Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-02-16
LETTER FROM RICHMOND.

day, elected George F. Strothcr. Superinten-
dentsof the pcnitculiary, and Jos. Nj. Stevens,
Storekecper OF the same institution. Mr..
Strothcr is a son Of the late James French
Strothcr, of Rappahannock, and Mr.. Stevens
was before the war citizen OF Alexandria.
In the Senate, to day, MIR. Herndon from
the Committee on Courts Of Justice reported
bill distributing the State for County Judges,
(making the number seventy six (7G) } accord
ing to the population; also,
A bill r. organizing the Court of Appeals,
making the old law conform to the new Con
stitution-one session to be held in Richmond
and one at - Alexandria, it may he hoped
will fill the blank,
A bill was likewise introduced from the Com
mttee on Courts Of Justice providing for the
election by the Legislature OF Lieutenant Gov
crnor and Attorney General This will ensure
| the election of MIR. j. II. Marye, the present
Lieutenant Governor, who is a most efficient
presiding officer and whose selection by tho
Legislature will give general satisfaction
| throughout the State.
A resolution was referred providing that th,
| acts Of all officers holding over since the al
mission of the State shall be valid until thel
successors shall be elected or appointed; also
A resolution lnquiring into the adaptabllit1
Of the code of practice Of New York to th'
Courts of Virginia.
The New York code of practice has beer
adopted by several OF the Western and ncsrl!
all of the Middle States.
| Mr., TAYLOR, of Loudoun, introduced resolu
! tou for the incorporation OF the Leesburg ant
| Rectortown Turnpike company.
/ uo,,o na1a0otns adoDtnl q mint roS
| olution for the appointment of Commissioner
TO negotiate with the authorities OF the Stat
| Of West Virginia for settlement OF the pro
nortions Of the public debt to be borne by tn
two States and to report to the Legislature.
The Committee on Courts of Justice report
ed that Judge H. B. Burnham was dlsqualltle
nv section ., chapter II of the Code OF VII
c;nia also that AZ Judges Dorman and VIII
lnuphhv had declared that in the event OF tn
seat OF one OF the Judges being declared vacan
thew would take no further action as court
the committee refrain from any expression Q
oniniop az to them The committee submltte
tLe following resolution - Resolved, the Sen
atc concurring, that the office of II. IL. Burn
bom now exercising the functions OF one {
the iudpes OF the .jourt of Appeals be, an
the same is hereby, declared vacant.
The rep0rt was recommended at the reque>
. of the Chairman in order that It might
perfected.
Iftbis resolution passes. the validity OF a
| The acts of this Court since the admlssion q
the State will he questioned, anu the ao'
arguments in the veyed question OF proprietor
shin of the Alexandria and Washington Raj
road will so far be naught.
The House Committee on Privileges an
Elections will report that the following men
hers of the Legislature have nOi Yet qualified
Il Stith Boiling, OF Lunenburg, j. H. Kelley. {
Snof,svyauin, +. q. Morgan, (coored) I
Petersburg, David Thayer Of Nansenond :
Further, that Jacob 5. Alice, oil Rich mono
". II. Brisby. Of New Kent, Isaac Edmund
son, (eolored) OF Halifax, II. b, HaInsheyei
of Rockingham, David j. Miller, nt FreIrrI
lex, ". r. Rags1aIe, of Charlotte, &. !
Thomas, OF Henry. Ellis Wilson, Of DinwI
die, ana W. W. Wood, Of HatAy, have n"
taken the oath prescribed by Congress tn l'el
nit them to take seats
MIR. Crcushaw has given notice that lie wIl
move reconsideration OF the vote by whlc
Mr.. Popham's resolution, taking issue with tn
policy of Gov. Walker iu'rtlerenca To III
choice OF Judges, was passed, thus opening th
subject for further consideration.
4 Whil, the merits Of the respective candnlatr
for Superintendent Of the p,nitrnlI.ry were Lc
inp canvaascd in the House, Mr.. McCaull, q
Roanoke, created no little amusement by re
citing The speech Of Wardwell before The IL:
construction Committee, which he :Iylcd q
prayer for the iron clId," emphasizing tn
last syllable as Brother WardwelI is wont t,
do. McCaull is capital minnie and hia inl
taliou of the tones anu gestures OF tho Supcrln
trndcnt brought down the House and gnl
! lercs in laughter which the speaker tired II
vain to rcprcss. While caucus&ing, this diver
sion also served good PURPOSE in shown!
what were WardweIl'S misrepresentation o
| Virginia. AIT! tic effect was seen when on Tn
vote being counted it WAS discovered that on
Of about $50 ballots, two had been cast 10
| Wardwell.