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

A message was received from the House
informing the Senate Of the readiness OF
that BODY TO proceed with the execution OF
| the Joint order-the election OF certain
State officers; and similar message was
sent to the House by Mr.. Power.
Messrs. Lee, McRae, and Below were ap-
pointed a Joint committee on the part 0 I
the Senate for the purpose OF counting the
votes.
John M. Herndon was nominated for
Secretary of the Commonwealth and unani-
mously elected.
John 6. Calvert was nominated for Trea--
surer. and was elected, having received 81
votes of 103 cast.
James s. Pendleton was put in nomina-
ton for Superintendent Of the penitentiary,
and was elected, having received lo4 votes
of los cast.
John B. Cary was nominated for agent
and storekeeper of the penitentiary, and
unanimously elected.
William +. Taylor was nominated for
Auditor of the State, and elected by
unanimous vote.
| The above officers are elected for two
years from the I'd of January, 1861.
SECOND AUDITOR AND REGISTER OF THE LAND
OFFICE.
Mr.. Keen moved to take up the resoli-
ton in regard 70 the Second Auditor and
Register of the Land Office, with view to
the appointment of q committee to confer
with the committee of the other House.
After considerable debate, the subject
was disposed of for the present, under the
following resolution
| Resolued, That a committee OF five be
appointed to inquire into the eXpedlency
of electing a Second Auditor and Register
of the Land Office at this session OF the
| General Assembly.
The Chair appointed on the committee
Messrs. Boiling, Lee, Dulany, Meade, and
Gray.
adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
PRAYER by the Rev. DR.. Burrows.
Committees made reports, including
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
IL. g prin irnn tnr a NJ
parative statement of the cost of the public
printing by contract, as at present done,
and under the system heretofore pursued,
reported rom 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 and
rejected.
The Senate bill "directing steps to
restrain the collection of taxes by West
Virginia in the counties of jefferson and
Berkeley" was read second time, and
placed on the calendar.
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 seyenty-seFeh
of the Code, in relation 10 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
church, the church property shall be gwen
up to the majority Of the members OF such
church, and that the courts shall decide ana
award property in such cases accordingly.
Mr.. Kelley suggested that the subject,
as well as he could understand 1t from
listening to the reading, was most deli
cate one, and should not be disposed OF
without mature deliberation. He 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 limited
period, passed March 2, 1866" A copy
of this bill was published in this paper on
Friday.l
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. L. Edwards president and ID. j.
Hartsook secretary of the company until
the 18th April, 1868, or until their sue
cessors are appointed
A bill allowing J. B. Ficklin to establish,
ferry across the Rappahannock river in
Stafford county was reported from the
Committee of Propositions and Grievances
with the recommendation that 1t do not
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 up
on its second reading.
Mr.. Robertson moved 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 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 joint
order, for election of certain officers OF
government, having arrived, and the two
Houses having exchanged messages of
readiness TO proceed with the elections the