The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-03-04
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sElEhlI ISSEhBI VIRGINIA.
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ssarrRn1r, March 9, ISL.
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Lieutenant. Governor ~ ALKEE presttting.
- Mr.. MARSH IL present ted afes0lu taon I'M
posIng uponlthe present clerk OF the COM %
mfttee on Revision of the Criminal Laws In z.
duties OF Il sergeant.at -arnls, WifhoM aaQl.
tional cempensatIon, Tor tine remain oer Oh
the session. ssssi !,
q air. HuRT Of Pittsy lyania presented = SUD
stftsite declaring the Office vacant.
ON motion OF Mr.. QUEsEEBERRY, DOH
resolutions were laid on the table.
Mr., GRIMsLEY presented a bill author izing
the tr,,stees Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South to sell certain property ana
to apnly the proceeds of sale to the purchase
Of other property which was passed un-
der suspension OF the rules.
! On motion OF Mr.. BLISS, Senate bill TO
incorporate Victoria University was taken
up and passed under suspension OF tne
rules. = 80,
On motion Of Mr.. YARD, House bill 20
amend the act to incorporate tne clarke
County Cooperative Mercantile Company,
as amended, was taken up and passed,
{. On motion OF Mr.. BROOKE, Senate Dill ZOE
the relief Of the snreties OF s. +. Ct. Beale,
late treasurer Of Fanquier county, was taken
up under a suspension OF The rules ana t1s
passed. ,.i IS; q
i On motion Of Mr.. Belts, House bill to
regulate the use OF the public wharf at 10
trict, Richmond county, was taken up and
nassed under srspen sion OF the rules.
On motion OF Mr.. POWELL, House bill for
the relief Of Marcy W. Green from the pay
ment Of fine, was taken up and passed I'M
der a suspension Of the rules.
On motion OF Mr.. HURT of Halifax, House
bill for the relief OF Samuel Bailey was taken
up and passed under suspension OF the
House Joint resolution for the election Of
Judge of the Hastings Court Of Richmond
was agreed to.
Mr.. PAUL presented a bill to require the
citizens Of Rockingham county owning
land along certain streams to keep the same
free from distractions.
On motion Of Mr.. HURT Of Pittsylyania,
House Joint resolution distributing jed.
Hotchkiss's Geographical and Political
Summary Of Virginia was taken up and
agreed to. -,
ON motion of Mr. GR1MsLEY, House bill
for the relief Of John B. Pitzer, treasurer
OF Allegheny county, was taken up and
passed.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
To provide for working the roads and re-
pairing the bridges in tue county OF Rock
bridge.
To amend the law in relation to the re-
turn for delinquent lands, &C., with amend
ments.
To incorporate the Norfolk and Berkeley
Railroad Company.
To amend an act to extend the time for
building bridges and repairing mills, &C.,
destroyed by the late flood.
To provide for keeping the paupers In
Lee, Grayson, Scott, Carroll, Floyd, Gooch-
land, Mathews, Rockbridge, and Amherst,
and to repeal an act approved March 20,
1877, for keeping the poor OF the counties OF
Scott, Lee, and Grayson.
To authorize the vestry Of St. Pauls
church at Salem to make sale Of certain pro-
perty.
To incorporate the trustees of Harmony
Lodge, I. .. O. F., at Norfolk, &c.
To erect wharf on Chincoteague bay, in
Accomac county.
To authorize the board OF trustees OF
Blue Run (colored) Baptist church, in Orange
county, to sell their church property and
invest the proceeds.
For the relief Of Eliza Calls from an erro-
neous assessment.
To relieve Theresa M. Baccigalupo from
the payment OF fine. @a
WOULD HAVE VOTED "NO."
Mr.. JOHNSON stated that had he been
present on the 18th instant, when the Joint
resolution declaring that under the Constl-
tuition there must be a regular session OF
the General Assembly in December, 1878,
he would have voted emo" He was abb
sent, with leave of the Senate.
ELECTION OF TREASURER.
At O'Clock the General Assembly pro-
ceeded to the execution OF the joint order,
having for its object the election OF certain
officers.
For the office OF Treasurer Mr.. BLAND
nominated Hon. r. NJ. T. Hunter, the pre-
sent incumbent.
Mr.. DANIEL nominated Senator C. T.
SMITH, OF the county Of Nelson.
Mr.. KoINER endorsed the nomination of
MIR. SMITH.
The vote in the Senate resulted as fol-
lows
For Mr.. Smith.--Messrs: Bliss, .Chiles, Daniel,
Fulkerson, Goode, johnson, koiner, Marshall, Mou-
ton, Murray, Nash, Norton, Powell Sner-ard. Sin-
clair, slemp; Stevens Wood, and WorthamTl9
son, Elliott. Gayle, Griffin Halrston,, Hurt Of Hall
fax, Lee, Massey, Num-, Paul, Phlegar, QIesen-
For 1T. Raleigh cotstOn.-s1r. Hurt of Pittsyl-
vania. -
The Joint vote resulted as follows ::
Whole number OF votes cast, 147; neces-
sary to a choice, 74-of which number Mr..
Hunter received SO votes, and Mr. Smith
IS votes; scattering, 4.
Mr.. Hunter was declared duly elected.
THE SECOND AUDITOR.
For the Office Of Second Auditor General
LEE nominated General Asa Rogers, the
present incumbent.
Mr.. BROOKE seconded General Rogers's
nomination.
Mr.. GAYLE seconded the nomination OF
General Rogers.
Mr.. GRIMsLEY nominated Mr.. F. NJ. Nc
Mullan, OF Greene.
Mr.. MASSEY seconded Mr.. McMullan's
Mr.. ELLIOTT seconded General Rogers's
<,>s-s
Mr.. PAUL and Mr.. FULKERsoN seconded
Mr. McMulIan's nomination.
The vote in the Senate resulted as fol-
lows:
For General Rogers.-Messrs. Belts, Bland,
Broke. ghiles, Daniel, Dickinson, Elliott, Gayle,
johnson, Koiner. Lee Marshall, Moulton, Muir
ray, NASH Num-, Phlegar, POWELL Quesenberry. Sin
clair, Stevens, Tanner, Walston, Ward, ana Wor-
For mr.. Aelfs.llan -1ressrs. Bliss, F.llkerson,
SoSGs GrdWWsley Massey Norton Paul. semp
AIR SurPp.pD said ha would have yotad