The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-12-14

Agent and Storekeeper therefor, for the
term commencing January 2, 1867.
THE BONDS OF AMHERST COUNTY.
A message was received from the House
announcing the passage of Senate bill to
legalize the action of the county court of
Amherst in funding the interest due on the
bonds of said county to the Orange and
Alexandria Railroad Company.
THE STAY LAW.
The order of the day, namely, the bill
introduced by Mr.. Keen staying the COL
lection Of debts for a limited period, and
repeating an act passed March 2, 1866,
entitled ian act TO stay the collection OF
debts for limited PERIOD" was taken up,
and Mr.. McRae, being entitled to the floor,
resumed his remarks in opposition to the
bill. He quoted from n number Of legal
authorities to show the unconstitutionality
of the proposed measure.
At the close of Mr.. McRae's remarks, on
motion of Mr.. Keen, the bill was laid upon
the table and made the order of the day for
Friday, at halfpast IL o'clock.
ELECTION OF STATE OFFICERS.
Mr.. Strother moved that the Senate take
up the joint resolution for the election of
certain State officers on the 18th instant.
The resolution was taken up, and Mr..
Dulaney moved that it be laid upon the
table.
Mr.. Keen thought it would be better to
defer action until after the Christmas holt
days. He had heard that movement
would be made to reeStablish the Second
Auditors Office, and therefore it would
| be better to postpone action, with the view
of ascertaining the result Of an inquiry in
to the proposition of reeStablishing that of
| fee.
Mr.. Boiling moved that the resolution be
indefinitely postponed, and Mr.. Dulaney
thereupon withdrew his motion to lay upon
the table.
Mr.. Boiling was very DESTROYS of having
the resolution postponed, for there was no
earthly necessity for Withdrawing the at
tention of the Senate from measures of
great public Importance to take up a. reso-
luton for the election Of officers-the Sc
cond Auditor and Register-whichth the pub
lie interest did not require.
After some further debate, at the re-
quest Of Mr.. Strother, Mr.. Boiling with
drew his motion.
Mr.. Strothcr then moved that commit
tee of three be appointed to investigate
the matter, and report by Saturday morn
ing whether or not the Office of Second
Auditor was necessary.
Mr.. Keen opposed the motion, and hoped
the Senate would indefinitely postpone the
bill.
In answer to question by Mr.. Peck,
the Chair stated that the effect OF an in
definite postponemcnt would be to place
the specific resolution beyond the control
of the Senate, though new resolution
might be introduced.
Mr.. Boiling renewed his motion to indefi-
nitely postpone, and upon that motion Mr..
| Keen demanded the yeas and nays, which
were ordered, and the vote resulted as
follows:
| YEAs-Messrs. Boiling, Cabell, Carter, Cole
| man, Crockett, Davis, Gray, Keen, Lawson,
| McRae, Mitchell, Powell, Power, Richmond,
Saunders, Trout-l6.
Hannah, Lee, Meade, Peck, Robinson, Stro-
ther, Washington-l0.
SO the motion to indefinitely postpone
was agreed to.
On motion of Mr.. Coleman, the Senate
adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Prayer by the Rev. DR.. Burrows.
Committees made reports, including a
number of bills, which were passed to their
places on the calendar.
ELECTION OF STATE OFFICERS.
The Committee Of Courts Of Justice re-
ported upon the resolution Of Mr.. Watkins
| (inquiring at what times the terms OF the
Auditor and other basement officers eX-
pired) that in their opinion the terms OF
the present officers, except the Superin-
tcndent Of Public Printing, will end on the
lst of January, 1867. They recommend the
adoption of the following resolution:
ReS0lved, That this House will, with the
concurrence of the Senate, proceed on Sa-
turday the 18th instant, at | o'clock 7. NJ,
to the election of Secretary OF the Com
monwealth, Treasurer, an Auditor OF
Public Accounts, Second Auditor, Re-
gister of the Land Office, Superintend-
ent of the Penitentiary, and General
Agent and Storekccpcr OF the Peniten-
tiary, for the term beginning on the second
day of January, 1867.
The question being on adopting the reSo-
luton of the committee, Mr.. Graham
moved to amend by striking out the words
ga Second Auditor, Register of the Land
Office"
Mr.. Lee moved to amend by striking out
ga Register of the Land Office" and re-
tanning the Second Auditor.
The question was put, upon Mr.. Lees
motion, and lost-42 10 46.
The question recurring upon the striking
out ga Second Auditor" was also de-
cided in the negative-4l to 46.
The resolution was then adopted with
out amendment.
| STAY LAW.
The House resumed the consideration OF
the motion of Mr.. Garnett toreconsider the
vote by which the House refused to en-
gross the bill suspending the 4th and 9th
sections of an act passed March I'd, 1866,
entitled " an act to stay the collection OF
debts for limited period"
Mr.. Garrett addressed the House at
some length in behalf of his motion. The
friends of the measure, he said, desired to
amend the bill so as to remove the constl-
tutional objection of the gentleman from
Richmond (Mr. Evans), the Constitution
requiring that in all cases of the amending
of statute the sections amended shall be
reanacted as amended. He hoped this
opportunity would be afforded. Mr.. Gar
nett went on to discuss the merits of the
bill. He contended that the people of the
country needed time to sell their crops
that they might meet their obligations. He
appealed to the House to give the extern
| sion of time from the lst OF January TO the
LIST of August for this purpose. lie ar.
| o-,oJ tbat such relief was not ONLY not