The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-01-17
bit for the cities Is as follows: !:
yIRGINIA'S STATUS.

From the report OF the SUBJ Committee on
Finance Dfr. Taliaferro, of Norfolk, chair
mani, made with the view OF enabling the
.bondholders to understand the position Of
Virginia financially, and in the hope OF in
ducing them to agree to some new adjust
ment Of the public debt, the following facts
were obtained: Virginia, by dismember-
ment and from other causes, has lost In
population 37O,651; loss in personal pro-
perty, taxable, SIG, ,016; loss in taxable
real estate, 12l,525,917; internal improve
ments, S36, 100, 1862; loss on banking capital,
SIS, ,520,55 loss on circulation, $4,000
600; loss on the States interest in banks,
So, 75O,O20; loss on dividends and bonus
from banks, $36S,853. Total loss, $685.
164,702. 10 which may be added slaves and
other property not taxed, S163,556, 600.
Total, $469, ,720, ,702.
It may he also stated here that she mas
delegated to West Virginia the RESPONSE
biIity Of paying one third OF the ola debt.
While the six New England States pay
S5,575,554 internal revenue to the United
States Government, they have $160,517,-
2s6 national banking capital and Virginia,
while she pays $7,343, 100, has only ma
tional banking capital Of So, 1913. During
the past year, including the Peabody fund
(s77,199), there was appropriated to public
schools by State and county taxation,
al .O69.67O; appropriated to charities an
nually, $224,67O; to colleges annually,
10000: present value of States interest in
ali internal improvements, $303, 1000.
Mr.. Taliaferro has plan OF his own for
the settlement OF the debt, which has been
approved by many wise heads.
POLICE PAY.
~ 80 Co,pppitfpa on
Revision Of Criminal Laws having under
consideration the subject OF criminal
charges seem disposed to curtail, il not
altogether abolish, the fees now PAID by the
State to sergeants OF police IN cltles 1ol
arrests. They will almost certainly report
in favor of reducing the price OF keeping
nrisoners 80 that the price per head will be
in inverse ratio to the number kept.
RIcHMoND's REPRESENTATION.
Under the new apportionment which the
Committee for Courts OF Justice OF the
House say. should be carried into effect with
the election Of the next General Assembly.
II is regarded as likely that Richmond Will
not be given more than four delegates, ano
possibly the number Of her senators may
also be reduced. ~ ~ III .
The fact, however, that Richmond has
steadily and rapidly grown since the last
census was taken will no doubt be properly
placed before the two houses by our repre-
sentatiYes. ..fi... 5r .s
-, 'wH1sKEY TAX.
The B Bouse Finance Committee will meet
again to-day to consider the whiskey-taS
bill. 4 1t seems given up that the bill (Gov-
ernor Smith's) now under consideration
will not be reported favorably unless very
materially amended. "'..,..'
ANONYMOUS
A pamphlet anonymously published was
distributed to members of the Legislature
Yesterday. It criticizes the statements OF
the Governor in his recent message con.
corning the expenditure OF the fund voted
for the erection and Inauguration OF the
Jackson statue. The writer dwells Longest
upon that part OF the message which refers
to the character and cost of the masonry,
and disputes the Governors position on
both OF these points.
COLONEL sTRoTHER.
It is expected that the special joint com.
mittee of the two houses appointed to eX'
anime into the condition Of Colonel 6. F.
Strother, Superintendent OF the Peniten'
tiary, will to-day receive some information
from his friends, and maybe also from his
physicians. II his resignation is offered
OF course that will be an end OF the matter,
but in any other contingency the committee
will, members say, deem it their duty tt
proceed to Culpeper and make the exami
nation ordered. The delay has been occa.
stoned, it is understood, by difference ol
opinion of the attending physicians as to the
probability of his recovering his health
and therefore about the course to be pur
sued by him, and not from any desire or
the part of Colonel Strother to cling to the
office if permanently disabled from dis
charging its duties. =