Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-04-23
SITTER FROM RICHMOND.

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| Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette,
RICHMOND, April 22.--The Legislature to-
day elected tho following additional county
Judges: Norfolk county, l.. 4. Watts; Spot
syyania, John NJ. Herndon Nottaway, W. Ii. |
Mann; Princess Anne, Francis NJ. Whitehurst.
Tomorrow, in all probability, the election OF
Judges will be completed, as there are not more
than half dozen remaining to be chosen.
The judiciary salary bill was again under
consideration in the Senate to-day, when
motion to reconsider the vote by which the
Conference Committees report was rejected,
was lost. The motion for another committee
was then withdrawn, in order 10 permit Dir.
TAYLOR of Loudoun to introduce bill dltferlp
from the one reported upon, in that 1t requires
the counties to pay the salaries Of the judges
by special levy The bill will be considered
without reference, but will hardly pass, al
though the Senate when tho question was up
before, was very evenly divided upon this
question.
The Senate passed bill fixing the times Tor
holding the terms of the Hastings Courts,
which goes to the House and will probably
pass that body in few days 1t h1es the
second Monday in each month Tor holding the
Hastings Court in Alexandria and provides
| that causes when the parties reside 10 the city,
| may be transferred from the docket of tho
| County Court to that CT the Hastings Court.
The Judges arc permitted to elect at which
terms Criminal cases shall be tried.
4 bill was introduced in the Senate for the
relief of R. l.. Rockford. Of Fairfax County.
for return of taxes paid on land sold and held
under the U. S. Coniscation act.
asta hi Sh tho Central iilDatlN ASE
INN for colored persons, was taken up, cons!d'
cred, but laid over.
The Finance Committee were Instructed 10
enquire whether there is not balance OF IN.
tercst due Ia the State of Virginia from the
government Of the y. S., on account OF ad
| yanccs made ia the war of lSl2-l5, and what
measures are necessary to secure payment OF
| the same.
In the House of Delegates bill to authorize
the Front Royal Turnpike Company to sell the
n;crs and abutments OF certain bridges on the
Shenandoah river, and to authorize the purch-
| asers to rebuild said bridges, was reported.
| The House passed bill to amend and re
enact section Is Of the Code as amended by
acts Of March 81, 1866. and Oath April, 1861
in relation to appeals, wrts OF error and super,
scdeas, was taken up and passed. The bill
rroVide. that every appeal, writ OF error or
| SuDnTScuSaS,
| Indictment, decree or order of the court OF any
county or corporation, be docketed in the Cir
cuit Court which has jurisdiction over such
county or corporation. When it is to or from
| = iudemcpt decree or order Of any other
court, it shall be docketed in the Court oil APP
meals: except that aoy appeal, writ OF error or
| su rerscdeas, to or from a decree, judgment or
order OF the Corporation or Charcery Court OF
| The CITY of Richmond. shall be GocGeicd In the
Cour, Of Appeals.
The bill providing for general election was
| further considered.
The Radical Conference in session here hes
adopted the following platform =
| ~ An immediate enforcement or the lout
| teenth and fifteenth ameooments 10 t'e ha,'on
| al constitution, ia letter and 10 spirit, and the
| abolition of any other measures necessary to
| -uorortee nniua-,.l f----e-- OF thouSht,spetch
| and action.
.. 4 general and universal system Of public
education at public expense, under national
law, whenever such system is not adopted
ard enforced by State governments.
3. The fifteenth amendment having become
a mart OF the constitution OF the u. 5. by which
universal suffrage is secured 10 the masses OF
| our people, we declare 10 favor OF universal
| amnesty, subject Of course, 10 the legislation
Of Congress.
| T.. 1
meuts ~ the State and nation, keeping in view
| the careful protection of the interests of the
peope from the cncroachments OF monopolies
5. An Immediate, honest, and full enforce
ment Of our new State constitution in letter and
in spirit
G. A hearty and generous support Of the
| administrator of President Grant, in its for
cign, domestic and financial policy, and OF the
| policy of the Congress OF the United States.
And they also adopted the following:
Resolred, That this body have no confidence
| in the alleged RepublicaDism OF the Governor
! of Virginia, but do not consderit worth while
| to characterize his political course.
Mr.. John +. Lewis, who was on the ticket
| with Gov. Walker, and was elected to the u.
| S. Senate by Conservative Legislature, advo
Gated the adoption Of this resolution, Lewis
Mckenzie, be it said TO his credit, opposed it.
Messrs MCKENZIE and Bundy' were the only
votes the negative. Gov. Walker should adopt
resolution OF thanks to the "Conference" for
their action. It will do him more good, with
the people Of the State, than anything that his
opporants have done since his election.
Gov. Walker has appointed j. K. Bruce
constable for CulIeper county, aud CharIes.P.
Watson, for Page county.
The employees on the r., +. & Z. K. 4. arc
| COW compelled to wear uniform.
| Fifty colored laborers left this city today for
the South to work on raroads-the exodus
continues.
There was little breeze 10 the Conservative
caucus this morning, caused by the introduc.
ton OF the following resolution, offered BY DR..
PanniII. of Orange:
Resozre,1. That in view of the Radical pro.
ciivites OF the mem Der from Bath andHighland,
John R. Popham, as were evinced Oh yester-
day by his political association in the Reuubli-
eau Conference, held 10 this city, with l.. Fl.
Chandler, H. Fl. Wells, S. F. Maddox, b.
NJ. Bowden. VIM. Bartlett, D.. NJ Norton,
VIM. II. Ragsda!e, e. I. Thomas, Lewis
Lindsay and others, that this Conservative
Conference considers it inexpedient and in
compatible with the interests of the Conserva
tive party Tor the said John R. Popham 10 be
longer encouraged and admitted as Conserva-
tive member
When the resolution was read, Popham rose
and said that the mover was 10 his dotage:
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