Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-03-26
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| Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette
RICHMOND, March 25.-Tha Legislature to-
day, elected the following Circuit Judges:-
lst Circuit, Geo. Blow, jr., OF Norfolk.
u ). $. Weisgsr. of Dinwiddie, 81 Asa
Dickinson, Of Prince Edward, Attn W. NJ.
Tfeadway, Of Pittsylvania, 9th Ga. Wipg6eld,
Of Bedford, aud 9th Henry Shackeltord, OF
Nulnoner. Further elections were deferred
until to morrow. Very little else OF Interest
in ,he Senate, the House amendments to the
Shenandoah Valley railroad bill we're concur
rcd in.
A bill Incorporating The Virginia Law Socie
tv was passed.
The Committee on Courts Of Justice were
instructed to inquire into the propriety of pre-
venting by law, the introduction of pauper i'm
migrants into this State, or if brought, bind.
ing the parties bringing them to be responsible
for their welfare, for twelve months after set
tlcment.
The House bill, entitled an act in relation to
commissioners Of revenue, was made the special
order Tor to morrow.
Resolutions were passed by both Houses 10
regard to tue resistance made by the blacks IN
Norfolk, Elizabeth City and New York coun.
ties to the execution OF the laws or the State
BY the civil authorities, and requesting the
President of the United States to send such
military force to those counties as will be suh'
Gent to c%utorc, the laws OF the State, and pre-
vert the bloodshcd which will cnsue, II the
civil authorities endcaVor, unalded to carry out
the law.
In the House OF Delegates q joint resolution
in relation to the reputation of public and
private debts, was offered and reported from
the committee on Finance, and placed on the
calaadar. Tho preamble recltcs that t"e credit
OF the State and OF its citizens Is being injured
from an apprehension in the minds OF some
persons that the General Assembly will repudl'
ate the debt Of the State, and authorize the
repudiation OF the debts OF her citizens, and
closes with q resolution that the General AS,
semLly will pass no such acts OF Repatriation
either in whole or in part, and that to 10 so
would he no less destructive OF our future pros
perity than Of our credit, our integrity. and
our hopOG. g..
There seemed to bc al absence OF ali p0lltl
cal feeling in the choice OF Judges to day, tue
Radicals in many instances endorsing the Con
sentative nominees. MIR. Dickinson was en-
dorsed in the Senate By Bland, and Mr.. Henry
Shackcliord received The entire vote Cast III
both Houses.
Inc Tl1Clcll CIulClClCS nHtSh hu'
| been held in this city on the 9th of April, has
been postponed by Messrs. Gilmer, Porter and
Wickham until Thursday, April Dist.
The argument in the injunction case, was
| further continued to day before Judge under'
wood, by Mcssrs. Chandler and r. II. Daniel,
The interest seems to be abating. ,
Its understood that Theodore b. WardWeii,
son 0! Burnham Wardwe!l, late Superintendent
OF the Pcnicentiary here, has been appointed
to a military cadctship at West Point by the
Secretary ot War.
The caucuSts oi The conservatives OF tho
Legislature are in future to be held in the day
time, for which purpose the hour o! meeting
OF the Legislature until the election OF Judges
is over. has becu changed TO one o'clock.
AloS>rs. Moncurc, Staples, Christian, Joyne''
aud Anderson. recently elected Judges OF tho
Suprtm. Uourt OF Appeals, were commissions
cd as such yesterday, by the Governor iol
twelve years each. dating from January lst'
1870.
The Governor has appointed Messrs. [. K.
SpiIman, John \. Srilman, Il. L. Scott, Il.
ii. Robin$oa, i. U!man, Z. y. Green, and K,
". Payne, counciimcn for the town Of War