Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-01-16
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ICorraspo1de1ce Ct tho A!ezaud.ia Gazette
RICHMOND, Jan. lj.-hn iaiatory step to-
wards rcpesl CT The McfIett liquor law was
made ID the Senate to day by the Introduction
Of resolution by Geoeral Bradley L. johnson,
ins!;u,!ng the Finance Committee 10 report G
BILL by the Ii CT February, for tho Icpea OF
this la1 unless before that time The General
Assembly Should hsvo provided by IaV Tor the
equal. fair and h2rGs! execution Of tic present
syster2, ia e7oiy poTtiou CT tic Conmo1H eattt.
[. is quite manifest that the lay IS it DOW
sacds rcGlires amendment aud additional Sg,
isation to cnftrts i:s proViEi7Es justly aud
| equally On all dealers in the State.
When the MoFett bill-ab!ch is DOW tie law
vas introduced 10 the Genera! Assembly IN
1877, General Johnson pointed out thea !he
detects Of the proposed measure ard contended
that it would prove 50 obnoxious that bssoIe 1t
! lad been in operation year Inc General AS
se;nbIy would be forced to repeal it,
The Motfett system oil imposing aud collecting
| taxes CO l:qlors, has, during the past year,
brought iat0 the treasury about Sll0, 600 more
revenue than under tho o!d license tex law
not dcductpg abou! $4,000 Tor rebates and
cost CT the registers.
The Auditor 10 coavtT=a:!oh Tith ni3nbar
| Of tbs Senate to day stated that be believed
that during the next twelve months: With soi1C
necessary amendments to the law, that l: would
tling in revenue of over 5000 900.
TDc c7ponents oi tho laE, however, Contend
s1d with reason, that it sc,s With peculiar hard
chip Ga the cities Wherelt Is generally vigorously
enforced. Ia the country, il Is contende5, the
courts ere lax 10 40 enforcement Ct the las and
i5 Tefy MANY sections little CT 70 ToVcuu@s arc &C.
rived from /! at I'll.
The cneu:es CT the lev faY;T rItrGl to the
old lcacso ,aE system ard an Increase OF tie
tax sufscieDt to make the Fe7erues reach the
amount that il is claimed by thn friends OF the
Mofelt Law that will be dcriTCd from that
system.
! general Johcsou's resolution TO dsy elected
considerable discussior ard deVeioped an amount
CT strength 10 its favor that very much surprised
the friends Ct the present law. Gen. Johnson
and Messrs. Paul, Fukerson ana PnIegar and
J Hurt, tf Pi:ts9lvauia. made forc.tic speeches
10 fa7or CT the resolution.
The matter was tabled faai:y AID made The
special order fer Friday next.
Major Grimscy. the chairman Ct lie scla!e
) Finance Committee, ls detained 1f7n lis seat
by i!lpess He HIS il bis possession report
raac, Committee If tho House, provCiog for q
number CT chaDgGs 10 the present Mofctt laE.
: Among these proposed changes will DO re.
duction Ct the taz Ga spiliuous drinks irom =
10 cents; en increase % NAL; drinks lroG /! 10
one ccp.; also, making it compulsory upon tie
bar keeper TO place the register OF the COULTER,
the beer lot to be nir, than Sig FEET iron the
register: the alcoholic register 1t is rropoaod, to
make the Gis!inclioa clearer, sh2l! &c p:iattd
rid and The malt black The Finance Commit.
tee will also recommend that the CID system Of
special license tax ca WbG!esa!e end reis!I Equ9r
dealers &c restored aed the prcs.n: cumbcrsGme
; ard c,Gpicatcd mode &c done away With. The
chairman Of the Finance Committee VITO IS ouc
OF the most carGcst advocates CT tic lag IL TIC
. General Assembly, is expected to % IN bis seal
when the discussion OF the matter Is resume!
Fr!dsy, and will, 90 doubt, make ioycible anc
e!cqucnt defense Ct the bel! punch system OF
, taz,og liquors.
a tig tight vi;l be made Then it again c>mci
~. The liquor men SIC already ;naklog prep
aralious, learc, to lobby through the Leg!sl
tu7o measures for repeal CT tdo, to them, OF
n9Zious laT.
4 meeting OF the Liquor Protection As:ocia-
liou will be held in a feS days, learn, rretun
, ably for the purpose 10 ticking ac!icn 10 the
, mailer.
Rev. Fir. Massey, Tbs Seus;ar lrom Abe
marie, has r:c:n;iy b3cp pr2serted With So OJO
, by & brother.
Anopg his other sijpeuishiag chsrac!eris
tics, it is said by his friends that Mir. j. II
Waterman, Of Rcckioghau, ia tie biggcs: catel
10 the General Assembly. Three boardlul
houses where 10 boarded during his Two years
connection with the House Of Delegates, haTt
, been forced to collapse aud sell out. Mr.. Water
man enjoys the chogrin OF lis boarding house
keepCrs. Wien he gees IL 10 dlnacr 1t Is sale
the other guests begin to gather Up all edible:
within their reach. Although such az eater
Brother Waterman would hardly make good
sign for meat shop.
Dir. T. Spiccr Crrctt th;Dks that Df. Doug
les, who IS 80 ndepe1&an! candidate 10 the clJ
trict of the late Bav. Douglas, will withdraw in
his favor hr. Curlatt Intends to retire from
all political strife aftcr the expiration OF II:
presert term OF tho Legislature.
The rcadiGstcr executive committee are 10
report the call for convention ct rcadjuscri
to norrdw, Which they were directed, by coz
f.rcuoa Of this elamoa. of the Legislature,
fcT nights ago, topTepsre. cTRoSGEoW.
BUTLER ON TIE ARMY ELL. Gen Batter
is very decidedly opposed 10 the Burnside ar
ny bill, AID thus SUNS up Lis objections In
the first place i is bill 10 abolish The coDsti
tutioual offioo of Secretary Of Wal; stco1d, ii
i5a bill TO make the general 10 chief despot Of
tho crmy; third it is bill to enable the Pow,
dence Tool Company to sell large number 81
muskcts which they have ca hand to the Uaitcd
States government; fourth. i! is 10 turn over the
arniug CT the militia Of the Uni.sd States to
private Contractors without any uniformity OF
gu5s, equipments, Misunderstanding that
to be settled by the oaplc, CT fsEcy Ct each
State.
TITTERING IN CuURCn.-Oa NoT Years
eve Boston gentleman wsat to chu!ch. In
the curse Of tins be concluded to remove bis
o7ercoaf, aud with Ill the grac, and edo imaei
nabe. After taking lis SCAT aad fielding his
arms, imagine bis surprise when he discovered
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