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The Enquirer
Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia
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Virginia Legislature updates: Revenue bill passed Senate by speaker's casting vote; bill restricting Congress members' residency lost in Senate. House of Delegates has acted on all bills, expects adjournment next week, debates Tennessee proposition to limit U.S. Senators to four years, and unanimously calls for Fort Powhatan improvements.
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The Revenue bill has passed the Senate—by the casting Vote of the speaker
The Bill to confine the members of Congress to reside within their own Districts, has been lost in the Senate.
The H. of D. have acted upon all the Bills which were before them—and the Legislature will probably adjourn on some early day in the next week—
The only question before the H. of D. is the Proposition of Tennessee for limiting the period of the U. S. Senators to four years.
The H. of D. have unanimously adopted a Report calling upon the Executive to apply to the Sec'y at War for improving and enlarging Fort Powhatan, which commands the navigation of the James River.
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Virginia
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revenue bill passed by casting vote; residency bill lost; adjournment expected next week; tennessee proposition under debate; report on fort powhatan adopted unanimously.
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The Virginia Senate passed the Revenue bill by the speaker's casting vote. The bill to require Congress members to reside in their districts was lost in the Senate. The House of Delegates has acted on all bills before them and will likely adjourn next week. The House is considering Tennessee's proposition to limit U.S. Senators' terms to four years. The House unanimously adopted a report urging the Executive to request improvements to Fort Powhatan from the Secretary at War.