Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-03-01
LEGISLATIVE

Ia the Senate yesterday Mr. Piessa.tg
from the committee on public printing. pre.
ssntsd report which stated that the pub.
lie printing is too expensive but no, due to
Intentional fraud or wrong.
The bill to amend the code in relation to
the railroad commissioners, &C.. was passed.
This bill increases the salary of the comni.-
sloner from g 000 to $500
The bill to require special tax for Tie
privilege of selling pistols By wholesale and
retail came up on It's eDgrossment and was
ordered to be eDgrossed after some di,cus.
sion and the adoption OF some amendments.
The bill imposes tax of one dollar on every
pistol owned by an individual.
Tho bill to amend the code in relation 10
voting on transfers was passed.
The bills regarding fees OF Common.
wealths Attorneys and repeal ng the mea.
inspection law were passed by. This IL
generally regarded as the death blow TO the
effort to repeal the meat bill.
The bill providing for order at the polls
was advanced to its passage.
In the House bill to regulate the hours OF Is
Dor in factories where females and children under
fourteen years of age are employed as operst YES
was passed.
At12 o'clock Mr. Flood called up the specis.
order, which was the general oyster bin. 1t IS
the bill passed by the Senate, he explsne4
and reported from the Committee on the
Ches peske and its tributaries with some
amendments The chief ODE OF these
amendments is to have the oyster-beds resurvcyed
and instead of having three four inspec ors or
each county, the HOu.e committee recommends
that there be only ono inspector in each county so
hat ha nitn a ha hipry no.
amendments were adopted. Another amendmcuJ
whichwas offered charges the rente Scots per acre
for the first year and 5 for each year thereafter
The rental, as proposed in tho bill was = ) cents
for the first year and so cents for each year there
after The bill, after much debsto, WAS ordered
to its engrossment.
The bill to authorize he District School Boards
of Prince William, CO.. to compensate school rus
tees. other than clerks, of district snd school
boards, was pas Sod
The bill creating railroad commission wss
discuss in the House at length.
The Senate bill, providing for he disbursement
OF money to public institutions was passed by.
The bill to compromise certain clalais held bY
c. B. Lewis, against the State, and to lease Llc
certain oyster. grounds in full satisfaction Thereof
was passed.
The privileges Of the House wore cxtond Il %
tho Hon. William Mckinley, of Ohio who wts
visiting Richmond.
Tho annual appropriation bill was reported n
the two houses. Thespproprations are about the
same as last year. Among the changes an IL
crease Of the approp tstion to the University Of
Virginia Of S., 0J0; appropriation OF 81 300 to
Blacksburg College for workshops and machinery.
The spprop iation to the Hampton NormsI
School ia reduced $500.
The session OF tho Legislature closes by cous,i
tutiona limit Monday next, unless extended by q
three-ffths vote. The season. is practically end
ed so far as important legislation is concerned.
There are many bills before the Governor which
it will be impossible for him to sign by Monday
and brief extension is probable