The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-03-05
evening State 9anrnal,
CAPITOL 2

of bibulously inclined citizens, which has
aroused their wrath and provoked the sug-
g~estiye comment from the finance commit
lee that it do not pass. In support OF this
measure, Senator Smith was yester-
day delivered Of a temperance ora
ton. of considerable length, which,
as a sample Of that peculiar style
of defamation, was not wanting in
strong illustrative points, and would seem
to entitle him to a unanimous vote as a men,
Der of Shockoe Hill Division, Sons of Tenn
perance. When Senator Smith, Of Russell,
CT anywhere else, is able to regulate the ap-
petites of his fellow citizens in the matter
Of old rye or any other historic tipple, then
his bill about spirits will be in order, but
not before. Senator Smith, in a word, is
barking up the wrong tree.
A good Joke is told of a prominent
member of the House from one of our
historic frontier towns, who, when at
home, agreeably varies his time and m
ploys his talent in conducting a popular
hebdomadal. He has passed in Richmond
as a strict temperance man, and a decided
though not declared enemy Of Gold rye"
mot our former estimable treasurer, but a
liquid namesake popular with the
masses), and color was given to the
belief that one of the divisions Of the
Sons hIe would, at an early
dav, receive a recruit in his per-
son, from his ardent and avOwed
advocacy of the proposition for stamp
tax on LIQUOR. 4 few days ago the rising
statesman was considerably set back by
the receipt Of a letter containing the pro-
ceedings of a public meeting held in his
town to consider his course on the new
bill. The conclusions arrived at, as eX-
pressed by the resolutions in tersc and
vigorous language, was t. the effect that II
said member desired a reelection he had
better abate his approval Of the liquor
tax bill; that in the event Of its passage
he would be liable to tax as a package ca
pable of containing more than five gallons,
and that the people Of were unal-
terably opposed to sending any stamped
packages to Richmond. The Major may
now be justified in e~liecting a summer
sault on the bill.
In the discussion Tuesday in the House
on the bill to reorgani2e the old county
court system, Mr.. Williams, Of Frederick
county, gave utterance to a truth which it
were well could it be indelibly impressed
on the minds of the citizens Of Virginia
generally. Mr.. Williams, who is a speaker
of ability, and with a fund of general in
formation well in hand to use in case Of
need, said: 1.-THE only way by which
Virginia could 1ecuperatc was by letting
politics and public meetings alone, except
when necessary. and by the people staying
at home and attending to their business
The bill to encourage emigration to this
state will be in review before the House of
Delegates next Tuesday. at | O'Clock.
The House has fixed the status Of busi-
ness pending at its next adjournment by
declaring that the succeeding Legislature
shall harness it as found, go through the
customary motions from that point, /. t.
either pass, reject or pitch under the table
Senator Thomas j. Kirkpatrick, o.
%Lynchburg, is in New York city attending
TO religious matters. We are pleased tc
see this acknowledgment Of a relative
relevancy between the business of moderr
legislation and the articles alluded tt
hitherto wholly not suspected to exist.
The bill to provide a remedy agains'
turnpike companies for failing to keep then
roads in order, enacts that any one who maJ
feel aggrieved by getting into an unusual,
deep mud-hole Or crevice O. any of suci
roads may, after doing the customary swear
ing before a justice Of the peace, have
those in charge hauled up and iine'
twenty dollars or less. This, to MS
does not seem a sufficient remedy 10
the grievance complained Of. Suppose
by falling into the depth of some miniatur
CONFUSION of nature, or in a deep mut
IOit, UllC HClt " SCV hh0 Nhh lNS oiohNL
or sustain the severance Of the vertebr
column Of his favorite q%uadluped, or brea
his buggy or cart shafts, would $40 be a
adequate remuneration? Better hang Il
fagitious offender to one of his own gat
posts or drown him in one Of his mu
puddles, whereby at once could be S
cured a lasting precedent and a monume
of exemplary justice which would have
effect for all time to come.
The resolutions agreed to February 2
1874, in relation to the erection of o ligh
house on RocOs Island, as a memorial
fering to the late Commodore Matthew
Maury, have been neatly written on pare
ment as required by the act, and will
morrow be forwarded to the Royal &c
graphical society of England.
Gov. Kemper to-day issued a reQuisltI
upon the governor Of North Carolina
the rendition of W. +. Brite, alias TC
johnson, colored, for stealing a no
Of Daniel Mahoney, of Norfolk, and 81
ing the same in Elizabeth City, No
Carolina.
Executive clemencV was refused in