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cancy created By the resignation III the lafe mems
Der. appeared and took his seat II
Yarioss bills were reported, amongst hem
Senate bill. entitled an act to amend the IL III
seciionEof the act passed on tbe|2s day Of MAY,
l653, entitled an act concerning the terms al
Circuit Court
An engrossed bill appropriating a sufficient
sum Of moneyto complete The ETandonsville and
Fishing Creek Road, vas, on mPiien Of Mr. Kid
well, taken up.
klr Ksdwell submitted a rider for the same
which was read second time, Fnsfossed and
read third time. and then pAssed--ayes ST!
noes 33. ft
An ehgfossed bill to anthoTizethe ORANGE ara
Alexaudfia Railroad Company Id extend their
line 10 Lynchbnrg, was taken Gp, on motion vi
Mr.. Rives, Of albemarle.
A discussion ensued, pending which the House
adjourned.
The bill passed at the evening session
I Id the SESATE, on Wednesday. i cemmunica.I
ton from lite House Of DelegatesIMas read The
Senate sgreed With the House ID relation 10 lheI
amendments to the bill concerning The seaboardE
and Roanoke Railroad. The diher bills we've
read and referred as was a bill M authorize the
0rangehad Alexandria Railroad Company 70 ex.
tend their Railroad to Lyochburg reserved this
morning BY the hands Of Mr. Bafbaur.
A nuaher0t resolutions ofeu4aty were adc5t.
ed and several petitions presented
Tie Jill dlsirieting the Stale f9t eecling Com
missionsrs Of the Boafd Of PnSlia Works, Ire.
serLbing their dates, &c, was undsr discussion
during lhe remainder Of The day
In The HOUSE,, the following bisssHwere passed ::
A bill incorporating Company 40 construct a
turnpike read from Cranberry Summit, on tie.
Baltimore and OHIO railroad, 10 Brandonville, N
Preston county. On the three tilihs principle.
A bill incofporstags Company 10 consiHuct a
turhpik. road from Cassvi L 10 Chabmansyile, 10
Wayne and Logan counties, on the lhree,ilths
principle.
A billaulhorizing he 0rSngeIand Alexandra
Railroad Company 10 incfease their capital stock
S430i0Ge, the Slate Ito subscribe three. fiths, 10
complete The readIto Gofdonsviile.
A biilEincreasigg the capital stock Of the Dan.
vile AMI WyjheEiile Tnrnpike Company, The
State toIs1bscfIbe three, iiths OF laid increase.
A billii,c easing The capitalsldck Of the Shinn.
fston Turnpike Company, for the purpose Of ex.
tending iheSroad tp some point o#s=lhe Paramount
road, the StaieIto subscribe tor ;Aree-hiths ofthe
said incfease. 5tl
A motion was made 10 takelup opt Of It's regu-
lar order, the Riehmond and D4ntille Railroad
brll, Alter debate, the motion was rejected
ayes 81, noes 81
thar tie lStna,e lad greed 10 amendments d The
House u the bill authorizing Tie James RIVE
and k4nawia Company 40 plesge IT'S tolls fol
the purpose Of completing tie Rlyanna nayiga
ton Improvement ~
A bin was. reported, aulhpris4ng the Nirgini,
aud rennessee Railroad Gompahy)lo consttuc
i branch Other read to Cumberland Gap. on III
three fhhs principle X
The Speaker laid befbre|the House "a commu
nication4ifom The Secrd'aGy Of gheFTreasury 0
~-the U s., asking lie privilege Vt purchasing
site for 4 Custom Houf Post#Oaice, &c, il
Richmond. I- vi
Indie SrsA1r, oa4aI arfaay, ascotnmuneator
from The House d DELEGATES WAS Head and Ii,
{ bills transmitted herewith, resdEa u4 referred
u A.tef>ihe adoption df 4egeral RESOLUTIONS Of In
quiry the Sensbe ,ookuP die bill di4,rtciirg Il,
Stale torelecilag uonfuI ioners 81 the Boa,d .
Public Works,j&c, several amvuiments wer,
proposed and adopted 4
The bftf was. taco read third iime and passe,
by the following vote \
4 AYES. -alessrs. AmlIler, Baldwin. Barnett
Brax;on. Brown, Cabell Campbeih Warrington
>lCatlelt, Cteigh. Daniel, Ftasten. Grsnham, Grea
ger Hail. IsbeIl. Lsynet McDeatrDan, Pa zion
Stands, Shelly, SheTrsrd, Stuart. Sweeney ,Tabb
(g'aie, Tneu.as THOMPSON, Ward Winston
Witeher-3I
NoEsANessts. Brent, Cowsnt Deheale, Mar
in. Mason Moncure, Parker, Pitmah, Sbackle
ford-9.
The first section Of the bill reads asIfollows
/. BE itenacfed bgihe, General Assembly, Tina
f6T the purpose ef elecfiHg ComnAs konsrs Of Tie
Board of Pubic Works, The SatH shall be d .rid
cd into three Districts ais iillows ;-frhe C0un
ties neutrality-suspicious. Of lsie offMigbt, &anse
/ mona. Princess Anne Sussex, SGtty ,Soa'hamp
ton, Nnritlk co Norfolk bdty, No@oe ly, Green's
y viielM cklenbpg, Brunswick, Amelia David
die, Prince George, Civil 81 Petersburg, Pitisyi
yani4 Henry, pa;riek. Efanktin Halifax, Camp
bell, Buckingham, Appop$attox, Charlotte, Prime,
Edw4 IA Cumberland, PoRhataa, Luelbutg, Bed
ford ICheSteiftld Roanoke, CraiH, Montgomery
Metder, Wes, Floyd, Pulaski, Carroll, Grayson
7Wythe, SmSlte, Washington Lie, Scott, Rus
sell, aad, TazeMe snail eonstaaie.the hr4t Dis
trict.
Tile Counties aud Corporations Of Accomac
Northampton, Elizabeth fi,y, Yprk \ Warwick
James citH, fhe city Of Williamsburg New Kent
charles CttyN Matthews, Gloucaster. 8Mtddlesex
Lancaster. y hFlhumbeh4ndt Es96x, King an,
Qaeen, Wtslm9reland~ Caroline .ISphtsy wanna
King George, King William, Richmond, Henrlco
Fluv4 nna, Gooel aud, fluisa HanoNfr, The dit
Of Ridhmor d,AmherstINels pn, Albstbadl L Orange
Greene, Al tdisoR, RapP4hh hnoek, GplAeperi Stat
ford, Rockingham. ApguEa, Rdektriage, Oh
land IAlleshaGY, Poaahohlas G,AenarIer, Mon
roe, Boleidurt. Hogan. Bobne, Wgdmihg, Cabell
! Wayne, Phtnan, Kanav4ha, Fas alleI Nicholas
Bath and Raieigh, shall. copstRate Die secon,
District
Tie eouptieslof Pinned william. Alexandra
F4HTdx, Fkuquier, Lond3un, JeEbisan, Clarke
Warrtn, Psge, Sbenandd Hail., Aatdy Frederick
Hama Shire, Berkeley, Morgan, Psadlfton, Ran
dolph, Barbour, Psher, Hauuoa3 preston, Ma
nuugaia, ilar'oB. Taylor Brax,on, Lewis. bod
\ dridgei II l5f, We:zel, Mhrshai, Vaip, Brooke
t Hancock, h achie, Gltme4 Wood. fNtrl. Mason
Jackson aid Pic4 SAINTS ID ali conslttue Tie lhlr
Il District. n B}f.
in the Hoose oEt Degegates On Friday, In engross
Mil toF lle feiiet Of La Hkbn BoIts ofhe count
7 ii JeAsfson was passed. fKlf
H Thef House Of Delegatfs also IIasskd the Bill
making a loan Of 5000 ug0Ifo Ijhe Richmond an
Danviite Railroad Company BIZ sbte-pf 50 Is 4.
In lhe Hqesg. On Friday lhe NoFfoIld and Pc
tetsburg Railroad bill prov ding subscription OF
the patisofI the COMMONWEALTH ofthree-fiihs {
[ SSG0 900 WIS taken qp and passed
The bill proViifing< lor u State Subscription
100000 TO The CfarkshurgIand NiekIol Railroad
was taken UP andIadgan-ek 10 its' passage.
Mr. PFesJp mayed b dtse tbe Regular order
taking np the iaisfnalsImp tovemeatl bills totas
] up the BifEgrarrns a loan " 81 pnol000 10 til
Virginia and Tennessee Railroad Cbmpany
EPsnding which Ne E
The House adjourned.
| Id the HousE, Oh Saturday., The speaker laid +,
/ fore the House communication fkJm the Cove
nor, enclosing statement 81 the conditions Of Ii
/ farmers Bank ofYifginia and lis btanGhes On Ii
ii instant which was laid pn the talle and prde
ed 10 be printed.
| A number OF bills were reported from stahdin
committees.
m1yirn was made by Mr. Miller that on an
4 after Monday NEXT the Hbuse VIII hold evesin
/ sessions on Monday "Wednesday ann Fridavs
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