Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-02-28
THE LEGISLATURE

In the House of Delegates, yesterday the bill to in
corporate the Rapid Ann Navigation Company was
taken up and passed with ryder which prescrbes that
the provisions fhe bill should be imperative whenever
the Fredericksburg and Valley Plank Road goes into
operation. The House postponed indefinitely the bill
10 provide for the construction OF BRIDGE State
count, on the Moorfield and North Branch Turnpike
Company The bill to extend the charter of the Ex-
change Bank of Virginia taken up, with the ryder
proposed providing that majority OF the Directors
should hereafter be appointed by the Executive. A
motion to postpone indefinitely the bill and ryder was
rejected by decided majority; the question then
cured motion to lay the bill the table, but be-
fore the vote taken, the House proceeded to the
execution OF the joint order OF the day, being the cleo
ton of Judge of the 18th Judicial Circuit Mr. FER
GUsoN nominated MATHEW DUNBAR, Esq, for the Of
fee No other gentleman being placed in nomination,
the roll was called with the following result For Ma
thew Dunbar IS, Saml. Price 80, G. w. Summers A.,
Jas H. Ferguson 9. Joint cote aoitA the Senate-For
NJ. Dunbar 90, scattering AZ. So Mathew Dunbar was
declared duly elected.
The following bills were then taken up and passed -:
Incorporating the Lewisburg Savings Bank incorpo-
rating the Alexandria and Valley Railroad appropria-
ting sum OF money the Female Collegiate Institute
10 Bucknghanl-(he bill appropriaes $500 annually for
the purchase of chemical apparatus prescribing the
2lst Judicial Circuits and concerning the writ of habeas
corpus adtestyfcanaum. The bill to change the Pilot
Laws OF the Commonwealth was made the order of the
day for to-day IL o'clock and the bill to reorganze
the Board OF Public Works put upon its passage and
rejected. The House transacted a large amount OF
other business, which will be noticed hereafter.
The GEORGIA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES obtained
a quorum on the evening Of the Goth instant and pro-
ad hnan Of no
member who returned his the 10Th instant)
asked leave to place the following upon the journal
which was granted-viz:
"When the Congressional District bill was pressed, he
retired from the House in company with his political
friends, for the following Because it call
ed up out OF its order, when more weighty matters Of
State demanded the attention and action Of the Legis
laurebut mainly because he held, he does now that
after Congress has passed superintendent bill
and the next Decennal census shall have been TAKEN
the Legislature will have to be convened to re-organ-
ze the Congressional Districts So holding he deter
mined by retiring from the House, to manifest his re-
sentiment against gratutous and unnecessary wound
inflicted by the majority upon the feelings OF the mino
rity
Ia returning to his seat he is influenced by control
ing of duty as representative OF the people,
The Tax bill, Appropriation bill and other measures
OF public interest, remain to be acted on measures
upon which the honor credit and dignity of the State
are suspended. When such weighty considerations
appeal TO his feelings, the transient triumph defeat
Of mere party arrangements must be disregarded-
With this short explanation he resumes his seat
A number of local bills were passed by the House du-
ring the night session ofthe Goth The odious gerry
rnander will without doubt pass the Legislature.
recent official statement Of the patronage of the
GeneDI Government showing the number of Heads of
Bureaus, Clerks Foreign Ministers, &C., Agents and
Special Agents, holding office, has recently been pre-
pared The five States, together with the District of
thafh av ha nf