The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-01-13

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| tant of such city or town shall De alloWeu "
vote except in the ward in which ne RESIDES
\ uSgoTIoY g. No voter, during the time IoI
holding an election mt which ne 10 ehtI ~
! vote shall he compelled to perform mIIlIny
/ service except In time of war or pubic oahgeI,
or TO work on the public ROADS, OF W h1t1
any court rs sutton, juror or witness ai'u 49,,
voter shall be subjected 10 arrest unu,
civil process during his attendance at elec'ioh'
! or in going to or returning from them.
/ "SrcTIOy t. In all elections for members Vi
/ the General Assembly and other state ohicelS,
votes shall he given openly or Utrd r0ce' anu n1t
by brlOt but dumb persons entltleo " '"
frage may vote by ballot
soUTHsIpE RAILROAD.
| Senator Boiling offered resolution III
curing into the expediency OF authoTiHlnS VI"
! disposal of States interest Ill the oouthSlo'
road on account of n loan made 10 salu com
many under an act of Legislature, passed the
| 9TH day of February, 1868, upon such Ceilhs 10
may seem eXpedient to enable the salu cum
pany to rebuild and rec establish their ROAD
TO CONSOLIDATE THE MANAGEMENT OF CERTAIN
RAILROADS.
/ Senator ROBINSON offered the following reso-
" Rrso,red, That the Committee on Roads
and Internal Navigation be, ana they are
hereby instructed TO inquire into the eNpeai-
encv of authorizing the consolidation ol Ihe
management of the Virginia and tennessee,
| Southside and Norfolk and Petersburg ran
road Companies or any two or the sald ran
| road companies, ana 10 report ny OH vi o'ii'A
wise"
SECOND AUDITOR.
Senator KEEN moved to take up the Senate
| bill amending the Senate bill entitled e." a Dill
to amend the first section of chapter eighteen
of the Code, in relation TO the appointment OF
certain officers at the seat of government -
| Which being done, Senator KEEN moved the
| indefinite postponemcnt of the bill. The
| question being taken thereon, it was decided
in the nesative-ayes, noes, -: ,., go
After some discussion the bill, win us
amendments, was taken up and passed
! The bill, as amended and passed, is as fol-
/ lows
/ :. 4 Bin 10 0HlenH he first Sec'ion If ctdpter
/ etgbteeaM qt the COde, in reiotion II ne "ppouW-
1teat Of certaia otfcerS ri the seat u Government;
/ "l Be il cuncted IN the GeaeTdi assembly, Ihat
the first section Of chapter eighteen OF the
/ Code of 1860 be amended and re-enacted so rs
/ 10 read as follows:
"SEcrIoS |. There shall he elected every
/ two wears by the Joint vote OF the two Houses
of the General Assembly, the following ON
! GERS Secretary of the Commonwealth u
| Treasurer, IN Auditor of Pubic Accounts, Il
SUPERINTENDENT of the Penitentiary, and
! General Agent and StQrekeeper OF the REM
80 The powers and duties heretofore eXer-
cisrd and performed by the Second AUDITOR
shall be exercised and performed by the huul
tor of Public Accounts, ana snail De stci Us
are now, or may hereafter be- prescrlDed ny
law He NAV from time TO time, when ana
for such time as he considers them necessary
appoint such clerks, with the same saldIlrs ~
! were allowed the Second Auditor by the tnl[d
| section of the fourteenth chlpler oA VIC So"'
| OF 1860. e-. .,-o,.
"3 The powers and duties heretofore eNer-
cised and performed by the Register OF the
| Land Office shall be exercised ana performed
under the control and supervision OF the Sc
crctary of the Commonwealth, who Is hereby
authorized to appoint clerk TO discharge the
duties pertaining TO the Register OF the Lana
| Office. The salary of said clerk SNAIL be WE'VE
hundred dollars per annum. The duties OF
said clerk shall be such rs are now, or may
be hprra ftcr prescribed by law for the reguEl-
ton OF the Land Office.
! 81 The CT passed June 22d, 1868, entitled an
act 10 amend and re-enact the first, second,
| third fourth and fifth sections of the four
| teenth chapter of the Code, and for other plr-
poses, is hereby repealed.
- This act shall be in force from its pas
sage
| RAILROAD EXPRESS BUSINESS.
Senotor ROBINSON offered the following reso-
luton:
T " Re<olrtd That the Committee on Roads
! and Internal Navigation be, and are hereby,
| instructed 10 inquire into the expectancy OF al
! lowing the railroad companies OF the State
! the privilege of uniting with railroad com
/ panies outside of this Commonwealth 10 do
an express business on their roads, or 10
become stockholders in any express company
now in existence, and report by bill or other
wise"
THE INTEREST LAW.
On motion of Senator KEEN, the Senate bill
in relation TO the interest laws of lrginla was
taken up. .
WAY of amendment, which, on his motion, was
ordered 10 be printed.
SETTLEMENT OF THE PUBLIC DEBT.
! The bill entitled "A bill 10 provide for the
equitable settlement of the public debt pc
tween the States OF Virginia and West Rlr-
fi,,,, of "a nT Il
up, and, on his further motion, 1t was lald
uDon the table and made the special order LOT
Tuesday the 18th instant
On motion OF Mr.. KEEN, the Senate adj
''"' '' HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House met at T. o'clock Prayer 10y
Rev. DR.. Woodbridge, of the Episcopal
! Church.
coMMrSICATIoS FROM THE GOVERNOR
A communication was received from the
. Governor representing that irregularities had
been reported in the proceedings OF the Board OF
/ Visitors of the Eastern Lunatic Asylum, ana
asking that measures be taken 10 prevent the
irregularities 1t was referred 10 the Com
mittce on Lunatic Asylums.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr. JoYxEs, from the Committee on Courts
of Justice submitted Il report, with the bill,
| of their consideration of the Senate bill de-
claring the city of Portsmouth part OF the
| First Judicial District, and declaring valid all
/ legal proceedings lliSlllblth III SiiNl CIb9'
| recommendations that if the bill was TO he
| considered, certain amendments should be
made The report declares that If the pro
ceedings of the Court of Portsmouth We're not
legal the Legislature had no power to make
| them -
The bill was rejected, and, on motion OF Mr.
! ELLIS the report was laid OH the table and
, ordered 10 be printed.
/ Mr. GARRETT, from the Committee on PRO
| positions and Grievances, reported that the
| resolution inquiring into the eXpedlency OF
! appropriating Il sum for the purchase OF artl-
! fetal limbs for the use of soldiers had been
| considered, and it being deemed ineXpedlent TO
| legislate on it, the committee asked 10 be dis
! charged from the further consideration OF 1t.
| Also from the consideration of the resolution
| inuuiring into the cXpedicncy of giving som"
! expression of the General Assembly as 10 the
want of mail facilities. Reports agreed TO.
! The Committee reported the following bills !:
Bill to incorporate the Whitehall Mining and
Manufacturing Company Ordered TO be
| printed.
Bill Incorporating the Mantua Coal Mining
| Company Ordered 10 be printed.
Bill authorizing the County Court OF Nor
| folk TO borrow money. Ordered 10 be printed.
| Bill 10 amend certain sections OF an act en-
| titled IAN act TO amend and re-enact the act
linz no oh ri ar Df hn