Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-01-17
From Richmond.

Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.
RICHMOND Jan l6 In the Scnalc. tn day,
the House joint resolution permitting the sub
committee on Asylums to visit these institutions
during the session Of The Legislature. was taken
up and passed: IN amendment. that II" All
,iitionaI expense 70 the State shall be thereby
| incurred being rejected BY a vote off, to T.
\ resolution that ;,i,s,:ilter< arc not entitled
to pay unless absent an ACCOUNT OF sickness
went over.
The Committee "n County. City and Town
Organization were instructed To inquire into the
expcdiency of 80 amending the registration ia"
As to provide that registered voters shall BE- r.
1uircd to obtain certificate Ut registration III
removing from one township or ward Ia aup.h-
cr township or ward in the same county or city,
and not when removing from one c''1,rIty orrl1y
10 another county or city.
The bill to reduce the pay and mileage vi
members Of the Lcyis;atur .-thc order III the
day-was taken UP nut laid on the table. on
account nf the absence ut mcuIaer>.
The Committee ON County City and Town
| Organization were Instructed to inquire and re-
port what IeulslaIiuu Is NECESSARY 10 provide Tor
the resignation Of county and township officers.
The bill for the preservation OF the EilSl0rl-
cal papers in the capital. making an approprla
ton Of 81 600 10 be paid ont Of the library
fund was ordered to be eugro>>ct
\ Senate bill 10 provide Tor the levy. attach
ment or distress OF property under claim Torrent
reserved upon IL cnntrac, to ne paid III money.
and for the sale Of property attached "r dis
trained was recOmmltted
The Senate bill to provide far the payment OF
the interest on the public debt was laid IN the
table without debate.
In the House of Delegates bills w"rn report
ed amending the 9th section ni the >cII"nl
law and To provide Tor the organization Of
county school boards.
The bill to incorporate the Page c"lny ba;k
was ordered to be enpmSsed
The following bills were passed - Bills dtiir-
ing the jurisdiction oi county courts ;, rrI'lr
ing clerks of courts tn furnish county suimrvl,
snrs with copies vi court orders anl allowances
that are payable out of the county tren>nry.;,,lI
requiring supervisors to levy Il TAX u pay the
same: to amend section To. chapter 2''S Of the
code in relation to jurors in criminal cases: To
simplify declarations III actions against l:>ur'
ance companies to amend section I'll ut chapter
IS of The code. in relation TO the number OF
guards for a unarIc while being conveyed 10
the aSylum: and the JOINT resolution requesting
Congress to refund the tax collected on raw cot
ton in 1860 >tit and IS'j1 to those who paid it.
The bill providing for Special Court OF Ap
pcals after being further amended wa< artere't
7 10 he cugroSs"d.
\ bill in e alton to diSpo>ng of the Stat
interest in the jane, River aud kauawhl canal
company. VA. made the special and continuing
order Tor Thursday.
The inlut resolution relative 10 the official
terms of certain officers of the government AMI
the time within which they may qualify. was
passed.
The bill 10 amend section o! > chartrr lti2 of
the cole in relation to exemption from urI">.
was dismissed.
Bills were presented authorizing the appoint
mcnt of deputy county aud township officers in
term time or vacation proposing to amend the
code in relation 70 deeds IT trust. H.. on chat
tel property: IT, amend tn, fence law: to atut'nd
the road law; to amend tie law in r"@ard -
granting charters IL banks. X: 10y the General
Assembly.
In the E1ous... 20 lav Mr. S,ova q Iia!i
lax introduced Il new plan by which the lnt>.r
est upon the public debt aud the debt it>;.i'
may be paved. He proposes to al in t tic lues-
tion upon the ratio Of the debt to the property
in lSGt, as compared with ISL and his plan III
cludes tax upon licenses aud liquors, from
which he expects tn raise. at ~ cents per cal
lon. a net revenue Of$2 35 .>gD. II" estimates
the new debt at Sd ,:2,74 79;. the interest on
which would be Sl.>1G.4>,. Il provides Tor a
sinking fund of one per ct. S3l2.14I. The
interest would thus he paid. Il sinking lnnd
provided. and ha'anc, LETT nt ) li.G:ji4 inr c'lr
rent expenses. The plan. which comes rather
late, was referred to the Joint Cumlnlttae on
Finance.
1t is expected that the joint committee on
the financial condition of the Stale, will c"u'
clulr its labnrs 10 morrow when, from The
known opinions of the mrmbcrS Imposlng the
committee. ii is not doubted that there viii be
two reportS-nnc farnrlng a Repeat Of the Fund
ing bill. and the other uphodng its provisions.
1t seems 70 be the impression that so much q"
the interest as cauuUt he paul without an IN
crease Of the present rate Of taxation, will be
virtually repudiatcd and another compromise
offered the holders of the bombs.
The funeral service. Of the late Bishop Nc
Gill were concluded to-day, when the cur'sc
was deposited in the vault in the Bishop )
Chapel, in the basement of the Cathedral. The
services consisted of grand high pontlical
mass by Bishop Gibbons, ut North Carnhna,
assisted by Bishop Becker of Delaware. Bishop
Lynch, Of South Carolina and Bishop Q ilara
Of Pennsylvania Bishop Gibbons delivered the
funeral seamon. during which he paid beauti-
full tribute to the character and religious z'tl
of the deceased, after which solemn requiem
was sung by the choir.
s. b. Mcrcier, of L,udoun county. was to.
day, commissioned Il Notary Public
Judge Underwood was to have opened his
court to-day, but telegraphed that he would he
unable to be here.
Two Car loads of wh;>kcy were shipped from
this city for Savannah, on Monday. q.
Letter from Westm 0rcIandt County.
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