Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-01-16
lEG1sLAruKE on tIRG1NlA.
HOUSE OF DELEaATES

THUR pay, Jan. 10, 1859.
PRAYER BY the Rev. Mr. EARLY
The SpEiksR presented reports from the different
Clerks OF me Commonwealth, for the year ending Isl
August, 1851, which, or motion of Mr.. ToMLiN, were
laid on the liable and ordered to be printed.
RESOLUTIONS.
The following resolutions were offered and referred
10 their appropriate Committees
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
BY Mr. lMRoDEy--Ihat 80 much al the 9Th article oil
the new Constitution, relates To the Board oil Pub
lie Works, be referred 10 Special Committee OF y
members,
ON BANKS.
By Mr. KIpwEL1-That The Committee Banks
enquire the expectancy of amending the act In
rela ION the establishment oil an Independent Bank
in Paramount, Marion county.
ON ROADS, ECT.
By Mr.. RoBrRTs-Thal the Committee on Roads
quIre into the expectancy OF subscription by the
STATE three-fiths of the capital stock OF the Nor
folk and Petersburg road.
BY Mr. CARPENTER-Ihat the Committee on Roads
enquire into The expediency of appToprIaling sam
suff lent 10 complete the Huntersvllle and Allegheny
Turnpike road
ON COURTS JUSTICE.
liy Mr.. WLLEY-That the Committee of Courts of
Justice enquire into the expediency of revising the
law in regard the establishment of Precinct EIec-
lions, so as to dispense with that clause which re-
quires two months notice previous TO the meeting of
he and that they have leave to report by
bill or otherwise.
ON SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES.
By Mr.. WEsT-That the Committee on Schools and
Colleges enquire into the expedeney of establishing
Free School System in WetZel county, and that the
same be submitted to the voters OF the county for
their approval or disapproval
VOTE FOR GOVERNOR.
communication from the Clerk was read stat
ing that the returns from the counties of Caroline,
Charles City, Spotsylvania and Wetzel, we've found
to be Incomplete, and that none had been received
rom the counties OF Clarke, Graysoa, Lancaster
Peasants, Russell and Warren
d. bale here arose to how the House should
proceed under these circumstances
resolution submitted declaring in substance
hat ii s expadent to postpone the execution oil he
in order untito-morrow, and TO appoint committee
@r tn purpose of considering what shall BIZ done in
reference th0s counties frcm which only partial
returns have been receive |, and also in reference 10
those from which no returns have been made
THIS resolution was laid on the table, and the
House then proceeded 10 connt the for Governor
and Lieutenant Governor, which task it completed at
half past two O'Clock, when the following result was
announced by the Committee 10 the House:
For Governor.
joseph Johnson. ...'.................6 90 ~
Maj. Tor Johnson.. Observation-Disclosures 4S7
For Lieutenant Governor.
Shelton Leake Observation-Disclosures. "a 464
samuel Watts..--... 26S
MAJ. Tor Leake. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1875
Eessage sent 10 the Senate communicating
the above result aad Joint Committee Of the two
Houses appointed to wait on Messrs. johnson and
Leake, and to apprlse them of their election TO the Of
fees OF Governor aud Lieutenant Governor of this
Commonwealth.
And then the House adjourned