Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-02-17
LEGISLATIVE.

LEGISLATIVE.
Ic t1s Senate yesterday ths ccHln;; tsa On
fish and game reported. with smendments,
MIR. Westinghouse oyater bill. The came
committee also reported Adversely meas
ure introduced By Mr.. Hurt On the zane
subject.
Ia the House Mr. McI!waino introduced
bill proposing inc Important amendments In
the Law Furnishing forgery and pt:e:ing OF
Forged writings.
Mr.. Withrow, introduced the same cyeter
bill nov before tina Eensts knoWn &c the
Hurt proposition. This euthor'z5s t1e board
Of public works to lssse ouS the oyster
grounds for term of fifteen years at 50 per
acre.
Mr.. John N. Tabb introduced joint
resolution which went to committee, mem
orlsiIzDg Congress to au.hor!z, the pur
chase by the genersl government OF Temple.
Farm, in York county, the scene OF
the surrender OF CornTal!s. The preamble
cites .that this property is about 20 be sold
to a company 10 Chicago.
Among the other bills Introduced In the
House we're these: To exempt trustees and
teschers IN public schools from serving on
luries and from working on Eoeds 20 require
attorneys for the Comm Gsal.h to act as
attorneys for DISTRICT schco boards; 10 pre-
vent, in csr;sin circumstance, convey
ancs of goods and chettels within four
months of the time Of the purchase thereof.
The bill proSides that no mortgage, deed OF
trust or general assignment. executed to &C.
cure Indebtedness, sbs. operate to convey
any goods end chauels purchased By tne
grantee Within four moatSs from the Tins OF
exscuirg such mortgage. deed OF trust or
assignment es agerne. the purchase price CT
| any part thereof due or unpaid upon such
goods and chsttes.
B. 2 Walsn introduced joint resolution
| proposing amen dine t stotioD l. OF att
| ole end sections ond 2 of articles Of the
coGstitut on and q. tiole g. section /. The
| amendmsl gives The general assembly &u-
tloriiy 10 exclude such pass g ffon voting
IS hey may think proper, sad Eel ton OF
q ole 5 q 60 amended rs to charge the
term OF ofios OF the gen, raj assembly ffon
VIC t. four years. snd Sc; t.oa OF article
| changes the time of tJe supe tsndent OF
ths poor, n'ering upon tee daiss OF his
rfice from july lat to the fret Monday In
| D cember, and the term of tie couuiy end
circuit court clerks term OF offioe from elk
to four years. Section of article z, as
amended changes tie t>rD Of the di.t-io.
4 ficefs from 70 to fnu. years, and tbs te N
| OF the pIperviscr entering upon tie duties
from July 18Th to September lat.
| The House passed tia Senate bills to au-
thorlza the board CT supervisors Of Clark
county TO borrow money t. build isil for
esid county. and to amend the ooda 10 rela.
tion to the filling OF vacancies 10 county, cor
porssion and district Offices.
| In
order. MIR Saunders opened tbs debate.
Hs opposed at least two features OF the bill
ss 1t came from the committee. This oppo-
siion is based upon two points. These
were, frat, thatit e1empts from taxation the
bonds to be Issued, which YVES not provided
for 10 the cortgset with the Oioott commit
tao. The other ia that 1t allows 81 per cent
| com niss!oofo the Oicot5 conmittee snd ct
the sEme time fogbids the eiDkiog-icnd COM
miss;oners from receiving for funding any
bonds IT hioh may at any time have been
held by that committee. Mr. Saunders
grounds OF opposition did not seem TO meet
with favor Ia the House. NJ Williams, Of
Augusta, leading member OF tins Alliance,
favored the msaepse. The people desire, he
| said, to esa the debt settls3.
at tbs conclusion CT Mr.. Will!Gns's re-
marks tia osbt BILL vas postponed until
| ThUra6aY g. l O'Clock, and tho oonsi0sra-
tion Of the Kent railroad commission bill
vas resumed. Mr.. Pitcher, of Fnuquier,
took the flor 10 opposition to the MEASURE.
Among TIE bills Introduced IL the Senate
| on Monday were thcsa 10 punish aoy per-
son furnishing Intoxicating liquors to per-
| sons OF known incorporate habits or to per-
sons when drunk OF Intoxicated, and en-.
titllng the party aggrlsved next OF kin Or
personal representative OF deceased psr.
son to recover damages from eny person
who shall furnish Intoxicating drinks by
sale, gift or otherwise to person of known
incorporate habits or to any persons 9hsn
drunk or Intoxicated.
| Among the bills introduced Ia the House
on Monday were those to require persons
charged with capital offsnces in the county
courts to plead before moving coz t'nuanoe
Of the case, and to amend the Code in res
tlon to inolosing rosdbeds with fence and
establishing gates aud cattle guards,
The House passed the JONI resolution
proposing en amendment to the tenth oause
Of criticize ! OF the Constitute OF Virginia,
! and providing for publishing said amend
meat and certifying ths same to the next
General Assembly.
The eua-uomm go OF the j,int committee
OF privileges and siectloDs sppcinted to con-
slider the question OF Incorporating upon
the election lava of Virginia the Australian
ballot system have decided to draft such
bill. but iC will apply only to such counties ss
through their representatives, may nsk to be
named Ia the n essure, and will not apply
to national slsciioBs
Catholic Congress,