Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-01-17
Legislative.

u Tax DlI ds WILL III VltW VI Sucu IeuuCtluu VI
the expenses Of government as may be deemed
advisable, raise enough treasure to pay full
semi aneual interest on the public debt of the
Commonwealth and on two thirds of the uD-
luud@d debt and make such provision for the
gradual payment and final extinction of the 10.
tcrcst already accumulated and in arrears as in
their judgment would prove satisfactory to the
creditors Of the State and not unduIy oppres
sive to the people, was laid 90 the table by the
following vote:-
Ayes-Mcssrs Brooke, Chiles, Elliott, Full
kcrs;D. Griffin, Hurt, OF P,tsylvans, koincr,
Marshall. Massey, Murray, Norton, Paul, Phleg
ar, Powell, Sheirard, Semp, Tyler, Ward and
Wood-l9
Nocs-Mcssrs. Belts. Bland, Gayle, Glims
ley, Hinton, Hurt, OF Halifax, johnson, Lee.
Nash, NUM-, Quescnberly, Smith, Stevens
Wslston and Wortham-l5
The bill introduced q few days ago, providing
currency. was passed. 1t is held by most of the
arc in direct opposition to the ruling Of the Su.
promo Court Of Appeals Of the State in the
casa Of Autoni vs.. Wright, in which it was
held that coupons were receivable for all de-
mands due the Commonwealth. The vote Oh
| the passage OF the bill stood, yeas %. nays S,
| as follows -
| Ayes-Messrs. Bliss Brooks. Chiles Elliott
| Fulkerson, Griffin, Grimsley Hinton. NJ arshalI
Massey, Murray, Nash, Norton, Paul, Phegar,
Powell, Quesenberry, Sherrsrd. Slemp, Stevens,
Tyler, Ward and Wood-2}.
Horny, H. Hurt. John l.. Hurt, johnson,
Koiner Lee Num-. Sinclair Smith, Tanner,
Watson, and Wo.tham-l5
| In tho House of Delegates bill was intro.
Iucol by Mr.. Hunter to impose a tax upon
game dogs known exclusively as pointers and
settlers.
The Speaker laid before the House a com.
muul:atiou from tho Treasurer 10 response to
| an lcquiry, in which he says
IN addition to the salary Of 50 900 fixed by
| Law, the Treasurer was by joint resolution Of
| 1852 allowed for counters gning the notes of
! the independcnt banks a compensation Dot ex-
cccdog Sc for every 900 notes. TO be paid by
the bank requiring him to perform that duty.
| BY the act OF 1852 the salary Of the first clerk
10 the lreasurcr's Office was fixed at 5 100 );
| that of the second clerk. $3.50. Tho act Of
! 1858 81 authorized the Treasurer to appoint a
| third clerk with salary OF $3.50. and the act
Of ID Of April, 1860, says The clerk of the
banking department shall be allowed, 10 addi
ton TO The amount now received, $500, to be
tho independent banks am enabled, from
personal knowledge, to state the present force
of the Treasurer's Office, with the salary of the
Treasurer and each employee. as follows !:
Treasurer, $4,000; first clerk, ST, 600; second
clerk, 81 300; third clerk, $1,000; and tempo
rary clerk, 81 200.
Mr.. Barbour, from the finance Committee,
submitted the following:
Resolved. Tho Serate concnrrng) That the
Attorney Gen. ftho State be authorized fn his
opinion tho public interest shall so required, to
associate with himself such additional counsel
as he may deem necessary to aid him in the ar
gument Of any question which may como before
ths Court of Appeals in regard to tho receivable
ity of coupons in the payment of taxes or other
dues, and 10 contract in regard to tit cOmpensa.
ton to be paid to such counsel.
Which was adopted with an amendment that
said additional counsel shall not cost moro than
81 900.
resolution iustrr,los the Virginia SeDa.
tors and requesting her Representatives in
Congress 10 Vote for the remOnetz,t Of
silver as legal tender was introduced and
committed.
In the debate upon it Mr.. Mushbach thought
if there was ever a resolution before tho House
rcquiliog careful action and the scrutiny Of
committee il was this one. 10 three or four
lines the resolution proposes to instruct our
senators to vote for reconciliation; but that
resolution was prefaced ty preamble of three
or four pages. Mr. Mushbach could not sub
scribe to the statements in the preamble about
the candestine decentralization Of silver, because
lie knew nothing about it. Hc hadn't full TO-
formation on the snMect, and didn't suppose
the House had. Without Indicating how be
should vote on the question proper, Mr.. Mush.
/ I,oo t1,o 81 - AZ
tic Committee on Federal Relations for thor.
ough examination and report.
In The House, on Tuesday, Mr. Farr of
Fairfax, introduced Joint resolution, which
was referred. instlucting the joint committee
on constitutional amendments to inquire into
the cxpedienoy Of amending section TO- article
10, OF the constitution. as follows: mo money
shall be paid out Of the State Treasury except
10 pursuance of appropriations made by law,
and no appropriation shall ever he made for
the payment OF any debt or obligation created
IN the name OF the State OF Virgua during tho
late war, and DO county, city or corporation
shall levy or collect any tax tor the payment Of
any debt created for The purpose of aiding cny
rebellion against tho State or against the United
States.'
A RIVAL TO THE MoFFETr REGISTER
Col. Marshall Parks of Norfolk, has obtained
patent for an invention which will be for.
midablc rival 10 the Mofctt register. His plan
is that the Auditor Of the State shall have
printed "a book Of State excise and coupons"
These books are to be furnished to all bar.
rooms, wholesale and retail liquor dealers. To
illustrate the plan: Suppose the dealer pro.
cures from The State Auditor or his agent
book Containing 1000 coupons, for which he
pays twenty-five dollars. When the dealer sells
drink tho consumer receives coupon. which
entities him to receive from the State, 10 pay
ment OF his taxes. one cent. If two drinks are
to be paid for he receives coupon printed on
orange paper, good for two cents. IF five
drinks blue paper good for five cents. The
same coupons, arranged for wholesale and re-
tail liquor dealers, will be provided. AS these
books and coupons will be printed by order of
the State. and the coupons numbered by ma
chincry there will be no occasion for counter. |
felt, as the amount is 30 small,
Prominent gentlemen from various sections of |