The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-01-24
VOL. Xxx.
8itl,mond 1ispatrh.
THURSDAY........JANUARY "a, 1867.
WEDNESDAY, January %. 1867.
SEN ATE.


The Senate was called to order at the
usual hour by the Lieutenant Governor.
Prayer by the Rev. DIR. Moore, of the
First Presbyterian church.
A communication was received from the
House of Delegates stating that that body
had rejected Senate bin entitled "An
act to amend the 5th section of chapter l4l
Of the Code in relation to interest"
REPORTS FROM COMMITTEES.
BY Mr.. TROUT, from the Committee for
Courts of Justice.-A bill to amend the
second section of the act passed February
20, 1866, in relation to contracts for labor.
BY Mr.. McRAE, from the Committee on
Finance.-A bill 10 amend the act passed
February 2S, 1866, entitled "An act to
repeal the act passed June %, 1865, in re-
la,ion to the salaries Of certain officers OF
the Government, and to revive certain sec.
tions of the Code, repealed by said act"
BY Mr.. MITCHELL, from the Committee
on Banks.-A bill declaratory of the true
meaning and intent Of acts of incorpora-
tion of insurance, banking, and other
companies.
RATE OF INTEREST IN THE CITY OF RICH.
MOND.
The bill introduced by Mr.. OULD, allow.
ing citizens of Richmond to borrow money
at any rate of interest that may be agreed
upon between the parties, came up as un-
finished business.
Mr.. TALIAFERRo addressed the Senate at
some length.
The bill was then, on motion, laid upon
the table for the present. .
MR.. HUGHEs's SPEECH.
Mr.. KEEN called up resolution intro
duced yesterday to authorize the printing
of the speech of Mr.. r. w. Hughes before
the Committee on Roads, &c., for the use
Of the Senate.
Mr.. ROBINSON moved to insert zone
thousand " as the number Of copies to be
printed.
Mr.. OULD moved to amend by substi-
tuting thirty-three" in lieu of "ene
thousand"
A long debate ensued, in which the dis
position Of the people to read or not to read
interesting documents was fully discussed.
The amendment Of Mr.. OULD was voted
down, and the resolution top print one thou
sand copies was adopted.
SALARIES OF STATE OFFICERS AND THE
SECOND AUDITOR.
Mr.. MCRAE called up the bill reported
this morning from the Committee on FL
nance, to amend the act entitled can act
to repeal the act passed June %, 1865, in
relation to the salaries of certain officers
of government, and to revive certain sec
tionS OF the Code repealed by said act"
A long debate ensued, pending which a
message was received from the House of
Delegates, stating that that body was
ready to proceed to the execution OF the
Joint order of the day, namely, the cleo
tion of Second Auditor.
Mr.. STRoTHER moved that the joint order
of the day be taken up, and on that mo-
tion Mr.. ROBINSON called for the yeas and
nays.
This motion gave rise to an excited de-
bate, in which several Senators partici-
pated. Meanwhile a large number OF
persons assembled inShe lobby, who list
ened with much interest to the debate,
which turned chiefly upon the policy of
continuing the Office Of Second Auditor.
Mr.. STRoTHER moved the previous ques-
ton, which was sustained, and the ques-
ton being upon taking up the joint order
of the day, namely, the election Of Sc
cond Auditor, the vote was taken, and the
motion was rejected by the following vote ::
AYEs.-Messrs. Alexander, Belew, Du-
laney, Gait, Hannah, Keen, Lawson, Lee,
Meade, Ould, Strother, and Wasington-l2.
NoEs.-Messrs. Boiling, Cabell, Carter,
Coleman, Crockett, Davis, Gray, kello,
McRae, Mitchell, Peck, Powell, Power,
Richmond, Robinson, Saunders, Taliaterro,
and Trout--lS.
The action of the Senate was ordered to
be communicated to the House of Dele
gates, when Mr.. GRAY offered joint reso-
luton postponing the election Of Second
Auditor until Wednesday the 3Oth instant.
at 2 o'clock p. NJ.
Pending the consideration of this reso-
luton, message was received from the
House announcing the readiness of that
body to go into the execution of the joint
order for 2 o'clock, namely: the election OF
a Register of the Land Office.
Mr.. MEADE moved to amend the resolu-
ton of Mr.. GRAY by substituting Friday
the 25th instant, at o'clock, as the time
for going into the election of Second Au-
ditor.
The amendment was agreed to, the joint
resolution adopted, and the action OF the
Senate ordered to be communicated to the
House.
REGISTER OF THE LAND OFFICE.
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 w.t. the election Of Register OF the
Land office.
A message was subsequently received
from the House, through Mr.. GARNET,
stating that the persons in nomination for
Register of the Land Office were Messrs.
Hawes r. Sutton, w. p. NJ. kellam, and
Stafford Ii. Parker.
Mr.. STRoTHER briefly advocated the elec-
ton of Mr.. Kellam, who, he said, was from
Accomac county, and fought bravely du-
ring the whole war.
MIR. COLEMAN spoke in favor of the elec-
tion of Mr.. Sutton. He resigned COM
Portable position early in the war, and en-
listed as volunteer in the service OF his
country. He was taken prisoner and con-
fined at Johnson's Island, and afterwards
exchanged at Vicksburg, and, on return
ing to Richmond, again entered the service,
and was engaged in the battles around
Richmond. He had efficiently discharged
the duties of first clerk in the Land ONCE,
and to sustain his position Mr.. COLEMAN
produced letters from James Neeson,
Thomas II. Dewitt, r. r. Howison, and
Thomas P. August, highly recommending
him for the position; also, letter from
Colonel John ii. Guy, in allusion to Mr..
Sutton's gallant services during the war.
Mr.. PECK advocated the election OF Mr..
Kcllam, and produced recommendatory
letter from the Auditor Of Public AS.
counts.
Mr.. CARTER sustained the nomination of