The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-12-06
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

MONDAY, december y Tn.
The House OF Delegates met TO day, and was
called 10 order at IL O'Clock by Mr.. RAYMOND,
ot Marion.
MIR KEMPER. of Madison, nominated WIN. f.
GORDON, Jr., of Albemarle county, for Clerk
of The House.
Mr.. CowAS. of Pres ton. nominated Col. S.
BAssErT FRENCH for The same post.
Mr.. MCCAMANT, of Graysoa, nominated j.
". CALDWELL, editor of the Wytheyille Tele-
graph, for the saRe Office.
Dir. MAGRUbel, OF Albemarle, seconded
aad advocated the nomination of Mr.. Cor
DON. Mr. CHRISTIAN, of Augusta, seconded
that Of Dir. CALDWELL. Mr.. HUNTER. OF
Louisa, sustained MIR. GORDON. Nj EpGiNG-
TON, of Ohio, advocated MIR. FRENCH.
The roll was then called, with the following
result: GORDON 81, FRENCH 81, CALDWELL IS.
Total l39 The name of Mr.. CALDWELL was
then dropped. under the rnie, aId the roll
again called, with the following result: Cor
box IS. FRENCH 50. So Mr.. WM. L. GORDON,
Jr., was declared Clerk OF the House:
The House then proceeded to the election OF
Speaker.
OSCAR nj. CRUToHFIELD for the Office.
ar CRANE OF Randolph, on behalf of Col.
name men toned in.connection with the Office.
Mr. CRuTCHFiELD was then elected unani-
moasiy to the office, except one vote, which
was scattering The total yote was i26
Upon assuming the seat, Mr.. CGUTcHFI ED
said:
GENTLEMEN: In all sincerity return you my
thanks for your kindness and partiallty ASST mn
to this honorable Office bat not iDsincere
when de,lsre on that, had been your pleasure
TO elect sosie one else to ill it should nave cheer
fully acqutesced Iii your decision. This not n
chair oil roses It's duties are onerous. delicate. and
often e'nbai rassins They reauire many quail flea
bnt they further require that the order and d. nty
OF this bod, be ma ntalned and is in this that he
| Will ned the aud Of your hands, which he hopes
| will be stretched forth, Briariau-ike, to his sup
! port.
| / would remind you that during the present SEES
s.i,4it n lam inns
ects OF the gravest Importance TO the we ia. Of the
State Will be btcn hit before you. Ion will have
heavy tack, and the question s how to accomplish
| it. In part answrr to that let me recommend tn
soa, assidutt, Ia the dischar-e of Your duties Do
/ lone before YOU. When YOU have adopted a rule
stick to 1t and let that be the safeguard a-ainst tn
| many intrasions whIch SO delay business. And
| when We have gone throu III the session should we
lind that we have not omoilsed the business tor
wise, TO annu that clause Of the eensttnt on pro-
! vidns Tor biennial sessions, aud hereafter return
| and Il we have not we ought never to come hack.
In cohclusion. gentlemen, would say, make short
| speeches, and iew OF them
Mr. RAYMOND moved the adoption of the
/ rnies of the last House
| The Speaker sugges ted before the adoption
of the rules. to amend them SO as to enlarge
| the committees.
Mr.. DucKwALL moved that the rules be
amended as suggested by the Speaker, and
sdop, ed: which motion was adopted.
/ The House then went into the election of
1
Mr.. DICKINSON, of Prince Edward, nominated
/ Mr.. w. Z. M. Word, ofBotetourt, the Sergeant
| OF the last session.
] Dir. NEWTON, of Hanover, nominated Col n.
A. Thompson, of that county.
Mr.. ANDERSON, of Botetou rt, seconded the
| nomination of Mr. Word.
4 The roll was then called, and resulted In the
election of Mr. Word as follows: Word %,
/ Thompson SO.
! Candidates for the office of ist Doorkeeper
| were then PLACED in nomination.
| Mr.. ToMLIN, of King William. nominated
/ Harris ID. Burrows, of King William, the in-
/ cnmbent of the office of I'd isoorkeeper of the
last regular session
Mr.. RAYMOND nominated MIR. David West,
of Wetzei, last incumbent, for reelection.
The roll was called, resulting in the election
/ rows, lUi; West, 40.
For the office of I'd Doorkeeper. Mr.. CHRIS.
| TIAN, OF Augusta, nominated Robt. w. Burke,
| Of that county; Mr. BLUE, of Hampshire.
nominated C,l. Charles Hooter, of Preston
! county; MIR. DICKINSON, of Russell, nomi
mated Andrew J. Ferguson, OF that county;
MT JONES, OF Gloucester, nominated BENZ. G.
Hpbblns. OF Charles City; Mr.. WYNDHA,i
RoBERTsoN numiinateiC. r Cardoza, Of Rich.
mond Mr.. MAGRUDER, of Henrico, nominat ted
j Thus. Cranr, of that county.
The roll was called, with the following re-
suit: Cardoza Is, Burke 10 Hooten H. Crane
/ g. Robbins -. Ferguson is-no choice.
The next ballof resulted Crane being
dropped) as follows: Burke SO, Hooten All.
Cardoza a. Ferguson II, Robbins 5-no choice
/ The names Of Messrs. Cardoza and Fary,,-
sou were Withdrawn by their friends. and that
Of Mr.. Robbins dropped under The rule. Tie
third ballot was then had and resulted as fol-
lows. Burke 80 Hooten 81, aud Mr.. Burke was
declared duly elected second Doorkeeper.
The Speaker was then authorized TO appoint
three pages
Messrs BARBOUR, YERBy and CaArMAx
i were appointed 10 iafogm the Governor OF the
/ organizations of the House,
The committee having performed its duty.
aud returned with the Governors message.
motion was made that Il be- laid on the Ia.
BILE and 2,5D0 extra cos,ies printed.
Mr.. RoBRRTsoN, Of Richmond. said that the
Appss spa ~ country expected that the mes