The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-03-07
,xLvTH CONGRESS- Second Session.
WASHINGTON, March @, 1873.
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| SENATE.
The long-bond savings bill was passed,
| 1t provides chat I'm lieu OF the per cent,
bonds authorized now, the Secretary OF the
! Treasury shall issue one hundred millions
OF coupon bonds OF ! the denomination OF
s25, $50, and 300, redeemable in coin
fifty years from date, with per cent. in
terest; said bonds to be disposed OF for
coin or legal-tender notes at their nominal
value-the latter to be reissued, and the
proceeds and coin received for such bonds
to be applied to the liquidation OF outstsnd-
ing Indebtedness OF the United States that
may be redeemable.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
The bill providing for special term OF
the United States Circuit Court for the
Southern district OF Mississippi was re-.
turned by the President without his ap-
proval, together with message giving bis
reasons for so doing; which, together with
the bill, was referred to the Committee on
the Judiciary. The President states that
there was not sufficient time allowed in the
bill for giving notice Of the holding OF said
special term, and that the Government could
not prepare for the trials, as no funds were
available for that purpose.
General Hooker, OF Mississippi, opposed
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suits against the alleged trespassers on the
public Understands. There was no action.
Adjourned.
Obituary.
SUDDEN DEATH OF JUDGE ASA BIGGs, OF NOR
FoLK-A BRIEF SKETCH OF THE DECEASED.
Especial telegram 10 The Dispatch
NORFOLK, Va, March 6.-Our entire COM
munity was shocked to-day at the sudden
death OF Judge Asa Blggs, which occurred
at II O'Clock, in this city. He was taken
suddenly i'll while engaged in business at
his office shortly after II O'Clock, and upon
going at once TO his residence expired in a
few minutes after being placed in bed.
Deceased was about seventy-one years
of age, and was we'll known through
out the State Of Virginia and North
Carolina, being native Of the lat
ter, and in ante-beLlum days had a ma
tlonal reputation both as a iurist and pol
iticIan. Previous to his departure from
North Carolina he had been in public life
for fully thirty-tive years, having been
member of the Convention OF 1885, which
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sented his district in the Congress Of the
United States during the administration OF
President Polk, being frequently rec lected.
Subsequently he was elected by the Legs
lalure to the United States Senate, but re-
signed his seat in that body to accept the
appointment of United States district judge
for the district of North Carolina under
Pierce's administration. After the break
ing out OF the late war he received the ap-
pointment from the Confederate Govern
ment OF district judge for the same dis
trict. After the close OF the war
he practced law for few years, but upon
the Radical Supreme Court issuing lin 1869
its famous order debarrng most OF the law
yers OF responsibility in that State from
practicing in the courts, he became disgust
ed with affairs in his State and removed to
this city, becoming partner with his bro
Their in the house OF X. Biggs Il Co. He
also engaged in the practice OF law, being
associated with Hon. w. n. II. Smith, who
is the present Chief Justice OF the Supreme
Court OF North Carolina. Judge Biggs was
an earnest Christian and Il member Of the
Primitive Baptist church. He leaves IA
large and interesting family overwhelmed
with grief at his sudden death.