Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-03-07
legislative

A few uDlnIportant local bills were passed,
and the Till for the Revision Of the Criminal
Laws further discussed, amended aud passed.
It makes the Jail fees support the sergeant and
his deputy.
10 the House of Delegates bills were report.
ed from committees TO require county and cor.
poration treasurers to furnish to registrars lists
Of all persons who have paid the oapitaton tax
for the preceding year. &C.; for the protection
Of game, and declaring The south fork of the
North Anna liver in Spotsylvania county law
full fence
The resolution creating debt commission
was taken up, amended and passed-yeas GS.
noes 2j, as ioloHs:-
Whereas the General Assembly has express.
ed the belief that the present rate OF taxation
is as high as can be borne without destroying.
or at least greatly impalEiug, tho industrial TO-
terests and rccuperatVe power OF the State;
and, whereas the present General Assembly
was elected with especial reference to read.
justment Of the public debt of the State 50 that
the interest may be puoctually paid alike on all
classes Of it without an Increase Of the rate or
may BE- satisfactory and hoal, and public agita-
ton OF the subject may cease; and, whereas the
General Assembly, recognizing its duty first to
preserve and ensure the continued existence OF
the State, including the public free school ays.
tenn, is willing and anxious to restore the for.
mer equality of all the public creditors by dis.
tribu,lng ratably among them tho entire excess
of the public revenues derived from the present
rate Of taxation, after the most economical ad
ministratlon of the State government consistent
with the efficiency Of the public service; there
fore.
Rcso7vel, That the Committee on Finance
be, and hereby are, instructed TO report to this
House bill for exchange OF bonds of this State
10 the holders OF the coupon aud registered
bonds OF the State; the bonds to be given In ex
change to be either registered or coupon, but
the coupons not to be receivable in payment OF
any dues to the State, TO be non taxable and
having 80 years to. run, and bearing rate OF
| interest not greater than 365 per cent 60 the
| hun1red; said exchange not to be made uni!
| three fourths OF the tax receivable coupon
| bondhoiders shall have agreed so to do, and
have placed their bonds at tho disposal and 10.
der the control (tor the purposes aforesaid) Of
| such agent or agents of tho State as may be
indicated by said committee 10 their bill, and
under such restrictions and in such way as shall
| by said committee be deemed best to carry out
the purposes Of this resolution
| A petition was presented from cilz ,os OF
Prince William county asking for local option IL
uuor law, and bill introduced to commission
cadets of Bethel Academy, Fauquler county.
Virginia.
TIE following resolutions were Introduced
ogto RI
drawn -
| Whereas the proud old State of Virgins, like
| a powerful man. ofwar that has become un-
| manageable for the want of sesfearing captain,
and the children sailor boys crying from every
| port holo for aid from her valiant sons ashore
therefore, DO it
| Rcsolccl, That the plan hereinafter set forth,
adopted by James A. Frazier in behalf OF him.
self and his co.partner, Gen'. John Echols. be
at once adopted as the sense Of this Intelligent
and calm body of statesmen as tho most feasible
! method of Kidding the old ship OF State Of this
nuisance, lastnnod upon her by mon who mad
| neither interest nor compassion upon our old
weather beaton mother.
| ]. Set aside one-thlrd for West Firginis 10
| wrestle with
2 Set aside one third for tho United States
Government Tor negroes conii4cGtCd during the
WAT.
| 5 Set aside onoihird for the Unitod States
|
| lers for banking capital, stock and fences des-
troyet during and Immediately succeeding the
| war.
i, fthe twelve million with intero,t on tho
samc) ws have unlswlully paid tho bondho ldors
| since 1865, when this settlement should have
| been made. we sgroe to take their bonds to run
two years. for Is cents On the dollar, to bear 3 TO
| per cent. interest.
| s. Gon'l. Echols and FraZier to have each one
| half million dollars for making SO satisfactory
sett lement of the troublesome question: the bal.
ance to go towards lifting the old ship of state
| out of the miro and payment of tho per diem of
| the Legislative statesmen.
4. TO prevent the failure Of this amcable and
Just settlement Gov. Mcclellan, Of New Jersey
| President Hayes Of Washington, and Gov.
Vance, of North Carolina, be appointed high
| Joint commission to moet in London, England,
on tho first day of July, 1875. accompanied by
| the high commission named in Mr. Ficklen' s
| resolutions to ACT as pages; Gen'l. John Echols
| as scrgoant-at-arms and James A. Frazier frat
doorkeepor, j. B. Ficklen, color bearer, to pro.
claim from the citadel when tho high commits.
| sion is sitting on these grave measures.
7. High commission to require four per cent
| per day. the low commission or pages. S".C1 por
| cont. per day, tho sorgeant-st. arms and door
| keeper three per cent. per day, and the color
| boarertW and hslf per cent. per day actually
employed, to be paid in Moifett register coupons
redeomablo at Fraizer's bar at Rock bridge Alum
! Spring.
| The bill to amend tho act prescribing the du-
ties, powers, liabilities, aud compensation of
| certain county officers coming up was amended
by striking out tho five per cent. penalty for
failure to pay tho taxes until December LIST,
and allowed a rebate of five per cent. for the
payment of taxes before December |. 1t was
also amended so as to reduce the compensation
| of county treasurers ono per cent. on all
amounts in excess Of ten thousand dollars COL
looted by thom.
The bill. as amended, was ordered to its en-.
grossment.
The bill to amend tho act prescribing gcner-
oil provisions 10 relation to commissioners OF the
revenue and the assessment Of taxes 90 per.
sons, property, incomes, licenses, No., was tax.
ca up and discussed.
MIR. Moffett said that there was only one i'm.
portant feature 10 tho bill, and that was the
requirement Of tho license tax 10 be paid 10
money. The bill was ordered to its engross.
lncnt.
The House bill requiring railroad companies
to keep their depots open during certain hours
from sunrise to sunset) was next considered.