Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-02-08

The bill Ito provide for hiring out, bind
ing as apprentices, and enslaying certain
free negroes" was amended and laid on the
table.
The President presented the following commu-
nicaton from the First Auditor, which, motion
Of Mr.. Early, laid on the table and ordered 70
| b printed;
AUDITORS OFFICE,
RICHMOND, Feb. 6, 1860
In answer 70 a resolution Of the Senate, adopted
on the 18th inst, requesting the Auditor Of Public
Accounts to communicate 70 the Senate the proba-
bic condition Of the treasury the st Of October
next taking into account the appropriations made
! during the present session Of the General Assem-
bly, have the honor to submit the following esti-
mate:
In my biennial Report, estimated that there
would be balance in the treasury to the credit Of
the Commonwealth, on the st Of October, 1860, Of
Y S2l4,Sl3 III. Since the estimates in the Report
were prepared, the Legislature ms made tho fol-
lowing appropriations:
\ To pay interest on the bonds Of the
city u Wheeling, guaranteed by the
State $4,000 90
\ To pay interest On this interest say. g7j 90
\ 10 Eli $. Chenowith, $1,000. In.
tsre,t for four years 1916, making 4,2iG 90
/ I'D John Observation-Disclosures. % 10
u John A. Guscmau 95
| n the Trans ALLEGHENY Ipnatic A,y
| lum. SlU0. O00. 5f which there will
| be PAYABLE within the present fiscal
| wear 30 600 90
IT, II Fulton g0O az
4 H. ths Richmond Ti,bt Tnf.ntry Bnes I97 II
n AnIrev UnptcT 5Oo 90
| ToJ, Davis Day assignee Of Z. J. o.
Brlen ......,,,,..... 90 ~
\ IT, the Ciyil Contingent fund 900 90
| IT, NJ. p Todd ~ ~
To The western Unac A.vnm 1000 On
| II, tI,n Tn.tit,t, a. IN 6ooF n,,L
nI ~. ma al3;,;o.,.l nj,
$2'o AVA 'o' erection y shops ~" L., An A.
| ~ pay EXPENSES ,f the military sent
| II Harper's Ferry and Churestowu
| bT the Executive, which will not
| likely exceed SI2J 600, but 10 be on
| the safe side, have adopted the
Legislative estimate ............. 10000 90
| u pay interest on the bonds ID be I'll.
sued to purchase and manufacture
arms, aud for the Armory suppos-
| sing that the entire amount viii bs
issued and held by the Armory, IL
| not sold, say on $500 O00 from lst
| April to lst July, lS6O.............. 800 20
| To pay interest on 20 much Ut The
public deLs authorized by former
Legislatures, specified m the Second
Auditors Report mage 27) Ia Laye
which interest viii ~ rayable TIA
1T If JULY next The whole amount
which may bo funded i S2g57Sl7;
II this it i supposed that 100000
will III funded nd IRREGULAR periods
prior ~ the lid day oil July next,so
that the whole amount funded will
bear upon an average two Der cent.
interest, payable On that day. 1900 90
Amounting in the aggregated ...., Ssg4552 50
Deduct estimated amount in the Tre4-
sury the 1st II October, lsG0... 2I4,S4G III
Deficit ........................... S7g,70g "
= NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. y ~ r, aJo = H. br ro'UoS,
authorized u anticipate avon nrobabIs IcgisIation
such a. the conversion Of the floating debt If
SI3l,25g IS cents due tho Literary fund into per-
manent aeb', ana thereby add 81 much 70 the pre-
,s'o.',.s. = - .sas',ill TT Y un!c!pa'c
R !, i XII = =
ntothe treasury Il Ia boratofnrs ast;
mated for lue from tho viprinis snd Tannessa.
Railroad which IN their report. assurances are
given Of their intention and ability to pay during
the =, present hscaI year.
4 "'''o""''' y Ia" IRON 'n'' source !,
Deficit brought down ..,....,...... 1900 ~
Surplus III Oct, lSGO..,............... 66,6OI 29
The expenses i. Charlestown IRE continuing,
andit u Impossible y know whether the maximum
estimated ~ lhv Legislature WI! oe near ine as-
IL md = hays - s sHrcrior rrs =
knowing, beyond that possessedby the senate.
leave that body to draw their own conclusions and
reform the foregoing accounts accordingly am,
very respectfully, your most obedicnt servant,
). N. BENNETT,
- =, :, MoSiAG 5 g. esl' AUD q PUP. Accts'
-. Governor ana Frestde i q me Senate
time amended and ordered 70 an ia @ Ssoc
IN the House 81 Delegates. the bill passed
BY the House, prohibiting railroad agents
from taking other ices than for the trans
portaton Of freight, and prohibiting rail
roads from charging prepayment on freight,
was returned to the Senate, in answer to a
resolution offered by Mr.. Barbour and adop-
ted by tho House
Adverse teports were received 70 the pc
tltlon ot Duff Green, for the Incorporation Of
q fiscal agency for the State of Virginia, to
i resolution 70 INQUIRE into the expediency
ol reducing the taxes 5000 600 for the next
two succeeding years to allowing sheriff.
until the Ist Of MAY to paw into the treasury
tho Last c,l,ortar ~ thn rauan,,n. ~ charc1p,,