bill. relating 10 the Banks OF this
Commonwealth, extends further iad,ls saee.
and require. that il any dividend be made az
ter the lst OF August next. and the Banks
should fail to redeem their notes IN specie,
then they shall be Table to twenty-five per
cent damages upon each failure. The Back.
are also restricted IN their discounts to an A.
"'oo1,, oo tho LIST Of January neat, sot sx-
eeedins the amount on the lst Of January
last.
90 Tuesday, tho grsai Iaiernai Improve
mset bal was Postponed, w . vote OF CATO
SO Several friends Of the bill we're accident
ali a6ss"t o. the ,auhs Jay. however. the
iipu-e rsssee too Of tie item, in ,spuaIs biis
-one apProrriatins si60oo Tor the s,san-
'ea aad Parkerssurs Road. aud the other
siap00 for ,hr Road from the .Psnnsylvanis
hue, ~ MotsAItoun, - Tue Beverly and
,CiaItsAurs Read. s--s.'s.-- -.
4 bilIhss passed both houses, q.i ting the
Western Lahd Titles This has been sub
jset OF much perPle,hy for many years. add
il is hoped IS now settled forever. p
The bin naspehdins The. increase OF me
Banking csfiialof the Commons cath. pass
Cd tbs day. pccti1es that the Suspension shalt
ex.,.un,ii the ho, day ef April, 1899. aud
,hs; the leans Of ,Le surplus to tie Bank of
virsinia. Tsrmcr,' Bank OF Virginia. and Bank
Of the Valley. heretofore made. shall he con-
Gnued nati The l., &c April. 1880. at an in
ietes,cf Ave per cent; and Il the Bank, ee-
cline 10 eVntu'he the loans. then the Execa.
tive IS authorized Ia lend Oh, the amount upon
satisfactory security Until the petiod aforesaid.
al six per cent. rsr abnum
Much debate occurred on the bill further TO
provide for suppres.iug ihe eireulsIion of.msll
noies, Tai, bill imposes new and heavier pen.
aliirs for such issues. and authorizes The Bank,
to issue one aud two dollar notes. redeem able
In specie. The bill wss Gaally pissed.
Oh yesterday, the Office Of Councillor was
hllei, BY the election of jOl.a a. Patton, Esq!
BY. majority Of four votes ever Hugh A. Gar.
land, the regular Sub-rreasury esndidale.-
-Four trials were required to Communicate the
election, and much msnGuvrring was use j by
the &c sders 10 throw tic Wig, or their BAL
ance, bd in vain. whea MIR. Rondolph " i,h-
drew Mr. GarlaUd. and Sir. Segsr, a " big,
was substituted, The hope seemed to have
been INDUCED, thai the Wings would Whip
round aud vote for Mr.. 6. But the bait fail
ell Of hs object. The Mig members, having
IN good faith voied Tor Mr.. Patton ia the fret
insisnce, In opposition 10 Mr.. Garland. could
not DC gS.Ity Of the; hekiene.s OF chang ing over
to Mr. segar. hOSever highly they re,Pe cled
hiin, and however ehestfuily they might have
supported him in abe FIRST Instance. The ap-
Po'nimenI Of Dir. Ps,ton-is uhqIesliona5ly
goodOne. Some surprise may be fell that he
should leave Congress FOR such an Office but
this will cease, when ii IS understood that he
meant aany eveni. TO remove to uis city to
engage in the Practice OF The law.
As soon As, this election was over, Mr.. Luz
cas- announced. in feeling and appropriate
'nNnser, the intelligence Of The death OF Mai
John Peter. has colleague, aud. on las motion,
The House adopted the usual testimonial OF re-
speel.
ThsreupOu. op molten Of Mr.. Pendleion.
the House adjourned.
The session will scarcely close before the
10Th Of April.