Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-02-23


about reappOrtOnmeHt Is that 80 many OF the
members are aspilantS for Congressional hon
ors
The Senate Committee on General Laws has
had the subject of the establishment OF an In
surance Bureau, under consideration for sever
al days, but it is more than doubtful whether
such Bureau nil be created this year.
The report of the Treasurer as TO the char
acter of the securities held by him for foreign
insurance companies doing business III this
State, develops the fact that large humber of
these companies have no securities at all worth
! mentioning or at least. that the bonds on de-
post by them are worthless i'll the luarkct.
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RICHMOND, Feb. ~. The day has been eel
ebrated by the military, who have paraded,
making a very handsome appearance.
| The debt question was further discussed in
the Senate, to-day and the House further dis
cussed, for short time, the assessment bill
! Very little else of interest was done.
When the unfinished business, being the
| House bill repeating the provision of the Fund
! ing bill, making coupons receivable for taxes
was taken up; the question recurring upon the
passage of the bill 1.-THE vote by which 1t was
passed yesterday having been subsequently re-
considered al amendment was offered by
Mr.. Connally in effect to pay four per ct.
Mr. Fitzpatrick read an amendment prOyld
ing in effect that the acceptance OF interest by
| every holder Of Il COUPON. shuuid be taken us
evidence of acu,lieSccncr in the provisions of
the act
Two new things came to light-one was that
slieht amendment, which had been made to
the bill, wonld carry it back to the House, and
the other was that the bill would require Il
constitutional vote.
A motion 10 reconsider VAS put and carried
ayes u, noes II.
The bill being now open to amendment, Mr..
ConnalIy Offered as an independent section ali
amendment providing for the payment OF per
CT in January and IN july.
Dir Thomas suggested an amendment to the
proviso, which was accepted by MIR. titzpatrIck.
The vote being taken on MIR. Fitzpatrick )
amendment to Mr. Connally's amendment. re
suited in its adoption ~, noes Is. The
amendment as amended was then adopted.
Mr. Hundley moved to strike out the first
clause of the bill, which was carried-ayes 20,
noes lS and here the Senate adjourned amidst
great excitement.
The condition of the question now is this
The first section of the amended bill (which Was
the whole Of the House billy has been stricken
out, leaving two other clauses, the first making
provision for the payment OF per ct. interest,
aud the other providing that the party who
presents the coupons shall acquicsce in there
peal of the coupon feature. As the first clause
| (repeal of the coupon featured has been stricken
out the latter will also have to be stricken out,
aud the bill will thus be left to consist of only
what was the amendment of MIR. Connally. To
pass this will require a constitutional (22) vote.
y bill for the payment OF 3 per ct. Interest
for 1872 was presented by Mr. llundley aud
read a first and second time
Mr.. Saugster in the House. presented the
memorial of the supervisors of Fairfax county,
asking that the act for the reassessment OF
| lands be amended.
The Senate passed bill amending the act OF
incorporation Of the Norfolk and Great West
crn railroad company, and in the same body a
bill was reported to Incorporate the New DIRK
and Norfolk railroad company.
! The Senate Committee OIL Courts were IN
structed to inquire into the expcdiency of SO
amending the laws of Virginia, as to prohibit
any interested party in civil action from testify
| lag in his Or her own behalf
! \ notion made in the Hnuse, 10 extend the
present session until the 18th OF March. was
laid on the table for,the present. T.
The Nvw TARIFF BuI.-The tariff bill re.
ported to the Scuate by Mr.. Sherman, from
| the Finance Committee. reduces the duty on
tea to ten cts per pound and on coffee to > cts.
per pound slack or culm coal, such as will
pass through of an inch SCREEN - cts. per
ton on all other btuminous coal 80 cts. per
ton 90 mineral and bituminous substances in
crude state, not otherwise specifically provid.
ed for 10 per CT ad valorem on salt in bulk
and all rock salt, 9 cts per cwt.: on salt IN
bags, sacks, barrels or other packages II cts.
per cwt.; on cleaned rice, J cts per pound :
on uncleaned rice, ct. per pound on paddy,
of cent per pound on potatoes ten cts.
per bushel on all hides and skins not other
wise specifically provided for, per ct. al va
loren pig lead, ] cts. per pound on laths,
thousand on garden seeds: % per ct. ad va
loren. After the first day of July next, the
duties are to be reduced 10 per centum on cot
tons, woods, silks, iron and steal metals, earth
enware, leather and India rubber Among the
articles added to the free list are barley and
various kinds Of drugs.
A ROUsING EATER "A most marvellous
feat of eating, and one that seems almost incredi-
ble but which is vouched for by dozen wit
nesses, occurred in this place a few night since.
One Tom Weaver, colored. rather small man,
and seemingly of ordinary eating capacities,
was induced to eat a good square meal at
| Noah Hicks some other party agreeing to pay
sevcnty-fve cent for as much as he could eat.
The following amount of eatables were actual
y devoured by him. and upon a wager, will be
eaten again at any timc---some hour and halt
being occupied in the arduous duty: "a pounds
of ham, , pounds of sausage, ! pound of roast
meat g.! dozen eggs, pound of butter 81 bis,
cults, q cups of coffee, ! quart ofoysters. And
taking six drinks of whi;sk!ey and quart of
cider in the meantime and Immediately after
wards eating an ordinary snack obtained else
where. We should like Tor somebody to heat
this. if they cau-Roanoke Ne,cs.
The News ceased to exist the day after it
published the above. 1t was enough to kill two
or three respectable papers
RAPpAuANSocK IMPROVEMENT Through
the efforts of Hon. +. NJ. Braxton, our Repre-
sentative in Congress, an additional fifteen
thousand dollars have been appropriated to
clean out the Rappahannock river. Congress
at the last session appropriated fifteen thouS-
,nd dollars which amount was barely sufficient