The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-01-24

"A number OF House bills were tWice ie a
Eand appropriately referred.
& The. CHAIR hid before the Senate com
munication from the Auditor OF Puohc AZ
counts transmitting in response TO r esq,
lutlonof the Senate detailed sta,e1nesl VI
Executive expenditures Tor the iasb nsc'a
year. -, s. :, ...... -,
Mt. HA1RsroS, from the Committee on
General Laws, reported House Dill 70 IN
corporate st. Paups Church Home for Tue
Aged and Intirm. ~
trenchment, &C., reported Senate bill TO
provide for the payment OF traVeiiins eA-
penses Of circuit judges.
BILLS, &C., PRESENTED AND REFERRED.
gy Mr.. DANIEL A bill to provide for the
payrnent of interest on certain bonds OF the
State OF. Virginia deposited with tbe Irea,
surer Of said State by the Guardian Mutual
Insurance, Company OF New Iork'
and the Widows and Orphans. L1e-ihsu-
rance Company Of New York. Tor the pen-
eft OF their Virginia pollcy-holders.
Bv Mr.. QUEsENBERRY: A bill Tor the re-
lief OF George w. Richardson, Of Hanover
county.
| By Mr. KoINER: A bill to authorize the
Board OF Public Works to repair the GAM
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turnpike by the recent freshet.
| By Mr.. FULKERs0S a bill to amend the
charter of the town OF Goodson. Placed
on the calendar.
| Bv Mr. GRIMsLEY: A bill to incorporate
| the Rochelle Mutual Cooperative Assoca-
ton for the purpose OF conducting gene
raj mercantile business and OF manufactulr-
| ing leather shoes and other goods out Oh
leather; which was passed under a Saspen-
| sion OF the rules.
| By Mr.. HINTON: 4 bill to allow the Ar
tilIerv GraYs and Guards OF Petersburg to
take and utilize certain brick belonging to
the Commonwealth; which was passed I'M
der suspension OF the rules.
BY Mr.. PHLEGAR: n resolution Tor the
printing Of the new rules.
On motion OF Mr. QUEsENBERRY the re-
port OF the Committee on Rules was taken
up and agreed to.
| UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
Senate bill to provide for the consolida-
tion OF the State debt and payment Of same
| interest on the whole, being the untin-
ished business of yesterday, was taken up.
Mr.. BROOKE presented his substitute for
the bill, which has already been published
in the Dispatch.
The bill was passed by for ten miputes,
on motion OF Mr.. CHILEs.
APnorosITIoN TO POSTPONE TIE ELECTION OF
| OFFICERS.
Mr.. CnILEs presented a preamble and re-
solution as follows:
Whereas The Conservative party OF the
State OF Virginia is divided in its nominal
tions for the various State officers; anu
whereas due appreciation for the preser-
walton Of said party requires that we should
do all in our power to preserve the ilarmo-
nv and efficiency OF said Conservative or
ganization; and whereas we believe posi-
ponemcnt Of the election OF said officers
will tend to harmoniZe the now-eXistlng
difference OF opinion existing in said party
therefore be it
ReSoircd the House OF Delegates con-
currlng), That the election OF said State Of
ticers be and the same is hereby postponed
until Saturday the goth day OF january,
1878.
| MIR. Cuu.Es moved to suspend the rules
in order to consider the resolution to-day.
Lost: Mr.. CuIIEs only voting in the affirm
alive. Lies over under the rules.
PASSED.
House bill to provide for working the
public roads in the counties OF Shenandoah
and Page was taken up, on motion OF Mr..
| Uk1MSiEfs uls paSSSu.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
Mr.. MARSHALL, at 1856 O'Clock, moved to
| proceed with the execution OF the joint Or
der, having for its object the election OF GER
tain State officers. Agreed to.
Mr.. NUM- was directed to inform the
House OF the readiness Of the Senate to pro-
ceed with the election.
General ANDERSON, of Richmond, informed
| the Senate OF the readiness OF the House TO
proceed with the election.
For the office OF Superintendent OF Pub
lie Instruction the names Of Dr.. w. II. Ruff
| ner and Rev. ]. L.. NJ. Curry were an
nounced from the House as being the only
names before the House for that Office.
Mr.. JOHNSON, of Richmond, said he did
| not know where this nomination came from;
| that he was satisfied that the nomination was
without DR.. Curry's knowledge or consent.
! Messrs. OUEsENBERRY, CHILES, and MAS
sEy made similar statements.
DR.. Ruttner was duly elected. Whole
number Of votes cast, 1853; necessary to q
choice. 50: OF which number Dr. Rulner
| received l54 votes and Dr.. Curry votes.
| For she Office Of Auditor OF Public Ac-
counts Mr.. MARSHALL nominated Mr.. Will
liam +. Taylor.
Eir. Taylor was duly elected. Whole
number OF votes cast, 159; necessary to a
choice, so; OF which number Mr.. Taylor
received 159-ali that were cast.
! For the Office OF Register OF the Land
| Office Mr.. GRIFFIN nominated the present
| incumbent, Major Samuel II. Boykln.
8Ir. Boykin was elected. Whole number
OF votes cast, 15T; necessary to choice,
49,; oi which number Major Boykln re-
ceivcd 1J1-all the votes cast.
CONTEST FOR THE OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF
TIE COMMONWEALTH.
Mr.. DANIEL placed in nomination for the
Office OF Secretary OF the commonwealth
the present incumbent, Colonel james Nc
Donald.
II was needless to make speech in his be-
half. The best speech that could be made
for him had been made upstairs in the con-
duet Of the office he so well fills, and that
spcech was eight years long. 10 recaptu-
late the transactions Of that long period OF
his faithful and efficient service would be
only to relate what both branches OF the
General Assembly know and what the pco-
ME OF this Commonwealth universally re-
cognize: that there is no more courteous
! gentleman, no more capable, honest, or de-
serving public officer than James Melon
aid. he seconded his nomination in 1869,
and was glad to have the opportunity to do
so agaiff in 1878. No man had said or whis-
pcrcd aught against him, and he hoped the
REPRESENTATIVES OF the people would say to-
day, Swell done, good and faithful SER
want"
Mr.. SINCLAIR and Mr.. BLAND seconded
the nomination.
Mr. PAUL, conceding all that had been
hid hy Mr. DANIEr, in behalf OF Colonel Nc