Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-01-23
The Iepislatura

The Legislature
a ioit t resolution was unanimously adopt
ed 10 The Sens ia yesterday ratifylng the plan
o. ls settlement CT ,e State de- t as agreed
upoa by tie at, commission. L was i'm.
mediately communicated to the House OF
Delegates, ken up srd discussed until sd-
,urnmet t. In the Hou:e Meesrs. Kert
Saunders and Lstoher favored granting
more time for the consideration OF the cub
ject. Mr.. KeIt aaid :at az he understood
the plan 1t contemplated larger principal
| than he at fret euDposed Msssrs. ;t,her
and Saunders were rather Disposed to favor
cone.d ring the s1tiect by he democratic
caucus before Ii was taken up In tie eglsla-
,ure After more discussion the House o.
| dered tie pesdiDg q1sst ca By " t. CT 81
TO 80 Pandi1g q ms t on to reconsider this
lest vote the House adjourned. Tae eutj ecs
will come up to-day, when it Is believed
the resolution ratifyi the set cement will
| be adopted by practically unanimous vote
| TIE resou on sets fort that tha agreame! t
en'erad il t, on the 10 dss Of November.
1891, bstUeen the Virginia debt com mission
and the bondboIders' co nmit &C. for he set
clement OF the outstanding indeS edness of
the 8 ase of Virginia n fnode1 ander the set
known as the Rid ebereer bill. be ard the
same Ia hereby yst fed a sub commit ee
of two from the enete asd three from the
House hlence committee Will re appointed
to prepare o suitable bill carrying cut
the terms Of the plan OF settlement agreed
upon,
Mr.. Dunn introduced bill 10 the ssnst
to amend thu Code 10 reference to the du-
ties OF county aoperintendents OF schools,
which be is satisfied will save 500 0000 per
annum t, t1s school fuod. IL provides
that drafts for the pay of teachers shall be
made direct upon the State Treasurer, thus
dispensing with the payment cf2 per cent.
for collection to the county tressurers. Mr..
Dunn slso says that under bis proposed
amendment the teachers would ge; thsir
money mora promptly than at present, and
would n, t, as Ia sometimes the Gaze, be COM
compelled to have their wages discounted
A bill was introduced to prevent nepotism
10 the employment OF teachers In public
schools.
a bill vas passed to authorize the Board
OF Supervisors OF Prince William county to
increase the salary Of the county judge OF
that county.
10 the House Mr.. Fahrney introduced q
bill to amend the Code as to allowances Of
Witnesses. The amendment provides thst
witness, under aummons. shall have 80
cents for each days attendance and milesge
for each day OF auch tt ,ndanca ct thu rate
OF four cents per mile for each mile ueces.
ssrily travelled. Mr.. Fsbruey also intro
duced bill to amend t1e Code as to Fay Of
j1:oia. Ths amendment provides that
every person summoned as juror shall be
entitled to one dollar for each day of SER
vice on jury, and to one dollar for each
day CT attendance upon the couit withou.
suoh service.
Mr.. Mason introduced ill to e1t.nd
the me Of thu No,t,ern Neck Railroed
and Transportation Company, 10 commence
aOd compete Its construction.
The House passed tie following Senate
bills to approve and ratify chal tar ofinoor-
poraion granted By t1e Congress Of the
United Ststee, approved February %. 1891,
Ell ed an act to Incorporate the Washing
ton and Arlington Railway Company OF the
D.s.rict of Columbia 30 far IS it relates to
ts proposed railway line Within the limits
of the State of Virginia to amend and re-
enact section twelve OF the act approved
February 7, 1890, entitled on act to lncorpc-
rate the fredericksburg and Western Bail
road Company, ext ,nd!n g the time for the
construt on Of ssid road
Amo9g the House bills passed we're those
to allow Lewis " Cou,taey and Mrs. 8. @.
B ,Ilsy 10 erect wharf at KiDssle; to amend
the Code relating to the protection Of re.
ligious meetings; to amend the code In
reference to how penalty remit ed when In
an action or scire tdcids Oh reocgnisanoe,
the penalty Is All ldged to be forfeited; to
legal.Zs the sdopiion OF minor children by
adult Persons.
A bill was introduced Ia the House on
Thursday to amend the code allowing mile
ego to judges Of election carrying election
returns to clerks Office.
The House bill to incorporate the Poto.
mac and Great Fails Railroad Company
wss passed.
The following, offered by Mr.. Mason, OF
King George, was nsssed:
RESOLVED by the House of Delegates. That
the committee for counties, cities and towns
be and are hereby instructed t. lake into
consideration the question Of working and
keeping in order the said public highways,
and frame such general rosd-lsW (lf the
same be praoticsble) as the condition OF thu
equity may require.
The folio WiGg bills have been s'gned by
the Governor: Am and;n the oharte: Of the
town OF Warrepton; amending 90 set Ice
cooperating t1s Virgins Western R'ilroad
Compsoy amsndiog an act incorporating
the Falls Church and Pet1mae Railroad