Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-12-21
RICHMOND, VA. I
Dee. 10Th. 1919


In the whirl of excitement and pub
lie affairs. | scarcely know what last
wrote II is Il matter difficult enough
for one To sift the wheat from the chaff
touching the debatps and public mat
tiers. The bills Introduced and those
perfected, are principally of a local
nature
Ex-Gov. Letcher has created buzz
of excitement by resolution which
has passed the House requiring a spec
Ia, committee to report the various
salaries aud other public expenditures
of 1860 aud 1875. and what particular
portions there, 4 car be abolished. 1t
is said that some o. the officers nt IN"
state, are receiving salaIifs mat are
larger than has heen generally known
of. aud that these can, Hud ought 10 be,
reduced. | do not know the grLnnd-
for this report, but If the matter Shout
pass the Senate, Il will doubtless
make such disclosures or diSprOve the
allegation. The Senate however Oh
Saturday, dealt with tie subject IN
some spirit of ie.ity, hut passed the
resolution with all amendm"nt includ-
ing the executive department.
Judge Cochran has introduced in
the Senate, a till apprnpriating ten
thousand dollars for defraying expen-
ses IN connection with the Centennial
EXPOSITION. 1t will probably pass buih
Houses, out not certainly
Many SherIffs of the State have met
here. aud in obedience TO their reques =,
"a bill is before the Senate Ia relieve Tie
various Sherfis of the forced duty inn
pOsed uuon them OF winding up GER
lain estates aud TO devolve it upon Il
specIal officer. This Is an excellent
measure, and will doubtless pass. a. il
ought To, AS at present. arranged, II
causes the Sheritis To neglect that aud
their other business.
There has also been held here, a
convention of County Treasures,
praN ing the two Houses to allow them
ten Ter cent. instead of five a. now.
for collecting taxes. They contend foI
this rather than the restoration la
theRl of the five per cent. forfeiture for
non- payment against tlrst Of Decrm-
Der, which now goes To the State.
some of them say that unless such Re =
lief be given, una uriIy of the 1reas-
ursrs will resign lt Sppuls from all
this. that many new Treasures. knew
a. OF what they wore doing when they
,,,s, % the terrible efforts which defeat
"a IN. Did incumheuls. and that they
-, ,ick &, e their bargains
f,ov I,stcher has handed i'm his bill
% ,ar dogs. ard, as in the ease first re-
S,.rred TO. he /. laces IL on the ground OF
proylding for th, payment "i 'ie Too-
lac Debt. IL seems inst bohest '1nn
j. determined to see that thls debt
shall be met. lie WAS Rt former pc
riod. called the watch dog 81 the reas-
urv. Al present, due rega." TOT nc
cnracv of language would dest n = hiHi
M the Guardian of the Public Lent
He is full OF physical vigor. aud Die. ;
fair 10 make an active delegate
The contested election case OF Opie
against StuSrt. OF Augusta, has been
settIed. the House having yesterday
ordered a new election. The case ex-
cited much interest aud considerah g
discussion. But for an accident, II ac-
cIdeIt Is was Opie would have been
seated. AsuIden turn Ia the debate
carried the twenty radicals from Ople
ord h,, lost. There is 40 doub. That
three illegal votes for Stuart. were
nrnvep. and this gave Opie msloH-
~ of one. Il apl cared, however, that