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Virginia Legislature.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
TUESDAY, Jan, &C.

anu lnternal Navigation enquire into the ex-
pedieney of modifying the provisions of the
act entitled an act TO provide for the constrnc.
ton Of road from Sistersville to the Western
Turnpike, passed March 3lst, ls37-and
said Committee also enquired into the expe-
scriptions may be made under the said act.
u. s. BANK.
The resolution submitted by Mr.. Dabney
on the 10Th mlt. upon the subject of Ma
tional Bank, together with the motions under
consideration when the House adjourned,
were taken up:
On motion of Mr.. Stephenson, Of Tyler,
tho same was laid on the table.
LOUISA CONTESTED ELECTION.
The report upon this case was resumed,
and large number of questions arising out
OF decisions of the report were disposed of.
At half past o'clock, on motion of Mr.. Rob-
ertson, the House adjourned.
One vote on the poll of the contestant
which was decided to DO good by the report,
was declared illegal by the House. So the
contestant is one vote ahead of the returned
member, and much Of the report remains to
be acted on.
WEDNESDAY, Jan.27.
The Speaker submitted communication
from the Governor, which was read rs fol.
lows:
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.,
Jan. 26, 1siI.
SiR--l have the honor to transmit COM
munication from the Governor of Indiana,
with certain resolutions Of the General As
sembly of that State
ExEcUrIvE DEPARTMENT,
Indianapolis, Jan. II, 1871.
ellis Excellency, the Governor of Virginia
"Sla-ln compliance with the request of
the General Assembly, have the honor to
forward copy of their Joint Resolution on
the subject of amending the Constitution of
the United States and to request that the
same may be laid before the Legislature of
Virginia.
'Fery respectfully,
"iour obedient servant,
"SAM. BIGGER.
"a Joint Resolution on the subject of amend
ing the Constitution of the U. States.
''Be ii Resolred, by the General Assembly
Of the State of Indiana, That we concur in
the following joint resolution of the State of
Vermont approved October, 22d, 1910:
"ResotUed, by the Senate and House of
Representatives, That the Senators from this
State be, and they are hereby instructed, and
our Representatives in Congress be, and they
are hereby requested 10 use their best endeav.
ors to procure such an amendment to the
Constitution of the United States az will re-
strict the eligibility of the President of the
United States to single term.
"Be it therefore resolred, That the Governor
be requested to transmit a copy of the fore
going resolution to each Of our Senators and
Representatives in Congress and to the Gov
ernor OF each Of the States, with the request
that they lay the same before their respective
Legislatures.
SAMUEL JUDAH,
"Speaker of the III. Representatives.
"SAMUEL HALL,
president Of the Senate.
"Approved Jan. I4th, 1911.
"SAMUEL BIGGER"
On motion of Mr.. Dorman, the commune
cation was laid on the table.
THE BANKS.
Mr.. Crutchfeld, from the committee on
Banks, presented a bill to authorize the Banks
OF the Commonwealth to issue notes of
less denomination than five dollars for linz
tied period OF time, which, on his motion was
taken up, read the first and ordered to be read
second time.
An engrosSed bill concerning Alexander II
ii. Stuart, Francis T. Stribling, Thomas e.
Peachy and Robert Saunders, was read
third time and passed.
LOUISA CONTESTED ELECTION.
At o'clock the House took up the report
OF the Committee on Elections with regard to
this case, and proceeded to consider the yari-
Gus questions arising under the report. One
vote was stricken from the contestants poll
which occasions tie.
MIR. Brown, of Preston, at late hour NOV
ed to lay the report on the table with the view
OF moving reconsideration Of the vote on
the first report of the Committee, which pro-
posed to send the election back to the people
and which was rejected by the House. This
motion was debated for some time, when on
motion ofMr, Gregory, the House adjourned.
THURSDAY, Jan. 2s.
The Speaker aid before the House, COM
munication from the Governor, enclosing a
communication from the Board Of Public
Works, on the subject of the loans made by
the State to certain Rail Road Companies,
which, on motion of Mr.. Crutchfield, was
laid on the table, and ordered to BIO printed.
On motion Of Mr.. Crutchfeld, the Commit
tee Of Roads, &c. was discharged from the
consideration of the petition Of the Valley
Turnpike Company.
The engrossed bill to increase the reward
for anprobonJin-x =