Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1847-02-25

dag. All this comes Of he miserable game II
acsins Cor Bsncsssss. The people desire % su.h
ns1.atss - q. snacsnent u he aSlarvalion
LsH," and uenters uho tole ios IL deserve q
Be pm epon short allowances. A connuiics66,
Of eonfsfsnes Of he iuo iisuses has been or
dsrst. 10 relieve the tGesIiy.
| o. nvsfsy. he sena,e wss prineipsll, en-
eagrd n a diseassios Or he Resoluiions non
he House. eonrerning he Wilnsf psssiss. A
ssfsrepee 10 q e0mmiiies vac asked ~ some
eenbers, nho tAeughl ns,isr Of such grave
inpef,anee oueAt eot 70 - hastily dsipsiehsd.
land that ss ought 10 stiekto The Missouri con.
promise, which these, iesolgtions seemed 10
abandon. Oilers thosghi here uas no nee.,-
si'y for eslsy-shal We should At once lei The
Ner,h kaas I'M se sosId ssbnii isno iss,rie.
ii'oos b. cosgsess-- ,hsi body hsvinK 20 sushor.
isy eSsr Che suhjeet Of Slavery. Pinsiiy.stvs
agtesd 10 lay The resolniions % the liable. for
nighI's consideration, Win . view 50 10 ad.
lust them - 10 present 40 Undivided front.
In lhe HOUSE,, the bill TO- extend he iurisdic-
ltion 6f the Commonwealth cf Virginia over The
County cf Alexandris, eas the prinsipsi theme
Of DISCUSSES. The motion 70 grant AIexaudria
: separs,e delegate was the point Of eon,roysr-
lsy. Il vas eoniended shsi i6e Con ,ilusion for
babe any Increase Of the House Of Delegates,
IbeyoBd 49,, except u?os i general re-sppor.
tiOanen,. The bill gave Alsxandris and Pair
fax a'deIseaie jointly. The motion 70 slrik.
out failed, and therefote The section was retain.
ed, giving the joint representation.
II Mr. DOrnan gave notice that be would cal
up The sanes River blsl 90 Monday. This bill
win probably pass IN Inc msdi6ed form, and i
& does, siih the aid Of the Potomac delegates
J think vim insure The passage Of The Guatsn,
Zee bill for the Chesapeake apd Ohio Canal.
R.eHnoxp, Feb 90 ls47.
On Eiday. the Senate disagreed to the re
; lport OF the COMMITTEES Of Conferences on III,
> Disagree ment Of the ITO toussa upon the bill
, eoncerning the pay Of members, and then post
! lPoned the bill indefinitely. This being consid
cred as leaving no pay for Is days. was dos
rather hard 10 swallow, and on Saturday th,
voIe was re-eonsidetcd. The Senate then In
sisttd on its amendment. the effect Or whicl
would be 10 give S4iper day for90 days, and 4!
per day thereafter. The House receded fron
: iss disagreement, with On amendment. the ex
. set purPori Of which cannot give, bat The sub
ject is yet undecided.
The matter Is thus iR confusion and the mi
serable conception tef denagog1eism-wh
gave out the Legislation OF The State 10 the lOtc
eat bidder-has resulted in what fore,oid .
lhetime, not.nersly bunglipg legislation, but
waste Of N oney.
:, The bill extending the jurisdiction of Wiz
ginis over AlexandIia hss become a Law.
The Right Of Way" bill was made the OF
der Of the day for Tuesday next.
The Senate have passed ihe bill to incorpo
rate the Richmond & Pamunky Rail Road Cor,
pany, by vote Of "a to 4.
The TWO Houses have passed 4 resolution
directing the Governor 10 give snbstanlia
: Sword from the AImoty TO each Of The cor.
: pany officers Of the Virginia Regiment Of We
: ltunieers.
This bill giving subscription 10 the staunto
and Sco,tsville Turapiks Company, for the pur
. pose Of Maeadsmizing their Road. occupied
= good deal Of time for two days psst, in th
: House, and was lost, alter Two efforts, BY ii
lpO,s-56 to Sc.
The bill giving theststes' guarantee 10 III
bonds Of the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Comps
ny, 10 the amount Of $500, 900, has been print
ed and is now in tie hands Of members.
tie members from the Potomac rsGion sct
y liudicious and liberal part upon Internal In
provement subjects generally, this bill mus
. pass Il has undoubted merit, apa will 5e on
Z of the most bene 6cent measures ofthe session
"A bill divorcing william R. Myers from b
y wife Virginia, was passed to-day by the HOUSE
: lby very decided msjdriiy.
!. Both Houses have adjourned over until Tue'
o day, 10 order to participate u the eelebratio
= Of the 22d.
/ think the session will be hurried ID Gloss
: but it will be difficult matter TO gel thrcus
4 all the business before the ooh Of March.