Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1877-03-27
RICHMOND LETTER.
rta HOUSE OF DELEaArEs, !

the ides OF March. but for all that the
Equinox and ST. Patricks day gave
Richmond thunder In the way of gales
from tie polar regions. ST.. Patrick
brought six inch snow, and it was
preserved and handed over in good con
dition TO the Equiuoctial week The
Hibernians had to hibernate and the
shamrock became sham nader the
dominion of the snow drop, Sunday
was beautiful overhead but detesta-
ton under foot Church going was at
hall discount Rains and polar
waves have been the order until to-
day. when summer brought all Rich
Richmond to the streets. the birds to
the treca, and the grasses to the breeze,
81 Patrick may have KILLED all the
snakes In Ireland, hut In Richmond
there we're men, and some of them
Legislators who saw millions of them
last Saturday. They came in myriads
escorted by blue demons clad in tam
tai Eing glory. such RS Solomon In all
spostAoy wa- not clothed with More
persistent and extravagant drinking
never cav on any festival occasion. -
EveE funeral parties participated
THE LEG1sLATURE
y I'll dissolve on the 4th of April. 1t
has he'd the usual amount of abuse
and soRpe Of II has been deserved
. Yet doubt Of IT. work will not com
pare very faroLably Nsth that of any
VI its predecessors since the war
6One NJ Its acts ere purely experiment
tai, and let as hope they will work ont
well for the people. The salary bill
for ifs members has passed both houses
- # came from the committee. 1t
reduces mileage one-half, and allows
TO each member for regular bien NAL
sessions $40, and for each extra ses-
sion 624O.
The Canal lease has passed the Sen
ate with unImportant amendments,
80 that IT comes back to the House for
,Sciion esaIn. The vote In the Senate
Twss very close, 20 to %. ..... -.
ID 4 sMoffett Punch bill has gone to
the Hcnste, and Is likely to pass that
body. II texee each drink of ardent
spirits two and a half cents. a d Of
malt liquor half cent. The specific
tag r. reduced ono half at frst and the
other half Ia to be pal only when
that amount shall have been gathered
by the Register. Each half pint sold
m taxed two cents. Wholesale desIers
are taxed 80 cents on the first gallon
ana 10 on each succeeding gallon up to
len eallo,gs. Sd IS .ttst... ...s .s-r.
The Treasures bill has passed the
House. II repeats the extra commits.
son Of Is per cent. on the. collection
OF poll tax, which now eocs at'fhe
sHme rate OF conversation allowed for
the collection OF othsr taxes. That
ftature OF the bill whi,h added ten
Irer cent. 10 all taxes not paid on or
before the arst Of Decem her was very
promptly KILLED by tremendous ma.
JoFity but those who DO pay wi lin
that time tho whole tax are allowed a
rebate OF two per cent, Those vho
pay one. half aeainst December first
are IN be INDUCED until the middle Of
March for the other half and then the
per cent penalty attaches to them oa
the uBpaid amount, Those Who do
pot Day oRe-halt ~ December incur
the ave per cent penalty onall Tho |
shill viii probably pass the Senate. ; !
a. ThN bin establishing an Apricultu. |
cal BareNu has passed the House hy
large vote. 1t Npfropratcs s. 900.
The tobacco bill recommended ard |
@s~d for by the State Grange passed
yrstsrday by avery largcyvote 10 the
NHouse. Aftcr nll the noise made hy |
certain parties, wlins made themael,es
conspicuous thereby for a season.
touching the repeal of the 56th sec
Hon, its restoration was moi aske |
ny the Grange al all Ia fact, the |
Grange declared that the Patrons did |
not want 1t restored At nil. So il
slFepeth. Oar .....-..
= noAp MILL FoR wAsHINaT0S CO., |
proved the T1onse ycstc day, and wnlI
he passed In the Senate and become a
law before this letter can be pub ished.
II r. 10 be hoped the bllwll work
we'll. Mr. Coale aud myself have be.
slowed much pains and thought upon
IL The principle has worked well
elsewhere, and tho bill will MT tako
SSy more money out Of the pockets II
the people than they.pre now paying
il she general county levy tor road
psrpoSSs, The dlhesnce IL that tho
ulsHsy will be more economically used
AND gill do double the wo k. In or.
dSI ~ tAsor North Fork Klnderhook,
and Bplsion Dlslr cts, IN pay nt all
the Officers will DO paid out Of the
sesosty levy, 40 ne 10 leave all the
'frsncy froo each District % Ga to the
tekda directly. A. soon 90 tho hill Ia
printcd I will scud n 10 tie A'c,ps ne
ptrg,Viu1 and ne Standard for pub.
AsAiion. {, goes into eject the lat Of
MO- SER !