Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-02-24
LEGISLATIVE.

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reported with the Recommendation that they
do not pass, was that for the relief OF city
and county treseurers where coupons are
rendered.
NIGHT SESSIONS were ordered from to.
night till the close of the session.
MIR. Heaton presented bill providing for
the crossing of one railroad by another and
for the crossing OF canals, turnpikes, and
county roads, and the alteration and change
of course of railroads, turnplkes, county
roads, water.courees, &c. This bill was
passed by the Senate TWO years ago, but
failed in the House.
The bill changing the law In relation to
the manuer of disbursement of money to
public institutions was passed. The chief
feature of the bill is that when large pur-
chases of supplies are made by the officers OF
those institutions warrants, in payment for
the same, shall be Issued directly on the
Auditor of Public Accounts.
The OYSTER bill was amended and passed /:
Mr., Acker made an effort to have the
ioiut resolution offered by himself few
DAYS sgo recalling the gift to the Mt. Yer.
non Avenue Association of the States claim
against the national government, taken up
but obi was raised and the motion was
lost
The military code was then taken up and
discuss ID, and when the Senate adjourned
the matter was still pending with large
number of amendments yet to be considered.
On Friday an amendment was adopted re
ducing the military appropriation one half.
Among the amendments adopted on Saiur.
day were ths following:
proudin0 thar no mon6V shall be PAID
for any of the purposes provided by the bl!
except out of the military fund herein Gre,
ated; that In appointing the chiefs OF
staff departments, together with the aides
de-camp Except the chief of ordnancel the
Governor shall give preference, other things
being equal, to men who have served In the
Confederacy and abolishing the office OF
Inspector General. This amendment en-.
tirely obiiterates the Office and duties as
we'll.
In the House, among the bills placed or
the calendar was one to enable the boards
of supervisors to aid immigration by pub
lisbing descriptions and maps OF their coun-
ties.
The committee on asylums and prison;
reported substitute for the bill passed by
the Senate in relation to the hire OF con
victs. The main difference in the measures
is that the Senate bill gives the superlntend'
ent Of the penitentiary the authority to con
tract with railroads for the hire of the cor
victs, while the substitute transfers this
power to the Governor. The substitute
was adopted,
Among the Senate bills passed were the
following To require the clerk of any cir
cult, county, or corporation court to remit
to the Auditor whenever funds due the State
! in their hands amount to $780, to establish
boards of commissioners of excise and to
define their duties and powers; to amend
the code in relation to the unlawful killing
&C., of cartridges to amend the code relet-
lag to the redemption of delinquent lands
to require judges of county and corporation
courts to set cases for trial; to amend the
ocde in relation to the appointment OF com
missioners in chancery to amend the code
10 relation to grand Jurors to amend the
code in relation to payment of fees to OH
GERS oct of the Treasury in criminal cases,
and to amend code in relation To fees of a
jailer.
The pension bill, which was under dis
cussion when the House adjourned on Fri
day, was called up and passed by until lot
dsy