The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-01-26

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ma, s6.l Il BrLf. RsJsCfED. Y ias,ol2l
/, ! M ysenAte) engrossed bill TO amend
"a rexhact the LIST section of chapter%10l
Of the Code, edition Of 1860, reported from
the Committee on Agriculture with the
recommend that IL do not pass, was
rejected. [Ttprohibited the killing Of deer
from the 18th day OF December until the
18th day of August next following.l sot
I, Bills, were considered in their early
stages,
SALARIES OF OFFICERS.
The Senate bill relative to salaries Of
public officers was taken up. Mr.. q.
TURNER moved to amend by strixing
out ssone thousand" the salary OF the
clerk in the Second Auditors office, and In
serting 81 200. The clerkwasa meritorious
officer, who had held the position for fifteen
years, Supported by Mr.. EVANS, and OPP
posed BY Messrs. WooDsoN and STRAUGHAS,
and reiected-43 to 49, Mr.. STRAUdHAN
afterwards moved reconsideration OF tne
vote. which the House rejected. The bill
was then passed. 1t fixes the salary oil the
Second Auditor at $500. There was an
effort to postpone the bill; but II was
stated that there was no law providing LOT
q Second Auditor, and the election Vi 'nas
officer could not be made. The Dill passed.
by ayes 50, noes 4.
ELECTION OF SECOND AUDITOR
The hour for the execution of the JoinI
order for the election Of Second Audlto,
having arrived, the Houses rcnangea
messages Of readiness to proceed Win 'ho
M BENTLEY placed in nomination ior
the Office General Asa Rogers, OF the
county of Loudoun--speaking OF his long
nnbI;c seryices-entering the Legislature
a. the age of twenty -one-haying been pre-
s;d;no ;ustice of the county OF Loudoun
far many years, &c.-a man OF great
and high moral standing In
the community where he was known.
Mr.. RopERTsoN sustained the nomination
Of General Rogers, bearing testimony to
the high and trustworthy character OF that
gentleman.
Mr.LEE nominated for the Office William
J. Bigger, one Of his constituents, remarl :
ing that he was we'll known as q meritori-
Gus young man of business talents and
capacity fitting him for the office.
Mr.. WHITE seconded the Nomination of
Mr.. Bigger, commencing him for his ia
Tents as an accountant and his private and
personal worth. =.
The vote being taken resulted: Joint
vote. ll8: necessary to choice, 60-Ro-
gers, 81 Bigger, 80; 7. II. De Witt, l..
And Asa Rogers was declared duly
elected Second Auditor of this Common
wealth.
MORE TINE TO THE sHERIFFs.
The House bill giving further time for
the paying the revenue into the treasury,
returned from the Senate with an amend
ment, came up in order.
The amendment required the assent OF
the sheriffs' securities to the extension OF
time, and also provided that the extension
of time should not apply to money now In
the sheriffs' hands.
Mr., Il, TURNER moved to strike out from
the Senate's amendment all relating to the
assent of the securities. After some debate
this motion was agreed to, and the ques-
ton arising upon the other branch OF the
amendment, it was decided in the negative.
So the Senate's amendment was disagreed
to-.
I'm the course Of the debate Mr.. CRUMP
contended that if the Legislature adopted
this proposition to require the assent OF
sureties of sheriffs, then the Legislature
could make no alteration whatever in the
manner and mode of collecting and paving
in the revenue misunderstanding the sure
ties. This would be dangerous prece-
dent. Mr.. PATTERSON, to show the dill
Guilty that might arise from requiring the
assent of the sureties to this extension,
stated that the sheriff Of Franklin had sir
teen securities, and it would be next to i'm
possible to secure the assent of each one OF
them to the extension proposed. Messrs.
STRAUGHAN and STRAYER opposed the
amendment of the Senate. Mr.. STRAUGHAN
dwelt upon the inconvenience of compel
ling the sheriffs to incur the expense OF
coming to Richmond to pay in what was in
their hands. The expense would be serl-
Gus, and in some instances absorb their
commissions. Mr.. DICKENsoN alone sup
ported the Senate's amendment requiring
the assent of sureties. 1t could, he con-
tended, do no harm, and might be neces-
sary.
The SPEAKER announced the following
committee of conference on the part OF
the House upon the bill to provide artificial
limbs for those who lost limbs in the war
Messrs. Garnett, Crump, Wood, Owen,
Patterson, Graves, Childress, Long, and
Purdy.
On motion of Mr.. FIELDS, the House adj
iourned, .t