Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-01-21
Letter from Richmond.
!Corresponicccc Of the Alexandra Gazette.
RIcnMnTn Iannarv u 1878

iCOrre5 pon 1eccc OF the AIeIsEdIla Gazette.
RICHMOND. January 10, 1873.
Both houses Of the Legislature ha7s agreed
to 70 1910 the election Of State officers Wednes
day nex'. The resolution excerpts the two Au.
ditors, Treasurer AID Com missioner of Railroads,
which latter is excepted because the Committee
90 Roads aud Ioternal Navigation are now co.,
sidefiug castsi1 resolutions as 10 the expedl-
euc7 Of aboIishng the Office. Il is, however, a
mere matter OF form. as the committee has dis
covered that the State is not at any expeLs, as
regards the Office.
Col w. +. G.. Gregory is announced by his
friends as candidate for tho Office Of Secretary
of the Commonwealth. Candidates this year
are, however, few and scarce.
The Seuatc having passed the bill to reduce
compensation of members and officers of tue
Legislature it is now 10 the House, where there
is some dagger Of its passing. Several OF the
Senators We're to day lobbying against it.
Auditor Taylor is great admirer OF the Moi
| felt Register. 10 q lengthy report which he
submitted to the House to-day, be gives the
| following statement of the amount of tax col
lected By the registers to date:
| Acoomac, 1927 lG; Abemarle, $685. As;
Amelia. 1923 40; Amherst. $lSl.Gl; Appomst.
tox, $l42 50; Augusta, $42 IS; Caroline, $50. 80;
Charles City, 1929 81; Charlotte $772 ST. Cul.
pepper. $l42 50; Chesterfield, 1886 SO; Eliza
beth City, $6G590; Fau1uier, 1868 81; Fred.
crick, s3l.S5; Halifax. $2O5.35; Hanover,
slS753; lleorico, $il06l; King George,
1884 G3; King William, s247 81; Lancaster,
s9l.07; Loudoun. $272 10; Nelson. $32222. %;
Nottoway, sizes 10; Norfolk, $l24 so; Orange,
$79l so; PittsyIvania, 1901 81; Prince Edward,
$S3O2l; Prince William, $3.50 81; Rocking.
ham, $500 IS; Rockbrldge, 1886. s.; Spottsyl
vania, $l55 50; Stafford, $94.72; Wythe,
! $7l.OS; Alcxandris, $l,521S7; Danvilie. 3d.
7GS 81; Fredericksburg, 81. 249 96 Lynchburg,
IS l42 lG; Manchester. 81, 439 Sc; North Dan
vile, $l43.49; Norfolk, $3.S6l.l6; Petersburg,
So, 245 81; Portsmouth, s. 1879; Richmond,
ST.. 29S.47; Stauotor, $780, "A; Winchester,
$l,025.S9. IL some of the districts the month
Of December is not included, 10 others it Is.
1t must be acknowledged that the opponents
of the Alofett Register are not strong enough
to d.fta. the law. Not only are the nsj ority
Of the country Members in taYor Of the regis
ter, but some Of them arc tryog 70 make the
law more rigorous than II lsnyw. IL the House
to day Mr. Fulton offered resolution which
WAS referred, l1structlog the com nlttes 10 pre-
pare bill which shall impose The license tax
Oh liquor sold By the WHOLESALE dealer as i, Is
DOW imposed BY the Law kBoRn as the Moffet,
liquor law ca liquor scli By the retail l;quo.
dealer Of the STATE, and If possible to tax in
some form 10 equal proportion !;qaor brought
io,o the State from other States TO De consun.
ed within Tie State.
again there is Mr.. Ashtoo's bill to TAX cigars
and to use the register for this purpose. This
will impose double tax OF barkeap=rs, a.
there is % bar room that does not have it:
cigar sand, and 50 the barkeepsr Will have to
ruo four registers, aud between the four The
bells VII! b. ringing all the time.