Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-02-14
LEGISLATIVE.


In the Senate yesterday Mr.. Berry, from
the Committee on Finance, reported without
amendments the bills amending the Code 10
regard to thu military fund and with rela.
ton to jailers.
Mr.. Acker offered preamble and set of
Joint resolutions of March s. 1883, transfer
ring to the Mount Vernon Avenue Associa-
ton the claim of the State of Virginia against
the National Government for S120, 900. with
interest thereon from December 81, 1880,
which would now amount to about $40, 600,
and requesting the Virginia representatives
in Congress to use their best Efforts to have
the claim allowed and applied as q payment
due from the State to the United States.
Mr.. Moore said be had received informa-
ton to the effect that the association pro.
poses to surrender the claim to the State.
The Senate passed the following bills:
To amend the Act for working the public
roads of Fairfax county.
To submit the question ola hog Law to the
voters OF Gainesville district, in Prince Will
liam county.
To enable the Board of Supervisors of
Clarke county to borrow money end issue
bonds therefor.
For the relief of the farmers Of Virginia.
To amend the code in relation to payment
of taxes by clerks OF courts.
To authorize the board of supervisors to
add to the county judges salary of Culpeper
county.
To incorporate the United States Harness
and Manufacturing Company.
Joint resolution in regard to Improvement
of Alexandria and Fairfax county roads by
tie Government of the United States.
To allow the qualified voters OF Dranes-
Vile district, Fairfax county, to vote upon
the question of amending the acts for work.
ing the public roads of Fairfax county.
To incorporate the Old Dominion Per.
petual Building Fund Association of Alex
apdria.
To authorize the board of supervisors of
Loudoun county to increase the salary of
the county judge of said county.
To incorporate the Alexandria and Fair
fax Passer ger Railway Company.
The bills presented by the Committee for
Courts of Justice and those by the Finance
Committee looking to the reduction of the
| criminal expenses OF the State. were dis
cussed. 1t is estimated that the enactment
of these laws and their faithful execution
will save the State about $780, goo per an
num-
Ia the House Mr.. Hudgins, offered reso.
luton instructing the Committee on Finance
to inquire into the e1pediency of establish
irg State board of commissioners, whose
duty it shall be- to adjust and equalize the
assessment of lands throughout the Com
monwealth.
The committee on elections reported MIR.
Arnod's election bill, the features Of which
embrace all Of the essential ones of the Aus
tralian ballot system. The bill was reported
more for the purpose of getting an order
from the House to print it than as recording
the views on this plan of ballot reform of the
members of the committee voting for the
report. The bill was reported by much less
than a majority of the whole committee and
does not reflect the views of a majority OF
| that committee,
The bill to amend the act Incorporating
the town of Brentsville, in Prince William
county, was placed on the calendar.
In the House of Delegates was passed the
bill for aid to disabled soldiers. The bill
provides that the soldiers who hitherto re.
ceived SIS per annum shall hereafter receive
$40 per year, and that those half as much
disabled as if they had lost limbs ahall re-
ceive $40 per annum. 1t also provides that
those who lost eyes shall receive $50 per
annum.