Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-03-31
LETTER FROM RICHMOND.


RICHMOND, March 80. The Tax bill passed
both Houses Of the LEGISLATURE yesterday, alter
being purged oil Mr.. Fulkerson's objectionable
amendments, and will be signed by the Gov
ernor. When ii came TO the House from the
Senate to-day, with several immatcrial amend
meuts, Mr. Fulkerson moved to amend 1t by
making the tax on real property forty ceuts,
payable in coupons or currency, and ten cents
for free school purposes, payable only 10 cur
reucy. This was a fire brand to the friends Of
the bill, because if adopted and followed up by
similar amendments to the personal property
and merchants license sections, it secured the
defeat of the tax bill beyond a peradveuure.
1t can be imagined the CONSERVATION which
prevailed among its friends when, after the
| call of the roll, the clerk announced the adop-
ton of the Fulkersou amendment by one vote,
to wit Ayes So, noes SO Gen. Wharton,
| however, moved reconsideration, though he
| again voted for the amendment, aud alter ap-
| peals to members from the apple brandy dis
ricts to staud 10 the bill because it was favor.
able to their peculiar interests, Vote Was TAX
| en- and reconsideration gained by three votes.
| The amendment was then rejected, and atteI
that the passage fthc bill Was easily secured
| The mau features favorable TO Alexandria
merchants and business men are, hrst that
instead of fifty cents on the hundred dollars on
all purchases up to sixty thousand, it is now
only forty cents; iostead oil two aud halt cents
a gallon on rectihers, and two cents gallon on
grain distilIers, there Is no gallon TAX updcr the
new BILL Those merchants who pay as much as
one hundred dollars tax do not have, as here
tofore to pay the SAMPLE tax. % ADJUSTMENTS
| necessary to every business community like
| Alexandria the tax Oh gross receipts has been
reduced from two aud a half 10 one per cent
After the passage Of the tax bill the House
got 10 good hunor, and everybody seemed
ready 10 say something bright and pleasant.
Mr.. Horace Lacy, in characteristic spet CHI,
appealed to Heavens high chaucery, with Its
eternal equities aud etel nal verlIles, when MIR.
Sheets, OF LoudOun, remarked IN al undertUne,
that Lacy had carried SO many cases to Heav-
en- $ high chancery, that the docket Was about
full Soon afterwards vote was taken, all
the negroes standing up, and here aud there a
white Conservative, one OF what Is known as
the Anti Funding type, when your cores
pondeut heard MIR. Gilman, OF Richmond, say ::
"Why Lamp you all look like lew white
oaks in black jack forrest
There was an amusing spat between MIR.
was not little amused when it turned out
that both these gentlemen were on the same
side OF the question, and were alter the same
results. 1t is on trying occasion like We have
described in the beginning OF this letter that
the sterling worth Of such man as judy
Cockere Is appreciated.
Gov kemper has determined on three We
toes hear, up to the time | write, and one OF
the unlucky bills is that Incorporating the
Chamber of Commerce OF Richmond. He has
scores uf others yet uneXamlued, and will, IN
all probability have to chronicle other vetoes
before he gets through.
Nh. Fuikerson, of Washington, will not be
candidate for re-election MIR. Fowler, the
editor of the Bristol paper who is fellow
townsma of MIR. f., has announced himself
a candidate.
The concert for the benefit Of the Monumen-
tai Church at Assembly Hall, last night, was
a grand success. Mr. 5. q. Young, of Wash
iugton 10 particular, received much applause,
and gave decided satisfaction. His basso solos
were grand, his articulation faultleSs, aud he Is
evidently a vocalist OF great talent.
The 'Grante Fire Insurance Company" has
been organized 10 this city, with ex Governor
Walker as President.
Easter Monday was opened With grand ball
at 81. a lDau II all-LuasuueTaueS anu ulesSes
gorgeous. Others will follow 10 quick sue
cessiOn. The terpsichorean art is decidedly on
tho increase here, and lis votaries are many.
The Baptist Sunday School Convention as
sembled last night at the Second Baptist
Church. Prof Noah K. Davis delivered the
opening address. Nothing of Importance was
done. They will begin work to day in earnest.
Two white convcls-Denuy, from Charles
City, aud Johnson, from Grayson escaped
from the peniteniiary guard this afternoon,
while loading wagons with stores outside the
institution, aud got as far as Hollywood before
they were captured. They had made blanket
suits in their cells, which they had on under
their convict garbs. Before escaping they
slipped the latter off.
The Senate bill for the lease of the peniten-
tiary shops was defeated to night 10 the House
of Delegates by au overwhelming vote.
lNSATIATE.
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