Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-12-11
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

In the Senate yesterday bill was intro.
duced to give the Electoral Board the power
to have registration at any time it may
think proper. The present law merely
authorises q registration during the year
1885.
A bill was also introduced by Mr.. Nc
Cormick to allow persons to pay money in
to the State Treasury directly to the Treas
urer, instead of by the present way. 1t
proyides that money can be paid by check
or by certificate of deposit in any State de-
postory.
The Committee on Finance reported the
bill providing for the pay ment of the iudg-
lnent against the State secured by the Ken
dali Bank Note Company. The claim and
costs amount to $50, 1872 GO.
The House joint resolution asking orr
representatives in Congress to do all in their
power towards having repealed the present
internal revenue tax on whskey and tobac
CO evoked q spirited discussion.
Mr.. Heaton thought the tax should re-
main.
Mr.. Meredith entered his protest against
, the resolution. He contended that the
members OF Congress do not desire to
DO instructed upon the subject, that they
are very much moro familiar with the aues
ton than the members Of the Legislature
are. He thought that if a tax must be made
it should as we'll be male on whiskey aud
tobacco as on anything else.
Mr.. koiner was surprised that any one
should resist such a reasonable proposition.
He argued that the people would be willing
to pay the lax on whiskeY and tobacco if it
is used for the payment OF the State debt.
He felt satisfied that the people Of Virginia
are looking for repeal of this system
''The people have been grooming under the
tax, and they have been looking for the re.
peal and have been promised repeal of
this internal revenue tax. / trust that we
are not going back upon our promises, and
that the Senate will rot lay the resolution
upon the table,"
Mr. Heaton; would like to know what
assurance the gentleman from Augusta can
give that the tax will be used for the pay
ment Of the State debt.
Mr.. koiner: We are so hungry to find
subjects for taxation that we have ransack-
ed from garrett to cellar seeking subjects for
taxation; and there Will be no difficulty in
finding ready hands to Incorporate it on the
| tax bill.
Mr.. Berry, of Amherst thought that the
| atupllOE VI Tile ISSOlutlOH WOuiu EN- Darr ass
the members OF Congress.
Finally the resolution was adopted.
Bills were introduced in the House Of
Delegates to abolish pound net fishing in
the rivers Of Virginia for five years, and for
increasing the efficiency of the Department
Of Agriculture.
Bills were also introduced appropriating
100000 fer wounded and disabled soldiers :;
amending the act providing for the assess.
ment Of taxes on persons and property and
amending the act prescribing the duties,
powers, liabilities, and compensation of dis
trict officers in relation to the pay OF sup
ervsors.
A resolution was introduced for the relief
of the Taxpayers CT the Commonwealth.
The bill provides that the per cent. pen
atty for non payment Of taxes be postponed
from December i, 1885, to February l, 1856
In joint session the following judges, nom
mated by the democratic caucus, were
elected