Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1873-03-21
THE LEGISLATURE.

The bill making the counties pay t er
own criminal charges was very effectu lily
finished in the House, on Monday. being dis.
missed by vote Of "a to IA. The same
body followed the example Of the Senate and
passed Senator Cochran re.asses,men' bill
over the Governors veto by vote Of IS to
81 The Senate passed without amendment
the House bill imposing Tx Of so cents
on every 500 ofthe market value Of coupons
of State bonds. This law is intended t put
the holders of bonds which have coupons
made receivable for taxes on the SANE
footing with holders of all other State bonds.
1t authorizes the collecting officers. when
they receive coupons 10 payment Of taxes
to deduct and retain therefrom tax eqral
in amount to City cents on the hundred dol
lars market value of the bonds from which
the coupons are derived "as on the FIRST dav
of April of each year, and such bonds wi
be exempt in the hands Of the holders Their OF
from the property tax imposed by the STATE
and assessment therefor" The collecting
officer, after deducting the amount of this
tax from the amount of Ill coupons presen'
ed to him in payment OF taxes is t. endorse
on the back Of each coupon, out of which the
tax has been deducted or retained, the
words ''tax retained" and is to account t.,
the proper officer for the same And all
sums so retained are to be paid into the use
of the Common wealth.
The Senate bill 'de6ning the jurisdiction
Of county and circuit courts" was passed BY
the House by vote Of IS to 3d. all the
Augusta representatives voting against it
A wild proposition by Mr. Riddlebarger, to
amend the constitution SO as to provide for
1.-The levyiug Of taxes for the maintenance
Of sol Tiers disabled 10 the lite war, and also
TO provide for the support of the widows and
orphans O. those soldiers killed during the
war;" was laid on the table 10 the House bv
vote of 40 to Il, Messrs Hanger and
A. B. Lightner, of Augusta and Robert.
son, Of Allegheny, voting to table it, and
Mr.. Roller voting against it. The Free
Railroad bill was throwa over till next ses-
sion, by motion to postpone its furthe
consideration till April %, which was ad ,pt
ed, II to 33, Messrs Hanger and Lightn.r,
voting sage" and Mr.. Roller, voting ''no, :"
The House passed the Senate bill chan ine
the time of meeting of the legislature to
January 1st A proposition to make Darn
burning punishable by deah, was killed iu
the House.
In the House on Tuesday the old resis
lance to the Court of Appeals sprung up
again. A resolution was introduced prohib.
ting the Auditor from receiving coupons
for taxes which WAS advocated by Messrs.
Deneale ard Brooke, and opposed by Mr..
OFerral. 1t was referred, upon its bein>
whispered around that the auditor having
heard of it. had reconsid red his determine
ton to receive the coupons, The Senate
bill for the establishment Of the Southern
Lunatic Asy lum. aud the es' ablishiug of the
Central (colored) Luna'ic A ylum Was pass.
ed by the House. The new asylum is to
dedicated in the Southwest and Snuthsidt
portion Of the State Not over $40 900 a
year is to be used in bu;l ding the Southside,
and not more than $4,000 year in build
ing the Central. The House passed the
Senate bill for the lease Of the penitentiary