Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-12-19
LEGISLATIVE.
q bili to establish railroad commission

4 BILL to establish relir0ac commission
vas yesterday introduced in each branches OF
the legislature. In tie Senate it wss prs-
sented by Mr. Tylsr. CT Charles City. and In
| the House by IFS patron, Eis. & @. Kent, CT
Wytha. TIE bill Is SD csta !ialy tia: Known
be tbs narns o. iJs author, Mr.. Kent, ard
which was passed by the House lsst session,
but failed 10 get Though tie Senate. Ii
provides fer three meEbsEa OF the commits
sion, whose salaries ara to be paid cut OF the
State traasrrg. Toe commission Is given
authority 20 make r0ssa, but tie reads eau
appeal its decisions to the coufif. The bill
gent to committesB.
Senator Eshols introduced e bill to change
tie lille o; the state luDas;c asgioms to State
hospitals.
} In the senae the following bills ware
nasseG To au.horizs the issus of additional
bonds ard stock by The Chesapeake and
Ohio Railroad Company end defnipe the
purposes 20 which they may be applied to
amend cad act section 923 of tbs Oode
relating to no;nres public. The bill strikes
Gus the p.easat requirement that the Gov
esDcs shal appoint notary for every 500
Of population snd lssvss further sppons-
uenta - ;ae discretion Of the Executive.
l. !uf:haG utnvides that sill notary commits.
eioos shall be sant to the clerk Of the court
end remain with aim nutil the notary far
n!ahe5 bio bonds sad duly qual!fss. The
| Til was tSken up under D susfenslon Of
rules ana passed.
Nc. Tu:sar, OF Norfolk. introduced bill
| ia TIA nate 90 repeal the act Incorporating
the Virginia Athletic aid Sporting Club.
This meseu,e was rushed through sbout
the c!ose OF the lest eecs!on, ard after the
legislature eel curned |: was found thst the
IL. L.. AoIt ~ m
ta grounds. Che cr2sn Zaton, however.
hss not tasen advantage OF privileges it
might have erj5yed.
! Mr E3b0!s Ues ii sym peihy With repeal
| log thu aes, but qnsstianed whether Ii would
not involve the s5rcgatica of contract.
h:r. Masbblch took sha broad ground
.hui If ihs ca5 so, contra b0noS mores it
could he .apo3isd anyhow, bu5 Mr.. TGr0er
Exp aiasd tbn5 ;ha charter lad never be-
Gene opara.i2e by aco' sncs. The rules
iWe.e tbon enspeuie1 end tbs rspesiiug 81 |
/: was passed unepimc ualy.
!; MT. jones. from tbs Committee 81 Pfivi-
/ legss and g ao.io5s. presented . bill redis-
: trlciing the State for members IF Inc Gene
|: raj Asaemsio, hich 9as rlade tie special
order for 1880 10 day.
j Hcase jcins resolution that The General
! Assembly tsse q reca5s from aod efier Tues
/ day. December %, 1891, TO Tuesday, Jaru-
ary .. 1892 wa passed By.
I IN the Houae till was introduced gu.
a,hoF'z,ng ths oonstrnciion of railroad from
i West Point lo point on the Chesapeake
bay, ard she eetab i,hment OF line Of
steamers nn the Chesapeake and It's tlibu
taries The cspita! etocS is to be MT over
$500 coo
Mr.. Williams, of Augusta, introduced sew
eral bi.Ia " rtq1sst of temperance people
One of tbcln provides hat quor shsll not
be drunk at tie Place where II is sold, and
another makes IT 81 ofenss ioz liquor to be
BOLD through the vsindow OF q ssloon.
Mr.. Bendhe;m presented g bill TO make 1t
form aG3 ofiic:sl duty before be qualities
cad after .he expiration OF his commission.
Dir. Bau6heim else presented bill In re-.
lstIon to faes % c1aftsrs for judges granting
than. Tha bill provides that for every
chsrter hereafter granted fee ranging from
SIS to SOS ahsll be Ped tbs judge granting
tie charter cy smeDdTsus, whether granted
iu term tlfno or vacation.
Mr.. B2nGheim a!5o psesantsd bill to
aroerd and re-taact eeo;ion 565 of the ccds
Of Virginia Ia relation o the lees OF commits
si2nara OF Licensees Tia BILL provides for
tie following nusa3 n en.s For every
lIoepes crsE,a2 by carn missioner he shell
receive fse Of esVenty.five cents, except
where 3 l!ceose 10 granted for period CT
three month"; o. lses. IN which osae his fee
shall be seventy fgo cents for the frat
license issued in any one year for period
OF thres months or lsss and for each ensuing
license issued in eny one gear for period
OF thrse mcn.ha o, less there shsIl be charged
q fee OF twenty-five cents on.y."
Ii ths Geiaoc!Gfis caucus last night W.
NJ. Post!ock was namireted for Judge of
Norfolk ooun'y and ]. I. Morton for o..
aDae. CiDsks and Werfcn Row form one
Judicial ciicui', hat il wes determined to
separate them end give oso5 county Judge,
nrd bill gill be introduced into the Gsn.
eral ASSEMBLY to eIeot the determination
into law. For chs Clarke judgeship Will.
liam Henry Zee vas nominated, aud fer the
ljudgeship C: Warren Giles Cooks vas nomi-
mated.
The caooag approved The nppostlonmert
BILL
The Eouso f1snos Committee will report
favorabIy the approximation OF So 200 to the
private soldiers' cad selcfs' monument.
G&%G GF TEG Day.
Froneror William hes r,e1a CnanooIIor