Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-02-10
VIRGINIA NEWS.

A colored man created Sensation" 10 the I'd
Baptist Church in Richmond on Sunday last by
walking up aud down the aisle of the church,
and 6nalyenteling pew and squeezing nlmseii
into rev occupied by some ladies'. lie was
informed that seats for coored persons were
provided 10 the gallery, but he said he prefer
ed TO sit where he was, and would not move
until informed that he must when be leftmuch
incensed. -..-
| The other day We mentioned that the returns
to the State Treasurer from the second oyster
district, showed that during the month OF Jan
uary the tax collected on oysters amounted 10
S.. O36 90 Since then the reports from tne
other two districts have been received Whicn
show that in the first district It announces W
s3263 90, and in the third 1865 IS, making
an aggregate for the month of SO. l6S. L.
Monumental Church in Richmond was
crowded on Monday, on the occasion OF the
marriage of Lieut. Col T. M. Anderson. OF
the Twenty-6r Infantry, TO Lizzie, daughter
of Col. Van Wrinkle, T. s. Marshal for Vir-
ginia The Rev. DR.. Woodbridge, rector OF
| the church, officiated. The attendants were
| six officers of the army.
Judge Underwood was not present yesterday
| in season for the opening OF the u. 8. Court
in Richmond. 1t was announced that the Court
would be opener at p. NJ. 1t is said that
| the habeas corpus of Phillips will not be taken
up until the proposed prohibition against
Judge Underwood's Jail deliveries shall have
been acted upon by the Supreme Court.
The Fredericksburg News says: Twelve
| Northern men arrived here on Saturday, and
say that thirty families in the neighborhood
| of Dunkirk propose to come here in the spring
and settle among us. They are iarmefs'
| mechanics and manufacturers.
A meeting was held at Campbell c. Ii. on
| Monday, to consider the new movement. :
After considerable discussion, by sundry gen.
| tlemeu, the whole matter was postponed to the
March term. o. '..9
Among those present at the new move
ment" meeting in Lynchburg was Gen. JAS.
IIonestreet, now sojourning in that city. lie
was called on for a speech, but made no re-
Spouse.
Prince George county boasts of boy only
seven years old, who weighs over 200 lbs, i;
four feet one inch high, and five feet four In
ches round yet pleasing in his appearance.
AT the recommendation of theCourt of King
George county, Gov. Wells has pardoned
Henry Turner, colored, convicted OF larceny.
The friends of the new movement il
Lynchburg had meeting on Monday, and
passed resolutions In it's favor.
| A NIGHT "SCENE" IN THE SENATE. The
Senate remained in session all night on Monday
night discussing the proposed constitutional
amendment. and up to 10 o'clock yesterday
morning. The following is a ''scene" de-
scribed -
Mr. Notion replied at length to the argu-
ments used by Mr.. Sumner the other day, and
continually addressed himself to that Senator,
who sat fast asleep 10 his arm chair. At
clock Mr.. Norton was still on the floor, and
the snoring of Mr. Morgan, who lay on chair
propped up against the wall, produced not
| inharmOnious accompaniment to the voice OF
the speaker.
Senators generally lay scattered at full-length
on the sofas, and Mr. Stewart, still at his post,
| had succumbed to sleep, and, with placid ex-
preston on his features, reclined at his ease,
his feet on his desk, totally unconscious OF the
| blows MIR. Norton was dealing at his bantng.
| Finally as Mr. Norton progressed in his ar
gument, the snoring Of Mr.. Morgan gradually
assumed dissenting tone and increased so
much in volume that it became necessary for
| one of the messengers to call the New York
| Senator back from the land of dreams.
AT 5:45 a. M, Mr. n. advanced toward Mr.
| Stewart and Numbered in his ear that he
thought it would be fair for the Senator who
| had the measure Ia charge to wake up whereat
| Mr.. S. reused himself with start from his
| peaceful slumber.
At o clock Mr. n concluded his remarks
After speech by Mr.. Wilson, the sleeping
Senators were awakened, and the amendment
of Mr.. Williams was rejected yeas 6; nays s..
Here is another little "scene :"
Mr.. Doolittle undertook to say that every
decision OF the Supreme Court, and every writer
90 the subject, had invariably maintained the
sovereignty of the States
The conversation among Senators, which had
continued without interruption during the
whole evening, became at this time so loud that
Mr. Doolittle refused to proceed until the
Chair enforced order.
Mr. d. would tell the Senator from Indiana
that his doctrine of Capitalization was Just as
dangerous as that OF secession.
Mr. Dooitte in the course of his remarks
referred to the reconstruction acts of Congress,
and expressed the opinion that had Chief JUS
tice Chase joined with the rest of the Supreme
Court, and decided those acts unconstitutional,
he would been nominated at New York,
and more than that, would have been elected
but he hesitated and suffered Congress to steal
his jurisdiction from him.
Mr. Drake was one Senator who denied the
right of the Supreme Court or of any other
tribunal to declare an act of Congress unconsti
tutonal. No power could revise their acts-a
body containing 800 men, many of them picked
men and ilIustrious, and many of them much
better lawyers than any who sit on the bench
of the Supreme Court.
Mr.. Whyte would ask the Senator whether1
if the legal-tender act, the constitutionality OF
which was now pending in the Supreme Courtl
was declared to be unconstitutional, whether
that decision should be respected?
Mr.. Drake Not at all, sir. Not for min
ute; and Congress would have to come to his
position or else it would have to sweep among
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