Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-02-19
LEGISLATIVE.

directly on the auditor Of public accounts
for all supplies purchased by them came up.
The object OF adopting this system is to
place the financial transactions of the estab.
ishments where they will be daily recorded,
and can be inspected by the members ofthe
General Assembly and others. During the
discussion, it appeared by intimations that
the reports of one of the asyums show that
a member of one of Its boards of visitors
drew a salary without authority of statute
law. Senator Hurt, of Pittsylvania, in the
course of his remarks alluded to one of the
Institutions cover yonder" ss having gone
wrong" whereupon Grggs, colored
Senator, asked if Mr.. Hurt referred to the
Golored Normal and Collegiate Institute at
Petersburg. Mr.. Hurt declined to say.
The bill was ordered to its engrossment by
decided majority.
Among the bills reported from committees
was one to require the Auditor to pre-
scribe q form on which sergeants of
cities and sheritfs of counties shall make oil
their accounts for fees allowed them as Jail.
ers.
Mr.. Jones, at the request of Judge Digga,
of Lynohburg, presented bill requiring the
courts of this Common wealth to decide each
and every case submitted to them for decis'
ion within forty days after the same shall
been 60 submitted.
Mr.. Moore introduced bill to incorporate
the Nokesville Distilling Company.
The Senate passed by for future consider
alton the oyster law and the military code.
The House by vote of 6S to passed the
bill creating State board of commissioners,
who are required to appoint board of ex.
else com missioners for every city in the
Commonwealth. The bill provides that be.
fore any liquor dealer can obtain license
he must first obtain certificate Of approval
from the excise board of his city. The
whole design of the measure ia to place 1t in
| the power of these boards to withhold q
license from any one who cannot satisfy
them he will not use coupons in the pay
ment of his license
The Joint resolution offered by Mr.. Glib
son authorizing the attorney general to bring
suit against Frank 8. Blair. late attorney
general of Virginia and q former member
| of the republican national committee, to re-
cover what is alleged to be due by him to
the State, illegally drawn from the treasury
ss fees, was placed on the calendar.
The House passed the bill authorizing the
Board of Sinking Fund commissioners to
| in litigation.
The House relieved the committee On
roads of that body from the further con.
sideraton of the following railroad bills,
and placed them on the calendar: First to
amend the charter of the Richmond, Fred
ericksburg and Potomac Railroad Company
and subject it to taxation second, to amend
the charter of the Richmond, Fredericks'
burg and Potomac Railroad Company 30 as
to subject the property of that company to
taxation third, to amend the code defining
the term railroad" as used in chapter 81
! fourth, to amend the code in relation to pas
| senger and freight rates; fifth, to amend
the code prohibiting undue discrimination
| by common carriers; sixth, to amend the
code in relation to rates Of railroad tolls
There are two bills pending In the Legis
ature providing for establishinga railroad
commission with authority to prevent IN
lust discrimination in tariff charges. The
Senate committee on roads has before it the
Yarrill bill, which is substantially the Geor'
gia law.
10 the House Mr.. Kent has bill before
the road committee, which Mr.. Yarriil says
is almost identical with his. The only diff,
ference is under the Kent bill the Governor
appoints the commissioners, and they are
not required to belong to any particular
class, while the Yarrill bill requires one rail.
road man, one practical farmer and one
lawyer TO bs elected By the Genera!
Assembly. Mr.. Kent's bill puts the
appointment in the hands of the Governor,
subject to confirmation by the Senate.
1t the last session the house passed
railroad commission bill, and it was permit
ted to die in the Senate committee. at
this late day in the session it is not likely
that any better fate awaits the measures
now pending.
The bills to amend the Acts for the better
protection of game in Alexandria and Fair
fax counties to reenact an act to authorize
WarreDton TO erect water. works and TO
borrow money therefor; and to amend the
Code of 1887, relating to killing woodcock,
were placed on the calendar.
The bill to require the owner or owners
of factories, theatres, etc., three stories high
to erect FIRE escapes in their buildings was
taken up and ordered to its third reading.
The bill to increase the ealaries of Circuit
Judges was under discussion when the
House adjourned.