Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-02-26
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Correspondence Of The Alexandria Gazette.
RICHMOND, Feb. q, 1S77.--The legislator
now rcvcls il the fact that nc La; the whole
year before Liu in which 10 egislalc Tor the
Such is, iu effect, the decision OF The
General Assembly How long the boys will
stay hero an u1abc to say. One thing is
CERTAIN this conclusion has wonderfully chcercd
them. They walk around The ranparts now
with more aacTity than formerly.
think the whiskey bill will pass. There is
violent opposition to it certainly, but | DO not
think ii will be mustered 10 sufficient force to
defeat The bill. II Senator Motifs punch is
adopted the extra one or two cents will not
come out OF the barkccper's pocket. lie will
raise the price Of drinks. Cocktails will be |
or l. cents Instead OF 10 cents as now. Such
has been the determination 0! tic ban ktepcrs
here, and it may be presumed that others
throughout the State will follow their example.
In the debate On the bill in the House Of
Delegates Mr.. Simpson favored striking out
the section imposing tax o. Si;3.2I per gallon
on liquors sold within the State. Ills remarks
in substance were: That such = tag would net
only prove Injurious to the State generally, but
to his city, situated Immediately upon the bord
ers particularly, for by the imposition OF such
tax the country aud boating trade which SO
largely bcucii.S Alexandra would be diverted
10 Washington and Georgetown, and this would
prore rot only disastrous 10 the liquor mcrch-
ant bit Is the whole oil oar mercantile Interests,
Tor he buyer OF liquor who would really pay The
tax sought 10 be imposed, does DGt in many IT,
stances G0niinc himself solely TO such purchase.
On tie contrary the purchaser OF liquor is al.
most invariably the patron 0! the grocer, the
dry goods merchant, and others, aud II he DC
driven lr1m The State by an obn0Xl3uS tax to
| buy liquors he vii! at the same time purchase
| other things 10 he dctrmcnt Of our residents,
| and what is true o! Alexandria is also appllca-
| bic to other places in cur State, for With tho
excellent facilities far reaching cities beyond
our limits but few will content themselves with
patronizing our people when they eau only 10
| 80 a. sacrifice.
COL Vim. T. HurwclI, whose arduou. laborS
in the cause OF EtluorIcG some years since gam
ed him the sonbro4uet Of "L;quorice Bill, y
now comes out for the wh!5kcy tax, and is call
ed "Whskcy Bill.
The following were passed in the Senate TO-
| day: Senate resolution Tor The relief OF y. Il.
NlcIrlye of Prince William county; Senate bill
Amending the Law IN relation 10 mechanics
| ians; for the protection Of sheep ia Rock bridge
| couniy; TO authoriza Ezey l;gans to crest g
wharf vi Puugoteagul creek.
ir Motif offered ill the Senatt to, day rcsoiu'
| lien which vas adopted, nstructiug the Com
mllce on General Laws IL iDquIrc into The OK,
pedeucy Of requiring druggists 10 endorse
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