The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-12-17

informing the Senate of the readiness OF
that BODY 10 proceed with the execution OF
the Joint order-the election of certain
State officers: and O similar message was
sent to the House by Mr.. Power.
Messrs. Lee. McRae, and Below were ap-
pointed a Joint committee on the part o.
the Senate for the purpose of counting the
votes.
John M, Herndon was nominated for
Secretary of the Commonwealth ana unanl-
mously elected.
John S. Calvert was nominated for Irea-
surer, and was elected, having received 81
votes of l03 cast.
James s. Pendleton was put IN nomina~
ton for superintendent of the penitentiary,
and was elected, having received l04 votes
of l05 cast.
John B. Cary was nominated for agent
and s~torekeeper of the penitentiary, and
unanimously elected.
William f. Taylor was nominated for
Auditor of the State, and elected by q
unanimous vote.
The above officers are elected for two
wears from the I'd of January, 1861.
SECOND AUDITOR n REGISTER OF Il LAND
OFFICE.
Mr.. Keen moved to take up the resolu-
ton in regard 70 the Second Auditor and
Register of the Land Office, with a view to
the appointment of q committee 10 confer
with the committee of the other House.
After considerable debate, the subject
was disposed of for the present, under the
following resolution:
Resolved, That a committee of five be
Amounted TO inauire into the e~xpediency
of e~lecting a Second Auditor and Register
of the Land Office at this session OF the
General Assembly.
The Chair appointed on the committee
Mcssrs. Boiling, Lee, Dulany' Meade ana
Gray.
On motion of Mr.. Strother, the Senate
adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
PRAYER by the Rev. DIR. Burrows.
Committees made reports, including a
number of bills, which were placed upon
the calendar. ,
A message from the Senate announced
the passage of the bill to incorporate the
Virginia Express Company, with amend
ments which was referred.
Other bills from the Senate were also
referred.
REPUTATION.
The Committee on Resolutions requested
to be discharged from the further consider
alton of the resolutions submitted by Mr..
Braxton on the subject of Reputation, and
the House granted the request.
PUBLIC PRINTING.
The resolution of Mr.. Word calling upon
the Superintendent of Printing for a com-
parative statement Of the cost OF the puoilc
printing by contract, as at present done,
and under the system heretofore pursued,
reported from the Committee on Printing,
was adopted by the House.
A Joint resolution from the Senate re-
curing the Clerk of the House to enroll
all bills upon their passage was read ana
rejected.
The Senate bill "directing steps to
restrain the collection of taxes by west
Virginia in the counties OF Jefferson ana
Berkeley" was read a second time, and
placed on the calendar. w
House bill for the relief OF John Hi
Diggs was read third time, and passed,
Bills were considered in their early
stages, and several ordered to their en-
grosSment.
CHURCH PROPERTY.
The bill to amend chapter scventy-seFen
of the Code, in relation to church property,
came up on the question Of its engrosS-
ment. Among other features, it provides
that when there is a division or split in a
church, the church property shall be given
I'D to the majority of the members OF Sucn
church. and that the courts shall decide and
award property in such cases accordingly.
NJ. Eo;1,,- p,,rrnctp1 that the SuD1pct,
as we'll as he could understand it from
listening to the reading, was a most dell
cate one, and should not be disposed OF
without mature deliberation. de asked
that the bill be laid on the table. Agreed
to.
A message was received from the Senate
that they had passed the " act amending
the fourth section of an act entitled an act
to STAY the collection of debts for a limited
period, passed March 2, 1866" IA copy
of this bill was published in this paper on
Friday
A bill to incorporate the Arlington Mu-
tual Life Insurance Company was ordered
to its engrossment. THE corporatorS OF
this bill are all residents of this city. 1t
makes J. Z. Edwards president and d.
Hartsook secretary of the company unit
the 18th April, 1868, or until their sue
cessors are appointed. ,,,
A bill allowing J. B. Ficklin to establish
a ferry across the Rappahannock river IN
Stafford county was reported from the
Committee of Propositions and Grievances
with the recommendation that 1t do moi
pass, on the ground that the courts had
ample jurisdiction over the subject. The
bill was thereupon rejected by the House,
The bill providing for the collection OF
public arms now in the country came W
on its second reading.
Mr., Robertson moved a substitute to the
bill.
Mr.. Hansbrough opposed its engroSS'
: ment, and it was, on motion, laid upon the
table.
The report OF the Committee on Courts
, of Justice upon a resolution OF inquiry
adverse to the expediency of changing the
time of holding the circuit courts was
agreed to by the House.
Leave of absence was granted to Messrs
Teeter, of Washington, and Holmes, Of
| Southampton, for one day each.
Senate bill for the relief of William NJ
! Hume, late sheriff of Fauquier county, was
after several ~unimportant amendments
passed.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
The hour for the execution of the join
order. for election of certain officers o.
government, having arrived, and the two
Houses having exchanged messages o
readiness to proceed with the elections the