Mobile register and journal., 1845-01-09
COrrs.pOndsnes of the Register and Journal.

TUscALeosA, January 3, ls4S.
 Yesterday afternoon the apportiun,nent bill cant up IS special order, and occupied the entire eve nlns Some nations being submitted to amend lh' bill, Mir Chandler, chairman of the apportionmen committee, addressed the House at considerab, lengih; and in speech unsurpassed for cearnes and argument he suggested the numerous difficulties which had engaged the attention of the committee explained the rule adopted in the apportonment, anC showed clearly that the bill presented by the com miitee was as nearly perfect as industry, skill and 8 due regard to the consIiut and the many interests involved could make Il. Mir. c. received, as he de- served the applause of all present. for his able expo silon of inc principles of the bill. Mr. McClung, as also MT. Lea, expressed their qualification and thanks |" him in ka afterwards made by tlf m on the subject. The bill s not ,et settled; but do not think il will occupy much lime, there is an evident inclination the part of the House to sus- tain the committee.
 1 bl has been presented this morning 10 change the time of the conVening of the legislature, from the first Monday in December, to the first in kovem- Der. This proposition meets with much favor though it will most likely be lost in the enormous pile of unfinished business which will rest upon the table at the close of this session. This will be the fate of all measures brought forward a, this time, unless il should have friends enough to suspend the constitutional rule requiring bills and joint resou- tons to be used on three several days.
 1 On the apporionment bill inc House ia committee of the whole, after elaborate discussion between Lea, Jones oi Lawrence. speaker Moore, Mitchell off, Deiriese, Davis oC Fayettc, Hill, Bell and Chandler, decided that the county of Marion, which tine committees bill gves twp m, nlbers, should have but one; and the county of Perry. whi ih the same bill gave two members, should have three. This is question oi some interest, as Il admitted, that under the rule adopted in ramms the bill, of giving the member to the county which had the largest res duln, Marion would be more entitled to the member than Pery as her residium is tv1 hundred more than hat ofPerry. The east and south, in the main, supported the claim of Perry and the seat of govern. ment question WAS dragged in to decide against Ma. rion. There is strong interest for removing the ptol, and the new apportionmont is very materially against Tuscaloosa. This apportionmeat bill, con- trary 10 my expectation, is likely to consume much time. The House aud Senate are still occupied with it.
 There good deal of local business done in the Senate to-day. and many bills passed, but none of great general importance. I notice amongst them the bill for he relief of Mrs. Keough, of your city, which has heretofore passed the House, and will be law upon the signing of the bill by the ex- ecutive.
 The House of Representatives is still 10 commit- tee of the whole on the npporionnent bi.
 You have Mr. Posey's scheme Heretofore refer red to by mel in the Flag and Journal of this day. The scheme has friends and advocates. I should like kaow how it strikes you of the mercantile ci- y IL is plausible enough to be read and thought up- on. and perhap. you may fancy it down south. You need opinion of mine, but will yet take back the intimalion have already made as to it's utter absurdiy.