Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-02-27
Letter from Richmond.

Correspondence of the ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE.I
RICHMOND, Va, Feb. 26.-The Auditor
of Public Accounts CONSTITUTES the law taxing
charters to limit the amount to two num-
dred dollars, even where the capital stock
runs into the millions. In order to remove
any doubt, and to make the construction OF
the Auditor clear, Senator Moore has intro
duced an amendment which has gone
through both houses, providing that 10 no
case shall more than two hundred dollars
be charged. IL is like the lave Of many
other States which raise q good revenue
without placing any undue burden upon the
enterprises conducted by joint stock com
pspies. :,
The bill to repeal the meat inspection bill
wss reported unanimously from the Senate
committee to-day, and there is q strong
sentiment in both houses to repeal the law.
Senator HeatoD, of Loudoun, made q
speech in the Senate to day, which set Sen
ators to thinkiog. He ran rapidly over
some abuses at some Of the State institutions
aud gave the Senators and q large number
OF visitors in the Senate Chamber at the
time the benefit of some facts that tend to
show a remarkable looseness In the
management of affairs at the colored
Normal School at Petersburg and the WIZ
liamshurg Lunatic Asylum. Its very clear
that things are not working right at the
williamsburg Asylum" According to Sena
tor Heaton that institution has not sent In
a report that will enable one to contrast Its
management with the management of other
Iunatic aaylums. An item shows that
one thousand dollars had been spent Tor
whisky at the Williamsburg asylum, when
no such item OF expense appears from 9TH
err asylums. As to the colcred Normal
school, Mr.. Heaton thought the report any
thing but satisfactory.
Senator Harrison, of Winchester, arose to
a question of personal privilege 10 the Sen
ate to day and denied the statement cent to
| a northern paper, the substance of which
| was that Mr.. Harrison contemplated a clash
| of arms between the State militia Of Vir-
ginia and the federal troops. He said that
| he longed to see the day when northern pa
| pers will not feel called upon to publish
| such dispatches about the people of the
| South as to cause q firing of northern hearts
| against southern people. He declared that
no man In the United States had a warmer
| attachment for the Union than he.
Gov. Mckinney, at the request OF Senator
Moore, will offsr a reward for the arrest Of
the party who set fire to the property be
longing to Capt. Beatty, of Fairfax. Capt.
Beatty wrote to Mr.. Moore requesting him
to see the Governor and request His Excel
Iency to offer the reward.
Delegate Downing, of Warren, gave a
lunch to Col. John Bell Bigger, CLERK of the
| House, this afternoon. 1t was a very pleas.
ant occasion aud about a dozsn persona were
present.
A bill was introduced In the House to-day
by Mr.. Mason, of King George, to require
telephone companies to reduce their charges
for telephone Instruments. While every.
body would like to obtain cheap telephone
facilities, they need not expect it at the
hands of this General Assembly, as MIR. Ma.
sons bill comes rather late in the session.
The full Board of Visitors to Mount Vernon, as
appointed by Governor Mckinney, are Hon. Tay-
lor Berry, of Amherst Hon. +. Walton Moore, OF
Fairfax Col. L.. Q Washington, Col. John Bell
Bigger and Hon. W. w. Henry. These appoint
ments are made under q statute passed more than
ten years ago, which authorizes the Governor to
designate 8 board, the members OF which are to
receive no compensation, not even the payment
of expenses. Governors Kemper and Holiday
observed the requirements Of the statue, but dur
ing Governor CameIon's term the appointments
were not made. 1t is understood that Governor
Mckinney was induced to appoint a bosrd at the
instance of the Ladies' Association, which owns
and controls the Mount Vernon property Pc.
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Several republican clerks were appointed
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