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generally costs about $4,000. but 10 The present
Instances lie comuillee proposed 4 very ecOno1n-
ieal expenditures (s6oo.l although The furniture
locks father dingy, and IS SCARCELY a. ior PHI
vale geltIsmans house.
on IR,srsatg, Mr. Garneit introduced feso-
la.ioss, aalhoIizing The Treasurer 70 receive The
STATES quota Of ,he Land Fund (sS7 ,o00l ana
aeposile she samein ;he Treasury
Aa Incidental debate dccpffel, on making.
,he resolution The order ~ he day for the
6sh ef February. some 81 ;lhe Democracy ia-
Isinsisdptrty distinctly sheiF intention 70 Iejeel
il. Mr. DANIEL Of Richmond City shoaghs ne
question vas i psacIical enc, Independent Of Fe-
dsfal poliiics--it was whether he Legislature
Win reserve Ss1, co., 81 iactease the taxss g
I that am6unts
Mr. Leakec f Albemafte read an amendment,
which III shoald offer, dsnouheihs The Dislrioa-
ton aci, and instrucnng senators % vote fer
law % return he meney 10 the Nasional Irsa-
sury.
i The resolution was eseniually laid on the "a
Bile. ihe House refusing q make i The order o.
the day tor any par,icular Div,
The Senates amendmenlslo The Small Note
lbiil occupied The iemaiuder 81 she day, and pro-
ldpced d good deal Of discussion. The Senate
Proposed 10 n,ntih issue % The Isl Of October,
land II make The Mother Bank 10 each case re-
ldeens The issues Of lis Branches
The opponents Of the Bit wished TO engrall
Iamendmentso on the ScNate'4 amendments. appa<
lren,ly with view 10 defeat The measure BY get
Ting il back 10 the Senate daring the absence of
Esolne Of lis advocates ID thai body.
i But The friends Of the bill agreed 10 take il,
with alfi defects, rather tbansps. il 10 the Sc
mate again,
l Mr.. Edmunds endeavorsd d ,engrafl upon il
an amendment, 10 pEeYsnt an issue Of more than
l6per cent upon The capital, eonlending that with
llhe old issues now out and The new, the Banks
might pu, Oh, / | per cent Instead Of 6.
Mt. Anderson and MI. Worthington denied
the forced construction Of Nj, Edmuads. and
The amendment, after further debate, was reject
led.
Mi. Williams moved 10 strike out 6, and in
seri per cent? which also failed, after remarks
by Messfs Heleman, and Tavensr, in favcri
and By MessFs. Worihingson. Anderson, Gala
her and others, in opposltitsa.
M.
E--ayes 81, noes 46.
HI Mr. Watts then introduced resolution, d.
i recting bill 10 be reported explanatory Of he
N law onthis head--ghch vas agreed TO.
III The whole Of Friday was occupied with he
consideration. ot The bill extending the jurisdic-
.ion of Justices Of the peace 10 sums not exceed
ing $50.
Messrs Miller Of Loudoun, Cowan, Moore Of
ECabeIl, 6oodson, SlovaIls Cooses and Tatem,
supported the bill, and Messrs. Williams, Dan
iels, Taylor, Bassell, K;dweil, and Banks, op.
posed II Mr. Smith Or Hartisoa moved lis in
definite postponement--wllch motion was re.
iiected 7-and lhen, on motion Of Mr.. Powell who
had offered an amendment, the bill was recon-
milted.
The House agreed tochange lis hour Of meet
ling ffern Tito II O'Clock, 10 order 10 give The
lcommitees time tol meure the business before
them And here il msy not be amiss 10 site
tthatthe colnmitleerooms arc The real laborato-
tries vi business Members are engaged indusa
Iriously there who make but lille noise in he,
House, and whilst many who are conspicuous in
The newspaper reports have IN reality but 1.-THE
TO dodin shaping the generallegisla,ion. Is
twill beerecoflected that The Committee on
Judge Scoit's case have leave TO hold their ses-
siohs during the siIIings o. the House. Nj.
Wprthington Is on that committee, and his will
aceountller the omission Of his name when the
ROLLS called on several questions in The House,
This committee have already before them some
sixty ,rttsses, but il is hoped il will be found nm
necessary 10 examine all theses A. conclusion
may be attained, perhaps, after iEpee or four of
them have been heard pro and con.
In reference~fo The distTibulion Of documents.
may belwell here toremark, that but 900 CO.
pies os each are printed, and whea these are Civ
en- 70 l66 members, and some retained by the
officers Of The State, il will be seen that but few
are Jeff 10 send TO our constituents Besides, NOT
having The Thanking privilege. members are 10Th
to burthen their friends with postage.
ons Saturday, the only important bill passed,
was one increasing the pay Of witnesses in GER
tain cases TO IS cents per day and allowing
milesge when The witnesses lives ten miles from
the Conrt House. The allowance for witnesses
attending warrant trials moi 10 be increased
Many bills were pushed through their frs. and
second readings.
II attented 4 few ninntes to-day in the special
committee room, and found Judge Scott cross-
Examining Martin P, Brooke. The ordeal is !
severe one, bu.the witness responded with much
confidence 70 The questions asked No opinion
can yet be formed Of the fnaI action likely 10 be
bad on The subject g.
H. M