Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-03-27
Legislative.

In tho S:a;e Senate on Saturday tho commit
tcc for Courts CT Ju5!ic, reported tn, House
till rsGlstrlc!ilg tho State for circui! judy
sith % amendment takiog New koat ard
Charles City from the Richmond circuit AID
adding lhom to the Williamsburg circuit.
Mr. BsiIy moved to make tbs biIl tbs specizl
order for Thursday.
Mr. Riddlebsrger having asked il tho uade!-
standing was not lhnt ou Thursday they should
60 Oh ard discussed tho bill, snd that thero
.shcuid be no i!ibustcliog,
Mr.. Smith Said that tor bis part ho neen. to
uso oil propor AID possible ueaps to defeat the
bill 10 question
Mr.. Kiadlobergcr Thanked him for Lia osrdor.
Mr.. Bailey withdrew tis mo "a, esd tho bill
vent on the calcadsr.
As s:stt d in Saturdays G:z.tso Mi. Wilcox
introduced resolution dc ciariag it the intention
q the rcaciasicr party to voto h,rGsftcr With
tho Republican parry, which wss rulsd CUT Ct
order.
mir. wilcox seemed intent upon saving
that ne vas sOiGg to the National Republicans,
anu tho Wh0!o reGclultcr parry wsg b5uni in
tho s.ms direction. Mr.. Rddlebe.gor showed
that BIO was 10 20 good humor With Mr.. Will
eek. eHd took bis big fcls bat ard went out,
but socn returaed,
Mr.. RlddcbaIgr iptIojuci tEc following,
which YVES refcIr,d 10 the Con- Glttcc for CDurs
OF Justice:
30 it onsc!o6 &c., That Chapter lJG scc:i,r 4
of The CoGo CT 1873, be ameoded noH 70 c5,so,ed
SO as io'rcsd IS fJ!loHs:
{ f6o said Supreme Court, besides ha7it q
jurisdiction OF all such matters ns arc noa p,nG-
log therein. shall have Jurisdiction TO issuo Writs
oil mandsDus sad prohibition to tho Circuit snd
Corporation Ccu,s. sud TO too Husirgi Court
snd tho Charotiy Court of the city vi Rich :
mond. lrd in eli other csecs in which il NAV be
necessary 10 rrtvcnt failure of Justice, in
which mandsmus nay issue scc,suiar 10 tho
pil; c:Dlcs OF tic common law: provided chat
90 wit OF maodamus prohibition. or COY other
summary procsI whatever shall issua in sDy
caso OF tho collection or atteIapt to ooIIoot rave
1uc CT to c>nDol tho collecting officers to rc-
cSlVe anything 20 payment Ct taxes other thap
as provided 10 chapter q Of the Rcis OF Assem-
by. approved January &C. 1852. or in any case
arising o1s OF tho COLLECTION CT rovcpue in
which The sIp'Icsnt for tho writ or process hes
sty other remedy adequate for The protection
anu enforcement OF his individual right. claim,
and demand If just. Tho practice and pro.
regulated IN ell c,ses By the principles and
PRACTICE DoH prtvailion in respsct to g,i.s OF
msrdamus and prohibition respectively.
Tho words in brackets ore all uew.)
The bill ct Stevens, oolored. to provide r,r
tho appointment OF superintendent of tho
farm to be donated to tho State es site for
the Central LuuatIo Asy.uu, until tho ics;ilu-
tlon IL established OF such place, was under dis
cusslon when tho Senate adjourned.
la Ito House Ct Delegates thu Till 10 ab ,lish
the WLlgIlpg post was passed.
Several bills were ordered to oH.rts5mont---
among them the bill 10 amend the lss section
OF tho acs TO district tho SIsto for county Judges
The House BY q vote CT II to Gl defeated tho
bill to repeal section p OF chSp;er ISL
OF the Acts OF lS77-'7S. relative to lleps upon
ciops given to gusno companies, &C.
The section is IS follows:
Section 81. Ii any person shall obtain from
arother on an advance of monty, merchau6iso.
or other thing. upon promise ia writing that
he will send or deliver TO suoh other porsou biz
Drop or other properly. and shall fraudul,nty
tail or retuss 10 perform su,h promise, he shsll
be deemed gully of the larceny Of such money,
merchandise, or other thing.
The bill to suppress duoirS coming up CO
lis secood reading,
Mr. j. q. Taylor claimed that it had been go
ttsmed IS to do awsy With tho objections of the
Governor, The Governor vetoed somewhat
similar bill passed q: the regular session.
M:., Stuart did not believe that this bill. if
passed, would meet with tho approval of tho
Governor. tie was 10 advocate of dutlIing.
bus opposed tho bill because he did DOT think
ls Would accomplish the purpose Of lis friends
MI. Dull Green offered substitute which
proV'ned that tina State should purchase an
SCR NJ nnH 70 ha
ling purposes aud that all duels which toe place
thereon should be fought to death. Mr., Green
claimed that this would be tho mos. ,ffcctu.l
mode Of supprcssing duslIing.
MIR. DicEerson made Very smuiIop spsech.
10 Hhc, be criticized the p a proposed By NJ,
Greco.
Mr. Gfecn rotortcd ty saying .has he could
cot see what objection III, geo!leuan from Rms
sell could have to his substitute, as ho did not
suppose thst no, Dickinson would ever sors,nt
TO avail Himself OF Tho privileges granted
thtrain.
Mr.. Meyo wanted to eft r sn amCnGm mt 10
Tho substitute providing that whenever duel
Wss fought anybody could witness it upon the
psPnent ct an sdnission-fee OF ten cents. tho
nrtc,ccs to 20 to the HiJowa ODD cphans Ct The
dschsssd dus:l:ss
MIR. fiszier suggested tia. the fund res,;zsd
you'd DO very small. because visitors v, nd bs
ia a. much danger as The olmh,tsn,a, oxiap to
the Wild shooting.
MIR. Mayo SCI if the visitors zero 81 lucky
al tho duellis's no did not this K tbey voud
incur aay risk 10 attending.
1t Vas fl 1ay rg:eed to bin lhs bill nod sub
s:itutc.
Mr.. GTcep asked lave TO withdraw tho cub
stiiu!e, bot the House refused tho request.
a bill was introduced prchlLi ipg tho Com
attorneys, al, riffs and county
lreasursri from holding olhcl / lfioe.
Alteration.
CHARLEsTaN, s. G., jar. %. 1881.
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