The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-01-30
cr>,p,I ASSEMBLY or VIRGINIA.
nloxrAy. January S., lsoo.
SENATE.

SENATE.
,,,,,,onont. Governor CowrER In the chair.
There was 10 prayer
uoraF Bills REFERRED.
An act TO confirm the acts Of the courts held
., i,nnropcr places in certain cases, 10 the
Committce on Courts of Justice.
An act 10 amend and re.enact section eleven
If chartcr one hundred and ninety-two Of the
Code. To Committee on Courts Of Justice.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
A Joint resolution came from the House fixing
Tuesday both OF January, l>6o, for III" cleo
ton of Superintendent, General Agent anu
Storclscrpcr for the Penitcntiary. and Second
Auditor.
Mr.. BoLLISG moved 10 strike out OF tho JOINT
resolution the words land Second Auditor.
He said that The Senate had declared >olelnhiS
bya bin that the Office OF second h"uI'ot
should he abolished. There - now no hec,s-
>lty for the office aud rrtrcnchnenl In me
.ayneuSas of the State IL absolutely necessary.
Nr KEEN said that the impression had gone
abroad that 10y doing away WIN IN" once OF
second Auditor that an expenditure Oh hNe
,hou.aua dollars per annum would 10 saved.
This ! = false impression. The BIZ merely
5isprnsrs with the bonded officer and leaves
ihe four clerks TODD the work under the charge
of the First Auditor, saving only thirteen nun
bred dollars. The proper method would pc 20
reduce the number of clerks.
Mr. GRAY said that the Senate had calmly
decided in favor of abolI~hlng ms once. Inc
House have. in reply, only sent them pTopo'
-itiou 10 20 into the election. This hc con
>idcrcd Il MISUNDERSTANDING "alAtehlloA'u
on the part Of the House.
MIR. RoLLlNc said that since the restoration
of the Government Of Virginia the d"ilrS OF
the Office have been performed ny one cl"lh'
under the rharge Of the First Auditor.
Mr. CRot kEr favored the amendment OF Mr.
BoLLISG. ,....
was adoptcd-thr words second Audllof
stricken out.
Mr., KEEN moved that the day for the election
lao txrd on Thursday, February lst. The
amendment was agreed to- The Joint r">o!u-
non thus amended was passed.
PRIVATE BILL.
On motion OF Mr.. CArELL. the bill for til"
relief of the heirs of Wilkins Watson, which
came back from the House amended, was
taken mp and passed Is amended.
INSURANCE COMPANY az AMERICA.
House bill TO incorporate this company was
taken up on motion Of Mr.. tABELL. The Object
Of the company Is 10 make insurance on d"clI-
lings, houses, stores, &c. 10 @uara4te" IN"
payment of promi>Sory notes, 10 make lnSu-
rance on vessels and ir"ightS. 10 receive money
on deposit. &c. The capital stock 10 b" not
less than fifty Thousand dollars nor more than
one million, divided into shares OF one nun
drpd dollars each. The bill passed.
TOWN Of PORT REPUBLIC.
House bill 10 iucorpurat" this town, III The
county Of Rockingham, was passed.
COUNTY COURT Of NORFOLK cou%TI-
House bill authorizing this court 10 borro"
money wss passed.
VIRGINIA LAND AND AID INNt"KArloN COMPANY.
House bill 10 incorporate this company came
On motion Of Mr.. RorrN~oS. the bill was
a,nrrdcd 50 =, 10 limit IN" right IF holding
land 10 TWENTY-FIVE thousand acres.
The bin WIS further amended in unimpor-
llut particulars. and, Oh motion OF Mr.. GRAY,
laid ON the table
AuENpWESr 70 THE yuNsT1rrTI"N.
The ordinance altering and amending the
third article of the Constitution. which fixes
the right of voters. camel up as unfinished busl-
ness This ordu:uc" was reported 1T length
i'm Yesterdays paper The question was on
the motion 10 strike oW III" provision which
requires the ritlzcu 10 haze paid I'll state
taxes, county l"vir~. poor rates Nc. III order
10 acquire the right Of voting
Mr. KEEN advocated The amendments H."
said that if this clause should remain, thnl ne
best men Of the Countrywide prorrlN-h"ld-
rrs-W0uld be "di~traucnl>cd. III" man VINO
has 10 taN 10 ply, hccIus" Ii" has 10 property
would not bc affected by IL
Mr. Boiling moved TO amend by requiring
only the SGtn TIC for the year rpNt preceding
the election to hC paid. He said that tins l. IN
accordance with til" wish Of the people OF NIr-
The ayes and noe, being called on the quc>-
ton. the amendment Wus adopted by Il vote OF
MIR. I.ruu<Y was excused from voting, and
hadllis protest entered ON the Journal 10 the
effect that he considered the Assembly 10 b"
.'uSurpug the powers of Il convention.
Mr. NCRAE moved to strike out 4 provision
which requires Il man 10 be Il resident Of Il
county twelve months before an election. The
amendment was adopted.
This gives 4 citizen of the State removing
from one county the right 10 vote In another
as soon as his residence i there begun.
Mr. l. pts "a : n