The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-12-15
OUS OF DELEGATES.

HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Prayer by the Rev. ]. B. Taylor, of the
Baptist Church.
A message from the Senate announced
the passage. of several bills which were
read q first and second time and referred.
Committees made reports, including So
veral bills, which were passed to the ca
lendar.
The report of the Committee on Propsi-
tions, &c., adverse to the petition Of citi-
zens of Princess Anne in relation to fences,
was agreed to.
BILLS PASSED.
The following bills were read q third
time and passed
A bill to incorporate the Southwestern
Virginia Mining, Smelling, and Transporta-
ton Company.
A bill amending an act Incorporating the
Rockbridge Savings Institution.
A bill amending and reenacting the It'll
and 9Th sections of an act passed February
Is. 1856, entitled can act to incorporate
the Norfolk City Water Company"
Abill for the relief of David Hixon, late
sheriff of Loudoun county.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
Mr.. Gibboney moved the following reso-
luton
Resolved By the General Assembly, That
elections for the Secretary of the Common
wealth, Treasurer, Superintendent of the
Penitentiary, and an Auditor of Public Ac-
counts, shall take place Saturday the 18th
of December, 1866, at l o'clock P. NJ.
After several Intellectual efforts t~ochange
the day for the election, the resolution
passed in the form in which it was offered,
and was sent to the Senate. In q short
time q message from that body announced
the passage of the resolution without
amendment. This resolution differs from
that adopted yesterday and rejected by
the Senate, as it omits the Offices of Second
Auditor, Register Of the Land Office, and
General Agent and Storekeeper OF the
Penitcntiary.l
JEFFERSON y BERKELEY.
A Senate bill reported to the House di-
re cts the Attorney-General TO pray the
Supreme Court of the United States to re-
strain the collection Of taxes in the coun-
ties of Berkeley and Jefferson by West
Virginia.
STAY LAW.
The bill amending the fourth section of
" an act to stay the collection Of debts for
a limited time" passed March End, 1866,
came up on its passage, and the ayes and
noes were demanded.
A debate sprung up, in which the bill
was opposed by Messrs. Baylor, Evans,
and Dickinson, and sustained by MeSsrs.
White and Scott.
Mr.. Waddell demanded the previous
question, which was sustained, and the
vote upon the passage Of the bill resulted
as follows:
YgAs.-Messrs. Atkinson, Bently, Booker,
Bowles, Braxton, Brown, Browning, Butt,
Cabell, ChildreSs, Dawson, Huntington,
Garnet, Il. +. Garrett, Gibhoney, Goode'
Harris, Herndon, Lee, Leonard, Mann, Maglli,
Patterson, Peed, Powell, Ragsdale, Riggs,
Rixey, Scott, Seawell, Smith, W. +. Ii. Tay-
Tor, Townes, W. A. Turner, White, Wood,
Woodson, Woodbridge, and Wyatt-i5.
NAYs.-Messrs. Speaker, Baylor, Bekem,
Crump, Daniel, Davidson, Ueskins, Dicken-
son, English, Evans, Graves, Hancock, Hans
brouch, Harnsberger, Holmes, Jackson, tones,
Kelley, Kendrick, kilby, Long, Marshall: Nc
Donald, McGruder, Moore, Morris, New
berry, Purdy, Robertson. Teeter, Thompson,
Trout, Il. Turner, Waddell, Wilson, Volt,
and Word-37.
Mr.. Garnett made an Intellectual motion
for the reconsideration of the vote, IN or
der to communicate the bill 10 the Sen
ate.
I'm the above vote, their names not APP
pearing, it is proper to state that Mr..
Clark, Of Campbell, had paired Off with
Mr.. Wall, Mr.. Pendleton with Mr..
Strauglan, Mr.. Graham with Mr.. Gray,
and Mr.. Taylor, of Rockbridge, with Mr..
Watkins.l
RESOLUTIONS
were introduced and referred;
By Mr.. Lee.-That the Committee ON
Roads inquire and report First, what
has been the effect upon the revenue OF
the James RIVER and kanawha canal OF
the resolution of the late meeting of stock
holders of that company reducing the
tolls on the canal. Second, whether 1t
would be expcdient to sell the cana and
dock, or lease them for a long time.
By Mr.. Pate.-Into the eXpediency OF
appointing a State geologiSt and mlneralo-
gist. ,
By Mr.. Pate.-Into the expediency of
providing for a deduction Of per cent.
for the prompt payment Of taxes to all
such persons as pay by a time fixed.
By Mr.. Kellam.-As to what stay law is
now applicable to Accomac.
By Mr.. Garnett.-That a bill be re-
ported for the erection of suitable monu-
ment, on which shall be Inscribed the
name of every soldier, whether officer or
private of Virginia, who was killed or
died in the late war.
Bv Mr.. Lee.-For the extension of the
corporate limits Of the city of Richmond.
BY Mr.. Word.-Calling on the Superin-
tendent of Public Printing for a compare
tive statement of the relative cost OF the
public printing under the contract system
and that formerly pursued.
By Mr.. Gibboney.-Into the propriety OF
extending the time prescribed by law for
the sherifiS of the Commonwealth to pay
in the revenue of the current year until
the lst of February, 1867.
BILLS.
Bills were introduced and referred.
By Mr.. Booker.-Providing for the sale
of the district free school-hOuses in the
county of Henry.
By Mr.. Herndon.-Increasing the capt.
tai stock of the Fredericksburg and Gor-
louisville Railroad Company.
Bv Mr.. Crump.-To authorize the Nlr-
GINA Central Railroad Company to COM
plete the Covington and Ohio railroad.
On motion of Mr.. RagSdale, the House
adjourned.
"Warrington," a Radical, and. a CORE
spondent of the Springfield Republican, al