Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1865-12-16
CHI Alesandria Gazette
SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER Is.
VIRGINIA. LEGISLATURE.

SATURDAY EVENING, DECEN bEh 10.
VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE.
The Committee on General Laws, IN the
Senate of Virginia, on Thursday, was instruct
ed to report on the expectancy OF appoihtlns
general agent, whose office shall % 10 tne
city of Richmond, to issue policies OF insurance
on behalf Of the State upon all SUBJECTS upon
which insurance companies are IN the pracClce
Of issuing policies OF insurance.
Mr. Dulany presented petition from IN tne
citizens Of Fairfax county, praying 1nat .ney
be relieved from the payment OF taxes leVled
during the years 1861 1862, 1868, and 1864,
and now being collected.
The House of Delegates adopted the reso1
luton of the Senate, appointing the lotn OF
January, for the election OF state officers. Mr;
Robinson's resolutions heretofore publlshed)
came up. Mr.. Stearns moved an amendment,
Mr.. Robinson advocated his resolutions, and
then the whole subject was laid on the table
The Legislature has adopted a resolution
that joint committee be appointed TO en-
quire into the terms and conditions OF the
contracts existing between express and trans
portation companies and any OF the railroad
companies of this Comm oDWealth, tor the use
of the roads of said railroad companies,
RICHMOND, December l5.-Ihe Legislature
has passed bill reorganizing the Public Guard
a military company formerly employee TO guard
the public buildings.
it has also adopted resolution recommend
ing the pardon Of Mr. Davis aud other roiiti-
cal prisoners, and the restoration OF the writ
of habeas corpus.
A bill to amend the Charter OF the Fire In
surance Company OF Alexandra, was passed
by the House.
The application Of A. IT. Garland, Of ar
kansas, formerly an attorney Of the court, aud
late member of the Confederate Congress, to
be permitted to practice in the Federal courts
without taking the oath Of office as prescribed
by the act of act of 1862, and as extended to
attorneys by the act Of 1865, was partially ar
gued yesterday before the Supreme Court OF
the u. S. The questions involved are OF great
magnitude and Of especial importance to
the lawyers Of the South. The argument at
tracted a great number to the court room. On
behalf Of the petitioner, Matt. H. Carpenter,
ESQ.,, Of Milwaukee. opened fhe case IN speech
of great power, and concluding With perora-
ton that held the entire assemblage spell
bound. The Attorney General replied, anc
Hon. Reverdy johnson is to conclude the ar.
gument in support of the petitioner on Friday
next.
The Richmond Dispatch says The ten
porary impulse which induced many Southern
young men to think of emigrating to Brazil,
Mexico, and other foreign countries, has, in
great measure, subsidized. It is impossible,
even if there were great inducements, that a
whole people should emigrate. If its pros.
poets in the future are dark, then it is ungeE-
erous In those who have shared their prosperi-
tv to to refuse to share their adversely. Then
the sentiment Of General Beauregard should be
the universal sentiment I prefer to live here
stpoor and forgotten than to be endowed with
sshonor and riches IN foreign country" On
the other hand, If there is a reasonable proba-
Lility that we shall, in the end weather the
adverse storm, and be once more happy and
prosperous people, it IS unWise to hy ffc1A
transitory evils to others that we know not G.. -
Mayor Wallach, OF Washington, in letter
to the councils, notifying thenl OF the introduc-
ton Of the bills in each House for coercively ex
tending suffrage 10 the Distrct-upon the
basis Of which the election has been ordered
expresses his hope and reliance for scaping the
measure, as follows:
ssNor can I for moment suppose that
msioritv of Congress would favor Or attempt to
fasten on this community. who are at It's mer-
cv and without redress, such measure, at least
until it had been sanctioned by adoption IN those
communities they Immediately represent, still
less can believe that the Executive OF the ma
ton would be unwilling to insure to this loyal