Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-02-15
From Richmond.

ICurrespondence Of the Alexandria Gazette
RICHMOND, Feb l4-The school tax bill
was discussed in the Senate to-day, and but
little of anything else of Importance done.
The resolution striking from the Funding bill
the provisions making coupons receivable tor
taxes was communicated to the Senate aud
will probably be acted upon at once. If the
Governor approves this. or in the event that
he vetoes it, if it can be passed over his Veto
another bill providing for the payment OF or
per cent interest. will, it is thought, be passed,
and this is probably all that will DC doue with
the debt this session.
Resolutions of enquiry were adopted: as to
| the expeliency of repeating the act empower.
| inc the courts to fix aud prescribe the fees OF
commissioners of accounts; of modifying the
law in relation to the fees of commissioners in
chancery; as to repeating the act IN relation to
fduciaries; as to amending acts so as not to
make it mandatory upon the clerks to issue the
rules provided for against officers failing to make
return of process unless upon the motion or ap-
plicaton of the party interested, or his attorney.
In the House Of Delegates: to-day. John w.
jenkins, Radical lawyer OF Richmond was
| brought before the bar of the House to answer
! for contempt in refusing to answer questions
propoupded by the Committee of Investigate,
into the charge of bribery aud corruption against
members of the last legislature in connection
with the passage OF the Funding BILL
The committee had asked who had en-
ploved him, and what was the amount of the fee.
which jenkins refused to answer, whereupon
ne was arrested, and to day, when the question
was asked whether he still refused Ito inform
the committee who employed him to lobby for
the passage of the funding bill. and to give the
amount of his fee for such service? he said
that ''he declined to do SO until an opportunity
had been granted him to give the reasons and
authorities which had caused him to decline to
answer originally whcreupon the House dl
rected that he should remain in custody until
otherwise ordered. Mr.. jenkins stated to the
committee that he had not used money directly
or indirectly. to secure the passage OF the bill.
The scene, though an unusual one, excited 10
special interest, and the whole proceedings did
not occupy more than fifteen minutes, aud there
was nothing sensational whatever.
Gen. Bradley r. johnson was examined this
evening by the committee. lie got lee OF
81 600, from somebody, " Tor what he said ne
considered to be little or no service. This
amount was not placed in his hands, but was
deposited to the credit of his account in bank.
He did not 'obby, only acted as advisory
counsel and furnished IAN argument, which
was published 10 city paper at somebody's
expense.
There was an animated discussion in the
House upon bill to prcvant forced sales of
personal property. which provides that personal
property shall not be subject to levy, attach
meut or garnishee under any execution or other
legal process issued upon any Judgment war.
rant, decree, liability or debts which we're con-
tracted prior to the 10th of April, 1868. until
all the real estate of such debtor shall have
been first exhausted. Where the debtor has no
real estate the bill preScribes the mode of pro
ceeding A motion to recommlt finally prevail
ed by a vote OF 81 to 46.
The bill providing for the repeal Of the cou-
pom feature of the Funding bill-ordered to It's
engrossment yesterday was passed. ayes "a,
noes 10; and a motion to reconsider this vote
was voted down.
The Senate bill imposing tax on dogs was
warmly discussed. An Intellectual effort was
made to amend the bill by striking out the
clause applying the tax in support of free
schools, and to provide for applying it to the
indemnity of those whose sheep have heen kill
ed by dogs A motion to dismiss the bill, on
| the ground that no other than an ad valorem
tax can be imposed and that dog license is
not provided for by the Constitution was made,
but the House, by vote of ayes Al, noes 81,
refused to dismiss aud adjourned without dis
posing of the bill.
The assessment bill was made the order Of
the day for Thursday.
The Senate to-day ordered to its engrosS
meut bill pretty considerably curtalllng the
pay Of the county superintendent OF schools.
No superintendent over county with less than
$1,000 population will, by the bill, be allowed,
under any circumstances to receive more than
$3.50 per annum. Superintcudcnts OF counties
| 1 L ~, b; ,ll
ed to receive from their counties additions at
in excess of Il. 900. No school district or coun-
ty will be allowed to levy school tax exceed
ing half mill on the dollar Z.
LoUCoUN LAND SALES. On Monday last
Henry Heaten commissioner in the suit OF
Heart VS.. Grubb, sold l3! acres of land, near
Morrissonville, belonging to the estate of the
late Edward Morrison, for Sl4.5O per acre.
Ryland Jacobs purchaser. Also, a mountain
! lot of FIVE acres, for s. per acre: w. Il. Att
well, purchaser
The same day Powell Harrison, Chas. 7.
Jauney and Henry Heaton Commissioners in
the suit of Neer and Clendenning VS.. John Il.
White, sold 40 acres of the home place on the
north of the road for S35 per acre; Sc acre
on the south of the road at $23 per acre, ands
three wood lots, together containing ABOUT -
acres at an average Of about S21 per acre-al
of the above ere cried off to Jas. NJ kilgour.
Another wood lot of SO acres was cried oft to
Harmon Reed at S22 per acre.
The lands in this latter case not having
brought three fourths Of their assessed value,
Judge Ball refused to confirm the sale. -Lou-
| DOM Mrror
In DISTRESS German laborer from
Wisconsin visited the White House the other
day for the purpose of seeing the President in
regard to his ma.treatment by a neighbor,
whom he accused Of forging his name and OBJ
tanning his bounty money while he was IN the
army, and of otherwise defrauding and njuring
him. He told his story in n straightforward
manner, and said he had tried in every way to
have his enemy punished, and failing had
come to see the President himself He was
informed that the President does not possess