Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-02-24
REAlPORllONMENr or REPRESENTS
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Nj Scot, nom select committee, s'u'ed bill for
hc feapai"omeot ol Delegates and Senators tbr.uph
aut The Common cath. winch motion # Mr. :. was
taken mp and I'D lie fist lime and ordered to be read
second uun'.
This bIl increases the number Il Delegates 10 ll2
and o Senators Ia 81 and gives six additional delegates
and two Senators Ia the fourth (rans Aeghany) dis
lrei; additional delegate :, the city Of Richmond
at me In Alexandria In the ih district the jlnu mo
mites 10 eer, q,e delegate EACH v4t Barbour Mason
Ono, PJesip. Iayler, Wood, Harrison, Lewis. Ma
non. Marshall, Manongaia, Randolph. Giles Foyd
Grays,n. Gtecnhncr. Ire. Monfue Montgomery
Pocshunas, Russell. Scott, Smyh, I'azewel Wash
iogtan and Nsthe. The following 10 elect togeh
81 one JthEate VIZ: BpNion aud Lewis, Brooke and
Hancock. Jackson ANIL Nrt; thmcr Duidrldge and
lHlohie / ler and Neizr; tghdi aud Wayne Fayette
and A'reer Carroll and Puasbl;l gan and Boone The
county ii karaNta 10 elect Two delegates.
The following are the nine new Senatorial districts
Pr puscd, VIZ Randolph, Preston and Mononpalla:
" God, neddudgc, Richie. Lewis, BraNton, Ciiner.
jaebs. and VII kananha, Cabll, Wayne, Mason,
Logan and Boone; Ja,lr. Harrison. Marion. Tyler
and Ntze; Noaroe, Grcenbrtr. Mercer Faye,rc,
ana Nicholas Carroll Graysou, Floyd, Montgomery.
Pulaski aid GILES; Russell. razeMI Smylh ana
Nyihr lc", Scott and Washington. TIE representa-.
ton IN the other great districts Of he State 10 remain as
at present, except that Brunswick. Orange and Green
shall each elect me delegate : aud Rehnond City and
AI'Niudria two each. ,cAnndra county is annexed 10
HE Senatorial district now composed Of London and Far
placed respectively in the ID and Sd classes OF Senatorial
districts. All iulule ,l,etIAis lc h, tbs appoint
mrnt0
Ia etioH ii Mr. Jones. il was Resolrtd. That in
ite investigation Of the petition Tor 4 bridge across
James River Richmond and relative 10 the increase
al tolls aow allowed al Mayo's bridge the committee of
Propositions and Grievances be Instructed t send for
pelsns Al papcrs and that leave be grated TO with
draw from The files Of The use, the petitions Of The pco.
pie ., Chesterfield and HE city Of Rchmons in lSU3
and bai The he referred 10 the said com ui,ice
Mr Foyd offered resoluionrcla,ve to IL. uish
ed s!vlcts off, Col Joseph f. Johnson irndrrnp him
he thanks Of the Legislature, aad directing sword be
presented him by the Executive.
Nj Monente, ua arulIHe, offered similar resolution in
rgaId 10 Col. james Bankhead.
Mr. Nent1D thee moved amend the resolution Of The
gentlemen from Washington So as 10 in.lnde Cant O.
t. Edwards oi the Inliel States Iolli.eurs in presen
"a, o. thanas and a sword.
Considerable debate sprung up and terminated in ill.,,
adoption OF tie ollos,pg resolution
hoso'red. That = e0hmIee br appointed Ia report Ia
me iiLse what Ulcers IN .e army # The Unrd States
being natives Of his State have Distinguished
IN the war with Mex such manner as to p,au ,L,
thanks Of the State esnea 10 words for their services
aid that SAID committee be- Instructed report tpsu-
ZION returning the thanks Of the Legislature i,ie gal
lam officers and soldiers Of the Virginia Nounteess whu
haze 81 CALAMITY and heroicaly bne lhs burden II tn,
service and the dangers Of the climate ia General Tayors
line o0 The Ru Grande, and who have only been deprl
we'd "a ah opportunity OF showing their gaiilary battle
bf adverse circumstances, which have prevented them
from COPING iao conflict wilh the enemy.
BILL PASSED
t-stlirWe Turnpike
hiil incorporating lhe Eslillve Turnpike compan,
aud making Az appropriation therefor taken up aud
passed;
= EhlNI EN- EXT OF Public BUILDINGS
e tI# re.teJ.l = Gicr g. Superintendent Of the
e .t Is IL be tuot NJ, per ot lhe Council was
read third aud ioi. u Mr. Ierby w-s laid on