Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1853-02-21
f.EefsLArumE ss Virginia.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

Prayer by the Rev. DR.. Jeter, of the Baptis,
Church.
"A bill FROM the Senate to amend an act an.
thorizing the Northwestern Bank of Virgina. O,
the Merchants and Mechanics Bank to establish
branch at Point Pleasant or West Columbia in
Mason county, was read a third time and mass
ed '''
Mr. BoYD, from the Committee on Roads. re-
ported. without amendment, the Senate bill mn.
thorizing the CasweIl Plank Road Company to
extend their road to the town of DanJflIe, and
also from Milton, in North Carolina, to some
point on the Richmond and Danville Railroad.
Mr.. BARBOUR, from the Committee to rear
range the Congressional Districts of Virsina.
presented bill on the subject, which, on his
motion. was read a first and ordered to be read o
second time.
The following are the provisions of the bill:
lie number OF members to which this State
is entitled ia the House of Representatives of
the United States shall be apportioned among
the several counties and interpretations of the
State, arranged into 13 districts, numbered as
follows, that is to say
FIRST DfsTRIcT--Norfok city, Norfolk county.
Princess Ann, Accomac, Northampton, Elizabeth
City, Warwick. Nansemond Isle of Wight.
Southampton, and Surry.
SECOND DIsTRIcr-Cty of Petersburg. Coun-
ties ofPrince George, Dinwddie, Sussex, Greeus-
Vile, Brunswick, Chesterfield, Nottoway, Anne
liza, Lunenburg. Powhatan and Cumberland
THIRD Observation-Disclosures Halifax,
Charlotte, Price Edward, Appomattox, Campbell
and Buckingham.
FeuRTH DIsTRIcT-Bedford. Pttsylvania,
Franklin, Henry, Patrick, Floyd, Montgomery
and Roanoke.
FIFTH DsTRIcT-Pulaski, Wythe, Carroll,
Grayson Smythe, Tazewell, Russell, Scott Wash
ington and Lee.
Sixth DIsrKIcr-City of Richmond and coun-
ties OF Henrico, Charles City, New Kent, James
City and Williamsburg, York, Gloucester, Ma
thews' Hanover, Goochand and King William.
SEVENTH Observation-Disclosures Lnn>
caster, Richmond Westmoreland, Middesex,
King and Queen, Essex, King George, Stafford
Carollde, Spottsylvania, Orange and Culpeper
EIGHTH Observation-Disclosures, Fluvanna
Louisa, Amherst, Madison, Nelson, Green and
Augusta.
Ninth DrsrRlcr-City of Alexandria and
counties OF Fairfax; Prince William, Fauquer,
Loudon, Jefferson, Berkeley and Rappahannock
TENTH Observation-Disclosures, Morgan, Hamp-
shire, Shenandoah, Hardy, Rockingham, Page
Warren, Clarke and Pendeton.
ELEVENTH misunderstanding Botetourt,
Craig, Bath, Allegheny, Monroe, Greenbrier. Po-
chahontas, Raleigh, Nicholas, Highland, Brax-
ton, Wyoming, Randolph, Fayette, Giles, and
Mercer.
Twelfth DIsTRIcr.-Kanawha,L Logan, Boone,
Wayne, Cabel Putnam, Mason. jackson, Writ.
Gilmsr, Wood, Richie, Tyler, Lewis, Peasants
and Upshur.
THIRTEENTH DisTRIcT.--Ohio, Brooke. Ham
cock, Marshall, Wetzel, Monongalia, Preston,
Marion Taylor, Harrison and Barbour.
The following are the provisions of Mr.. Tom :
LIN's substitute:
Norfolk City, Princess Anne, Norfolk Coun-
ty, Nansemond, Isle of Wight, Southampton,
Greensvlle, Sussex, Sury, Prince George and
Brunswick, shall be the first district.
Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Nottoway, Amelia,
Lunenburg, Charlotte, MeckIe nburg, Chester
terrified, Powhatan and Prince Edward, shall be
the second district.
Campbell, Halifax, Pittsylvania, Franklin,
Patrick, Henry and Appomattox, shall be the
third district
Albemarle, Bedford. Amherst. Nelson. Green,
Fluvanna, Buckingham, Cumberland and Gooch-
land, shall be the fourth district.
fauquier, Orange, Madison, Culpepper, Rap
pahannock, Alexandria, Fairfax, Prince William,
Stafford, King George and Westmoreland, shall
be the fifth district.
Essex, Louisa, Spottsylvana, Caroline, Hano-
YER King William, King and Queen, MiddIesex,
Richmond county, Lancaster and Northumber-
land, shall be the sixth district.
Williamsburg, Accomac, Northampton, ork,
warwick, Gloucester, Mathews Elizabeth City,
James City, Charles City, New Kent Henrico
and the city of Richmond, shall be the seventh
district
Hampshire, Page, Warren, Clark, Berkeley,
Jefferson, Morgan and Loudon, shall be the
eighth district.
Rockbridge, Augusta, Rockingham Hi ghland,
tendleton' Hardy, Shenandoah and Bath shall be
the ninth district
Marshall. Ohio
Tyler, Peasants, Marion, Monongaa, Taylor,
and Preston. shall be the tenth district.
Lewis, Upshur, Harrison, Barbour, Randolph,
Braxson, Doddridge, Richie, Gimer Wood,
Writ, Jackson, Mason. Putnam and kanawha,
shall, be tine eleventh district.
Botetourt, Craig. Roanoke, Montgomery, Al
leghany, Monroe, Greenbrier, Boone. Logan,
Cabell, Wyoming. Wayne Fayette, Nicholas,
Pocahontas and Raleigh shall be the twelfth dis
trict. =
Washington, Lee, Russell, Smythe, Grayson,
Wythe, Carol, Tazewe Pulaski, Floyd and
Scott, shall be the thirteenth district
JAMES RIVER AND KANAwHA COMPANY.
The engrossed bill authorizing a loan to the
James River and Kanawha Company being the
order OF the day, was taken up and passed--ayes
II, noes 80.
rITTsBURG AND sTEUBENvILLE ROAD.
The bill granting the right of way to this
company to pass through the counties of Brooke
and Hancock, came up the order of the day.
DR.. SMITH concluded his speech in favor of the
bill, after which, on motion, the bill was indef-
nitely postponed-ayes 70, noes 81.
On notion
The House then adjourned
CONGRESS-FRIDAY.
In the Senate, the Pacific Railroad bill was de-
bated till five O'Clock. Mr. Brodhead's substi-
tute-strking out all after the enactng clause and