The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-03-02

, sbe or retail spirits 50 1eet1neu Dy nim shai
4 be assessed with and pay the same tax which
Is paid by other wholesale snd retail dealer;
In ardent spirits.
Every person licensed as manufacturer
or distlller Of alcoholic liqnUs shall pay ai
the time his Herpse IS granted a speciSc
license tax, to be graduated and classiied
as follows: The manufacturer who shall
mash and distili Zen bushels or less per day,
$50; ten bushels and less than twenty per
day, $50; twenty bushels and ffss than
thirty per day. S75; thirty bushels and less
than forty-6ve per day, S125; fOJty.fye
500; seventy.fve bushels and less than
one hundred per day, $3.50; one hundred
bushels and less than one hundredand fifty
per day, 5000, and so on.
Ii shall be the duty Of every licensed
distiller who manufactures brandy from
fruit to furnish TO the commissions OF the
revenue copy OF the returns made by bim
TO the interDal.revenue assessor OF the
United States; and The commissioner OF the
revenue shall require said licensed distiIler
TO make affidavit TO the correctness OF such
returns.
THE VALLEY RAILROAD.
The following is interesting:
RICHMOND, VA February %, 1880.
Hon. John b. Lady, House Of Delegates,
Richmond. Va:
Dear Sir,-I have the honor to acknow.
ledge your communication of this date, In
which you ask for Information as to the
purposes and expectations Of the Valley
Railroad Company in the event OF the re-
peal Of the act amending its charter, ap-
proved April 2, 1870.
Owing 10 the financial depression brought
about by the panic OF 1873, the Valley Rail.
road Company, in common with many other
companies engaged in like enterprises, was
compelled to suspend its operations. The
revival of prosperity throughout the cOun-
try warrants the belief that the present is n
favorable opportunity for carrying out the
original plan OF completing the road.
At recent annual meeting Of the stock
holders it was decided that the principal
impedlmcnt in the way OF speedy re-
sumption was the act referred TO, and the
stockholders unanimously expressed the de-
sire that il should be repealed 1t must be
obvious to any one that with this act in
force, providing in certain contingencies
for the forfeiture OF the franchises and
property OF the company, any effort TO
induce capitalists TO invest in its securities
would be wellnigh hopeless.
At the time The company was formed
many leading business and nnanciil-men
expressed the opini0n that, with the founda-
tion lost. by The stock subscriptions of 3d.
200, 900 there would be no difficulty in
raising sufficient loans to complete the road
by the negotiation OF a mortgage OF three
millions OF dollars. believe that the con-
di,ion OF financial affairs, especially as it
affects railway interests, is as favorable to-
day for such negotiations as 1t was when
this opinion was given.
Tue company now proposes. II the act IS
repealed, to promptly place the proposed
mortgage on record, and 10 make vlgo-
rouS effort 10 raise the means to complete
the undertaking, aud in this effort l am
warranted in saying that the principal
stockholders will cordially cooperate, and
trust and believe that at an early day these
efforts will prove successful.
/ beg further TO express the opinion that
unless this act lie repealed the successful
negotiation OF the mortgage will be impos-
sble aud the work be thus indefinitely post
pOned.
1 am, very respectfully, your obedient
servant, WILLIAM hEYsER,
President Valley railroad.
DEFAULTING TREASURES AND COLLECTORS.
In the House yesterday Mr.. Kelly, under
a suspension Of the rules, offered thefollow-
ing. which was adopted:
Resolved, That the Attorney-General be
requested TO furnish the House OF Delegates
answers to the following questions:
FIRST. Did the late Auditor OF Public Ac-
counts furnish the Acknowledgement on the
lst of last July and January list Of all or
any of the treasurers and collectors who had
failed to make statements. and pay such
sums as they are required to make and pay,
specifying the amount due from each trea'
surer and collectors
Second. IL such lists and statements were
not furnished, have any steps been taken
to enforce the penalty Imposed Tor such
falure? -
Third. II such lists and statements have
been furnished as required by law, what
steps have been taken against the deIadltlng
treasurers and collectorsi
MEMBERS PAY.
Mr. Riddleberger yesterday presented to
J the Senate the following resolution:
ResOlred, That the Atlorney-General be
requested TO give to the Senate, at his ear
liest convenience, his opinion as to what
pay, either salary orper diem, the members
OF the present General Assembly are enti-
! tied TO receive on the hypothesis that tins
Is the unlimited session under the amended
Constitution.
The resolution created a discussion, the
opponents of the measure holding that 1t
might place the Attorney-General IN an
unpleasant attitude il he were TO be called
upon to defend case in which the Com
monwealth is interested.
Mr.. Riddleberger said he had heard a
learned lawyer in the city OF Richmond
say that he thought the members OF the
General Assembly were entitled 10 S6 per
day for as long time as they choose TO sit.
| He (Riddleberger) thought the members
had gotten every cent they are entitled
| 10. Finally The resolution was agreed TO
by the following vote, and goes TO the At
torney-General for his opinion
| AYEs.-Messrs Bliss Boush. Cannon. Elliot, E.k-
ridge. finnes, Fulkerson. Hale James, Leece Ma
con. Mayo. Norton, kiddleberger. SherIard. Smith
of Nelson, StOval of Halifax StOyall OF Henry, Val
NoEs.-Mrssrs. Atkinson. Daniel. Henry. Hurt,
Kouer. Lowell, Matthew, Murray, Smith OF Alex
andr1a, and Stroiher-lO.
THE YORKTOWN CENTENNIAL.
The bill (Senate) to appropriate $4,000
for the Yorktown centennial celebration in
| 1881 came up In the Senate on the calendar
yesterday, anu was oPPoSou ~! WE "p'''.
Of Alexandria, who did so on the ground
that the House had passed bill incorDora-
ting private joint stock company to carry
out the celebration, and without any ex'
pense TO the State.
Mr.. Atkinson argued in favor OF the bill.
Mr. Koiner took the same view that Mr..
Smith did.
| The bill was passed by.
CONsTiTUTIONALITY OF THE HCULL0CH BILL
Mr. Riddleberger, in the Senate, yester