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sori.s i sIso Eives 70 The CsuFany.
o. The sans day, The Hesse Po,iPtsed nee.
6niisIy. ,hs bill 70 isesrporats the Pe,enac cad
ohIs Ran Road Conppry--by . ssisof II e
fs. Til. caused good deal q szel.ensnt -
mesxst some 81 ihe North western nsnbeis--
synpsihy fer wheeling and ieslonsy a ths Bal
linots and ohie Rail Road Company, hare
brousb, about q rssults As salss, ihsrs .
nev some islk Of . proposition e Msesdsniss
the Nos,h Wssiern Turnpike, bal lhs z Right Of
Wsyn nsn reject this piIh yccfn.
lMf. Turner presented another petition for an
setto ineorpoIais = coppsSy 10 construct
Rail Road from Ljitle's Falls 70 The Winchester
Road. A strong ssmonsuance has bssn ssnt n
~ lhs Shenandoah NayigAiian comPapy.
On 7as,day, bill passed both HOUSES saani-
,asusiy, for The Rs-annexation Of Alexandria.
4 TAs Two Houses hen occupied the balance Of
The day IL the election Of The State oiheers-.
Opposition vas made enly 10 hr. Hsaih, the lsi
Aads.ov, % De grosnd fhass tons years ago be
| had written PLAY called wings and Democrats,
(nkins OF The excuses Of both pafiiss.) but This
wss rather poor excuse, end Only - members
Of beth parties could Be rallied against hin.-7
His vote wa lis. The other eiieels we're all
re elected, With only a few scattering votes
namely, James Brown, IT,, Second Auditor Fs-
bias NJ La wsoB, Treasurer; Stafford H. Parker,
Register Of the Land once; Willism n. Rich
ardsop, Librarian aud Secretary Of The Common.
wesl,h; Charles s. Morgan, Superintendent Of
The lPsniienliary and James G sPoit, General
gent Of The PeBiientiafy.I
On Rsda,,isy, the Senate rejected bills con-
esreing Church properly Ia Shenandoah and
wythe, and passed bill restoring 10 Lieai.
Gay Of the Public Guard bis suspended pay.
In5lhe House, Mr.. Gresham reported bill
from The Commi,iee q Claims. reslsring 70
George w. ssppipgtOu The anoant paid By him
As Sheriff aPos lands erroneously faxed.
Abil vas also reported, from the COMMITTEES
Eof Roads, Incorporating the Lhlle's Falls Rail
Road
Mr. Yefby.s Resolution, for an annual appre-
prialion 10 the Primary School Fund was further
debated, and Il was adopted 10 his form--,o %.
ply So, 900 annually TO The capital Of the Litera.
~ Fuld, and $4,000 annually to the Primary
School, 10 addition 10 the sums nov expended
The Convention question has been discussed
svsry day for several days past, bot no ys'e has
YET been taken to indicate the sense Of the Houss.
90 Thursday, The Senate debated the whole
day. proposition 10 call upon The Auditor fot
certain expenditures from the Treasury in each
division ofthe State, and the subject was finally
given 10 a select committee.
A. bill, teconsidersd, to inersase The ospital
stock, Of she StauntOn and Scottsville Road Com.
pany, and 10 subscribe two .6fihs By the Stale,
vas again rejected, ayes 50, noes 81. -
| A bill was passed, eOncsrnipg the qusli6ca.
lion ofstand jurors.
/ On Friday, the Senate feconsidered, aud 70.
jeeied The bill to incorporate the Virginia Eelec-
lie and Scientific Institute, (rhOmpsohian
The House further considered the Convention
question, and Mr.. Edmunis replied to Mr.. Len.
wich, aid 10 favor Of The mixed bssis Or repre-.
| sentation. r~
A bill was passed, authorizing . Revision Of
the Civil Code ~ John ". Patton and conwsy
Robinson, Esquirss, and aPpropriaiiDg 5000 fol
their compensaiion.
o. Saturday, the business in the Senate wal
Of an unimportint character, the only bill pass
ca, Of general interest, being one to authorize
Inc more certain collection of The fnes Of volun,
teer companies.
The House debated. and postponed Indefinite,
", the bill 10 extend The James River Canal "a
Buchanan. and TO connect il With tide wafer. y
As il was Ory lost BY tso TOIss. il will probably
be 70 considered.
The starvation" pay Siltecmmenee on Sat.
uidsy uexr, and members are NOV looking for
ward with some earnes,ness 10 an adjournmsHi,
which think cannot take place sooner than the
25th. II
The repori.of the Committee on Elections is
printed, and on the table eflhe House. Iinakss
10 odd large pages. The committee declare
Messrs. Wall and Carson elected. They throw
out all The "Loag votes" Al d confrm those
IL The " He,rick" grams. |, viii lake At least
two weeks 10 dispose Of i, il considered At all.
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