Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1867-02-01
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA.

SENATE.-On motion Of Mr.. Keen, the
House was informed of the readiness Of the
Senate to execute the second joint order of
the day, to wit the election Of Register Of
the Land Office.
A message was subsequently received
from the House through Mr.. Garnett, stat
ing that the persons III nomination for Reg
lister Of the Land Office were Messrs. Halves
r. Sutton, w. P. M. Kellam, and Stafford
III. Parker.
Halves r. Sutton having received ma
jority of the votes of both Houses, was de-
clared elected Register of the Land Office
Amessage was received from the House of
Delegates, through Mr.. Waddell, ANNOUNCE
ing the passage in that body Of Senate bill
No. Sc, appropriating SIS, 900 for restoring,
deaf and dumb and the blind. So the bill is
now law, Na fe 3
HOUSE. The bill to increase the capital
stock Of the Fredericksburg and Gordons-
vile railroad, to the sum Of 81, 100000, to
borrow the same at rate of interest not ex-
ceeding ten per cent, to construct and ,ex-
tend the road from Orange Courthouse to
Charlottesville passed by a vote Of
Ayes So, Noes a.
House bill 1877, for the relief Of the late
sherifs of the Commonwealth. If + sd .y
The bill authorizes late sherifs who have
paid all claims upon them, to collect all tax
es, &c. due for the years 1859 and 1860,
but allows stay Of one year to citizens ow-
ing such taxes. al 8@
Mr.. Garnett offered the following: n
Resozred, That, with the concurrence of the
Senate, the present session Of the General
Assembly be extended beyond the term Of
sixty days, for further period not exceeding
thirty days. s
The resolution was adopted-yeas 81,
noes Z. -alEr
At one o'clock the House, the Senate hav-
ing announced itself in readiness, proceeded
to the execution Of the joint order for the
election of Second Auditor fsi
Mr.. Lee moved to postpone the joint order
till Monday. Disagreed to. Z As.3t
Mr. Bentley nominated General Asa
Rogers. of Loudoun, which was seconded by
Mr.. Robertson. si3A:e Y le
Mr. Lee nominated VIM J. Bigger,
which was seconded by Mr.. White. stl
On the first ballot the joint vote of the
two Houses was 118, Of which Mr.. Rogers
received 81, Mr. Bigger 80, I. H. Dewitt
Necessary to a choice 60, 'sa' y. '' II
Mr. Rogers was declared elected Second
Auditor Of the Commonwealth. Re- E
On motion of Mr. Garnett, the bill incor-
porating the Southern Association for the
benefit of the widows and orphans of the
Southern States was taken up out Of its or
der, and being read a second AND, third time,
was passed-ayes, Sc; noes, l.. +. a.s.
The bill Incorporates Henry A. Wise,
John D. Imboden. 2. T. Moore. J ohm Doc
ley, David L Burr, John Purcell, and 9th
ers with power to acquire real and personal
property, and dispose Of the same to the best
advantage for the benefit of the widows and
orphans aforesaid shields the company from
the penalties against rafting, and relieves
the property held by the association from
taxation s
Mr. Crump, from the joint committee Of
conference on the part of hesHouse to con
slider the Senate's amendment to the bill
giving further time to sheriffs to pay in the
revenue, reported that the committee accep-
ted that part of the Senatees amendment
which provided that the sheriffs should pay
in SO much of the revenue as is now in their
hands: and that the Senate should recede
from the remaining part of the amendment
requiring the assent of the sheriffs' sureties
before giving the benefit Of the extention.