Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-04-12
LETTER FROM RICHMOND.

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Correspondence of the A~lerandr" G"seHe'
RICHMOND, April 1.-The Legislature, TO-
dew, elected the following additional judges,
viz: For the city of Lynchburg, Jas. Garland;
counties OF James City and York, K. l.. Hen
lev: Kipg and Queen and Middlesex, J. H.
C. Jones; Loudoun, G. B. Ball; Roanoke,
Flayius Jossphus Ribble Pittsylvauia. John
GiImcr.
A committee of conference vas, to day, ap-
Doip,ed ty both Houses on the disagreelng
| votes on the salary bill, and this question will
| be now settled. =,
4 communication from the Department OF
| the Interior at Washington, in relation to the
nublic domain, dopated to the State for educa.
tional purposes. was read in tho House to day,
stating that ,S75 certificates Tor 300. 900 acres
| otland, in the aggregate, would be signed and
sent to the Governor in y few days. Several
! applicltions Tor these lands have already been
made.
A communication from The Auditor Of Pa6-
lie Accounts was presented to the House TO-
day, in reference to tho back pay OF members
of the late Constitutional Convention. in
which it WaA stated fhet the sum necessary to
meet he claim will be Sl2. 1914: OF this amount
50, 544 is claimed as compensation by a com.
mittce OF six appointed by that body 10 super.
intend the printing and distribution OF tho
| Constitution.
The bin authorizing the governor to hire out
the peniteuliary c~onvicts, with a proris0 that
thew shall not b, hired in any city or town IN
the State. was finally passed by both Houses
to day. 1t was stated that the ConvlctS arc SO
numerous that they cannot be acCOmmO dateu
in the present building, and a bill has passed
the House appointing Commissioners 10 en-
ouiro into the expediencv OF selling the present
pcnitcutiary and site, and erecting new iuild
Jugs on Il more eligible situation.
The Senate, to day, passed the h!l tor ad-
vance payment Of annuity to the Military In
stitutc.
4 motion 10 have evening sessions, lor the
election of judges. was voted down. Tn caucus
cannot now furnish aSutnClert number OF nom
inees for the day session.
4! bill concerning the Sergeant OF Alcxan-
d7ia was introduced and referred, also y oil Tor
The relief Of S. o. Baggott, Of Alexandria, for
the return al 4 fine imposed during the war
for failure TO attend as a juror.
La the House Of Delegates q resolution IN
regard to the establishment in the State OF Fir
gjnla of a branch Of the asylum tor disabled
Volunteers. was placed on the Calendar. Ac-
compauyinc the resolution was i letter from
Mr. Piatt. member of Congress, urging the
Legislature to take action in this matter upon
the ground that the establishment of a branch
Of the Asylum would be the means OF securing
the expenditure .! some 500, 900 IN the
State.
A bill to amend the act districting the State
for Couaty aud City Judges was introduced.
1t removes Winchester from the list of towns
entitled to q city judge, as it Is understood
tho people CT Nirchcster DO not desire a
Judge for that town exclusively, but are wiling
| that the town shall be included with the county
Of Frederick.
A bill to empower the present cor. mission
c1s anil sherlfFs to assess and collect taxes un
I'll Ghlir successors arc appointed or elected
vas ordered 10 its eDgrossmcnt.
The bill to incorporate the North Loudoun
TURNPIKE vas, also. ordered to BE- cngrossel.
The bill to provide for the payment Of the
commissioner to settle the public debt with
West Virginia was passed.
MIR. Chahoon has made . proposition to
Mayor ElIyson that each shall cease to act as
Mayor of the city and leave the senior Al,
derman to act as though there were a va
cancy in The Mayors office; the old police
force TO be recognized. and the specials on both
sides to be paid to date Of agreement, and dis
charged. THIS proposition was at once rejected
by Mr.. EllySon. who, however, proposed that
the existing difficulties should be brought be
FIRE a full bench of the Court of Appeals OF
Virginia, on writs Of h,beas corpus, and
that each agree to abide ny the decision Of
the Court as to the constitutionallty o! the
enabling act, Mr. ElySon promising to send
by SPECIAL messenger to Chief Justice Chase a
note explanatory of their course AMI assuring
the Chief Justice that no disreSrcct was meant
10 hin thereby. This proposition vas prompt
Iy accepted by Sir. Chahoon, and the messen
ger has Lett for Washington. There is now,
therefore, a prospect for 4 speedy solution Of the
municipal difficulties, aud for the final triumph