The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-12-20


The two houses Of the General Assembly
will to-day, according 10 law and joint reso-
luton, proceed to elect senator In the
Congress Of the United States to Gil the
term commencing March 4, 1888.
Tomorrow the two houses will meet in
Joint session in the hall Of the House 10 an
nounce the result.
Tonight the ReIdiusters will hold eau
Gus for the purpose OF nominating three
circuit judges and five or six county Judges.
There are number Of candidates. and
some OF them have not hesitated to button
hole members and explain the situation in
terms most likely TO secure votes for them
selves.
The joint resolution adopted by the two
houses fixes tomorrow for the election OF
these judges, and after naming The vacant
circuits states that the elections are to fill
the "lneJpired terms ending on the 31st
December, 1886" In reference TO county
Judges it states that the elections are " to
fill une1pired terms ending 31st December,
1885, This resolution was written by one
OF the most distinguished Rcadiusters in
the State, and indicates clearly-what has
heretofore been only suspected and
charged-that they intend to ignore the
decision OF the Supreme Court as TO the
tenure OF judges elected to fill vacancies.
Under said decision these judges now to
be elected would he elected for a full and
unbroken term; under the resolution they
will be elected for "the uneXpired terms"
PERSONAL.
Mr.. B. b. Munford, member OF the
House from PittSylvania county, yesterday
received telegram from Williamsburg an
nouncing the sudden death in that city Of
his sister. Mrs. Robert A. Bright, lady
well known in this community.
Judge James i. Patton, one OF the MEN,
ginia, was at the Capitol yesterday.
4 paper was in circulation at the Capt.
tol Yesterday, and was signed by Read
iuster members, requesting the President
Of the United States to appoint Mr.. Shefley
Lewis, son Of the Hon. John +. Lewis. 10
the position Of marshal Of the Western dis
trict, now held by the latter.
The General Assembly will not be in ses-
sion on the 1st Of January, when Governor
Cameron goes into Office, and so he will
have TO reserve his message until the two
houses rcasSemble on the 4th. 1t will not
be a long document.
1t was stated at the Capitol yesterday that
Perrigo, Richmond bigamist, succeeds
Lucienh Baird as hospital steward ct the
penitentiary.
The convict painters have rot yet finish
ed their work on the Capitol Railways.
The old building looks cleaner than ever
before. Some OF the Offices are, however,
i'm sad need OF renovation. The Library
ought to be frightened up.
THE NORFOLK POLICE.
The Committee Of the House OF Dele
gates on Counties, Cities, and Towns, 10
whom was referred the amendment to the
charter of Norfolk proposing to give to the
Judge OF the Hastings Court the appoint
ment of the majority OF the police COM
misSiOncrS. was on Yesterday faYOTAbly re-
ported. The House calendar is very
short one, and the bill may be reached as
early as the Readjusters desire it, though
il will not be pushed through both houses
until after the Christmas recess.
Several cities Of the Commonwealth are
watching this bill, rs ii will be Il sort OF
test case.
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS.
A caucus OF the Democratic members Of
the General Assembly was held in the
Senate chamber last evening at > O'Clock
Hon. Marshall Hanger in the chair, and
Senator William Lovenstein secretary.
Hon. John w. Johnston was nominated
for reelection as United States senator.
For circuit judges the Governors dd IN
term appOintees were all nominated
namely, Judges ID. a. GrimsleY, S. G.
WhittIe. and Il. T. Gunther.
For Judge Of Elizabeth City county Colo
mel Tabb was placed in nomination 10y Mr..
Charles +. Taylor, OF Richmond. \ friend
Of the Colonel insisted that it would be no
honor to him to have his name used in this
way, and asked Mr.. Taylor to withdraw it,
which he did.
Just before the caucus adjourned the
desirabilty OF establishing party-organ
at Richmond was brought up, and the
mover Of the scheme suggested that not
only should the very best talent in the
state be employed upon il, but that, like
other successful organs, it should be dis
tributcd gratuitously in country districts,
where the people most needed information
ON political subjects.