Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-12-19
FROM RICHMOND.
A REHEA Il I N q.

Court of Appeals entered motlon ior lo
hearing in the cases involving the recevablty
of the coupons for taxes, upon which decision
was rendered last week The motion was ordered
to be docketed. In the meantime, the manda-
mus, heretofore ordered, will not be issued until
the further order of the.court. This action will
further confound the confusion into which the
financial affairs Of the State have been thrown
and cause another depression in the bonds
which were Just beginning to rally under the
late decision The Radicals are in great glee at
the trouble, heartily enjoying the situation and
imagining that they see 10 the confusion
chance for the success Of their party next fall.
Unless something is done, and that speedily,
the result will be disadvantageous to the Con-
sentative cause, sure.
THE SUSPENSION OF THE INTEREST.
The bill to stop the payment of any interest
on State bonds and to retain the 81, 300,0 900
now in the treasury for the present, which has
passed the Legislature, has been sent to the
Governor, who, the intelligent correspondent 81
the Petersburg Index, has been informed, will
let it become a law without his signature,
thereby throwing the responsibility upon the
General Assembly Ii no further interest Is to
be paid, the sum now 10 the treasury and the
amounts which will be paid into it from time
to time will be sufficient to carry on the gov
eminent tor two years without increasing the
present rate of taxation, and 1t Is surmls'
ed that this will be the course pursued. Two
years from now the debt will be larger and the
ability of the people to pay no better than
now.
GOV. WALKERS VIEWS.
In the Senate, yesterday, MIR. Greene moved
to reconsider the vote by which the Senate
adopted the resolution requesting the Governor
to furnish the General Assembly with his
views as to the best mode of raising money to
paw the interest on the public debt. lie said
he voted for the observation-disclosures at the
time he regretted its introduction for the rea
son that he did not like to appear dlscourteouS
to the Executive. More mature reflection up
on the subject had convinced him that the
massage of the resolution would involve
greater discourtesy to the Governor than Its
defeat. The Executive has again and again
given his views upon this whole subject, and
he can do no more than to refer the Senate to
what he has already said. Mr.. Greene be-
)ieved the subject of taxation and the mode of
proyiding for the expenses of the government
belonged properly with the General Assembly,
and more particularly with its most numerous
branch-the House of Delegates. He desired
the General Assembly to assume its full share
of the responsibility of this matter The reso-
luton having been sent to the Governor, be-
for Mr. G. made his motion, 1t was, OF course,
withdrawn.
LEGISLATIVE.
Ia the Senate, to day, bills were introduced
to provide for Board of Equalization; to de-
clare all domesticatod animals and birds per
sonal property for the protection OF ballees
for reward and compensation:
Several bills we're reported from Committees.
Mr.. Ward, of Winchester, presented petit
ton requesting change in the law requiring
millers to grind grain into -four for family, use
for toll so as to secure to the public the bene-
fit intended thereby to be conferred and to pre-
vent in the future violations Of the law.
The Senate adjourned vending the further
consideration of the bill continuing the pay
ment of interest and dividends to Incorporated
colleges and other semlnaries Of learning.
In the House of Delegates, number OF bills
and resolutions were placed upon the calendar
among them the joint resolution in regard to
the public debt; bill to incorporte land com
panies in the respective counties Of Virginia;
Senate BILL declaring valid DEGREES made in
vacation By consent of parties, and joint reso
luton that the Attorney General be authorized
and directed to associate with him Judge VIM.
]. Robertson in the matter pending before the
Court of Appeals, touching the constitutional
ity of an act declaring what shall be received 10
payment of taxes or other demands of the
State.
Bills were passed to provide for the re-
division Of Fairfax county into townships; to
extend the time for the collection OF taxes and
leyies 10 the Commonwealth for the year 1872,
and for the relief Of VIM. NJ. Buck, of Warren
county.
Among the bills, resolution &C.. introduced,
were the following: To extend the time within
which the sheriff of Alexandria county may
collect the taxes for 1872; to amend section AZ
of the act imposing taxes for support Of the
government, &C.; proposing that each ballot
cast at any election shall be enclosed in an en-
velope; for the protection of religious worship;
as to the expediency of so amending the con-
stituton so as to provide for the election of
township officers not oftener than every two
years; as to the e1pediency of so amending the
Code as to provide more certainly tor the ap-
pointnent Of special terms Of the Circuit
Court; to regulate the mileage Of judges; as to
the expediency of extending the time for the
return of assessors books to the first day OF
July, instead of the first of Juae as to the ex-
pedency of amending the Code so as to secure
further protection to married women to possess
property 10 their own right to amend the 32d
section of the general election law; as to the ex-
pediency of amending the act to regulate the
imposition and collection of taxes so as to au-
thorize counties and school districts to levy
tax of one fifth of one per cent upon real and
personal property for school purposes.
A number of bills were advanced on the cal
endar. .....
JAMES RIVER AND KANAWHA CANAL.
The House Of Delegates to-day passed the
joint resolutions soliciting Congress to render
such material aid towards the compl etion of
the James River and Kaaawha Canal as its
national importance demands, and instructiDg
the Senators and Representatives from this
State to do all in their power to secure the
means for its early completion. 1t would have
been we'll had the resolutions included the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, an equally i'm
portant work to one, at least, of Virginia most
prominent ports.
sTENoGRAPHIC REPORTS.