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81 SAsAA4ERE.
The House q Delegates, 81 M,
sased ~ day y discussing The ~ vas en-
sgement ofthe james River and - z sne man,
~ The resolution Or Nc Carrisy,ss e CompaI
adopted sPpOinfng couni.see ofeTarss : hnaily
investigator. 1en and
Il - lne SENATE, On 11arsdaE, an intesea;.. =.
eess,on arsse % The bin from he Honse Is
Poraiing he Northwes,ern Rail Road
sosneesing Psrkersburg win ,he,Baltinto,, HoI !,
Ran Road Il Three Forks IN Tavlor eonn,, -
oil sahjeer of lie right Of way vas aasip a. 4, y
cfdesaiE. n tAe course Of he debasr whseh Nv
4 paFsieiPEsed II ID several gentlemen NJ TO-,
saia "a &c opposed g giving he right Or ~,
a 'osslsh company, = an original proposition
oa' he was noi disposed fOieny 10 he people ii Is,
see'ion interested, an outlet 10 market Hecon,end
SUI however ,hat some restriction should be INNS
GO upon me Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road CO :,
2 ne rates tof fare and barhens SOFAS - ytevent
discfiminaeions- W tie Company ID faEor Of Bald
more, and against The towns . Yifsinia. He in
sssnced ihe action Of the company ia The rate cf
charges Tor ne nansEer Of merchandise from The
chesapeake andphio canal 70 the railroad This
he regarded Is an unjust discrimination, and which
should b rroTidad against. No gois wastakeB,
and the Senaie adjourned.
In The House Nc Delegates, On Txursiav. the
bills for the Improvement Of the Rivanna River
and the North Riser, and the Front Royal turnpike
wSre nasApd hill was ALA lg s
the Capitol andPublie grounds with gas. The
susject Of PosiPdaing the Spring Elections, was,
after consideration, reformed 10 select committee.
In the SEsArrB og Friday the Northwestern
Railroad Bill wax taken up and discussed mo-
iion 70 postpone Indefinitely was lost-ayes O. noes
90. Various amendments were proposed. noEe 81
which weie adpPged. The bill was then passed.
ayes 81, noes 8.
In the House df Delegates, Mr. Tomlin moved
thatihe order fixing the hour OF meeting al o'clock
be rescinded. There being a slim attendance, a
motion was made to ring up absences with the
town BELL which was rejected by the following vote
--ayes 10. noes g.
MIR, Tomlin thea Withdrew his motion
ELECTIONS.
On motion Of MIR. Edwards, the special commit.
tee on the proposition TO postpone life Spring Flee
lion was increased 70 ming; and the Speaker an
nounced the following additional members; Messrs
Hays, STROLLER, Jsnes and Ferguson W
REPORT OF T4g AGRICULTURAL COMMITTEES.
On motion Of Mr.. McCuE, 1000 extra copies Of
Ibis report were ordered 10 be printed
WINCHESTER 4Nh POTOMAC RAltRo.n comp,.y
The bill increasing the capitol stock Of this com
pany was taken DIP. and gave rise to good deal
Of discussion. Tie bill was ordered 10 be engross
ed.
petition was presented by Mr. Wall--of Isaac
A. Thompson, Samuel Hook and others of Hamp-
shire, for a Turnpike from Capon Bridge, in said
county, to Shephsrdstown in Jefferson
In the HousE OF DELEolrEs, on Saturday, Mr..
Tomln moved aP adjournment. He said he did
this from no unRillingness on his part ocome
here al o'clock, but because was very apparent
that no quorum was ever present thar hour He
Ihoughtihe time IL members could be usefully en-
ployed in committees
The question being taken, the motion was re-
lecied as follows sAyes 5, noes 81.
Mr. August, acfprding TO order, reported the bill
Incorporating The Virginia and Atlantic Navigation
Company.
Mr.. August presented the petition Of the South
ern Rights Association, upon the subject Of steam
navigation between Norfolk and some European
port.
On motion of Mr.. Boyd, the use Of this Hall was
granted to this Association on next Tuesday night
A message wasrcceived from the Senate, stating
sbAs they had passeG the bill auhorising subscrip-
red in.
Also, that they'll had passed the bill au.horsing
the Superintendent Of Public Buildings 10 contract
for the introduction Of gas into the Capitol Square,
with an amendment 1.-THE effect Of the amendmet
was TO confne the gas 10 the Square-concurred
inJ
In the House OF Delegates, on Monday the bill
to establish the institute of the Virginia Guard was
indefinitely postponed by vote Of GO to 80 The
Richmond Enquirer says that large number
throughout the Sthte, will be disappointed at not
having this great ladjuvant education, afforded
them. ThesTFonse was BY no means full when the
voie waS takpn