Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-01-11
TIE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

introduced to provide ii future for the sale
of lands delinquent for the payment of
taxes, which provides that the county treas
urers shall, within specified time, after
the return of delinquent lands, advertise o
printed list of all such lands by posting the
same at each precinct in the county in
which the lands lie. At the expiration Of
sixty DAYS after such advertisement, if the
taxes shall not have been paid. the treasu.
rer shall, after advertising tho time and
place Of sale in q newspaper published IN
the county and by printed haEdblls, pro-
coed to sell said lands.
A Joint resolution was introduced
instructing the Railroad Commissioner
to examine into the freight rates
actually charged on the Richmond and AL
leghany road The object of the resolution
is to fud out if there is any discrimination
being made in the matter of rates.
A bill was introduced to reduce the
judicial circuits of>the State from seventeen
to fourteen, and aims to equalizs the labor
of the Judges, and Increase the saIar.ts OF
the fourteen judges.
Bills were referred to amend section 20 Of
chapter 81 of the Code in relation to begears
and Migrants, which is to protect the c!ii-
zens of the Commonwealth against the ID
trusion of tTemps; repeating all acts relating
to interest due On delinquent lands prior 10
1880; to amend the act authorizing the
Bourd of Supervisors to determine what
amount shall be paid certain county officers;
to authorize the Seaboard and Roanoke
Railroad Company to purchase and hold, or
guarantee the bonds or stocks, Or lend aid
to other railroad and transportation lines,
and 10 operate by lease or otherwise, such
lines, &c, and that said company shall, on
al! property acquired under and By virtue
of this act, pay taxes in money, and not IN
coupons; TO provide lien in favor OF tic
Commonwealth from the limo Of lnstitutinS
any suit by the Auditor Of Public Accounts
Oh the official bond OF any treasurer or the
clerk of uny court, by securing to the Com
monwealth lien on all the real estate oil
all treasurcrs, clerks, and their securities
from the Time of bringing suit on their Of
fetal bonds, aud prevents tho shifting or
transfer of their property SO as todeisaE tue
collection Of judgments when obtained.
The bill providing for the pay mept Of the
Judgment obtained BY the Kendall Bank
Note Company, of New York, against the
Board of Sinking Fund Commissioners OF
Virginia, after a brief discussion was
laid on the table.
A resolution providing for the appoint
ment of special COMMITTEES to which shall
be referred all bills aud resolutions relative
TO the State Debt was agreed 10.
Bills were passed TO incorporate the Ches
apeake, Norfolk and Cgroiiua Railway Co;
to incorporate the Bar Association OF the
city of Richmond to incorporate the ,rus
tees of the Baptist Minister'S Relief Fund Ct
Virginia; to amend the act in relation to
breaking and entering any railroad car, and
to incorporate the Hines Memorial Assoca-
ton of the Knights of Pythias, No. 81.
Tho House joint resolution providing for
the appointment Of joint committee to as
certain and report whether the South AT
lantic and Ohio Railroad Company has conf
piled with the provision of the act under
which, it was incorporated, which required
the said company to commence its construc
ton by December l, 1855, was agreed to.
A number of bills were ordered to their
engrossment and third reading.
In the House of Delegates q bill was in
troduced to make it unlawful for druggists
or other dealers in drugs or medinines 10
sell the preparations Of morphine in any
bottle, vial, envelope OF other package I'M
less the same shall be wrapped ia a scarlet
paper or envelope; and all bottles or Vlais
used for the above purpose shall have, IL
addition to said scarlet wrapper, scarlet
label lettered with white letters plainly
banning the contents of said bottle OR pack.
age.
Mr.. Fulkerson introduced bill to release
the DELINQUENT tax payers Of the State from
the payment of interest on Delinquent: taxes
due prior to the year 1880.
Hpusa Al resolution rfUuesilDT the
Virginia Senators and representatives, III
Congress to use their exertions to have
bill passed repeating the internal revenue
tax on liquor aud tobacco, was 50 amended
bv the Senate IS to ask for the repeal OF
all existing laws imposing internal revenue
tax by tue Federal Government" The
amendment was agreed TO by q vote OF 63
to 49,
Mr.. Mayo (repu5lican) argued that the
only men who can be benefited by repeal
of the law are those who drUk the whlskry
and that it is absolutely necessary fur the
Government TO raise nearly $500 900 ,OOG per
annum, and what is derived from the whls.
key tax is about oae-third, say $50 900, 900
Therefore he was not in favor Of getting rid
of this $50 900 900.
Mr.. Pollard (democrat) characterized the
internal revenue system lis I'm a5omination
of all denominations; that 1t was war meas
ure, and that the republican party has kept
it as burden upon the people,"
Mr.. Porter (democrat) agreed with Mr.
Mayo, and commended that the reason TO-
bacco is cheaper in the market now Is be-
cause the tax is lower.
Mr.. Hoge, (democrai) who introduced the
resolution in the House, argued that it made
no difference as to who paid the money,
whether the consumers or the rlen who sell
the liquor; it leaves our State aud Is car,
ried to the federal treasury to mould with
the money which is now thure. He further
argued that if the democrats carry out the
spirit of the platform upon which they were
elected they were bound to support the res
o!ution.
Mr.. Cardwell, of Hanover, was perfectly
willing to be placed upon record in opposi
ton to the existing internal revenue laws.
Mr.. Martini as a republican, said tae tax
should be abolished, as it was relic of the
war He characterized it as an infamous