The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1870-01-06

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influence. aud it WIS finally agreed that a bill
shoud be epa.sa4vr the admission OF sii'.4
giinia. to be prosecuted III Congress, with the
following conditions The State to be adj
mittcd, and the Legislature to meet the sec.
ond Tuesday thereafter, after elec,ing State.
| officers and passing such acts as are necessary
to put Incorporation the constitution adopted
hyahc people last July. then to elect judges;
all the acts passed and officers and Judges
elected to be submitted to Congress and APP
proved by that body. The bill will further
more, provide that the Representatives and
Senators elect from Virginia shall be admitted
90 Congress as territorial delegates only, until
such time as Congress shall approve the acts
of the Legislature and declare the State fully
in the Union. This Bill will be brought to
| Washington by the 10th Of January, aud its.
passage will be urged by strong delegation
Of Republicans, including number of infu-
entail colored members Of the party, It is
also proposed by them, as I. part Of the com
promise, to require all judges TO take oath
that they are not obnoxious TO the fourteenth
amendment. It is said that few, if any, Of
the moderate republicans in Richmond favor,
as an original plan, the imposition OF the con
ditions recited but are influenced to; propose
shem because otherwise, they fear the State
viii be kept out through the iuluenee of2tIlc'
extreme men il Congress" g.. .;sias - p.
'|Ihis view il is stated s,supportcd by re
ports from Washington, to the effect that1 Il
majority Of the membcrs of the reconstguc
tion committee have agreed to report a bill
requiring the Virginia Legislature to be re-
convened, and each member be required to
take the oath under the fourteenth amend
ment, the election Of United States Senators
to be declared null and void, and new cleo
ton OF Senator'S to take place after The Legs-
lature has thus been purged These members
Eof the committee, it is also said, claim tina.
Judge 1Ioars opinion, holding that members
Of the Legislature are not required to take
the test oath, IS erroneous, and that it wasnot
| lawful for the Legislature to take any. oction
Of any kind until the members had all sub
scribed to the test oath. They assert that
they have can7asscd the House Of Represen
tatves and find majority with them, and
/ therefore it does not matter how much una
pinlity there may be. among Senators in favor
/ Of the immediate admission Of Virginia, as
1.-THE House Is master Of the situation, since
both houses must approve What has beer
done (under the Reconstruction acts) in that
State before her Senators or Representatives
can take their seats"
ae Shooting AFFAIR.
I About II O'clock on yesterday morning a
| difficulty occurred il front ofthe Lexington
! Hotel between SIR G. 4. White one Of the
pro pgiictors, and Nj Jewsll, 1ne nApI5sS
agent which resulted in the accidental wound
ing (soyerely in the Lego Of a bystander, Mr.
Samuel Steele, Jry, BY a pistol bail fred BY
1 ar. White, and a severe cash across the head
/ Of Mr. Jewell, BY a paving stone thrown BY
Nj. w. sa 81
It appears froz.l the evidence before the Mag
or, that while Mr.. VIM. Pole, jrs, and AIR. "
: were in conversation in front of the Licking
ton Hotel, il which Mr.. Z. says he was talk
ing very ''planly to Dolph," W. had pistol
rarity drawn, seen BY some persons frcm thu
opposite side Of the street, but unseen by +.
Alr. Jewell between whom and Mr.. w. there
had been some difference, crossed to that side
and struck with his hand OF fist, Mr.. w. Mr.
W. drew his pistol -one witness says before
INC Stl isieSl eiiea "ee Wv
cd for awhile by NIr. p from firing on jewell
He. however shot around F., missed Jewell
and hit young Steele. Mr.. 2. wrenched The
weapon from Mr.. W and Mr.. " went across
the street. MIR. Jewell then gave UP knife, he
had ar d followed across the street In the
meantime Mr.. ". had taken q ''river Jack
, rock from the street and faced toEard Z. and
r Jewell. lie, however went into pettigrew's
with the stone Jewell crossed to Wills
After few minutes White reappcared on
Pettgrew's front step, some say others that
:, he was On the pavement, and some onc,called
, Jewell attention to him, j. with q cane ad
vanccd, and White threw the stone. strik ing
him on the head infiicting severe wouud--
White rctrcated into Pett;grew's and endeav
ored to hold the door and P.;tred to lock it
! but Jewell and several others pressed the door
: open and went in Whether while Inside
Jewell struck White or net, is uncertain. 4
negro seized Jewell and ragged him out The
parties were then arrested, aud after'a lengthy
hearing before Squire Henderson, with Gov
, Letchcr acting as counsel for White, and W
J, A. Andcrsop for Jewell, Jewell was bound
E over to keep the peace in penalty Of $75 and
White discharged
Jewell is not only the coolest of fighters,
: but must be, in the eyes of his Honor, dan
gerous shot at, ponsnellcd with stone
and bound over to keep the peace !-Lecing-
ton Gazette, Of 29h.
The Ayres-GIiyer Tragedy.
George S. Ayre was committed on the
23d, ult., by Justice Goodyear for the delib-
crate ard wiful murder Of Anthony r. Oil
yer on the 10th inst, and was afterwards bail
ed 10 the sum Of $4,000 to appear