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RIcHMoND coRREsPoNDExcE.
Rlcnnoxp. January g, 1871

RicanoED, January g, lslI.
ID The SExArE. on Tuesday. the bill
authorizing The Winchester and Poiemse
Rail Road Company 10 make loan. was
received from ihe House. that body hav-l
ing disagreed 10 Two Of The snsndmenls
Of The Senate. Il was then laid on The
table.
MI. McAlullen offered resolution.
calling for The names Of the applicants for1
appointments 10 the virgiaia Regiment
oi Volunteers. and The record 81 2rocsed-
ings Of The Board Of Appoinimenisl
Amer debate between Me1srs, MeMul-
len, voolfolk and S,ringer. Cd one side.
and Messrs. Bondursni, GalIaher and
Whether. on The other. Mr.. Cox moved
the inde6ni,espos,ponemen Of the suoi
jse,. which vas caphsd; ayes 10, noss
Is.
Ia the Housk, The bill TO amend sne
Primary School System occupied tne
principal pari Of the day. The amend
ments offered were ordered 10 30 printed
ELtcrlos OF SENATOR.
Both Houses were occupied on Wed
ussday and Thursday until late hours 10
The election Of aSena,or Of the United
States. 10 succeed Judge Pspnybacker-
The result you will see stated IN the pa
pers and with this result have no doub,
the people Of The Valley Of both parties,
Twill be well satisfied. Col. Mason's
claims were supported 10 The House BY
EMessrs Carson. Tyler and Hiett, and ir
1.-The Senate BY Messrs. Sloan and Gallahel
I-all or whom voted for him throughout
the contest.
There was q good deal Of interesting
debate. and. as usual on such occasions
a vas, amount Of irrelevant matter. Tb'
]"Old Hunker" Democracy do not relisl
the result Of the Senatorial elections
and although they do not consider The g
Election Of Col Mason quite SO bitter j
pill as that OF Mr.. Hunter. they lool
upon both as decided defeats Of the old
i Caucus system.
| John " Patton 4Esq was re elected
Councillor Of State Tor three years from
the 3lst Of March next. without opPosi-
ton. II
A joint resolution has been passed az
thoriziag the Superintendent 81 the Lite
.Irsrys Fund 10 pay over their respective
quotas 10 several Counties which have
either voted 10 adopt The new system but
have not We, carried i,in,o effect. Of have
failed 10 attend 70 all the require ments d
the old .ys,em. Jefferson and Frederick
will now be enabled 10 draw theirquoias
There seems to. be great difficulty 10 cd
Ijusiing the school system. so variant ars
1.-THE views Of members on The subj Ct.
| On Saturday the Senate was not ID
session, giving the committees time d
bring up matters 10 hand.
! In the House!ihe bil'~appropriating the
annuity of $4,000. payable to the State
from the Winchester and Potomac Raj
Road Company TO the construction q
the Hsrdy and Winchester Turnpike
was supported by Messrs. Lee and Car
son, andn opposed by Messrs. Raymond
Hunter and Thompson and rejected, If
| The James River bill sppropria,ing ,be
sum Of $742 600 for he extension Of The
Canal to North River. was lost to day i.
ter an earnest debate, by . vote Of 90 Il
I63. This has produced great dsappoin..
pent 10 The friends Of the measure L
will be perceived that there were ! !
members absent.
The Right Of Way" bill will Be ihe
order Of the day for Tuesday, and will
give rise 10 wide field Of debate. lii
fate canno. b. predicted With any cer
tainiy. he
II Capt Rowan's company having re.
1ceived an accession 10 its numbers, will
probably be mustered into the service ol
the United States on Monday.