Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-03-01
Legislative.

10 lug CEGasc gVS.crOey tLC 11ipt IeEO.u I0l
fixing the lst ct March for tie eec,ion Of the
judges OF The cGaetics OF Prince William, Car
roll. Floyd aud lisbiy sud tho corporation |
judges FIR Tho oii;s CT Alexandra. S.auncp.
Datviils and Richmond c.uo up.
tJudco Weldon, Ct .ho county Of PtiEeo
William. wa elec!ld 10 ii,l 60 urexpited term.
The Court OF Appeals decided that he was
elected ior the full term. Such wss The case Ct
Judge q. H. Caris!sr. OF Richmond. elso
MIR. L;vans,lio moved 10 strike Gu. the city
Of Richmo,d aud The county Of Prince WillisD.
Mr. L5br0ok made very impressive aud
earnest sptech. lilo whrned the resaiusters
that they wtrs digging political grave for
| themselves. lilo knc" us lawyer that they
| wtrj setting dangerous precedent md that
| tho poUpio WIZ Dot gCing to submit to this
revolutionary measure. They ware ruinnirg
their party ty The position they vera taking 10
| the mater iltro was this Seua!e sttemptipg
to 81! rJ cur. over tho Court Of Appeals Of
Virginia in regard 10 tie terms of Judges.
| That court after scl:m1 consideration decided
| that Judge Weldon had full term and" said
be. nero cur party (the RcadJusser) which
| is 10 tho ms Mity. has Deliberately. cooliy, AID
| By forca ct caucus rulo determined 10 rereiso
the doeiaon of tho Coust Of Appeals Now. ca
| that question Gi7e me- time, btcauSo it is The
las! speech ever cxpeos 10 mako in this body,
| That court decided lha! term was term, and
| it is not 10 the p:ovinos cf tho Legislature to
revars, thai d:c!sicn.
Whio he vas speakug there WAS much talk
| ing among Mr.. Lyb:ook's rta' lister brelhtro.
| They evidently did not wsns TO hear him. lie
| noted his, aDd said Il topa there will b. quiet.
| [ rise today Hish ny feeble vcios toWasn my
| ali II f,ic a., net Ibfra hon
The speaker then went On to define tho duties
and pcHers Of The legislative, executive aad it,
| dicial departments.
MI. L5brock said 10 hsd received letter
from his couaiy wtich showed the sentiments
| of his people. The writer was n man OF the
| higheS! clari Ger. nan OF wealh. o man who
had tssv.il;d ell over tho county, and BIO wrote
that "i0 the o,un'y o! Patrick tc-lsy. out OF
SEQ Voters, therc gro OILY three m:n eeains.
you 10 ynur posiiion." Tia! was q wlrDir G to
the rosci 1s;er parry. Suppose this reVolu lon
tskss pl.o,. sid tho tp.aker. Suppose it
should SO hapreo, unfortunately tprobsb.7 fol-
tunate) that thesa miserable funders, these
Wfotchcd old bou. ms, should POSSIBLY got into
power two yer. hence. and should undertake
to reverse tho Court Ct Appeal? ii tee reed
use.s oppis ID them. thon they would say. II
thabk ito Jaw. fer teso6iog me that void
DGn't sou SEQ To arJ setting 8 Ir.csdeut for
them If they should possibly got into poTel?
The reatlust;r pir'y Gre soWlIg seed that
wCu bread their neniss. He would fight TO
tho cDd Ct lime ID put stap TO this thirg.
Sid he, III tie people fl I'd that you have been
deliberately tranpitg up5n this law for party
purposes tSey will spew Gu out of their NJ Iuths
| tic VARIED them thcs no mora radon! and lao
| gereus revolution vas ever attempted TO be
| NJ ,S tTy,
his was tht ii 81 time in tho !,istory Ct Amer;
ca thai such 'hiux Lad ever been sttcnphd
| Tho appeal YES. hGWevcr, ioeif,c ual. The
vote RGs then token and tho r, sllauon adopted.
| MIR. Sni Il. Ct AlexsLdris. cntt rod tho cham
| Der las: as tho Y6to SOS about to 10 ttkeD, and
said that be desired to speak to the question
70 aGvccsto tie amoGamcnt which proposed to
strike &C. tho cjunty Of Prizes William from
The lat ic8ylation T5o Cbai7 Informed him
tho: the pieVi.u' Gl:s;ial hsd bean o;dered.
| and GOOSE ql:ntly 60 d'batG was 10 crdor. Mr..
Smith had last resohcd The city on tho morr-
leg trAi0 from tbs North, zud was not upprised
Ct the fac: that Iho SaEs,s hsd changed Tia
hour of meetug f.om II 10 ] | o'clock.
Tho IL 5uso III |, providing far tho establish
msnt OF ooored notmsl school Tor the educa
ton of oClorCd toachcrs. Was passed. OES hug
died thousaDd d1!lais Were appropriated to
| carry out tho provisions of the i. Riic1 now
goes to the Ooyerpor FIR his approval.
AS s.aicd 10 yasttrdsV's Gtz ut tho House
f Delegates passed the .csi-opticn bill.
The bill 10 provide for Tho erection Of 0
Library building. tho preservation of the stat
ne OF Henry Gay. and authorizing tbs sale OF
| ccrtaiu rea! tbt.!o Ih&rclor, was ordered to its
| cnfrLs:m3Dt
A Sens;e bi 10 aulhcr:z, the consolidation
| and merging OF tho ALEX .ndrs ard FREDERICK
burS Raiiw,y Cuprsoy and Tho AlcxandriG
| ord Washington Railroad Company. IVES RI
pcr;c6.
Bills wcr0 Hassc1 10 amend tho Code in
regard TO Insurance GIN p .niesi &c saca:e to the
| tax payers CT cities End loves the right Ct pub
lie school education for the. ohiidrcr; to idccl-
norato tho Ma:sAuut.en and Njrih Mountsin
Railroad Company; TO smend the Code i,
relation to E,hiog ltr slewiees; and 10 rontw the
chsrt$r OF tho G,sat Falls MsuuFGc: urirg Con-
paUy.