The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-01-19
woRKsAT THE CAPITOL.
SALE OF DELINQUENT LOTS STOPPED
PEREMPToRILY BY THE. LEGISLATURE
THE DUELLIsTs "A DIsCREPAEcY-RE-
TRENCHMENT AND REFORM = VARIOUS
OTHER MATTERS:

Petersburg was written, introduced {by
Mr.. Hintonl passed by the Senate, sent
over to the House, and passed by that body,
enrolled, and examined and approved by the
Governor yesterday-alE In one day. 1t
provides that the reualty for delinquency
in payment Of city taxes shall not exceed
the penalty (fve per cent for delinquency
In payment Of State taxes. 1t was stated
that the penalties, costs for sale; &C., now
in many Instances to 35 per cent,
which the legislators considered monstrous,
and SO gave prompt assent to the measure
in order that the sale Of delinquent pro-
perty, which was going on yesterday, might
be stopped. The energy Of Messrs. Davis,
Hinton, and Barham, fPetersburg's repre-
sentatives, was never more signally dis
played. g;sasTszs.s
d Mr.. Hinton would have made the bill q
general one in Its nature had he not been
so pressed for time, and had he, been able to
get assurances oSssupport from senator's
and delegates Of sother cities. The penal
ties upon. city taxpayers in Richmond
who have paid no part OF their taxes
during the year, and whose property is sub
iected to sale, it was stated among members
yesterday, is about twenty-five per cent.
!. Mr.. Hinton proposes to follow this bill
by another, providing that the sales OF de-
property shall be made not in the
winter, but in the summer months.
. s-ass t Personal. '.a.
The following names are In the bill or
dered to engrossment by the House yester-
day relieving disabilities under the anti
duelling provision Of the State Constitu-
ton: James Barbour, ~Culpeper; Alexan-
derD. Payne and John S. Mosby, Fauquier ;
W. f. Trigg, w. L. Royal, w. Page Nc
Carly, Or. J. S. D.. Cullen, and ]. S. Mere
dith, Richmond city; E.. NJ. Lowe, Fair
fax; John F. Wise and f. Q. A.. Kellum,
Accomac; e. C. Venable, Petersburg, and
j. A. 81. St. Andrew, Farmville.
A FALSE FRIEND. .r..g.
From the paragraph following the mes
sage OF the Governor, which we published
yesterday, several figures deserted, like
false friends, Just when their services were
most needed. Had they remained in proper
position the reading would have been as fol-
lows: According to the statements follow
ing the message the amount paid to Colonel
Owens, aid to Governor Walker (salary
So, 100 per annum less taxi, from 1st Janu-
airy, 1870, to 31st December, 1873, was
SS,359.26; to two clerks employed at va.
rious times, 81, ,76484-total, $10,1A.20. In
addition, there was paid to temporary
clerk in the Executive Department in
1912, S444.42, or altogether paid by Gov
ernor Walker during his term for clerks,
$10.568.62. ~..g f;a.
"Governor Kemper has paid for clerical
work in the Executive Office for the years
1874, 1875, and 1876, S5,478.13." ,,.a.
A DISCREPANCY.
A discrepancy of some SsS, 900 in the in
terest account of the Danville railroad with
the State was recently discovered by men,
bers OF the House Committee on Roads.
The company very promptly put itself
right by showing its receipts for the amount
in question. @f. = .,',"a
,4 The transactions took place many years
ago, and it is not impossible the, payments
were made in bonds .or coupons, and the
record Of them may be found hereafter.
.=...f. RETRENCHMENT.
The House OF Delegates yesterday unani-
mously approved the recommendation OF
the Committee on Retrenchment and Re-
form, thatit is inexpedient to abolish the
Office of Superintendent Of Public Print.
ing, now filed by Major r. F. Walker.
The committee have appointed several OF
their number to ascertain II the work OF the
Second Auditor and Register Of the Land
Office cannot be divided between the Audi
tor OF Public Accounts and the Treasurer.
COLONEL sTRoTHER. &
The attending physicians of Colonel
George French Strother have certified that
his health is improving, and express the
opinion that he will recover. Their state.
ments are not quite as full as the committee
wish, and if nothing intervenes to make II
unnecessary they will go to Culpeper in the
course Of q day or two to obtain fuller in.
information than they will be able to obtain
by letter. Members suppose from the doc
tors certificate that in the opinion OF the
latter Colonel Strother is not suffering from
an organic disease. a
eg 49, CRIMINAL PROCEDURE.
Judge w. w. Crump was before the sub
Committee on Criminal Procedure last
night and gave them many valuable sugges'
tions. - 5'.'.'t
1t is now pretty certain that the sub-cem
mittee will recommend some important
changes in criminal procedure.
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