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From our IIlchmond Tesponaen..

House 70 adjourn sins die, with the consent of
the Senate, on Monday the l2lh. This may be
accom- plished, il The bulk Of the business should
be lefi untouched, there now being about hun
dred bills and resolutions the Clerks table.
| Apetition from citizens ofJeferson and Berke-
ley, for new County, was presented by Mr..
Gallaher, and referred. A counter petition, from
The portion Of Berkeley proposed to be included,
was presented by Mr.. Pendleton.i
Nearly the. whole Of the sitting was consumed
10 debate on bill TO discontinue the Branch OF
the Bank of Virginia al DanviIle. Messrs.
witcher, Taliafefro, Lanier and Taylor, against
1.-The bill, and Messrs. Daniel and Leake in favor
of il. The motion 10 postpone indefinitely, on
the first reading, failed-the bill was ordered to
itseseeond reading.
1 Among the bills likely 10 produce discussion,
may name those concerning the Baltimore and
Ohio Rail Road, the Valley Turnpike, the Rich
mond and Potomac Rail Road, and the James
Riser and Kanawha Company. y is probable,
il the House is in earnest as 10 The day OF ad-
jsurnmeni, that indefinite postponement will be
me fate ofeach and all of them.
The Jury Bill has not been calledupfor more
/ han week, and the bill proposing material
alteration in the Primary schoSl System is also
| sleeping quietly on The lable-iheir patrons pro-
/ badly feeling the difficulty Of getting dispas-
sionate consideration of them at so late period
RIcHMoND, Feb. 8, 1874.
On Monday, variety ofsubjecis were consid-
cred. and much time was spent on q bill 10 re-
duce the salaries OF the Clerk Of the Senate, the
pay OF clerks Of committees, and to dispense
with The services of a door-keeper for each house.
This nifetnfscheme Of reduction has cost
several thousands Of dollars ID discussion, and
the House has since refused TO take the bill from
the table. A feature was introduced, cutting
down the milags Of members, and this destroyed
the bill for BGsktWa.
Several bills Of local character were passed.
On Tuesday, Mr.. Edgington made another ef.
fort to get a bill introduced to authorize the
North Western Banks 10 issue small notes:
A bill concerning the. Richmond Fredercks-
burg and Potomac Rail Road Company, turning
some Of the States dividends into stock, so az to
make her an equaIpar;ner 10 the extended Road
toAquia Greek, was debated at some length, and
50, amended as 70 destroyahe bill
On Wednesday, number Of bills were passed.
Among those considered, was one establishing a
new judicial Circuit West Of the Allegheny
Mountains 10 the new arrangement Of Cir
cults, the County of Hampshire was assigned to
Judge Smiths Circuit, 81 taken from that of Judge
Douglass, SO as 10 reduce the amount Of business
for the latter, now accumulated to double the a.
mount of some OF the Circuits. After debate
between Messrs. Edgington, Byrd, of F., Hay
mond, Gallaher, Edmiston, Blue, Cowan, Ste
phenson, Pentlelon Of G. and NJ, and Southal,
the old fit Of economy came over the majority
and the body that spends from 6 TO $500 day
in debate, thinks II great extravaganza to provide
Judges enough 10 dispense justice promptly and
efficiently. The bill was consequently posipon-
ed.
J The bill modifying the law concerning usury
was also postponed indefinitely. A
On Thursday, debate occurred on a bill in
FOlving constitutional power, authorizing three
justices Of the Peace in Richie County 10 hold
! Court, there being but three in the County
The amendment OF the Senate proposed 10 make
The authority Of the Governors general in all
similar cases, the nomination not q exceed SEP
sn. This amendment was agresdto.I
Various bills we're despatched, butihe House
fefused to takeSip the bilIchanging the time OF
meeting Of the General Assembly, ID the FIRST
Monday in January. Is
A message was received from The Senate, sta
ting that they bad agreed to the resolution Of
tie House for the adjournment, sine die, on Mon
day the 18th. II this resolution be moi rescind-'
ed, many impgfiant bills will be postponed =
The are yetheafly one hundred bills on The ia
Gle.
Mr.. Tdrner has been confined to his bed for
neariyfwo weeks, but is convalescent,, and will
10 al his post in few days.
/on Frilsy, many bills were dispatched, some
6f hem in rather summary way-among the
atiersa bill 10 guarantee aloan Of $4,000 on
.ke par, Of The Valley Turnpike, (from Win
chester to sisunion.) The State is The owner
o. ihree-fflhs Of the Stock Of this Road, which
IS in debt to the amount Of 1000, and upon
his debt private creditors are pressing, with an
Of costs to the State as principal
By the relief asked, 10 money
xhs required-in fact, the State was only inyok-
u to inierpose her credit for short time, until
liz tolls, which are daily increasing can relieve
IL debts and save costs.
IIn the disofderly state Of the House, Il SEEM
a impossible 10 &c, calm deliberalion upon tina,
~ any other subject. After Mr. Byrd's expla-
nation Of the bill, showing The prOprieiy Of its
passage, debate was cut Of by The Speaker put
ing the question before any other member In
is favor could gel the hoor-and, partly from
and partly from a disposition 10 give
every thing The 60 by, The bin usslost-syes 4s,
hoes II. There seems 10 be determination to
tuie against every measure having the least APP
,garanee Of an expenditure or risk; in this case
here seemed % be strange misappfehension Of
he responsibility incurred.
No Oder bills Of Importance were acted upon.
There are yet more than a hundred on lie Clerks
able.
Mr.. MeConas made an Intellectual effort 10
o bring in a bin toIepeal SO much of he Star
fasion Aet as relates to future Legislatures.
III. Nee. staisdihathe was now satisfied. from
IL number Of bills nov on the table ,thas IS days
vsre no, enough FOR The despatch os business.