Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-12-07


the two Houses.
The Committee, through Mr BsESr, reported he result
us Messts Parker and Butler received 4
Of them.
i SUPERINTENDENT OF THE 2E*rEx-aaY
message received ruia !!io House c D2ogaca by
Mr LEWIS OF HARRISON announcing :lia, ,ia bdy was
ready proceed with The further oi the 3i1t
der IN INC election of Srerinendrnt Of Ire PrnensIy,
and lha, Charles 5. Morgan alone in nomination.
hir hArsoS YVES directed 10 inform ,He House na tho
senate wa ready 10 proceed and at 10 further nonina-
tons had been made.
! The roll called, and Charles S Morgan received all
the votes cast-3i.
Messs. MARTIN, TAar and BpEsr were appointed com.
mtcc on the part of the Senate the the
The Committee through Mr.. MARrIx reported ,hs result
l67 votes were cast, all OF them for Col Morgan.
I PESiTESriARY STORE KEEPER.
received from House of Delegates bv
Mr. GouDE of Bedford that that body ready int"
the election OF Pe!enary Store Keeper, and that Nor
ris D. Newman ara James e. Spots in nomination
Mr. srovALL advocated the reelection of M. Spotts.-
de referred 10 reports that he hat heard whispered about
certain transactions some years
! MI WiTcHaR Corrected statement made by Dir STo
from memory and opposed tie election oil Mr Spots
Mr. SHAcKELFokp !ikewlse oppuscd The election oi Nr
! Spots ara advocated !haf of Nr. Newman.
! n anEFsEY recollection or The SUI teHer'1t
10 5y tie Senators from Halifax (Mr S-ovALL aGd psvi
yania (Mr WlTcEER He advocated the reelection q air.
Spots.
Messrs S7ovALL and wITcHEn discussion.
Mr. LAYNE's recollection incident referred n Tho
Mr. SHErFEY with desire 10 give time for H.; nv"sii'
OF he referred to- that the further
ecuon Of The joint order be postponed until Saturday nrxt
Nj SHAcKELF opposed tne pos'ponement The friends
OF hlr Newman had made no charge aehins; Mf SpotsI
but THIS subject had been brought 10 our attention y?
friend OF the latter gentleman, (reteng 10 Mr. STvAtL)
Dir STovALL advocated the pnstponernent Whii ne vas
mp he read report OF committee Of tic legislature ot
1877 for the purpose VI correcting St correction o. his
! friend from PItsy Ivania, (Mr WiTcHER.l
The proposition to postpone was ca:rled-a caciced ma
,r sAEFrEy directed inform the aouss Of the &C.
! termination of the Senate.
/ On motion OF Mr. THOMAS, the Senate aiioGrnsd.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
| Prayer BY the Rev. PETER De forrest
The Ccts read communications from tie SENATE Fan.-
mns Information OF The passing in THAI bog ol IA. FOL.
iow!ag bills and amendments 20 bills:
a oil providing Percussion Rles FOR Rifle Company In
DaNidde, which read first and second ln.s, and or
deret be copmilted.
bill entitled Act authorizing the .tIishn,en, Of
i Branch of the Farmers Bank the BInh u Virginia
in The of Claksvis in the County OF iecAenous,
read The first and second Time and ordered 10 DE- COM
med.
! REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
| Mr. LEWIS from the Committee OF Roads a5d nttrna!
| Navpuon presented the following bills:
bill 10 authorize the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad
Company To construct Branch Railroad from lte!! Road 10
the mouth Of ,e Greenbrer river ami 10 authorize Sate
subscription for that purpose and Independent Company
10 make said road failure Of si Company accept Tie
! provisions OF this act
bill 10 authorize the construction OF B;ovns Gap Turn.
pike Roadi 1,
bill 10 authorize Turnpike Road rom Newbsrn 10 the
und Hsvie Turnpike; bill 10 sUih"rao he
County Court of Warren county 10 subscribe 10 the cnp al
stock Of the Luray and Front Roya TnrnplSo C"n:sny
bill The capital stock OF the Virginia Cent'a
Railroad Company by the additional OF one million {" col
lars thereto and requiring the Board OF Public WORKS 10
subscribe for thereof; bill! 10 auihn'izeh State
subscription TO the stock o. the wyrhsvlle and Groyson
Turnpike Company bill u increase the capitu STOCK o.
the Fdellck sSurg and Valley Plank Road Company and
20 authorize construction Of 6ancn OF the saic rad
and bill amending the first section of an act entitled
IAN incorporate the Ritchle and Giincr turnpike
i Company"
message was received from the SENATE By Mr. THOMAS
who informed the House that The Senate had passed lie pre-.
yding for The satisfaction Of Virginia Land Warrants and
renquishng the claim OF The State 10 the nnds in te
Virginia Military Land Disttic, In the s'"'o OF ONO
] By Mr. Baows-That the Committee on Banks be in.
sirucled enquire into the e1pedency Of establishing
Savings Bank the of fredericksburg IN the county
! Of Srotsylyania.
oBpIR OF THE
The House. according postponed Joint order OF the
Jay proceeded the different Ocer OF the Common.
wealth during the Constitutional term.
The first officer nominated was that OF Secretary OF state
Mr. BARBOUR eud rising propose proper person 10
fill the important Office Of Secretary oil the State, he "ou'c
! propose one who well known 10 the House, gen
hc House by enumeratng his qualifications; he would
therefore, without further remarks propose Col George '"
: Munford.
Mr. sEeaR said, that in proposing Gen. W. n. Richardson
for office Of Secretary Of the State he did go with the
conviction that there in the connuhy more
peculiarly qualified for that Office Than he, Gen Richard
sony taking from the merits U the gentleman
oroposed his friend the delegate from CupepsT 10y SO do
ling He (Gcn Richardson) 10 those three qnni.
tics honesty capacity and fidelity 10 The iIuons oi the
country, had superior He was not merely khG~n 70
the members Of this Iuuse-he known through Tho
breadth Of the land There also an"er iuct
peculiarly onshl 10 preference 10 G'n Rich.
arsou which is thai he Gen ~ IS poor sely poor ona
now even en- account, he would soy IT." nien-
oers whether Whig Democrat 10 consider nus ans ac-
cnrdns the Roman sentiment he "onij REMIND
that The hour of triumph IS The hnu! af Ta.Eoninlty
Mr. CARROLL spoke l-w words in favor ci Gen iicli.
ardsun after which the OF both HOUSES recorded
For Col George w 5JuEfDrd lU4
;" Ger. w. H. Richardson, II
Scattering, 5
The House next proceeded 10 elect an Auditor Of Public
e Accounts Mr. Barbour nominated Robert Johnston,
ohe, person being nominated the vote ~'s as "i'
For Rober, Johnston, leg
Scattering,
Robert Johnston ESQ declared duly elected as First
Auditor Of Public Accounts
For Second AUDITOR Mr. BARsoca proposed w l. jack
son Esq, and AZ. SEoAs propused Jhnis Efo"n, jr,
ESQ., and these nominations being received lie vote as as
''0Fo: For ". /. Jackson lss lsss
= Jarles Brown, ~
Mr. Jackson was declared duly elected Second Auditor.
Mr. TAlrATsaRo proposed le rule of The House be
suspended for the purpose Of elecIng Two aces at ne
posed for Trcneurcr Robert Bue and for Register o Lard
Stafford H. Parker The vote being recorded "".-
Mr. Parker. 1855
Thersupon Robert Butler Esq, was 4e."ed dur lie;
ed Us Treasurer and Stafford + 6aks EsQ as Register of
The next Office baoted fer tim, Of Superintendent,
Of Pcai.en.iarv-or which, Mr.. LEWIS propnsed Chacs
S Morgan 10 other nane being added; the record c the
vote sood
For Mr.. Morgan, l67
Thereupon Cnstes s. Morgan, Esq declared ~.
" elected Superintendent Of the Penileati.ry.
Proceeding elect General Ageh, and Store.heepsr OF
the peniteht!iy Mir. GooDE proposed Morris D. Newman,
Esq, and Mr. WALtAcs nominated james G. Spo'ts, Esq.
On the nomination uf these gentlemen bs:e ciscraslon
Aeweca Messrs WALLACE and CRANE in isSo. OF ihe pre-
scat ncurnDent dr. Spotrs and Mr.. BARR la favor OF
Nr. Newrans appointment, took place. join! commit
apponted TO transmit tho nominations 10 the Sc.
nate; and whilst body consulting on the matter
Mr. PATRICK made that The joint order Of tho
day postponed Until Monday next; wnen Dir Rosg0TsoS
offered substitute that The House take recess Tor ono
hour which wla negatvcd Mr. LEWIS Offered subs'i.ua
. for recess of half hour. This s!so negntived ou
e the question being put from The Cha, The motion of hr
PATRicE lost
Alter come brief interval message received from The
Snaie announcing lha; agreed oy mat nocy tc post
pore The inG order Il the cay uHu next Saturday I'm
inst requesting "i The ocse o De"-
20 les in the same when hs question peiug pot II was
l. determined in the affirmative
The following letter. presented by the SPEAKER va. Org
Il dered 10 be read
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