Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1853-04-02
sEss-CoNGREssIoNAL DISTRICTS /.


kSaN.CONGRE SSIONAL DISTRICTS.
For the last three or four days the House of
Delegates and the Senate have been at logger.
heads over the upportionment question. On
Wednesday the Senate rejected the gerrymander
of the House and adopted a substitute, which
made materially different arrangement of the
/ districts This substitute is not Mr. Carrots
original plan, as we enormously stated day or
two since, but bill reported by the Appor-
/ tionment Committee of the Senate.
Thursday the House, by majority of twelve,
! disagreed to the amendment of the Senate. The
latter body promptly insisted on its amendment,
by a vote of twenty four to seventeen. Yester
day the House again refused to abandon its posi-
ton by majority of six
Thus the matter stands at present. Several
Democratic members denounced the House bill
on the floor OF the Senate as odious. uni Just and
unconstitutional, and thus far they have evinced
n stern determination to resist its passage at all
| hazards, and to the last extremity. 1t remains to
be seen whether they have the moral frmnsss to
ma ntain their position.
We have given no particular attention to the
substitute of the Senate, but our neighbors of the
Wing make the following remarks in regard to
| it
As to the substitute, it gives the Wings but a
single District, and only less exceptionabe than
the original in this, that the Districts are more
compact aud on that account more nearly COM
| ply with the constitutional requsition. The
Gerrymander was nothing but confederation of
loe-strings, twisting and winding in every
| ceivable direction. Most of the Districts in the
substtute-though adverse to the Wings. are
compact, and composed of contiguous territory.
p. S.-Since the above was written we learn
that the two Houses have agreed to appoint
oi ut Committee of Conference.
Correspondence of the Richmond Times
| BALTIMORE, March 3l-6P M
The Southern mails, especially from Mobile to New
Orleans, have been sadly of joint We have had
mail from New Orleans since the 10th inst. sixteen
days observe, however, that the Washington papers
have received advces since the above date but nothing
has reached Baltimore. The telegraph. too has been
working very rregularly on both Southern lines
The Baltimore appointments have not yet been off,
ciay announced but from the best of nforma-
ton,i is said they will stand follows, and SO
| handed in to the Senate to-day:
Collector of the Port-Ex-Gov F Thomas
| Post Master-Col Jacob Davies
| surveyor-Dr ] Wharton
Navy Agent H Briscoe
| Naval Ofice-James Polk
Marshall w Watkins
Solicitor of the Treasury-Judge G Legrand
| Attorney-Jarvs Spencer
Appraisers-Mr McBrar and Mr. Poultney
This appears to be the accredited programme and has
| given some dissatisfaction. B. X. Richardson, of the
Argus, very deserving man. and one among the ex-
pectans has been overlooked The fact of his being an
editor and in the way of getting public patronage to
his paper, may have induced the President to think he
would not suffer In his paper to-day he speaks not very
complimentary of the above appointments, if they be
true.
The friends of Col. Davies who urged him for the
Colectorshp, much dissatisfied.
| Atele3ranh dispatch just at hand from Washington
announces the confirmation to-day by the Senate of ali
the New York appointments, except Mr.. Dix and Mr..
| Fowler.
The mortal remains of Mrs. Fillmore accompanied by
the ex-Presiden family. and friends passed through
Baltimore this morning route for Buffalo, where the
body will be inferred The solemn and affect.
| ing.
We are now enjoying delightful weather The april
cots and peach trees out in full bloom The spring
| is fortnight i'll advance of average seasons
There is but little doing in the way of amusements-
Professor Anderson, the great Magician is at the Hol
liday street Theatre performing full and fashionable
| houses.
All those who arrived here having been wounded by
the recent accident the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
westo Wheeling have sufficiently recovered to proceed
| on their journey.
Mr. Holt who was killed, was one among our most
respected citizens Within few years past he had &C.
cumuateda fortune of near 900 by putting up and
shipping oysters to nearly every part the world He
discovered the art of curing them that they would keep
fresh for year
Tbe b,cno Sino Loo,,
large number of merchants here the South
| and West, purchasing.
Flour is iirmer under the Niagaras news. Sales to-
day of 1000 bbs Howard street at 81 75-now held at
| 81; City Mills at "a sa4 81. Wheat is improving.
Sales of red at l03aos white 1osall2cts White Corn
52a54 yellow 56a5sc Oats 34a37, Rye 75asOcts Clo-
| verseed Sc 25
| Provisions active. Sales of 100 hhds. Bacon
Sides at nc, and 800 hhds do TIC to arrive Shou-
ders 6c Hams loala!c Sales kegs Lard at lot and
| bbs 94c Butter l4al5c. Cheese ealOc.
Coffee irmsales of 1000 bags Rio 1a93c Stock on
hand $4,000 bags
Cotton steady-hoders firm under the news. Sales |
to-day of 300 bales fair mdng fair Upands and Cults
at9lallc. Stock on hand 1000 bales.
Rice irmer-sales at 44a4ac.
Sugars dull--sales smal-prices unohanged--stock
large
Now Orleans Moasses 2s.a30}c.
Tohaeco is irmer and in better request The weeks |
sales about 500 hhds Maryland 81 so for COM
mon to good. Receipts and inspections small
Unwashed Wool ESQ., washed 3Sa40c.
Money! decidedly easier. j. w.
PREVENTION OF RAILROAD CoLLIs1oNs.-Dr.
Clayton, of Norfolk. Virginia has invented a
machine for the prevention of collisions on rail-
roads, and, as n consequence, the preservation of
human life; and is now in Washington exhibiting
his model, having taken the necessary steps for
obtaining patent-right. The contryance is
simnla. Thera is q iaintad Iexar ut aht IN alas