Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-04-07
The Week ct Richmond.

ANOTHER CHICK FOR TIM COALITIONIcTS-
The most notable event OF an other
wise dull week at Richmond, was the
check the Coalitionists got in tho Senate,
Tuesday, in attempting to rush through
40 they did in the House. the Commission
or Of Sales bill, the title Of which ought to
read, IAN act to create and subsidies Co
allJlon newspapers in Virginia" After a
considerable and disorderly struggle with
Coalition Senators and the presiding OIL
Ger. who SO rulings showed the desperate
necessity of his party, the Democrats got
Q square vote ut the bill, aud with the
aid of the big Four ackled on An
amendment to the bill. offered by Mr.. New
berry, making the Sale Commissioners
elective by the people Of the counties and
cities instead of leing appointed by the
Governor. This was crusher, aud in
stantly quenched the red hea' Of the Goa
litionists for the assage Of tn i'll. The
bill AZ amended, if passed. will 60 to the
House which will refuse to agrte to the
amendment. AMI 80 the bill must remain
blocked until the Coalitionists are able to
break the big Four" and get through an
other bill without the Objectionable feature
Of election by the people.
THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA TO BE
RAIDED.
Both horses have passed joint resolu-
ton appointing new Board Of Visitors
of nine members for the University Of vi :
ginia to commence their four year term
1st Of May, 1882.
HUsTINas AND COUNTY JUDGES.
Judge John w. Green Smith was elected
for Stanton over W. B. Harrison Jos.
L. s. Kirby was elected for Nelson county
over Judge J. Thompson Brown John G.
Blackwell was elected for Danville 1.-THE
Democratic members not voting, as they
hold there was no vacancy and Judge D. J.
Goodwin for Norfolk county, though he
was strongly opposed by Senator Rue tho
newly appointed postmaster for Norfolk.
A GENERAL LOCAL OPTION BILL.
The House committee on Finance on
Tuesday reported bill for taking gensr-
al vote ut every precinct in tho State July
4th, 1852, on the question of liquor license
or no liquor license. If the vote result
against license. then all licenses previously
granted to be revoked at the September
terms of the county and corporation
courts
EsTOPPING THE CREDITORS FROM TIKI
WRIT OF MANDAMUS.
Both houses have passed tho bill depriv-
ing the public creditor of the
writ of mandanus by which he could OBJ
tain the judgment of the Court of Appeals
on the constitutienalty Of the act, wrsst-
ing from him his rights. Mr.. Skinner OPP
posed the bill in the House, but it passed
by the usual party vote.
NIsCELLANEOUs.
Stith Boiling. Coalitionist, has bssn ap-
pointed postmaster at Petersburg.
A large meeting of Republicans was held
in Lexington March 9th, and resolutions
adopted that the Republicans demand
shat the present efficient postmaster, .
good and true Republican, shall not bs
superseded by Q Readjustsr Democrat"
(Col. Lady, and appointing = committee
to carry the protest to President Arthur
in person.
Ex-Stato Senator Jos. H. Sherrard, Jr.,
lately residing in Rockbridgs. has again
made his residence At his farm near Warm
Springs in Bath.
The President has withdrawn the nomi-
nation of L. l. Lewis for District Attor-
ney in Virginia.
The Committee ON Elections. of the
House. has reported bill for new and
ereral registration of voters in the State
on the Sd Monday in August, 1882. and
every five years thereafter.
The Coalition postmastsr appointed ut
Broadway in Rockingham, being 30 much
disliked by the citizens that they mailed
their letters on the train instead of at the
Office, the Post-offics Department has abol-
ished the post-nfice. Quite Russian in
povation On Republican business methods.
That fine looking colored delegate At the
>,aunton State Republican Convention.
Capt. J. G. Hill of Petersburg, who, later,
was appointed to position In the Collec-
tor 5 Office, has just been removed for par
ticipating in meeting of colored men
that protested against their race being
unequally DEALT with in the affairs of the
new colored insane asylum.