The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-02-27
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The steps taken by the latter state to anti
up her part ofthis huge pile have not beer
distinguished by the elasticity and youth
ful vigor displayed by her in getting away
from her dear old mother. Most of this
debt is bonded and irreducble, and some
is floating like stray sun beams. 1t ap.
pears that the most tina. our legislators
need trouble themselves about now is ia
provide for the interest due thereon where
by the honor of the state may be preserved.
A debt that is bonded and irreducible
seems to US to be as safe from harm as
Yankee Sullivan's head was after Tom
Hyergot it q in chancery." A lick judici-
Ously administered every now and then, Qhe
lick in the case, of the state being slice
of interest,) would keep every thing quiet,
calm, and serene. This 'irreducibleo
business might be inaugurated in private
business to good advantage. If you owe
man $500. and you can convince him that
it is ''irreducible, you have, as it were,
got the ''dead wood" on him, and he can
go West and grow up with his country, and
have something coming to him all the
time. 1ii'uia stt aEH lta 2
When the bill to prevent the sale of in
toxicating liquors to confirmed drunkards
comes up next in the House of Delegates,
question will be raised as to whether the
power to determine mans bibulous ten
denotes shall be vested in standing COM
mittee of the Legislature, or the average
cocktail-concoctor and smash-prodncer.
1t is an important point and should not be
left open to doubt. fl . offtlls
1t being Suggested to the Senate on the
occasion of tho recent happening of the one
hundred and forty second anniversary of
the birth of distinguished Virginan, now
nnhappily deceased, that it would be good
thing to adjourn in honor thereof and pre-
cede the act of courtesy by reading ofhis
Farewell Address, " the whole scheme
was voted down, with surprising as well as
pleasing nnanimity, on the ground that
it was unpleasant to be thus reminded of
the pains Of parting. The average Senator
held it to be time enough three or four
months hence, when the inevitable logic
Of events(awful expiration Of the ses-.
sion) should force such subject on their
attention, and from his standpoint his head
was exceedingly level. 'el1' g e
Wehave only gotten to the l4S6th page of
the "Code of 1875" prevalent, previous,
pressing engagements preventing closer
or more exhaustive wrestle With the work
of fiction referred to. A correspondent
who has gone further than ourselves, calls
it "an interesting literary work" an
"emanation of legislative SCIENCE" and
commends it with succinct brevity as "not
less magnificent for its learning than its
ponderosity." In other words, he means
doubtless to say that should the Aagitious
law-breaker violate one of its provisions
the demands of justice would be satisfied
and the offenders hash settled at the same
time by his being struck over the sconce
with the book ia question. If that did not
use him up nothing would. III,
The books of the sinking fund don't
clearly demonstrate what has become of
some thousand or more dollars of its in
terest account. 1t is believed it has "gone
where the woodbine twineth," and one or
two anxious souls have been trying to To-
cate the spot. Gu bono ?
Very properly we think, and in entire
accord with the entire fitness of things, the
Senate committee on general laws have de-
cided tia nonsensible proceeding to think
of creating the office of Estate geologist
and chemist" 1t is, no doubt, the pet
plan of some superserviceable cracklin to
provides soft place for SONG geological sap-
head. b. so lu aa sdT r1hdl Ea
Mr.. Round yesterday made square
speech against the bill to provide new
charter for the city of Petersburg. He
raised many constitutional questions which
an Ould man undertook to harness to-day.
The Judge in this instance displayed much
ingenuity Sin making the worse appear the
better cause"
Mr. Horace Venable, of Byrd Island, is
now reposing in state Of great suspense
in cell at the city Jail. His suspense
will be greater than it is now should the
Sth Of March arrive unaccompanied by q
commendatory communication from His
Excellency the Governor. We still hopt
that His Excellency will spare us the pain
ful spectacle involved In the hanging o
the unfortunate person herein named.
We believe the Governor will do what il
right in the matter, according to his bes
judgment. 1rtGTr gdsragag5
There are slxty-fye banks and banking
institutions in the commonwealth of Vir
ginia, state and national, representing
capital of 81, 2la, 826.5O, of which the cit
of Richmond has 50, 4o5, 925.O0of Ii, >
Those who contemplate marrying hat
better make haste, as the Legislature j
thinking of putting tax on marriag
licenses, and as there is no telling tn
ntthey propose-for it may be 81, 600
we advise everybody to marry soon. The
have called for statistics as to the numbs