Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-03-01
The Legislature.

The Senate yrstsrday spent az hour IN
discussing the resolution adopted By the
House on Saturday, to continue the session
until Friday next. There was considerable
objection to 1t, but the resolution was fnslly
ooucurred In. No business will be conslder'
ed eft ct Wednesday.
The Senate altar Discussing, adopted the
report OF the committee on pubic institu'
tions In the case Of Hon. John E Massey,
superin' endent of paolio ins:runtiou. Mr.
Dunn. Of Aibemarle. defended Mr.. Massey
from what be regarded ss ubjae crit,cisms.
Daring his remarks he said he thought Mr.
Flood had acted 10 bad taste. Mr.. Flood
u ho preferred the charges against Mr.. Mes
say, denied the istter's Statement Published
over his signature that the committees re-
port vlndicssed him. Durog the dsba' G
Mr. LoVenstein. toe chairman Of the com
mittse. who wroie the report. said that he
did not conei6er IL vindicatfou of Mr.. Mas.
say. M. Tyler. member of thu sams com
uttee, sail he did not think it wes either q
vndicstion or condemnation. lie concu-
sions we're based upon the testimony ad.
ducsd before tie committee. The report
was adopted unanimously.
the Macon substitute for the Kent Railrosd
com mission bill. This provides for only one
Gem missioner, and Ia In the line OF the am-
ifics tion OF the present powers OF that OH.
oisl T. does not provide for fixing rates
Probably the most important CLAUSE Ia that
| 10 relation to long and short haule. The Dali
attempts to prevent greater proportionste
charged for long than for short haula. Ii
eliminates the necessity OF appeals to tee
board Of public works for the Institution Of
| legal proceedings against the railroads In
cases OF Injury to parties. The salary of the
| commissioner ia to be paid BY the railroads
| So provided for under the existing Law. The
Mason bill DOW gees to the Senate, where its
friends say 1t will pass.
! The House, after dieposing of the railroad
measure, took up the appropriation bill pass
ed by the Senate on Saturday. The Item OF
! 5000 fur an additional clerk for the Secretary
of the Commonwealth was voted down.
Mr.. Gibson introduced resolution,
! which was placed on tie calendar, provld-
! ing thst when extra sessions OF tle Lsgisls-
4 are held business left on the calendar at the
end of the regular session ehall be In order
at the called one.
1 A resolution was offered by Mr. Howe.
directing the auditor OF public accounts 10
examine and report at the next session The
amount OF the Indebtedness 10 Virginia, II
any, of the clerks end The sberfs Of the
snoualiea now compriaing the State of West
Virginia at the time OF the division OF the
sterritory.
The bill prnViding for an annual sppro.
prIa ion OF $50 coo to the Soldiers Home
was passed by the House at n being amend
ed 30 as to provide that the State shall gus
tain no loss In case the tite to t1e property
should prove defective.
The direct tex bill came up sgain as the
Senate refused to oonour In the House
amendments which provided that the cone.
ty treasurer of LoudoQn and Angus. q
shouid only receive 8 per cent. instead of
per cont. for the distribution Of the fund
The House by vote of 81 t. 80 refused to
withdraw the amsndmests, and conference
committees were appointed.
The Governor yesterday evenipg approx.
ed the Chambers Washington oyster billie,
the ore authorizing ths leasing Of the
ground for twenty years at one dollar an
acre and the other providing for survey OF
the same. The effect OF these two leglsls.
tive measures will be to increase the rental
price Of lands probably five or sixfoId over
that charged for them under the old law.
The price was 25 cents an acre, and under
the old system of survey Ing the grounds the
Lessee oft IN got, 1t is said, many times tbs
acres for which he paid.