The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-12-20

: The following House bills were read third
A bill TO incorporate the /" Barrack Institute
Of the county of Washington"
A bill to incorporate the Great Dismal
Swamp Peat, Land, and Lumber Company:
A bill 10 amend and re-enact section 81,
chapter ls4 OF the Code of 1850, In regard 70
allowances to clerks, sheriffs, and sergeants.
A bill authorizing the Secretary OF the Com
monwealth 10 distribute session acts, etc., In
certain cases.
A bill to incorporate the Loudoun Savings
Bank.
A bill STAYING the collection of debts for a
limited period in the counties OF Accomac and
Northampton. [Applies the stay law 10 those
counLies.l
Bills were considered in their early stages,
and n number were ordered to their engross-
ment.
Mr.. Butt introduced bill to authorize the
city of Portsmouth 10 issue coupon ponos'
Referred.
RESOLUTIONS
were introduced and referred
By Mr.. Bently-For such amendment OF
the revenue laws rs will tax capital ana pro-
perry employed in mercantile pursuits At the
same rate and in the same manner as capital
and property employed in manufactures and
agriculture.
Bv Mr.. Stayer.-For authorizing the Board
OF Public Works 10 sell the States interest In
the Manassas Gap railroad.
j.
recting commissioners of the revenue to ascer-
tain the names of all citizens of the State who
died or were killed in the late war.
PETITIONS
Mr. Watkins presented the petition OF the
President and Trustees of Hampton Sid:
ney College in relation to the tederai Land
Fund for ain agricultural and mechanical
school.
MIR. Pendleton presented the petition OF
Albert e. Rider to be relieved from the pay
ment of a tax ticket.
Mr. Goode presented the petition OF mum.
Der of oystermen and others Of Norfolk and
Portsmouth for certain notifications in the
oyster law.
ELECTION oP JUDGE OF THE COURT OF APPEALS.
The hour for the execution of the joint order
for the election of n Judge of the Supreme
Court of Appeals having arrived, the two
Houses accordingly proceeded to the election.
The Governor, by his communication OF
yesterday, nominated for the ofice the Hon.
Alexander Riyes, of Albemarle.
Mr.. Cabell said Knowing, rs do, that
the former incumbent of this Office, j udge VIII
liam J. Robertson, discharged his duties with
untiring zeal, great learning, and distinguish
ed ability, and believing that he has been os-
tracised without cause, and in the mere wan
tonness of power, feel IL due to my con-
stituents and myself TO cast my vote for him.
Mr.. Wood sustained the nomination OF Mr..
Riyes and read the following extract OF a let
ter from n distinguished Judge OF this State,
in confirmation of his own opinion.
4" | believe Mr.. Rives will do honor TO the
station. never knew purer or a more up
right and independent man. His legal attain
ments are such as enabled him 10 stand in the
front rank of the professional men with whom
he came in contact, and the grasp, and ylgor,
and acuteness of his mind are eminently cal
culated to enable him TO comprehend ana elll
cidate the most difficult legal questions. 30
strong have been my convictions on tlls SUD
iect that have often thought and said that II
IA fNr+ IN
his country if circumstances had compelled
him TO devote all his energies 10 his profession:
This feeling has frequently been impressed
upOn me, as | witnessed with real admiration
his remarkable capacity for thorough investi-
CATION and accurate discrimination whenever
applied TO a case of such in terest and import
anCe as to engross his attention"
Mr.. Word sustained the nomination OF MT.
Rives, eulogiZng his private and public cha-
racter. He was an accomplished scholar, an
able lawyer, and was eminently fitted Tor the
duties of the position for which he was now put
in nomination, and which he had for a time
successfully and honorably discharged. MIR
Word read n letter from Mr.. Egbert Watson,
n distinguished lawyer Of Charlottesville, eX-
pressing an earnest desire for the election OF
Mr.. Riyes, and bestowing high praise upon him
for capability and suitablenesS for the dlstln'
guished position of Judge OF the Court OF APP.
peals Mr.. Word quoted Judge Hudson, OF
Fincastle, as saving that the circuit Judges OF
his district were unanimously in favor OF the
election Of Judge Rives.
The roll being called. the result in the House
was as follows:
For RGvEs.-Mcssrs. Atkinson, Baylor,
Bekem, Bently, Booker, Bowles, Brown, Butt
Childress, Crump, Daniel, Davis, Davidson,
Dickinson, Fields, Garnett, Garrett, Gibbo-
neg, J. Goode, Jr., Graham, Hansbrough,
Harnsberger, Herndon, Holmes, Kelley, hei'
lam, Kendrick, Lee, Leonard, Lewis, Mann,
Mcdonald, McGruder, Merritt, Miller, Moore
Morgan, Morris, Mosby, Newberry, Owen,
Parsons, Pate, Patterson, Pendleton, Rags
dale, Riggs, Robertson SCOT, smith ~ StrSy9F
TAYLOR, Teeter, Thompson, TONNES, Trout,
W. A. Turner, Waddell, Watkins, White,
Volt, j. Wood, Jr., Woodbridge and Word
Sc.
For RoBERTsoS.-Messrs. Cabell, Dawson,
Graves, Hancock, Powell, and Mr Speaker-o
For J. b. BALDwIS.-Mr. Wyatt.
Joint vote with the Senate: Rives, %
Robertson, 7; Baldwin, against nominee, /
And Alexander Riyes was declared duly
elected n Judge of the Supreme Court of APP
pcals Of Virginia. The term is twelve years
On motion of Mr.. Wyatt, the House adj
iourned.