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Show 1 I'Jil'Bc'Vl'IOX. The Virt:il' jJ.-iiiiiuvo tnui Richmond, IS. The senate special 'committee and houso commit tt-tj uu 1 federal relations, actiug jointly, to day, 'submitted a long report and series of j resolutions in regard to that alleged 1 u-urpition of sUuo rights by Jud liivera. The resolutions dcclaro that Virginia, in re-ontPriiiK the Union alter tba civil war, resumed all tier relations to government on a perl-ct 'equality witn other utalns. aud is entitled to the Bnjo rightd and powers; lhat the United Si.vab can no more rightfully inter ftru w.th and attempt to execute ihu powt-ra aud perform tho functions ol the states than tho btalcs can those of the United Stntee; and any aUempt by either lo interfere with tho rights of tho othe-r will be a u;urpMkm, tod unconstitutional unconsti-tutional aud void ; lhat, there-tore, all acta of congress, and paiticulirly those known as tho civil rights bill bud enforcement act, whicu atteiiip: or profess to provide lr the p.rfonu unce by the United Stales of tiie dulie.-t and obligations belonging to the slateu are unconstitutional and void ; lhat, therefore, the action of the judge of Ihedislriot court of tho United State's for the western district of Virginia, in assuming the jurisdiction of the cases I of Lee Reynolds and Burwtll Reynolds, parties charged with a crime aga.nst the laws ol iuis commonwealth com-monwealth and held to nnewer therefor, is an attempt lo execute the laws of this commouwealth and to regulate her internal policy in courts and by the otlicers of tho United States, is unwarranted by the constitution, consti-tution, is destructive of the rightB of tho people of each slate t.i protect lifs, liberty and property in their own way, by their owu courts and officers, and ought at onco to bo remedied by proper judicial action, and any recurrence ol the eame should be prevented by appropriate ap-propriate legislation; that proper provisions by law ought to bo mndo for the prompt and ellective supervision supervis-ion by the supreme court of the United States of all proceedings of judges of inferior courts of the United Statea; that the governor is instructed in-structed to direct tbe attorney general tc institute proceedings in the namo of this commonwealth beforo the tho Bupremo court of tho United States, and demand euch protection and redress as lhat tribunal can afford ia Ihe premises. |