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vfRa INA LEGISLATURE.

L VIRGINIA. LfGlAEA<-A ~ - -1s ~
III theSExa r., on Tuesday, George Fl Deneale
was unanim ously reelected President fro Tn Of
the Senats
The bTl 10 authorize the connection qf the Or
ante and Alexandria Railroad with tfe city Of
Al4xSndr al was made The order Of the day tor the
.The 10 nr ordpr for the election Of a Brigadier
General, was taken up, and The same nominations
as thbse in ihe aonse being made, resulted ID The
election Of Col G.. S. Meem.
10 Inc Houss, number ofbills we're rfpOrsed--
Among shem wefe
The r nance committee reported il expedieut to
provide that commissioners OF the revsnue shall
bselecie by districts; which report was concurred
10 bg the House.
1 IA bin l. incorporate tae Valley Railroad com
panT Tor the purpose Of making q railroad from
Hartisonbarg. in the county OF Rockingham by
wav OF 81 aInton, Lexington. Buchanan and Fin
eakile TO a suitable point Of connection with ahe
Virginia and Tennessee Railroad, at Of near Sa-
lem IN the county Of Roanoke, With capital
stock $4,000 900.
The Ssnateibiil Increasing The capital stock CT
the Manassas Gap railroad company.
The joint oTder Of the day viz The election of a
Btisader CT neral 10 supply the vaeancy OCCASION
ed 10 the 9Th brigade BY the resignation Of Gen.
Samuel FL. evils was taken NJ; when Mr.. Mariz
nominated Col. Gilbert 5, Meem, and Mr.. Spit
der homins ged Col. Thomas Boswell
There being no lo;her nomination. the election
ny Joint vote was gone into, which tesulted as
.fill6ws-S mole nunber OF votes ast lS2; neees-
sary 70 a CT oic@ IS. Col. Meem received I01, and
Z Coll Blswsil IS.
I Gsilbert S Nee was thereon declatsd duly e
lscika Brigddier General OF the seventh brigade.
4 No business Of importance was ,fSnsAciedin the
Z SESArE on r tRrsidy
\ Several bill were passed, and among them a
bilennIled an act requiring counsel ID appear for
the State IN Il appeal taken 10 the SuuFeme Court
dc New Cork BY Jonathan Lemon, AID 10 make
compensation 20 such counsel.
Also. bill concerning the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal Company.
Ga motion. he Senate adjourned.
lib the HoUs :, communication WIS received
from the Senate stating hat they hadf passed an
scienled al Ict 10 require counsel I'd appear for
the Stale in ine appeal taken TO tie Supreme
Cont of New York by Jonathan Lemon, and TO
make com pensatioh Of such counsel THE aet was
read a FIRST and second time and committed 10 The
committee for Courts OF Justice. \
Senate bill authorizing the Board of the Lite
faty Fund 10 paTchase lot in the loFn OF Win
chester and College building thereonl and provi-
ding for the me dieal education Of INDECENT young
mdn, was laid on ihe table. Fl
In the SENATE, on Friday several local billspass-
editor the relief of individuals. T. 1t
Resolutions OF. inquiry ware offered to inquire
INFO the expectancy Of paying Commissioners Of
The Revenue for enrolling The militia and tor the
SPECIAL term Of ihetCourt Of Appeals.
tn1he 'HousG thesSenaie bull. without amend
mSnt 10 amend The 9th section Of chapter l5S of
The Code of Virginia So as 10 extent The jufisdic-
tion OF Circuit Courts artheir special terms and 10
repeal the act passed 10Th January, 1853, epftled
sI act 10 amend the 9th section OF chapter $50 Of
THE Code OF Virginia ii
4 IA bill 10 prevent the throwing of dead animals
into any Of Tie nayigatle streams of this State
\ Mr.. wallace. according 10 notice given on
H THURSDAY, moved that the number Of the Commit
tel on Banks be increased from thireen q fifteen.
The motion was afterwards amended BY adding
tour TO the committee.
l The motion gave rise to discussion between
Messrs. Patrick Garnett, Mayo, Wallace, White,
Browne Of King George. Carter Of FahquierE Hay
| mond, Tomlin and Mariz. The discussion merged
i1tc the subject Of small notes, and Occupied con-
siderable time. Mr.. Kempcr moved Fhe previous
Question when =.
The SPEAKER took occasion 10, ex plain the cause
ofihe inadveriencs on his part in thel appointment
ofihe Bank Committee, bf which there was ma
jSriiy Of the Wings instead Of Democrats, while
The aIer bsing in the majority 10 the House. were
entitled by parliamentary usage 10 ! majority in
The ayes and noes were called on. the PROPOSE
ton, and the vote resulted as follows :-ayes 60,
noes 30
In the sESarr on Saturday, sever5 resolutions
ofinquify were offered.
In the Houss,the proceedings were opened with
prayer. i1
I Z
stating that thew bad passed bill entitled an acl
10 ameni the slh Section OF the act providing Tor
districting the counties passed Apriii2d, 1851.
In accordance with the resolution adopted BY
The House yesterday, the Speaker ANNOUNCED the
following additional names on he Committee on
Banks :-Mes-rs. Kemper of Madsbn Haymond
bi Marion, Brannon Of Lewis, and Shannon OF
| Giles.
Mr.. J. Anderson offered the following resolu-
zion
Resolved, Thatwhen this House Adjourn today
IL will adjourn to NEE, again on Thursday, the
10Th inst.
The resolution gave rise to discussion Of some
length
Mr.. Dunn demanded the ayes and noes on the
passage Of the resolution and the vote resulted as
follows.-Ayes 40, noes 81.
No quorum being present, the bell was ordered
TO be rung and the abseniees called. but none an
swering
On motion of Mr.. Anderson, the House adjourn
ed until Monday at ~ o'clock