Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-01-06

rial and personal property of the State appear
ing on the asscs*orS and commissioners books
III the Auditors office. but the Auditor IS not
permitted in making assessment, to exceed an
amount which can be raised by Il tax oi nifty
GEMS on the hundred dollars in value OF prop
c.ty. which Is the SAME as the present State
Tax. The COUPONS issued under the Funding
till are 10, receivable for evlcs made by c"un-
ties, cities and tcwnS.
TIE COUPONS.
Tie bill introduced by Mr. Mathew, OF Lou
dom, to repeal the act providing. that from
aud after the list Of March, 1872, 1T shall not
be lawful ioi the officers charged with the col
lection Of taxes or other demands OF the State,
due now or thar shall hereafter become due,
to receive in payment thereof anything else
than gold or SILVER coin. United States Urea
Surv notes. or notes Of the national banks OF
the United States" over which there was
much &C. rcntion and warm debate ID the
House of Delegates Yesterday. was again taken
TN in that body to day, when a substitute, was
offered declaring that thereafter 1t shall not
be lawful for the officers charged with the COL
lection Of taxes or other demands OF the State,
due now or ;hat shall hereafter become due, to
receive in payment thcrcnt anything else than
cold or silver cain, /. 5. Treasury notes, notes
| Of the rational haaks Of the United States or
the COUPONS Of the bonds issued prior to the
7lh Of .Iarch, 1872. under the act to provide
| Ter the funding and payment OF the pubic
debt approved March 81, ISL
Tie vote by which the House yesterday re-
fused 70 rccoM.nit the subject was reconsider
cd. AMI the bill and substitute referred to the
| COMMITTEE on Finance.
LAND COMPANIES.
A bill was introduced in the House Of Dele
gate; yesterday 10 incorporate land companies
in the respective counties IN the State OF llr-
GINA. Il proposes to form into body polite
and corporate any live or more citizens OF any
county OF The State, aud such others as may be
associated with thclu, and their SUCCESSORS
under the ua,ue and style Of their respective
county land cnnrany," With power to receive
Subscriptions i'll land and moneys, and to dis
,,ose Of all lands 50 received ITO nonresident
actual settlers in :; manner prescribed The
capital stock Of said company not to be less
han 1000, with the privilege OF increase to
20 Sl0UWD, to he divided into shares OF $50
each Ii authorizes: the company to combine
With one or more similar COMPANIES IN tins
State or North Carolina The principal office
to be in Petersburg. 1t authorizes any railroad
comDanv in the State to subscribe in land or
money. and gives them authority to acquire
lands along tie lines Of their respective roads.
I'l,on the speaker deciding that the bill was oil
Il private character, and therefore subjec to a
tax. which had not been paid, it has been, lor
the present, Withdrawn.
RAILROAD RAID.
1t is quite evident that Notwithstanding the
vita! questions involving the interest and wei.
fare of the Commonwealth that will have to en-
gage the attention Of the Legislature at this
session, considerable portion OF the time is to
be taken up in the consideration Of railroad
schemes for the benefit of corporations and IN
liyiduas. Alrcaly Inc ''lobby'' is organizing
and very soon the fight may be expected. a
sl,|endcd suite Il rooms at the Exchange have
b,cu engaged ~ one party, where the ''manlp-
ulatiou'' will bc carried on, and where, for a
time the best oi' liquors and cegars will be pro
tusciy dealt out. q! course the other side
will follow suit. and thus the scenes that have
before brought d:cl2dit upon our Legislature
will be re-enactcd In other aud better days
such things were not allowed: why can they not
b.. ,.rnvcn,rd now l. !" :" Be- hoped that M
member 0! tic General Assembly, no matter OF
what party, will leave Richmond with the
sticu! Of having been influenced by undue
| pi-aUS.
TREASURY BALANCES.
The President Of the Senate to-day laid be-
fore that body the following statement OF
monthly balances in the Treasury from Deccm,
| Ia, \,u,u, rD 1879.