Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-02-01
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10 tie Senate. yesterday, bills w.1c i!t'o
ducca to amend The Code in rcslion TO gait
ios d;To!c. s. and 10 provide the iia3as Or bold
iog the Circuit c3uri5 10 tao third judicial
ereuis.
The Scua!o bill 10 a1lLo:iZe ;h1 c3udeuna-
tioa OF the use Of the Land Dog occupied ty tue
Central LaDatio Asylum WAS passed.
The bill to amend the MotFatt liq11r law MS
further discussed.
10 The House Of Delegates bills were reported
f.CIn committees to amend the C1Ga % ancud.
cd b; tho act 10 relation T. the pay Ct county
superintendent q! school,: 10 provide lir the
listu!se Glcut Of school r!2ray5 ia tie cGucies;
to amend Inc Cod IL reisi1u to Tie pay CT
diiric: cilk>; a9j to au.nOi z, 5000! iristCcs
10 Dtra!t u5Es2d ADD ut0ccG!!ad public t;ee
school hcuSca t. he occupied by tccchsss c:haE
!bap hose e!Inoyad py :c2coi Trustees.
K:sclu,ioGs wgie Introduced calling tor 10
formation il regard to the Uys:er and hsh cul'
turc, thn eG;cGi II tho public domain suited to
ttis culture, the present AID possible hgh aad
oj ser producer Of the Fifeloia ida! watsis. and
tbo peculiar ADVANTAGE, Of Cur Witcrs iG, resr
to more Intelligent legislation 90 tets sui ,c;;
aud to authoI'Z the G yvcsoor 10 appoiot three
prsous commissioners 10 .sssss aud Tx The value
of all the property, rights and franchises oftho
James River ind kanawha Canal Company,
with view 10 sale thereof 10 the Kichu0nd
aud Alleghang Railroad Company.
Bills were Introduced HDd referred to ameud
tho act to revise the ciiuirGI law; TO smcCd
the acs Incorporating the town OF FAILS Chuych,
Fairfax couriy; and allowing further tins to
john Ii. Chices!eg, treasurer Of Fairfax County,
10 make bis retIr&s.
The report Of the j)iot c3Dniltce ~ the
usurpaion of pow,r by the Federal judiciary 10
Virginia, coming Up. Peter J. Carter Ct.
iered a substitute for the report o! the commlt'
tee, which was read By the clerk, tie sutsiaDc3
of which is az follows: That Ucdsr TIC -Four.
teenth amendment all persons arc Cquai bttjre
the Law, aud every man has the c!chs t, b,
tried by o jury OF his peers; tbst notgRhs!3nd
Jog this fac. the laT respecting the s1mmoning
of uries has been siacc tbe Adoption Ct the
present Constitution Of this State SO admins.
tered that pcrs3Gs CT African descap, have
rarely If ever Dea1 summoned either as grand
or petit Jurors; That IN consequence Ccsr0es
tavo always been indicted end tried 3; jufies
composed ex,lusivey of white me5; iuriss r;awa
ftcr race which iorneris held ttisn IL houi
age and regarded them as chattes. Ttia adj
uinistratioa OF tbs aw, so far as itreIates to cr7
iual proceedings. has resulted 10 the foi!oGiog
eri s: Where persons are Indicted by thea, vile
grand juries ed tried by white pei, ju.iss Ter
the same class Of cffeuses two negroes are COZ.
violed to one white man. The terms Of u:-
prscnment upon negroes arc Generosity double
those imposed upoa whites; that 10 fac, oi 10
Vulnerable killings o. negroes by whites i! Is O!
rsrs occurauca that whites are ever ildicted fer
such homicidcs, a2d no white mGn has ever
been hanged 10 this State ter the killing ef
negro, while on tho other hand the hanging o.
negroes for houioides is oil uo5thlG 0ccurrecct;
that these facts demonstrate that citizens of
this State aud perscLs Ti.bin lis jurisdiction
are practically denied under the laws thereof
SO administered and eutorced-tho equal pro-
lection of the laws; that all public acts # Con
gress, including those known IS the civil rights
bill ADD the enforcement Get, are the paramount
law Of the land aDd ought to BE- faithfully car
riel GU. aud enforced until repealed or set
aside as unconstitutional by oonpatent author
ity, ard that the action Of the United States
District Court FIR the Western District of Vir.
ginia in the case of Lee aud Bu!well Reynolds,
referred to ia the report fer which this is Of
lereC as SUBSTITUTE, u ulailer lol Inc c0u-
sideration and action Ct the Attorney General
of this State radcr his oath of Office, With
which this Legislature has no corc,rr; that the
Legislature should in common fairness to O
large class Of citizens which is grievousy op
pressed by the present administration Of the
laws respecting summoning If iuries, euac.
some law for its relief.
Withoutac.ion the hour fer the special order
having arrived,
The House took up and further discussed |
The Richmond and Allegheny Railroad bill. ]