The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-02-11
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CAPITOL NOTES,

dimensions. Her means OF offence and de-
fence are not so numerous now as they
fused to was" Her muskets are few ant
her cannon not many. Her armory is the
small Dollhouse on the Capitol Square.
Instead of an armory it is called depot.
Of this building VIM. II. Richardson, ad-
jutant-general and commissary-general Of
ordnance, thus speaks in his annual report
to the Governor on the third of last De-
cember:
"A aOf $500 elongated ball cartridges which
We're in store at the date of the last years
report, not more than seventy, or eighty
are to be found in the building occupied as
adepot, and insecure ever since it, was so
occupied. have no account of any issues
of those cartridges since my last report,
aud they must either have been given out
without my knowledge, or stolen" 81 a.,
We should like to enquire. in voice of
some thunder, though broken with emotion,
where are those $500 elongated ball
cartridges ?" Where! oh where!
The Conservatives Of Lynchburg want
new registration. Senator Kirkpatrick
has asked the boon on their behalf in, the
shape of q bill which will, after considera-
Bile palarver, doubtless pass. It Is naively
stated that Conservative success in Rich
mond is largely due to the careful atten-
ton given to the work of registration"
and it is desired that Lynchburg Conserva-
tiyes, shall rgambol in the pastures of
assured . success by similar processes.
The truth of The business is, that Lynch
burg has an uncomfortable, hsrd-to-be-
gotten-oyer Republican majority Of some
two hundred voters, which it is desired to
get rid of. That, and nothing else, is the
true milk in the cocoanut.
- General VIM. B. Taliaferro, of Glouces-
ter, has recently pilgrimated homeward
and told his people, all of whom have sa-
line plocliyities, how the inevitable biyalve
was getting along under legislative direc-
ton. His grafton at Guinea last week on
the oyster tax was a master piece Of foren-
sic disquisition, all the oystermen, in which
generic term is included shuckers, packers,
dredgers, rakers, tonguers and MASTERS, be-
ing highly pleased thereat. All they want
is for the bivalve to demonstrate largely,
and then they are willing to shell out the
same tax on oysters that is paid on other
property the tax to be collected in the
manner that other taxes are collected, and
go to, the state instead OF 10 set of office.
holderslW ,,s.s ID ..ss,,gg io,i-
That heavy bodies move slowly is as
true Of the Legislature as anything else.
About fortY-fve days Of the session have
already been consumed and no bill of
great public Importance has yet been
passed. Leaves of absence have been
alarmingly frequent, and il the practice in
creases the House may often find itself
depleted beyond the quorum point.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES which tits proposed
to make 70 the inspection laws are thought
by the representatives of the tobacco in
terest to effect them to such degree that
they propose to hold a meeting this event
ing I'M the hall ofsthe' House to- consider
the same. Iag0H saHAL ne
The delegation of Virginia legislators who
have been recently pleasuring in Maryland,
have returned to their duties. The trip
was partly undertaken, because first, they
were deadIheaded through, and secondly,
By extensive observation and lengthy re-
search into. the internal resources of this
and otherstates, they could the better ex-
ercise an intelligent Judgment on several
bills now before them. During the trip they
were Immensely pleased at theresources of
Maryland as displayed in the interior of the
Renneot House, Baltimore, where they
stopped il their exhaustive peregrnations.
In the Senatorial contested election case
of,John %. Robertson VS.. Samuel II.
Maddox, from Chesterfield county,itth
committee report in favor of Maddox, the
sitting member, and the Senate will doubt
less confirm the same.y 4,1 ,gu.aH1 oi su
A House committee has been instructed
to inquire into the expediency of joint
movement on the part Of the state and city
of Richmond in building courthouse that
shall be fused by both state and city
courts. A successful move Of this sort
might produce o building that, while fully
answering the purpose, might be an orna-
nent to the city, and credit to both city
and state. ~
The Governor to-day sent q message to
the General Assembly about Coleman's
defalcation, and appointed two notaries,
viz: w. G. Staples, of Patrick county,
and e. @. Mead, Of Albemarle county.
On the 9th of March, 1923, Jerman
Baker, then treasurer of the common
wealth, having proved a delaulter. tied a
handkerchief around his neck, at his resi-
dence, on Sixth street, beyond Leigh, and
died from congestion of the brain. On the
day after Governor VIM. B. Giles called
the councillors of state together, VIM. II.
Richardson being then secretary of the COM
monwealth, to consider what measures il
would be necessaryforthe executive to take.
There was laid before them aletter from the
first clerk in the treasurer's office, where
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