Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-12-17
LEGISLATIVE.

Yesterday at noon the two houses OF TIE
Legislature met In joint session in the hall
of the House, end the election CT Hon. John
W. Daniel as Uoited States isenator for
term OF six years. Beginning the CT
March. 1898, was formsly declared. The
proceedings were very brief Leu:-Gov.
Tyler presided. senator Diriel 'resohed
Richmond st 2:30 yesterday evening from
Washington, ard. In response to request,
addressed the members OF the Legislature
In the hall OF the House ofDsegstes to-day.
The proceedings In each house yesterday
we're very upipterestipg. Some time was
taken up Ia tbe election OF county judges
nominated On Tuesday Eight In ;hs caucus,
including Judge D. NJ. Chichester OF tie
Alexandria and Fairfax county court.
Ia the Senate the Chair appointed Massr9.
Mushbach and Berry en- the ooumi.:ee tc
receive and disburse the money TO be rs
turned to the cst'z3ne OF tha Coi2 nlaa y alth
ader the drect-tex BILL.
o. motion of Senator Mushtsth Sehste
bill No 40 was called up and passed u,dsr
q suspension Of the rules. The bill Is 90
amend an act Incorporating TIA GeoTgnto|n
and FallH Church railroad.
In the House bill was introduced to IT,
corporate the R ibsrt NJ. Z. Hunter As5ocia-
ton. The orgsniz,t!c has fer its otj set
the raising of iucd TO erecs az Richmond a
monument to Robert M. T. Eun;er
A bill was presented TO smend the C31e
In relation to the f!iiug OF vacancies In coun-
~ j1dgeshlps. The amendment provides
thai vacancy occurring by death OF raS!g
nation may be filed by the Governor im rae.
diately upon the reception OF tie County
clerks certificate that such vacancy exists.
Bills were favorably reported to amend
section 2939 of the Code ressln9 to tie iuris
dlc.ion OF Justices OF the peace, and to
amend section 246 Of the Code in reference
to the decisions Of the Court Of Appea'e.
The bill to amend section 1851, caapte.
279 OF the Code, In regard to shooting 10 or
along or within 100 ys.da CT a public 1855,
was reported adversely By the committee.
a bill was presented In the House to
limit the term OF service OF county treas
rers and sherlfl to two consecutive terms.
In the same body Mr. N. G. Thcmss in-
troduoed bill to require railroad com panies
| to redeem Tickets noE usaG before their ex
piraticn.
The subcommittee from the joint CON-
mittee on elections and privileges In ths
evening completed the legislative eppor-
tlosment bill. The only changes In the
senatorial districts are these: Frederick
county Is taken out OF the twelfth district
aud put In the tenth; Page county is re.
moved from the tenth to the twelfth; Peere-
burg city and Dnwiddie ccunty will form
one district, and GreensVille, Sussex, Sur
reg and Prince George will comprise en-
other.
Ths following are the ohsngea In The
House districts: Richmond city, .Pittsylya.
nj nh q Ra6
ford loses one; Goooaapd is taken cut Of
the Chestetfe oietrict and put With Flu
vanEa, that district to have one delegate;
the district of Chesterfield, Powhatsn ard
Manchester city will be entitled to two del.
egates; Essex sud Middie5ex will fern one
district and Gloucester and Matthews an
other, one delegate being lost 10 the four
counties; King William Is put Ia the New
Kent and Charles Oily district, another
member being Lost there; the district of
James City. York aad Warwick gains o
member, and Eli .bsth City will fora dis
triot to itself.
In the Sagate On Tuesday Mr. Harrison
cffsred the following, which wss agreed tc:
Resolved That ths Commissioner OF Rail.
roads be requested to report the average
rate on the principal articles Of freight
on the principal railroad cystic m operated 10
Virginia and make comparison With the
rates Of freight on the p,incipsj lines In the
States Of North CarolIns. Sorth Carolina,
Mississippi, aud Te1as.
2. A general synopsis Of The lavs CT 9aid
States governing railroad rates.
8. The mileage of roads In said States a3d
the amount OF tsxes paid By same.
4 The number OF miles of road conat.uot-
ed 10 the several States during tic lest ten
years.