The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-01-21
VOL. XLIX.
LOCAL MATTERS.
GaDitOI Notes.

The Auditor OF Public Accounts sent to
the Senate yesterday statement giving a
comparison Of the assessments of 1873 and
1875. The total value OF the lands OF the
Commonwealth, IA assessed in 1873, was
S251 .573,611.23. BY the assessment just
completed their value apre1rs TO be S246,
DAG, ,891. 40. Decrease, S5,527 ,2l3'74. The
value of the iapds in the counties in 1878 was
s209, 369, ,S52. %: in 1876, SlS5,470, ,S47.49. In
cities. in 1878. s42, ,203, 1890; in 1876, $780,
575.55O. Alexandria, Staunton, Frederlcks.
burg. Manchester, and Lynchburg were, In
1873, included in the counties in which they
are located, while In 1876 they were assessed
ipdependeptly of the counties. This ac'
counts In part for the large decrease In coun.
ties and large increase in cities. The de-
crease is about two and one fifth per cent,
and the revenues Of the State Will be thereby
lessencd only about S27.5G0. The result Is
gratifying to the friends OF State credit In the
Legislature.
The House Committee on Privileges and
Elections yesterday determined 10 report in
favor of continuing Mr.. Walker, of West.
morelaud, in bis seat. They also resolved
TO recommend the unseating of Major Mann
Page and TO have new election 10 Prince
George county. There will be an effort
made to have the latter vote reconsidereo, as
there were only ten members present, and
SIX voted "aye" and four "no."
Mr.. Stuart was yesterday assigned to the
Committees on Finance and Privileges and
Elections. Judge Crump expressed desire
to resign the craftsmanship Of the Finance
Committee in favor of him, but Mr.. Stuart
would not hear of it for moment.
Major Black, an architect of this. city,
lin, oh,,ro ha
special joint committee appointed to exam.
inc into the causes and damages of the late
fire at the Eastern Lunatic Asylum.
Among the visitors to the Capitol yester-
day were General Thomas j. Jordan, during
the war chief of Beauregard's staff, and Col
onel Walter II. Taylor, who was General
Lees Adjutant- General.
"Thc Centennial Local Option bill, in
troduced in the Senate by MIR. Edgar Y. AL
Ian. proposing to allow counties and cities
10 subscribe to the Centennial fund, was de-
feated Yesterday. The bill of Mr.. Hinton to
appropriate $1,000 from the State treasury Is
sleeping soundly, if not sleeping the sleep
OF deatr.
The Senate Committee on Privileges and
Elections held another secret meeting yester-
day evening, and it is believed directed Ma.
jor Daniel, the chairman, to prepare report
representing the judgment of the majority.
What it will be is not yet known to outsiders.
Our reporter was told BY one gentleman who
is usually well Informed about such matters
that new election would certainly be re.
commended. A member, who declares that
he has reliable sources of information ASSERT
ed that be kr.eu that johnson would be con-
firmed in his seat. 1t is hoped that the nn'
certainty will be ended to-day. Mr.. Mad
dox has not been in the committee-room for
some days and Mr.. Motfett for some weeks.
The joint special committee, OF which Sen.
ator Penn. Of Patrick, Is chairman, Will
meet at 7:3O O'Clock tonight and have an.
other tussle with the tobacco-inspection
laws