Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-01-12
Virginia Legislature
wrpSrspAY, january II. 1866.

WEDNESDAY,, January1l, 1866.
The senate met at IL o'clock. The Lieutenant
Governor in the Chair. Prayer by the Rev. Mr..
Dashel.
lowing report from the Committee ON Finance, IN
n.snonse to a resolution of the Senate, inquring
,rbpt nrice per thousand ems, and what per token
for press work, the Senate nov pays for its print
Under the Code of Virginia, edition of 1869
tie Printer of the senate receives an annual salary
Of 81 100 for which salary be y TeqniTed To 1rh
and have bound two hundred copies of the Journals
of the Senate, with the index thereto and perform
such other duties ~ the Senate by It's rules requires
ana all other work which lc may do 10y order Of the
senate shall be- deemed extra work and paid for a.
is extra work douc 10y the public printer.
Under the eighth section of chapter twenty oil The
Code the rate for printing by the Public Printer is
fixed as follows "Forty-sN and hall cents per
thousand ems for plain work; iorty-siX and half
cents Der token for pfrss work, and sNty-nine and
thrr..iourth cents, being price and half
for rule or figure work, and nnety-thrce cents per
thousand ems for rule and figure work. The Prn-
ter Of Tie Senate is therefore, authorized TO charge
these rates for work done, other than that re-
mred of him by virtue Of his office.
The report was laid on the table and subsequently
recnmmittcd TO the committee.
Mr. kEES, OF Pttsylvania, introduced a bill d.
yor,ing Rebecra Spraggins OF Halifax county, from
her husband. Referred u the Committee on Courts
of Justice.
4 hill 10 incorporate the Carbon Hill Company. Re-
Crrrel to the Committee on General Laws.
Mr. MCIlAE introduced n bill 10 promote the rcsto-
ration of the State 10 its ancient integrity and To
nroyde for an adjustment of the burden of the State
debt incurred before separation, between the nspec'
tive sections interested therein Referred.
Mr. CARTER offered the following
RcSOIred That the Committee on General Laws
be instructed to report to this House rs to the eX-
nclicncy of prov dng by law some more available
remedy than now exists, tn enforce the performance
of such public service and duties rs may be re-
qured by law from vagrant aud irresponsible per-
sons.
The resolution was agreed TO.
The hour OF one o'clock having arrived, Mr.. COLE
MAN, Of Louisa moved, as the House oi pe.esa'es
was now ready, to proceed to the consideration OF
the order of the day to wit the election oil pubic OIL
4 message was received from the House declaring
its readiness TO go into the election.
The Chair announced that the following had al
ready been placed in nomination:
Messrs. { hires Lew of Rockingham, A. j. Mar
shall of Fauqnier, A. Bolivar Christian of Augusta,
and Philip T. Howard o, Richmonl city. On the
first ballot Mr. Lewis received 10 votes; Marshall 8;
Christian 3, and Howard J.
The Chair appointed as the committee, on the part
of the Senate TO examine the votes OF the two Houses
McsSrs Lemosey kelloi Gilmer and McRae.-
The Joint vote counted: Lewis, Go: Christian %;
Howard Is; Marshall, %. Necessary TO choice
60.
Mr.. Howard having received the smallest number
of votes, was dropped from the list OF candidates
Mr. WASHINGTON, nominated Mr.. John NJ. iern-
don, of SpottSylvania county, and the facts were
communicated to the House.
The Senate was informed that the Hsuse had in
nomination, in addition TO its former nominees the
name of Washington l.. Riddick, of Nansemond.-
He was put in nOminOtion also in the Senate by Mr..
Kello and the next ballot resulted as followsi-
Lewis IL Marshall IL; Christian 3 lierndOn, |,
aud Riddick ..
The Joint vote resulted: Lewis 40 votes Marshall,
2S; Herndon, % Christian, II, and Rddick, TO-
Mr. Riddick was thereupOm dropped from the list of
nominations, and the next Senate ballot resulted as
follows Lewis, 10 votes; Marshall, 49, Christian,
, and ierndon |.
The Joint vote resulted rs follows:--MaShall re-
ceiyed 30 votes Lewis, 80; Christian, Is; and
llcmdon, %. Mr. Christian then dropped by
both Houses
The next vote in the Senate resulted Lewis, IL
votes; Marshall, IL; IerndOn, 3.
The joint vote ulted:-Nlarshall, 81 votes;
Lewis, IS; and lIerndon, 40.
Mr. Marshall was then dropped from the list OF
candidates.
The Senate thereupon proceeded TO vote, and
upon the fifth ballot Mr.: Lewis received Is votes,
aud Mr. Herndon IL. The joint vote resulted
HcnIon 81, Lewis TO- Whole number OF votes
cast, l27. Necessary to 4 choice, O.; and John NJ.
Hendon was declared the duly elected Secretary ol
the Commonwealth for the ensuing term, ehdihS
January |, 1868.
Mr.. kEEN now moved that the House he informed
that the Senate prepared to proceed to the FUR
ther execution OF the joint order in the election OF
Second Auditor
Some one stated that the House had adjourned.
Mr. KEEN said the House had no right to adjourn
under the execution of joint order without the
consent of the Senate.
Mr.. COLEMAN asked the Chair for information on
the subject, ana the Chair decided that when one
House adjourned and thus left the other without
power to execute joint order, the joint order there
by failed aud the election of state officers was there
fore closed by the adjournment OF the House oi
Delegates.
[N0te.-This does away with the Office of Second
Acknowledgements
The Senate then adjourned.