Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-02-03
FROM RICHMOND.
LEGISLATIVE.

LEGISLATIVE.
RICHMOND, Feb. 2 As is almost always the
case 90 Mondays, there was an absence OF u
quorum in the Senate 10 day, and only such
legislation as did not require a count could be
perfected.
The House bill for the relief Of the late sher-
ifs of the cumluouwealth was considered aud
tabled.
Resolutions were introduced and adopted in-
sructing the committee for courts OF justice
10 i, ouire into and report as 10 the constltu-
tiouaiity OF dcprivipg citizens Of the common
wealth of an original trial by jury in cases
wherein the right of the trial by jury is gnar-
anteed by the coustition of the State; to inquire
into the expedicncy Of amending the Code In
relation 10 he malicious burning of barns, sta
bles aud other buildings; and into the expedl-
ency of adopting a code OF practice Tor the
courts of this State similar to the code OF prac-
tice of the State of New York or Kentucky.
| The House bill to prevent the pulling and
tearing down. and opening and leaving open
gates without permission of owners, was pass
ed. An unsuccessful motion was made to amend
the title so as to make it "Au act to prevent
fox hunting in this commonwealth
The bill amending all act in relation to sher-
ifs bonds was also passed, and several bills
were advanced on the calendar
In the House of Delegates number OF Sen
ate and House bills were reported and read.
The petition of w. G. Carr, to be relieved
as a surety Of the la;e sheriff Ut Albemarle, was
rejected.
A resolution was adopted adverse to incress-
ing the fees OF justices.
4 bill was introduced to authorize questions
as to the Construction Ut the revenue laws 10 be
cerif ID to the Supreme Court OF Appeals.
A petition of cllz.nS of !, arreu county was
presented for legislation against drunkenness
MISCELLANEOUS.
A comparative statement from the Auditor
of the value of lands IN the State since 1860
shows de .rcase of about $l4 600 900. There
has been an increase Ill the value in the coun-
ties of Abcmarle, Allegheny, Alcxandrla' Au-
gusta, Campbell, (incluling I.ynchburg,) Cu'-
repcr, Elizabeth City, Fairfax, FREDERICK
Cries, Grcvusyi'le, Loudoun, Mathews, Nor
folk. P.iucess Anne, Prince William, Roanoke
Rockbrldge, Southampton, Warwick ana the
cities Of Danviile, Norfolk aud Richmond.
The subcommittee on public Institutions OF
the Joint committee of the Legislature has per
fec.ed bill providing for the lease Of the pen
itentary by board Of commissioners, consist
ing Of the Governor, secretary OF the common
wealth aud attorney general, under certain re-
s,ric;ions and authorizing them, II they think
advisable, to Contract Tor its temporary re-
moval
The House election committee has decided
to report resolutions unsc atng Jno W. Wake,
Conservative member from Chesterfield giving
the place TO his Republican competitor, Joseph
| Walker.
Colonel George W. Boiling, OF Petersburg,
and Major john Dodsou, Of Dinwiddlc, have
addressed the Immigration committees OF the
Legislature in favor OF an appropriation OF
$50 600 TO aid immigration to Virginia.
On recent occasion eleven Conservative
members of the Senate were found absent on
the call Of the roll on an important BILL This
is crying shame.
GEN. SHERMAN ON INDIAN AFFAIRS.
| Sherman was again interviewed by the House
Military Committee 90 Saturday, IN relation to
the army as connected with lndiau affairs. he
pointed out on The nap region of country IN
Texas, POO miles 10 length by 100 10 breadth,
comprising half-a-doZen organized counties
which, when he passed throug two years ago,
was entirely depopulated, the lnhabltaots hav-
lug had toabandon their homas on account OF
the constant incursions made upon them by
Iudiaus. These Iudians he said, had been
supposed to be Camanches, but it was pretty
we'll understood now that they Were klowas,
Cbeyenues, and Arrapahoes, who raided out
from Fort Sill reservation, 800 miles Oft, peDe
trating through the military posts, and help
| Jog themselves to the horses aud stock OF their
Texan friends, which they preferred doing
rather than be at the trouble of raising them
selves. He gave them graphic account OF his
interview with the famous klowa Chief, Sa-
tanta, at Fort Sill, where be had Satanic, Big.
Tree aud Sentank arrested, double lroned, and
sent back to Texas, to be tried for an attack
upon wagon train and the murder of twelve
out of seventeen teamsters that accompanied
! it, one of whose bodies was found bound to
wagon wheel and burned. Santauk was killed
in an attempt TO escape, but the other two were
| tried, convicted and sentenced to be hanged,
but the iufueuce of humanitarians, who re-
garded murder on the part of an Indian as
mere exhibition of moral insanity, bad induced
| Gov. Davis, of Texas, who ought to have known
| better, to commute the sentence Of Saanta aud
| Big-Tree, and the same influence at Washing
| ton had finally restored them to freedom, and
| they were now on the reservation, ready to
| start out 90 more murderuuS raids Ii they
should scalp Governor Davis the next tune,
| Gen. Shermon intimated that he would not
shed many tears on that account. He review
ed the Modoc difficulties, aud gave it as his
opinion, that Gen. Candy had been victim of
the temporzing Quaker policy applied to the
Indians He urged the transfer of the Indians
FROM the control of the Interior Department to
that of the War Department, aud expressed
his conviction that the army was more kindly
disposed to the Indians than the citizens gen
orally were, ADD thar if the country demanded
an extremely charitable treatment of the In
dams, it could be accomplished by aud through
the agency of the army better than through
the agency of persous, who professed more
charity than soldiers but who did not practice
ii so much.
SOUTHERN CLAIMS COMMISSION. An effort
is making to unite the Senators aud kepresen-
tatives from the Southern States in a call upon
the Southern Claims Commission to send In q