The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-03-22
-.o,n :, Aha civ Of Richmond, seen fit tt

peace OF the city OIL hlCnulohu, e0oi.
command forcible interference by Unitco
States forces with tho civil government
thereof and whereas such an interference
during session Of the Legislature OF vir'
einia3save on the application of said he
gislature-an application which has neither
been made nor contemplated, IL without
constitutional or legal warrant and where
as the General Assembly of Virginia owes
it to the people of the Commonwealth tha'
no inference should be drawn from lts 81
lence that it is Indifferent, or much les'
it approve this dangerous invasion OF pub
lie liberty; therefore
"Beit resolved by tie General Assembly
of Virginia the Senate con0rring), That
this Legislature enters its solemn protest
against the act of General Candy, com
handing this military department, in send
Jug force Of United States soldiers, on the
| 18th day of March, 1870, to tnke custody Of
certain public property of the city of Rich,
mond and to interfere with the municipal
authorities Of said city in the discharge OF
their duties.
L" Resolved, That the sold act, committed
at time when Virginia was coequal
State of the American Union, and after the
said General Candy had, in general orders,
publicly proclaimed the restoration of civil
government and the abrogation of military
authority, except as provided by general
law, with gross, palpable, and dangerous,
violation of the Constitution and laws Of
the United States, and blow. not less dan
gerous, struck at the supremacy of law, in
which the people of the entire Union are
grarely concerned.
Resolved, That copy Of this preamble
and these resolutions, signed By the PresI-
dent of the Senate and Speaker of the
House, be sent to each of our senators and
representatives in Congress and to the Pre-
sident of the United States, and that our
representatives be requested and our scna-
tors instructed to bring the same to the at
tention Of the Congress of the United
States"
A motion to suspend the rules in order
to get the immediate judgment Of the
House in reference to committee was lost.
CHIEF JUSTICE CHASE.
On motion of Mr.. DANIEL, the call OF the
calendar was postponed. He offered the
following:
Whereas the legality Of the net enacted
by the General Assembly entitled an act
to enable officers now holding Offices in Fir-
ginia by military appointment or otherwise
to hold over until their SUCCESSORS are elect
cd or appointed and have duly qualified to
ratify and confirm the official acts Of all
such officers, and to provide for filling VA
cancies in the Offices Of judges and consta-
bles,' and which was approved by the TO-
vernon March 5, 1870, has been called III
question and the authority Of those acting
under it resisted
And whereas it has been asserted TINT
the United States courts have jurisdiction
of cases arising under the said act, and 4
suit has been instituted in the Circuit
Court of the United States for the fourth
circuit under the style of George Chahoon
rs. Henry X. Ellyson and others for the
purpose of reaching hearing and adjndi-
cation Of the questions in that tribunal;
"And whereas the question rs to tho
jurisdiction Of the court aforesaid, and as
to the validity of the said act of Assembly:
involves precedents of mOmcntous conse-
ouence to the people of the State;
"And whereas the General Assembly
consider it eminently important that all the
issues herein referred to should be decided
at the earliest practicable time by full
court and the highest judicial authority,
therefore be it
" ReSolred by he General assembly,
al. That the Hon. Saln on =. Chase,
Chief Justice of the United States. he, and
is hereby, requested to sit upon the bench
Of the Circuit Court at the hearing of the
said case aforesaid.
so. That the Governor of Virginia be.
and is hereby, requested to forward & copy
Of these resolutions to the Chief Justice Of
the United States.'
\ motion to take this up undera srsren-
sion of the rules was l)st-ayes, co; n0c6.
3j-it requiring two-thirds vote. 1t was
referred to the Committee OH Resolutions.
PrBLIC GUARD.
The bill for the organization Of the Pub
lie Guard was called up and subsequently
passed by.
CENTRAL LUNATlC ASYLUM.
The bill for the establishment of the Cen
trail Lunatic Asylum was taken up and
discussed. 1t was opposed by the colored
people, who objected to having an asylum
for the colored people, contendine that it
would be class legislation to establish it.
Pending it's consideration the House adj
journed.