The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-01-25
LOCAL MATTERS.
Eouysoe ESses.

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The Committee for Courts OF Justice have
authority from the House 10 send
for persons and papers in the case OF Juuge
Ayiett Nicol, Of PRICE William county,
charged with fraud and corruption IN ONCE.
ON wednesday, the I'd proximo. the matter
will be heard in committee, and accused WIN
be present. The committee ind In the Consti,
tuition two different plans OF PROCEDURE i"'u
down for their guidance:
Section 16, Article v, says "tnc heu.en.
ant-Governor, Judges, anu all otnei om.S' ~:
offending against the State by mai.admlnls-
tra,;on shall he impeachable by the House oi
Delegates and be prosecuted before the Sem
ate. which shall have the sole power 10 tr}
Impeachment" &c.
Section % of Article VI. provides that
"Judses may be removed from Once oy a
concurrent vote of both houses OF the Gene
raj Assembly, but a majority OF all the men-
bers elected to each house must concur 10
such vote, and the cause of removal snail De
entered on the Journal Of each house. Inc
Judge against whom the General Assembly
MAY be about to proceed shall nave notice
thereof, accompanied by a copy OF the causes
alleged for his removal, at least twenty Gays
before the day on which either house oil the
General Assembly shall act thereon"
II is under this latter section the committee
will recommend the Legislature to act, II In
deed any action looking to removal be found
necessary.
MIR. Cochili and Senator Smith, Conserva.
tive members OF the Legislature from Mel
son. have advised Judge Stevens, in view OF
thp trouble with Delegate Fowle, to resign.
Indre Stevens declines to do so. He says,
as we are informed by friend of his, that if
tho legislature wants to get him out Of office
they can impeach him. The money and
bonds he claims TO have fairly won. The
friends of Judge Stevens pronounce the ac-
counts published in the Alexandra papers
as false in not few respects, and assert that
if an investigation is bad Judge stevens VIII
not appear before the public in the bad light
in which he at present stands. There were
rumors Yesterday that Judge Guigon's grand
Jury would summon the gentlemen TO whom
Messrs. Fowle and Stevens related the par
ticulars Of the transaction as witnesses on an
indictment for unlawful gaming. That VIII
probably be done, but whether before or
after the Legislature has acted can only De
surmiScd.
The Governor yesterday transmitted to the
General Assembly the semi.annual report Of
the Virginia Military Institute, recommend.
ing such action towards relieving the present
embarrassment Of that institution as may be
justified by the condition of the Treasury.
Accompanying the report IS memorial and
petitiou of the Virginia Military Institute to
the Cougrass OF the United States for spe'
ci6c grant OF 200, 900 acres Of public lands in
remuneration for losses sustained BY the de-
structon of the buildings and other State
property bv the army OF General ID. Hunter
| in 1864. The report and petition were Or
dered to be printed.
| II is stated by parties in this city that "Mr.
Winr, of Aibemarle county, a representative
| OF the Grard Lodge of Masops, which met
| here not long since, on his return home, oc-
cupied seat next to Mr.. Carpenter, who
! was going home at that time sick, and soon
after reaching Albemare broke out with the
smallpox, which has since been communl-
Gated to three others Of his fsmily."
| Major John W. Daniel, chairman OF the
Committee Of the Senate on Privileges aud
Elections. returned from Lynchburg yester-
! day morning. The committees report will
| be presented to-day if finished 10 time. 1t
| Is said that Messrs. Daniel, Marshall. Finney,
and Claughtou are in favor Of confirming
| General johnson in his seat, and Messrs
Bland, Wood, and Splitter in favor o.
new election. Messrs. Moffett and Mad
; doX were not present when the vote wa:
taken.
| The Tobacco Inspection Committee was il
| session last night until quarter to II. Mos
of the time was spent in discussing the 56tf
section. Though no tinal vote was reached
| il seemed to be the sense of the committee
that private warehouses should not charge
more than State warehouses (Danville eX
cepted), and that tobacco once inspected
should under no circumstances be required
to be rtiuspec,et. The committee will NEE
again this afternoon at 4:30 o'clock.
The Governor yesterday commissioned
George w. Brown notary public for Frank
lin county.