Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-03-03
LEGISLATIVE.

amendment proposed by the House to the
Joint resolution appointing joint commit.
tea TO confer With similar committee from
the MARYLAND Legislature to establish a
boundary line between Maryland and Viz
gina. ;.
the rules OF that body-"that the Senate
Committee on Public Institutions and Edu
cation shall not visit any public institution
outside of the city of Richmond without
leave of the Senate first authorized and CD.
taiped."
The joint resolution extending the session
of the General Assembly for period of not
exceeding fVe days was agreed to and taken
over to the House and that body referred it
to committee. 1t seems to be necessary to
extend the time in order to perfect end pass
the tax and appropriation bills.
The committee on public property was H.
structed to ascertain the actual losa which
the State has sustained by reason of non.
compliance with the provisions of the stat
ute, and also what proceedings should bs
had to reimburse the Safe for the amount
80 improperly drawn from the Treasury, and
report to the next session of the General As
sembly.
The Senate passed the following House
bills: To enable the Norfolk and Washing
ton Steamboat Company to improve lands
along its route.
To smend the code relating to elections
ordered in q town upon the question OF
liquor license.
TO regulate the hours of labor in factories
where females and children uuder fourteen
years OF age are employed as operatives.
The legislature 10 Joint session elected u.
W. Bolen, of Carroll county, judge of the
fifteenth iudiclal circuit; J. ". Or. Judge
| of the county court of Lee, aud W. t. Mil
Ter fer thu county court OF Wise.
The Senate took up and considered TIL
the hour of sdjournment the bill approprl.
ating the public revenues for the h:cal year
l690-'9l.
The bill for the repeal OF the law req1ir-
ing the inspection Of fresh meas was con-
sidered.
At night the Senate in executive session
confirmed the appointments OF the boards
of visitora to the various institutions, among
them being the following: ]. NJ. McCormick
of Clarke, University OF Virginia; J. I
Beck ham, of Alexandria, and Holmes Boyd
of Winchester, Western Lupatic Asylum
G.. A. Musbbach, of Alexandria, and A. ID
Payne, of Warrentop, Deaf, Dumb and
Bind destitute; ]. NJ. Love, of Fairfax
F.! Virginia Military Institute.
MIR. Berry from the committee on finance
reported Sith amendments the license bill!
to provide for the assessment OF taxes, Ii
ceuses, ETC. Ia brief these are the Senate
amendments: Striking out ell provisions as
10 building associations, leaving the law on
this subject as it is now in favor of tax
al.
Of S., as proposed by the House in favor o
a graduated tax on express companies &C
cording 10 the population OF the cities 10
stead of s. on each otficei in favor OF strik
ing out the House proposal for writ tax o.
$40 in cases against thu Commonwealth ! 10
favor of the Senate bill in reference to tax
On anationeers and common criers instead
of the House propositions. The section re-
lating to tax on express companies fixes the
schedule 10 cities OF from 10000 to $1,000
inhabitants at $50 The bill as amended
| was passed.
The Senate then got into a wranele over
the oyster bill which had been amended In
the House. and did not adjourn till 3:2C
o'clock on Sunday morning. a conference
committee on the bill was appointed before
the adi ouInment.
Tie Eouse took up nearly the entire SEES
sion 10 discussing the resolution of Mr.
| Wickham, which had passed ths Senate
providing for commission to receive prop
ositions for the settlement Of the debt. Ii
finally passed. During the discussion Mr.
Letcher created little sensation by declar,
| ing that the Governor was opposed to the
resolution. This wes denisd by Mr.. Down
ing.
Another warm discussion occurred over
| the Senate bill to increase the salary of the
railroad commissioner f1om 3 600 TO 81 5OJ
per year. This a'so passed. During the
discussion Mr.. Arnold, of Bedford, declared
the present railroad laws of Virginia farce
and disgrace to any land on Gods green
earth.
The House passed tbs bill 10 incorporate
the Alexandria Safety Deposit, Security and
Insurance Company, with the Senate amend
| ments agreed to, and the act making it IN
lawful for any person to own or sell trees lr-
| fected with the yellows, and to provide for
| the appointment Of inspectors OF orchards.
| Amended
At2:45 o'clock the special order, which
was the consideration of the railroad bills,
came up, and was d, baied till the hour oil
az ,urnment.
Tne exclusive special order for the even
iug session was the consideration of the ap
preparation bill.
The appropriations for several ofthe State
institutions were increased, among them
that for the colored normal school at Peters
burg. The amendment was vigorously op
posed by Mes5r5. SAackelfotd and Curtis,
the latter declaring it was shame for the
democrats to refuse to vote pensions to SOL
ders and thea appropriate large Gums to ed
ucate negroes. The bill was ordered to its
engrossment after some small changes had
been made.
After the appropriation bill had been dis.
posed of the oyster bill, which Was engrcssed
on Friday, was called up and put upon its
passage without discussion.
The bill was passed-ayes 46, noes II.
After the passage of the oyster bill Mr.
Downing offered resolution TO proceed to
elect the members of the House to se:ve on
L. lad in