Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-02-25
LEGISLATIVE.

In the Senate yesterday conference
committee was ordered on the House SUBJ
stitute to the bill providing for the hire of
convicts.
The Senate adopted resolution request.
ing the Commissioner Of Railroads to inform
the Senate the mileage OF railroads in Geor-
gia and Virginia, and also the amount of
taxes paid by the railroads in Virginia and
Georgia in the aggregate.
The military code, after number OF
amendments had been offered and adopted,
was ordered to its engrossment. One OF the
amendments reverses the action taken on
Saturday abolishing the office of Inspector
General and its duties, and in lieu thereof
merges the office into that OF AoJutant-Gen.
eral.
The bill in relation to the military fund,
reducing it one half, was passed.
Among the Senate bills passed were those
to amend the code in relation to turnpike
companies to amend the code in relation to
iailers, and to remove the political disabil-
ties of W. r. Duke, II. G. Mitchie and T. l.
Rosser.
The following are among the bills killed,
being either rejected or indefinitely post
poned For the relief of city and county
treasurers where coupons are rendered; to
Incorporate the Washington and Mt. Yer
non Railway Company, and to require a
special tax for the privilege of selling pistols
by wholesale and retail.
At the night session the bill to incor-
porate the town of Berkeley, in Norfolk
county, was passed.
The Senate resolved that practical farmers
be appointed as visitors to the Virginia
Agricultural and Mechanical College.
Mr.. Stubs presented bill which was
referred to repeal the act providing for the
inspection of fresh meats.
The House yesterday passed bill legal.
iziug January 10, General R. E. Lees birth.
day, as a Safe holiday.
The House OF Delegates agreed to the re.
solution providing for evening sessions for
the consideration OF private and local bills.
The bill relating to the payment of wit
nesses was lost. The bill provided that wit
nesses shall be required to attend msgis-
trntes courts without compensation.
Ia order that the proposed plan of sepa.
rating the tax lists OF the two races shall
give the commissioners of the revenue as
little additional work as possible, Mr.. Dab
new introduced bill to make it the duty OF
the land assessors to make the separate lists.
This only applies TO realty,
Among the bills placed on the calendar
were those to require railroad companies to
promptly transport or safely care for ali
farm produce delivered at their depots; to
amend the Code of Virginia relating to
compensation of commissioners OF the reve-
nue.: to facilitate the collection of taxes on
lands.
The House passed Senate bill to repeal
the section of the Code relating to the vac
cine agent, his duties and salary. This bill
abolshes the Office of vaccine agent; also
House bills to provide for terminating the
terms of office of county and city electoral
boards elected by the General Assembly at
the session OF 1SS7.'6S; to authorize and di.
rect the couoty and corporation courts to
strike from the lists lands purchased by the
Commonwealth, which were improperly on
the land books or which cannot be located,
and to exempt from taxation the property
of the Mary Washington Association of
Fredericksburg.
The tax bill was taken up and discussed
till the hour of adjournment
At the night session the following bills
we're passed To amend the acts relating to
the incorporation of the town of Herndon,
in Fairfax county; to authorize the Board
of Supervisors OF alexandria county to in
crease the levy of said county; to incorpor-
ate the Alexandria Safety Deposit Security
and Insurance Company further supple
mentary to an act approved March Z, 1884,
entitled an act 10 amend an act tG incor.
porate the Virginia Mineral Railway Com
pany approved March 6. 1880. Amended