Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-01-14
legislative.


meet CT the annual Grain products Of the Tarl-
GU couulies Of The Safe for the last ten years
succeeding The var. was ordered 10 be printed.
Mr. Ward from the Committee ca Banks.
reported Senate bill 10 secure depositors 10
backing Institutions c.rsrtercd under the laws
ct / his State.
Az adverse report wa, made upon the bill TO
pr reu, !rauiueoty ob.aloed or counterfeit
c4niocs from hlag II celVed 10 payment OF
tsSss, e..
Bills We're iu,rcIucel 10 amend the Code 10
p.evect the co!ectiCn hy 30 execution creditor
Il wages exempt 70 iahonng mao; 10 amend
he Co,lc 10 relation to Tue liabilities If secul.
ties 10 auihoIz: the treasurer tf couotlss,
cities and towns OF the State to retalo schoo
tax DOT Of !hs revenues collie ced by them; aud
for til: re l.; # the surel;es Of A. !. Cret late
co Ter for ilIshs!' toHl snip, in the c0uoiy
Il Fscq li:r.
\ resolution was adopted dreciog the An
ito7 10 report Whist smouc's of moneys for tax: 6
during tie years 1870, 1871, 1872, 1873 ADD
| 1874 werc paid over - The sibkGg tuud. aod
what amount Of State bord- T! purchased
with sn.h money TOR said sinking iund, what
| anonnts e State b)ods were received during
the years specified fer Stale taxes from sher
| Deco IN Ale Of such bonds; the total sm5unt OF
| toad putch ,sei for the sioking fund. with the
mouey paid to il during the years Damed. to
gcshpr with the boods received from sheriff, or
their securities, which they ought 10 have paid
ih.o the treasury.
The Senate bill providing that taxss for
school urposes shall b. paid 10 currency or
coin aud set apart for these purposes a!one
again coming up.
| Geo. LIE, Ct Fairfsx. being entitled 70 the
f ,nr, addressed the Ssnate 10 opposition 10 The
bi l. which be reg >ried as the strongest c)lumn
VIII CHI eau be brought against the citadel which
| has So tar protected the credit Of this State -
| liz reviewed the cDniilon OF the State rom
| 1861 10 the present linz, Gg,lliog with forus
upoa the ds'rcs>iog and !ylog times OF cur
| @sr history. aud III: war iuterr-t on the u .bf,
and then spoke Of the lrga!ity # the State debt
and the passage Of the iusdlng bill.
| He then turned his attention - The bill III
| der Considerations su sad that he could cot
recoguiz, any difference 10 The Obligation Test
log upon the General Assembly TO support the
| sch auls or the Safe government or the pay
u; o. u! the interest 90 The State debt. tIr
hi:u-ef, be believed the constitutional o5liga.
| toe IS 10 he school tax WIS ID more biodlog
! than hat fJr the support Of the eO7erun ut or
| the paymeot Of the public creditor. lie WAS
satisfied that the qla,tioo Of Increased tax itlon
| had never bcsa passed upon By the great PEG.
! PIE of this State. Bat OF one thing be was Ger.
| tain ADD that vas that the people desired 40
| economical administration OF the affairs Of the
go7erouent. Assuming that he till Is part
of he plan to dlscredit our credit be must vote
/ against il; but 10 bis judgment it might be best
TO postpooe action % this question until it has
been passed upon by the Court of Appeals.
Mr.. Fulkerson ilq1ired Of Mr.. Lee whether
! he did not regard tie settiog aside OF the school
| fuud bv the Constitution as a sacred fuod
hlr. Lee: Not at all, sir
| He said be was discu ;sing the whole general
subject, and that be had assumed that this vas
a plan to attack the credit of the State
Mr. Wood asked whether he had DOT been
elected 90 the platform Of opposition 10 to-
creased tsx,s.
Mr.. Lee said that Question had naser as yet
been passed upon by the people. bu so lar as
| be Was coec rned he would only b, too glad to
bear their vcIdic-, AMI would not fear The re
sul'.
H.. coocluled bis remarks will az rI qaeot
al!u>on to the past gorv Of the STATE.
Mr.. Tyler replied to M.. Lee He spoke at
some leugI b 10 advocacy Of the bill.
Ire discussion was continued ill the adjourn
mcut.
In the House of Delegates bll' were reported
from committees to amend the cods in relation
lstion TO enforcement of Judgment liens, and to
amend the ccds in regard to The Limitation If
entry or acton for land.
Mr.. Lowell introduced u rast luton Of inquiry
in!o the expediency Ct dispensing with grand
iures in the circuit court; OF the Stste
in IN a III ri t',1n 4
justices OF tho peace Was taken up, with q sub
situte penting-the latter from the Committee
o. Courts, extending the jurisdiction in matters
of dam 6, 10 $50
Mr.. Graves moved TO amend the substitute SO
as to give Jurisdiction in cases of debt due by
bond note or sccount. to amounts not exceed
ing Sl0O.
Afer long debate the amendment WAS re-
jec.ed-syes So. noes 6U-the Institute adopted
and the bill ordered 10 be engrosse1.
In answer to a communication, the Second
Auditor sent in the following statement Ct lhe
officers employed in his office AL their salaries
in 1860 and in 1877: For the year 1850 Second
Auditors salary. 5000; first clerk $3.50; sec.
ond $500; third $500; fourth $50 messenger
who discharged the dut es Of clerk in the office
S50O-tct.l $1,000 For The year 1877, Second
Auditors salary 5000; first clerk Sl.0U; second
$500 third Sl2CO-total $500.
Amount paid from Second Auditors
office on account Of education: in tho year 1850
on 1ccOu0t or FuOuC lree SCHOOLS SLi oE0 81 ;
annuity to university CT Virginia Sl5, .; an,
nuity to Virginia Military Institute Sl5GO total
80 1923 81. In the yesr 1877 on account of
public free schools S346 523 ST.. The annuities
to The Unworthy sn4 Virginia Military Insti
tuta are paid bS the Auditor of Public Accounts.
Ine following offered by Mr. Taiiaferro, of
Not)lk YVES Iee,rsd TO The Committee on FL
nance;
Whereas the debt of tho State il asceltained |
10 aggregate the sum 81. GA SIS ~. or exclud-
imp tn ra.t due interest on the said debt, hssum
Of S35 924 $3.50, or excluding tho amounts due
the literary and sinking funds and for the pact
du, interest, the sum Of S2o. Sc. S65 IS; and
whereas the pretent revenues arc insufficient to
meet the current expenses Of the government,
the appropriation required by tho Constitution
to public free schools. and the interest on the
public debt leaving deficit cf ST 453, 76G "a on
the Who'll. d, 1T ss fret stated, f Sl,05l L9j3G
on the d, b, exclusive OF past due interest, and
on the last mentioned sam tf 1858, 47242; and |
whereas it is believed entirely impractcab,e to
increase the present ratio Ct taxation so as to
provide FIR the said deficiency and whereas it is
believed it would 0s to the mutual interest Cf the
Ststa and her creditors TO determine the amount |