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-. Edsinsto., VIC COMMENCED his remarks
% saturday afisrnoo1. eonelu1ed on wsdnes-
oay, eccnPting he nsor IRON until ; o,eloek.
NE arg1nenl vas % able ana energetic one,
and gave hin nss slsiA upon his eo1s.i:usats,
whose interests b. his defended with unasggine
Sal and Industry for nsDysyeas.
NJ seei,, Of Faaqlisr, foI,sued Mr.. Rdei,.-
'sas - iassr Of The bill, and made one Of lhose
e'ese. eoopsshsasise, and clear arranenu, 70.
sh'eh ne Z distinguished. He closed On Thurs
" HtdsA Mr.. Stroller occupied the aoor,
70 epPosiiions and also made IN able argument.
which NJ. Edginston subsequently declared 70
Be nnansgerable.
Incidental discussion oocurrsd. between
AessIs. Hun,srr Edgipslop, Duncan, Stephen
son, Lee, Haynond, and o,bers.
NJ Hsnier Submitted, with view 10 have IL
Printed, his .comprsnisep proposition a. to The
'sr1inus Of the proposed Road.
Va Saturday, Mr.. lee replied 10 some Of The
arguments on the other side-afler which the
previous question vas demanded, and sustained.
The motion pending vas that Of Mr. Edging-
Ton, 70 postpone he bin inde6niiely. Mr.. Hun,
Ter desired, on account Of number Of sbsentess,
10 have The question set for Monday, but this
vas Islused-and The bell having been rung, the
roll was called and the bill was postponed in-
de6niiely-ayes 66. npss Sc. Absent ~.
is supposed reconsideration of the ones.
too will be moved BY hr. Hunier, with view
70 enable him to present his bilrfor different
'ef@lnus o. me Road, Fishing Creek.) But
CONSIDER me vote too decided 10 be reversed al.
the present session.
among the memorials preseatee during the
week, was one By Mr.. Hunter. of 400 citizens of
Clarke and Jefferson, for an act TO authorize .
EnraPike from Beuyville to Charles,ovn-,l.
%. one 10 favor 81 the Liitles Fails Rail Road.
Mf Carson presented petition from JOSEPH
2. Cray and others, Of Frederick, asking a
change Of The place Of holdiue sepera,e elec.
ton, from the house Of George Shwier 10 that
Of John Pogh. Also, the petition Of william
,. Engle and others, of Frederick, for repe.l
OF Modification Of the present common school
system.
Mr.. Hunter presented the petition Of George
.. Stephenson, John +. Henkle, and others, Of
Temperance Divisions at Bsrpers Ferry, for a
law e authorizes them 10 hold limited amount
Of property.
Since the foregoing was written, Mr.. Hunter
moved reconsideration Of the Yo,e postponisg
indefinitely the Potomac aud ohio Rail Rssd
oil but, sfier consultation with Mr.. Lee and
others, Withdrew the motion, to allow MIR. Shelf.
~ 10 offer The following resolution.
ResOlped, ThstleaEe be given 10 bring ia !
OIL, providing for change Of the prescribed
route Tor the extension Of the Baltimore aud
un'o Kan Road through Virginia Is the City OF
Wheeling.
u is understood Thai Mr. Hunter will offer his
bill as substitute 10 this.
On Friday, the Senate was occupied nearly
its whole sitting, in debate on proposition 10
return 10 the Governor OF Vermont certain rsso.
luiions Of the Legislature Of than State on the
subject Of the Mexican War and Slavery.
Messrs. Bondurapt, Gallsher, and Stanard, de-
sired 70 separate The two subjects, 50 as 10 bre.
sent az undivided vote upon the question Of SIa-
yeTy--bu, this was resisted by Messrs McMul.
len, Stringer, Cox. Wallace. and Wiicher- and
substitute offered by Messrs. ,GaIlaher and
Bondurant was voted down.
The resolution Of The House Of Delegate. ON
The subject vas then adopted, in The following
form:
Resolved, unanimously, by the General A..
sembly, That the Executive OF this Co,omon.
wealth be requested to return, forthwith. the
resolniions Of the State Of Vermont, upon the
SUBJECT 81 Slavery, this day communicated by
him % this body.
The bill authorisiug the Berryslls Turnpike
Company 10 increase Its capital, and subscrib
ling $1,000 Of The amount, was passed BY the Sc.
tnaie, on Thursday. after remarks in lis IA uor
BY hessts McMnllsu ana Gafiaher.
Mr.. Hunter presented petition 10 the House
from citizens Of Jefferson aud Frederick, for an
amendment 10 the charter Of The Shephsrdstovn
and smiihfsld Turnpike Company, so as 10 ex.
tend their Road 10 Winchester.
The petitions asking the States auaraoiy 10
100000 ofthe bonds OF the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal company, will he acted upon By me
Ecomniilees Of Roads ION Monday, and q bill
viii doubtless be reported. This measure, /
think would be certain OF success, If the appli-
cation from AeIsndrisfor su description 10 the
stock or the Alexandria Canal we're not also be.
fore the legislature, with q start 10 The race
The application Tor the guaranty has undcubied
merit, and i,s success would be Of immense i'm.
Poriance 10 The Potomec region. II will be
jealousy and enerseticaIly supported by the
delegates from ihe cannties interested. The
Canal once 10 the Coal mines, an iupoi,an, &C.
eession 10 the trade and commerce would soon
[be secured. and Alsxandris would again become
an scti'e shipping port. second to bat few in The
country.
FATAL STEAMBOAT EXPLOSION "A
slip from the Office of The Mobile Regis.
ter. dated January 20, noon. furnishes
the iollowins
Terrible Catastrophe. The steamer
Eruscsloosa left our wharf, about 8 o'elock
on Thursday evening on her way 10
Tuseslooss. and alter proceeding about 10
for j miles up the river. 90 explosion Of
two Of her boilers took place, which in-
siantly killed several Of the passenger
and many Of the boais crew and officers.
From passenger on board we learn that
the explosion completely tore up The boil
ier deck and shattered the after part Of The
hoat (below deck cosidsrably. Immedi
.ately after the explosion. such Of the mas
sengeis as were unhprt sci themselves 10
alleviaiIng The srHrFings Of those who
were injured Int moi killed: while atthe