Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-12-19
Legislative.

q the State Senate yesterday l0c pll W au'
NIT children outside the Commonwealt tn to the
public schools on payment OF the school tax was
reported, as was bill prescribing the manner 10
which public free school funds shall be collect
ed and requiring them TO be paid to the credit
OF the literary fund and used only tor public
free school purposes; bills were referred to pre-
scribe the mode of collecting taxes on licenses,
&c.; to amend 40 act for the assessment AID
levy Of taxes on persons, property, No. 10
amend 40 act eutitlcd in relation to the pay OF
county superintcndcnts of schools. ~
la the House Of Delegates Mr. Coghlll 10.
troduced resolution in favor Of reducing the
nav Of the members Of the General Assembly
10 sum of So day for session OF ninety days
and abolishing mileage, also reducing in like
proportion the compensation OF all officers and
employees OF the Two J1ouscs, ADD regulating
The compensation Of city and county treasurcr5
50 az to reduce The sane to such extent SO may
bring the amount down to that allowed sheritts
for collection of the revenue before the war.
A plumber OF bills and resolutions were intro
duccd and referred; among them for the reIlet
of the sufferers by the late food, &c.; for the
relief OF suretcs for the States's repositories;
to amend the Code in relation to the powers
and duties conferred on County and Circuit
Courta and an adverse report was made upon
the bill to amend Code 10 reference TO the Ju
rlsdicion Of justices Of the peace.
The joint resolution directing the clerk OF
the House of Delegates to demand lmmcdl.
ate reports from the clerks CT Circuit Courts OF
certain Counties was reported.
The House adopted resolution giving to
each member Of the General Assembly five
copies of llochkiss's Geographical Survey
of Virginia.
Mr. Robinson, Of Norfolk presented the fol-
lowing resolutions which were referred to the
Finance Ccmmilec:-
Resolved AS tho sense Of thu House Of Dole.
gates that in resd listing the State debt it Is es-
eential, icst that the true amount Tor which the
State il justly bound and should undertake TO
pay should be asccctaincd and finally deter
mined
2. That the rate Of interest on tn } debt so as.
certsined and determined shsl be fixed within
tho certain capacity of the State promptly to pay
rs i! shall accrue out Of the revenues of the State
| derivable under rate Of taxation not in excess
| OF the present rate.
8. That it is the duty Of the General Assembly
| to retrench the expenses Of the government a3
far AS practicable so as not to impair its proper
and effective administration, aud to use all hon
orsble means 10 secure q reduction Ct the burth-
ons of the people, 80 as not to mparil the prompt
| rayment Of the rate Of interest iYed as ab1Vc
1
tcrmined, as the said interest shall accrue.
| A Card.
My attention has been called to the following
communication which appeared 10 The Sunday
| Bulletin of December l6, 1877 -
"rhc bill introduced into the Legislature by
Mr.. Mu.h bach, Of this city, to compel jurors 10
criminal cases to serve without pay, would, ii
passed, be most unjust law. Ia the c0ualcs,
Jurors in many instances have to travel twenty
or thirty miles to reach the court house, and
remain there during the term of the court, paw
ing the expenses of themselves and horses. ln
many instances aIors are poor mcn and are not
able to pay hotel bills. II MIR. Mushbach de-
sircs to rctrcnch, it would be wisdom to com'
mencc somewhere else.
"ONE VINO SUPPORTED HIM.
Tho writer of the above is laborDg under 6
misrepresentation. | have not Introduced bill!
for that purpose. did nothing more than 10
troducc, By request. resolution instrucllng the
Committee on Revision of the Criminal Laws
to enquire into the erpee}iency Of so amending
the Code as to provide that jurors IN cEimlna
oa,cs shall serve without compensation, and dc
not intend to be understood as committing my
self 10 tho policy or propricty Of the Legislation
Indicated thereby Ny views on the sui 2ct
do not differ from those expressed by the writer
OF the communication.
GEORGE a. MUsHGACH.