Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-02-11
vETvER FROM RICHMOND.

Correspondence Of the -Itc,rdndfM Gazette
RICHMOND, Feb. lO.-Except the election ct
MIR. W. 1ay!or,as Auditor oil Public Accounts,
and Mr. Jas. Mcdonald, as Secretary oil the
Commonwealth. the proceedings Of the Legis
laturc to day, were not Of special interest.
In the Senate, Mr.. Snowden, of Alexandra,
presented petition, accompanied by bill, Tor
the relief Of tax payers of Alexandria from tax
es imposed and collected during the latter part
of the late war.
Mr.. Pendlcton' resolution in relation to re-
lief to the debtor class, was referred to special
committee, who are expected soon to make u
report, and it is hoped that some speedy but
sale mode Of relief will be afforded.
In the House, MIR. TOMBSTONE Alexandria,
introduced resolution inquiring into the prac'
ticabiliry Of em ploying convict labor so as to
make the Penitentiary a paying institution;
also a petition Of members Of the bar OF Al ex-
andra for the adjustment OF Hastings
Court. He also proposed an amendment OF the
18th section OF chapter 81 of the Code, pro
hibiting the transfer of stock to increase votes
in railroad and other corporations.
Before the adjournment in October, MIR.
Crenshaw, of the lower branch OF the LeglsIa'
ture, offered aresolution assuring Congress that
if the State was admitted, the l4th and 10Th
amendments would be re ratified. Inc resolu-
ton was referred to committee, which, to-
day, reported that no action was necessary, anu
the matter was about to be dropped, when
| Radical member moved to lay the report on
The table. The motion was lost aud the, State
Journal of this evening claims that the House
of Delegates has refused to ratiiy the amend
| ments
There was some excitement at tue Capitol
| "a dav. caused BY the receipt Of Geographic
dispatch from member OF Congress from IT
piDia. by 4 member Of the House OF Delegates,
Stating that 1t was reported in Washington that
Gov. Walker had recommended in his message
the election OF Judges who are dlsqualtled and
asserting il such was the fact that no disability
bill could be passed. The message was shown
| to Gov Walker who was not ut all excited put
remarked quietly that he stood by MS recon-
incubation, which Is 10 the effect that IN cases
where proper and tit persons capnot be iounu
| for judicial positions, then the Legislature
might elect as Judges those who come under
| the disability clause, hut whose dISablIitieS' II
! was cxrcctcd, from the clemcncy oil Congress,
woui he relieved; otherwise the Governor,
who tavors y strict construction OF the l4th
amendment and the tultilment OF ts provisions,
would no, issue the commission. Tins course
was pursued in reference to the Judiciary ol
| North Carolina where the disabilities OF the
Judges of the Court vi Appeals were removed
by Congress- alter their election. I lie portion
! OF tie Governors message referred TO meets
with general favor here and should not be made
| q prctext for opposition even by those VINO are
seeking to iniurc the State and her people.
A Congressional delegation, 50 called,
compo,cd OF one or two members Of the lower
house, to fortune and to lame unknown, &C
compaued by several Changers on, arrived
here this evening. They created not the slight
| est sensation.