Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-01-08
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

In the Senate yesterday the House bills to
incorporate the Trustees of the Ministers
Relief Fund of Virginia and to incorporate
the Hines Memorial Association of the
Knights of Pythias were referred.
The House joint resolution for theappoint-
ment of select joint committee 70 examine
into the management Of the Eastern Luna
tic Asylum, &c, was adopted and Messrs
Edmunds, Meredith and Gillespie appointed
as the committee on the part Of the Senate.
Bills were reported from committees to
incorporate the Roanoke and Southern Rail-
way Company to amend an act to incor-
porale the Washington, Cincinnati and St.
Louis Railroad Company; to incorporate the
Lynchburg, Halifax aud North Carolina
Railroad Company; and making an annual
appropriation for the support Of the Home
of +. Z. Lee Camp, No. l, Confederate
Veterans.
| A resolution was adopted, iGstructing the
Committee OF County, City, and Towns to
inquire into the expediency OF amending
sections IS and II of Chapter 352, Acts of
| lSS3-S1 50 as 10 require semi annual reports
and payments 10 overseers of roads, instead
Of annual, as now required by law, and to
report by bill or otherwise.
The Committee on Fish and Game were
| instructed to report at its earliest conven-
| fence bill for the more elfectual protection
| of fish and game in the eastern portion of
the State.
| a bill was introduced to authorize the Su
| peIinendent of the Penitentiary by and
with the advice and consent Of the Governor
to contrac. with The Virginia aud Kentucky
Railroad Company for the hire OF convicts
10 work on said road
The Finance Committee reported adverse
| ~ upon Mr.. Mccormick s bill requiring all
State taxes 10 be paid monthly.
In the House Of Delegates bill was in
troduced and referred to prevent ohstruct-
ing with timber or rendering foul the water
courses of this State. 1t provides that if
any person shall. knowingly and willfully,
| fell, throw or cast timbers into any Of the
| rivers or creeks in this State, or shall cast
| or throw timber on the banks of said rivers
or creeks, and allow or throw timber on the
banks Of said rivers or creeks, and allow
| said timber thelc TO remain near to said
rivers or creeks as to be reached by high
water aud liable to be carried or swept oil
| by the current in the main channels of said
rivers or creeks to do damage or destroy any
public bridge, boat, fence, or injure any
other property by drifting against it, shall
be liable to a fine Of not less than SO nor
more than 500.
Mr.. Stuart, of Alexandria, introduced o
| bill providing that in case of felony or mis-
demeanor the accused may be sworn and
| examined in his own behalf, and be subject
TO cross-rxamuaton "a other witnesses !;
but his failure to testify shall create no pre-
sumption against him, nor be the subject of
any comment before the court or jury By
| the prosecuting attorney.
Mr.. Wise introduced resolution which
was referred, directing the Committee on
the Chesapeake and its Tributaries to pro-
pare and report 4 bill to prevent the catch
ing Of wild fowl in nets and traps or the
killing Of the same except by guns which
can be held and fred from the shoulder.
The Speaker appointed Messrs Shields,
Fulkerson, of Washington, Starke and Wise
committee on the part Of the House to re-
port a plan and estimate the costs for the
erection of a library building, SC.