The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-01-11

psorsI-PcBLIC PRINTING lNVssli'Aiio,>
CoSyIcTs on CANAL, &c. ~
The following was read to the House yes ss
. - COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA,
OFFICE or THE AUDITOR OF
PcBIIC ACCOUNTS.
RICHMOND. January 10, 1879.
IN be Hon. Henry 9. ANen, Speaker Of the
House Of Delegates: e4+
s;r-I have received resolution OF your
,nnnr,bla body, agreed to January S, 1879,
in the following words: .-''.
- whereas there exists much doubt rs TO
cha amount of interest on the State debt the
,rasent' rate of taxation will pay, nearly
irsry member OF fbe Assembly having bis
own pccuiar method Of figuring: therefore
belt
Accounts be directed to report officially
what amount OF interest the present rate OF
tsys,ion will pay."-
In response thereto beg leave to say that
am of opinion that. from the best con-
s;derotion l can give the subject, the pre-
cont rate OF tax will yielda sufficient amount
oi reyenue to pay four per centum interest
vron The public debt proper, provided the
0rssent assessments ofproperty can be main
toiped. 1t must be remembered, however,
.bq, q general reassessment OF the lands OF the
commonwealth will take place in the year
1sSD next year(, and my fear is that there
will be 4 falling off in values OF from twen-
,v.o TWENTY-FIVE per cehtum upon the real
r.,aie. There will probably be none in the
value OF personal property. Should there
then be this depreciation in the value OF
land. and the debt be adjusted upon the
ha>is OF follr per cent, the deficiency must,
OF course. be made up by either an increase
in The rate of tar upon the reduced values
or hy the ascertainment of new subjects Of
taxation. which will yield the necessary
amount OF revenue. The reduction in lesis-
la,jye expenses by reason OF biennial Ses-
siops, the reduction in the annual amount
OF criminal charges, the reform and re-
trenchment policy inangurated at the last
session OF the General Assembly, are all
items which 90 far. TO confirm me in my
opinion that four per cent. could be paid
upon the debt proper-not forgetting, how
ever, that it is all contingent upon main
tcining present vatues, or upon an increased
rate of lax should those values be reduced,
or upon the ascertain nent Of new subjects
OF taxation, as have above suggested: 2
! aU, very respectfully, :,
WtLLIAMF. TAYLOR,
Auditor Public Accounts. >
PUBLIC PRINTING. .,.....e :.
The Joint Committee on Printing were
in session again yesterday. Mr.. Goode was
on the stand He will be further examined
this evening. ,...s ,,.,,s,.} ~. = e. sasi =
TIE CoNvIcTs' MORTALITY. : ~
The committees OF the two houses having
charge OF the subjects pertaining TO prisons
and eonyicts had session in;y the Senate
chamber last night-Senator w. d. Quesen'
berry in the chair-and completed the eX-
animation OF witnesses as 10 the eXtraord
nary mortality amongst the. coDyicts en-
ployed Oh the canal last spring. About 1880
the committees separated. t., .'sfEu,
4 session OF the Senate committee fol
lowed immediately. y There was some com
paiison OF views, hut /. being apparent tha,
time would be required to draft report tl1e
committee adjourned to meet this morning
"WEEE OF PR4YER'''' Ar YoUNG MES's
CHRisriAN ASSOCIATION HALL.-There was
still further increase in the, ,attenGance al
the ball yesterday evening, aud :oneoI tht
most interesting meetings yet.held.: - :
In the absence Of Rev. J.;,;Z.TTyler wht
was detained by sickness, Rev. Dr., Jud
kins conducted the meeting, and made ar
admirable address. Earnest, PRACTICAL ant
effective remarks Were, made by Rev. Dr.
Preston, Rev. George +. Williams, Rev. Mr.
SDuvsi, and Rev. nr. ~ E: Edwards!if
~ Rev. DR.. Read, Rev Dr. Edwards, jIant
Dr.. JudkIns led in special prayer for q Th'
Pfess"-t!at its mighty powers may be re
srained from evil, and directed in doin!
good. ...r,,, it,t ..ttISV<6,lstU i.iG
The meeting this evening". from s. l6-
VIII be conducted by Rev. DIR. Preston, ant
tne special topic will he .,NiSSiosaS, Hons
ana Foreign" that the world may be con
rerted. ~ ~ l'.''li -, ~ .,-.'
II will be decided this evening whether
Iuere will be special meetings and prayer
next week for u general revival in the city
r, ,,fERsoNAL.-Signor Giuseppe Emanuellt
NenGfo, secretary Of the Italian Minister
VI war at Rome, and wife are at presen
s"!ourhlng In this city. Signor Centarc
Un' uns recently married in Liverpool to Mis-:
t.'.sa Hutchinson, q native OF this city
s;o siu granddaughter OF the late James Gas.
- nTi ~! asq'. formerly president OF the' Bank
w.. rHsina. They are now on their brida
"u', ana WIZ remain in Richmond Sol
s' SViie ume, being domiciled at the resi-
pEsss po,. q John II. Williams, Esq, Linden
AoN, Grace sieeet. s.zf ,,.,,it< l,iIsi.I. I,
4 ,,.a. af. James B. Ezell, Of CoIumbia, S. G..
= tsataef sa., OF Richmond, was il the city yes
q 'IMSsY, en- ropEe for Rostou.,
4 ..o,a nut DAVIS, United States affmv, formerl,
=, ss,,a1senmond, is registered 6Iatlths, ,Ameri
sasnong The visitors 10 tic Tobacco Ex
Esage Yesterday were G. s. Wipstead
SO5,a ~ Eafolfna; B! ~ Hesn don. 'Dahyfi!e:
] y. Jones, fiR. . fas.a Wilson, Petersburg
nhs. sstiiS, y lHewfY York; gHs eC.Naikt 4 Mem
and an Sneorge e. Haylorg Daggeps Springs
Asp Y. .Aagee, lglarksyiIlss, s.slIIlss,4 i.
"a n,da.ssss rHrsyEs IL Wo,naki.AThursda,
81 xs,s sus sd nour men, supposed tof be. negroes,
4 saaiscoYered In the yard OF Mr.
an ans,sason, "a on :tfis GT5i0ye road. They hid
5bn, ~ Peg. gun, fliadl with stray and sui.
ssrying to -emeke the turkeys but III
esS.sss ases here they werjE fioDssfihs, B,
fun. mem W .asph iaIioh from ahe
inss. y a.e lne naxious compound. & Bfr., Rob.
es,rsaa an diseoye thei ey,fipns. pro.
wbes u ais pistol and fred touY sloss at Item,
o, ~ tney n ran. thinks tsat one or neore
,faess lsal.s teak as there were soun
q blood on ta grounfi ma Tia All irs
a. Ia AZ z, 8 lsahs kaha colored Ylth bIood
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