Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-03-31
FROM RICHMOND.
LEGISLATIVE.

LEGISLATIVE.
RICHMOND March 30.-ln the Senate, to-
day, absenteeism received a slight rebuke at
the instance Of Mr. Taylor, Of Loudoun, upon
whose motion the clerk vas directed to cal! the
roll at the opening of each session OF the body
and enter on record the names OF such as sha'l
rcspopd, and also note absentees, aud whether
they are absent with or without the consent OF
the Senate
The resolutions Of the Farmers Club OF king
George county, demanding the protection OF
sheep. were presented.
The Joint committee Of investigation lnto
the affairs of the sinking fund presented
yoluninous report OF about one hun
dred pages, which was ordered to be transmit
| ted TO the House. The report shows dcncl-
ency in the bouds Of nearly $l6,OOO. Besides
this a deficiency Of So POO in money Is report
| ed. which is alleged te have been received Dy
| Treasurer Mayo and Coleman, late clerk oil the
| board. in the conversion OF cons0ls into peeler
| bonds without the consent or authority vi the
board Irregularity and negligence III the Sys-
fem OF MANAGEMENT of tho siukiDg fluid by the
board of commissioners is charged, yet the
committee exonerate the first and second audi
tors from suspicion Of dishonest purpose III
their connection with or omission to prevent
aov Of the transactions mentioned. Il 'glsla-
| ton is urged for the future prevention OF such
defalcations and for better protection Tor all the
records and securities belonging to the State:
Bills were passed providing for submission
to the people of the proposed amendments to
the constitution 10 relation TO county orgahlza
tions; in relation to granting Licenses to practlce
law; aud to fix the terms OF the Circuit Courts
4 motion to 90 into executive session de-
veloped the fact that there was 20 quorum
| present, whereupoo the Senate adjourned.
n the House of Delegates, Mr. O'Neal, of
Alexandria, was appointed upon the comult-
| tee Ia relation to trausactlons or the Atlantlc
| Mississippi and Ohio Railroad Company.
The report of the joint committee 90 the
sinking fund Investigation was ordered to DC
printed
The Senate bill Incorporating the St. George
| Benevolent Society OF fredericksburg, was
passed.
The tax bill was further considered and
amended.
Mr.. McMucn offered an amendment taxing
unmarried male persons $3.50, aud the age at
which bachelors were to be allowed to live with
out license at thirty Mr. Gilman, of Richmond,
opposed the tax on the GROUND that 1t would
drive the bachelors to follow Horace Greeley S
advice aud ego West" Mr.. Lacy, OF SpolSyl-
vana, favored the taxation Of bachelors as
nuisance. Judge Guild asked if it was not
hard law 10 tax bachelors who had proppscd
marriage and who had been repeatedly refused.
Mr.. Lacy proposed that such persons should
have the privilege Of going before the court
and obtaining exemption, If he had made prop
er effort and failed The substitute failed By
a vote Of 70 to j6.
THE COLEMAN CASE.
| YIN. D. Coleman was brought into court to-
day, when his counsei moved to set aside the
| Judgment rendered against him on Saturday,
upon the ground that Joseph Mayo, jr., ma
| terial witness for the prosecution to prove the
alteration and forgery Of the warrant book OF
| the siuking tuad, Is now Insane, that ne was
insane at the time ne testified, and that he was
insane long time prior to said trial. Judge
Guigon continued the motion until to-murrow
| at i clock.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Graham ElIzey case was fully argued in
the Court OF Appeals to-day by Messrs Har-
rison, Tucker and Wattles, aod submitted.
Joseph T. K. Plant, OF Washington, D. g.,
has been appointed by the Governor com-
missioner Of deeds, for Virginia lands, in the
District Of Columbia
TIE schedule of creditors of the Mutual
Building Fluid aud Dollar Savings Bank, filed
in the bankrupt court, shows the names OF 7339
Individuals aud firms, aud the aggregate
amount due them 1871 ,S62 fl.
Among those who filed applications Tor bank.
ruptcy to-day we're 4. }. Stoter and Louis Co.
husky, Of Culpeper county.
Mr. Stuart, of Augusta, il is said, will 5000
submit an important iuaucial proposition to
the Legislature.
There have been already five candidates
named for the office of State Treasurer, which
is not yet vacant.