Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1853-03-16
LEGISLATURE OF VIRGINIA.


SATURDAY, March 5.-Scnate.- Senate
passed number of bills, among them one 10 au-
thorize the Courts to increase the compensation
Of printers for executing orders of publication I,
House.-On motion Of Mr.. Imboden. the House
declined the invitation of Capt. Ericsson to Wis
it his Caloric Ship. on account of the great pres
sure of the public business.
An engrossed bill providing for an increase of
the capital stock Of the Virginia Central Rail-
road Company by the addition of one million of
dollars, and requiring the Board of Public Works
to subscribe for three ffths thereof, was taken up
on motion Of Mr. Anderson, who proposed sub
stute TO the bill and then the bill and substitute
were laid upon the table and made theor der of the
dry for next Tuesday, at halfpa eleven O'Clock
A. NJ.
MONDAY, March 7.-Senate. -The Senate was
not in session, the members having gone to visit
the Caloric Ship at Aqua Creek.
HOuse.-No quorum was present, and the at
tendance Of members was very thin, large num-
Der of them having gone to see the Caloric ship
at the mouth of Aqua Greek. Thefew members
present proceeded to transact business and passed
several bills. .. @
TUEsDAY.-Senate.-Several bills were passed.
House-The Central Railroad bill came up
Mr. Anderson withdrew his substitute, and an a
mendment proposed by Mr.. Barbour was adopted.
The bill was them ordered to be engrossed for a
third reading:
The arrangement Of the Congressional Districts
was taken up. and the roll called on the adoption
of the following substitute to the Committees re-
port, offered by Mr. Garrett -,
/. Be it enacted by The General Assembly,
That the third section Of chapter four of the Code
IF Virginia be and The same is hereby amended
and re-enacted, so as to read as follows:
The number If members to which this State is
entitled in the house Representatives of the Uni
ted States shall continue apportioned amongst the
several counties and corporations of the State, ar
ranged into thirteen districts, numbered as follows
that is to say Middlesex. Wesmoreland. Rich
mond u1ty, Essex, Northumberland King g.
Queen. Lancaster. Gloucester, Matthews. James
City. the city of Williamsburg. New Kent, York,
Warwick, Northampton. Accomac and Elizabeth
City shall be the first dstrict.-Federal popula-
ton 80, 1915.
Isle of Wight, Princess Anne. Norfolk county,
Norfolk city, Nansemond, Surry, Sussex, South
ampton, Greenesvile, Prince George and Charles
City shall be the second district.-Federal popu-
Iation 81 ,254.
Richmond city, Henrico. Chesterfield, Powha-
tan. Goochand, Hanover, King William and Car
oline shall be the third district-FedeIal popula-
tidp 977IS.
Notoway. Prince Edward. Dinwiddie, the CT
tv Of Petersburg, Brunswick, Amelia, Lunenburg,
Campbell, Cumberland and AppomattoX shall be
the uurih district Federal population 1919.
tPitisyIyana, Halifax, Franklin. Henry. Pat
rick, Meck nbuIg and Charlotte shall be the fifth
d.strici.-Federal population OIL ,2l7. ,...:
Albemarfe. Bedford, Buckingham. Fluvanna.
Amherst, Nelson, Greene. Madison and Orange
shall be the sixth dsirict.-Federal population,
9S,i47. ~
Alexandria, sponsylyania, Fairfax, Fauquier,
Prince William, Rappa!lannock, Culpeper, Stat.
ford Louisa aud King George shall be the seventh
ds.ric.-Federal population 96,583.
Frederick, Page, Warren, Clarke, Berkeley.
Jefferson, Hampshire, Morgan and Loudoun shall
be the eighth disrict.-Federal population a.
49I.
Rockingham, Augusta, RocEbridge, Highland,
Pendleton, Hardy, Shenandoah and Bath shall be
the ninth dstrct.-Federal population 81 ,545.
Marshall, Ohio, Brooke, Hancock. Wetzel,
Tyler, Pleasan,s. Marion, Monongalia, Tay Tor
and Preston shall be the tenth district-FedeIal
population 90.ll2.
Lewis, Upshnr. Harrison. Barbour, Randolph,
Braxton, Doddridge. Richie, Gilmer. Wood,
W.T.. jackson. Mason, Putnam and Kanawha
shall be the eleventh district Federal popula-
Monroe, Craig, Roanoke, Montgomery, Ale
ghany Botetourt, Giles. Mercer, Greenbrier,
Bone, Logan. Cabell, Wyoming, Wayne Fay
cite, Nicholas. Pocahontas and Raleigh shall be
the twelfth district. Federal population 95.I40.
.Smvth, Washington. Lee, Russell, Tazewell.
Wythe, Grayson Carroll, Pulaski, Floyd and
Scott snail lie tho thirteenth district.-F ederal
population 96.246.
g Each of said districts shall choose one rep
resentative of this State in Congress.
The substitute was then adopted by strictly
party vote GA to $40 and the bill ordered to be
eugrussed.
Several other bills were passed.
EDNEsDAY.-SenaIe.-A number of turnpike
bills were passed.
Houss.-The bill concerning Commissioners of
the Board of Public Works was taken up. Mr..
Tomlin moved an amendment, by the addition Ct
the following proviso
"Provided that no member of the present Ger
eral Assembly shall be eligible to the office of
G mmissioner during the term for which he shall
hive been elected or within one year thereafter"
This amendment was rejectedhy a'vote Of ayes
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agreed to.
The Central Railroad bill was passed-ayes
81, noes 81. g.
The evening session was devoted to the discus
sion Of the bill for arranging the Congressional
Districts, by Messrs Early and Barbour. The
Substitute offered by MI. Garrett was finally pass
ed.
THURsbAY.-Bothh ouses'were occupied to-day
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laid on the table. or otherwise disposed Of.
House.-Among the bills passed was one au-
thorizng an increase Of the capital stock Of the
Middlebrook and BrownsbItg Turnpike Company
five thousand dollars, with thee hfths sabscrip-
ton thereof by the Stats. ).
A resolution from the Senate to extend the time
within which Sheriffs and other collectors Of the
revenue of 1852, are required to return lists Of de-
linquents, &c., to the Auditor of Public Accounts,
to the LIST day of July, 1858, was reported and a;
greed to-
FRIDAY.-Senate.-N reIort.
SATURpAY.-.Senate.- report.
Honse.-A hill providing for elections by the
people for the appointment Misrepresentation, the
qualification and privilege Of voters. the meeting
Of Electors Of President and Vice President. and
prescribing rules for costested elections, being the
special order of the day. was taken up and consld-
cred. Thursday, the 4fh of May. was fixed upon
for the election Of members of the General Assem-
bly,. After considering the bill for three hours,
its further consideration was postponed.
THE MISUNDERSTANDING the exhibitions
now TO be seen in New Orleans is the skeleton Of
monstrous reptile called The Zeugludon." dug
up two years ago in Washington county, Alabama,
the territory of which state imbeds many f,issized
remains of ante-dimvian animals. The Bee of
that city. says. I'VE had the pleasure yesterday
of witnessing the huge skeleton of this monstrous
anmal-traiiing its vast length along for fully
one hundred feet. end. at the same time. of listen
inr to learned and interesting account OF ITS DIS