The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1866-02-24
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

The report of the Committee of Conference
on the subject of altering and amending the
third article of the Constitution was taken up,
and agreed to.
As reported, the ordinance now provides
that every white male citizen of the age of 81
years, who has been resident of the State for
five years. and of the county, city, or town
where he offers to vote, for IL months next
preceding, and who has paid all State taxes
assessed to him, and shall have actually paid
the same within the preceding year, shall be
qualified to vote for members of tho General
Assembly and all officers elective by the peo-
pie. The other provisions are the same as al
ready published.
INCORPORATED COLLEGES.
Senate bill for TIE relief of the ineorporat-
ed colleges and seminaries of learning was
taken up and passed.
The bill provides for the payment to the
colleges and seminaries of learning in the
State of the interest due on Virginia stock or
stocks, or bonds guaranteed by the State and
held by them; one-half Of such interest to be
paid on July LIST, and one-half on January
1st. The act to remain in force until the
State resumes the regular payment of the in
terest on the public debt;
BILLS PASSED.
dollars for the payment of the liabilities of the
Eastern Lunatic Asylum.
House bill providing for the printing of a
certain number of copies Of acts of the Gen
eral Assembly of public character, and now
unrepealed.
| Joint resolution authorizing the sale of En-
gsh paper, &C., now on hand in the libra.
| ry.
| ELECTION OF JUDGES
| In accordance with the Joint order of the
day. the election of judges upon the nominal
| lions of the Governor was proceeded with,
Messrs Patterson, Newberry and Mann, be-
| ing appointed House Committee to superin-
tend the ballotng. A discussion then ensued
as to whether members had the right to vote
| for other persons than those nominated by the
| Governor; and Mr.. Grattan said he presumed
| that the only correct course would be to ac
cept or reject the nominee of the Executive
The Speaker said he knew no rule to prevent
any member from voting for any person who
pleased him, but the constitutionality of the
election was altogether different matter.
The name of Judge w. r. Joynes, nomi-
mated by the Governor as Judge of Appeals
| for the First Judicial District, was announced.
| Mr.. Wilson said he must vote against the
nominee, although he would have preferred
him to any other that could be named, with
| the exception of Judge William Daniel who
had every qualification to recommend him.
| Mr.. Atkinson supported the nominee, and
Mr.. Bentley said that he believed the nomna-
| tons were unconstitutional, and that he would,
therefore, abstain from voting on them.
COURT OF APPEALS.
| Upon ballot Judge Joynes received So
votes in the House, and Joint vote of LOG,
1 , .Ix.I-
Judge R. l.. c.. Moncure, for the Second
Judicial District, aud Judge L. P. Thompson,
for the Third Judicial District, were then
unanimously elected.
CIRCUIT JUDGES
Mr.. R. R. Baker, for First Circuit
Mr. r. H. Chambers for Second Circuit,
and was duly elected.
Mr. H. H. Mnrsall, for Third Circuit, and
was duly electe''.
Mr. G. A. Wingfeld, for Fourth Circuit,
was duly elected.
Mr.. Joseph Christian was announced as
nominee for the Sixth Circuit.
A long communication was read from Mr.
j. M. Gregory, in which he claimed that he
was legally elected Judge of the Sixth Circuit,
and that tho Office had not been vacated and
asking that a committee of the Legislature in
quire into the case, and report whether there
is any vacancy in the circuit, before proceed
ing to an election.
Mr.. Watkins offered resolution that, with