Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-02-10
The Legislature.

The Sanatey esterdny was some time oocu
piedin listening to debates on Mr.. Floods bill
to amend the Cods 10 rels on to the husband
and wife testifsing for or against each 9th.
er The measure proposes to allow wife
to s.ify in civil cases in which the husband
Ia party 10 interest either for or sgainst
tina 10 r. 1t Was ordered to its engross.
ment.
In the Senate bills we're introduced to
provide for boards ofnppraisers to aRsessdam.
ages to owners o. properly killed 90 railroad
racks and to amt nd the Code In relation t.
proof or negi2encS 10 act ons or suits for
Jury to property on railroad tracks.
The committee appcioted to Examine thu
&c OF the 8 ate Treasurer reported thet
they bad found everything pa timing to the
office 10 % ast satisfactory condition.
Ia the House Mr. Hubbard presented a
bill to require owners OF tobacco ware
houses to pay the same license tax impo sad
upon commission merchants.
Mr. Saunders introduced bill requiring
hat before evidsnce Ia heard in felony or
misdemeeDor case the counsel for defence
or the COUNSEL Tor The prosecution shall have
the right to make au opening statement to
The Jury of their reaDett We sides.
Mr.. Toney's bill to prohibit any corpora
ton or manufacturing company from black.
letting disot aged employee was discussed
10 the House for come time yesterday. 1t
wae ordered t. its eugrossment.
Mr.. Nolan made go ins ffstt1sl effort to
sas the House t. reconsider the vote by
which It on Monday refused to sngross his
whippng-post bill
In the House Mr.. Tfiplett, Of Fairfax, present.
ed moro temperance petitions.
In tho House bills were introduced to require
notsries public AID justices OF the peace to SIP
perd to all certificates OF acknow Judgements In sde
by them the dates of the expirslions OF their COM
missions CT terms OF Office, and to impose PEN
elty for failure go to do; resolution askinZ the
finance committee to inquire as to the propiiety
OF King insuI ance agents. AID to amend and re-
enact the Code allowing widows tx benefit o. the
poor laws.
The s1b titute bill proposed by the committe,
on COUNTIES. cities, and 10 Tns providing genera
CANA Law FIR the State came up on ia eetoni
reading. The bill WIS so amended as not to ,n-
cude tho county of Loudoun ih tts provisions,
sni TO fortil the killing Of partrid ses qu.i BIZ
tween Janusry LIST aud November 1st, or wild
turkeys bstHMn February lat and Novonb,r LIST
in counties west Of the Blue Ridge and in coun-
ties east o. the Blue Ridge TO forbid the killing
capturing, &C., OF any partridges quail between
the Isl OF Fcs1us,y and tho lat OF November, or
any phta1ants, rufii1d grouse or wild turkeys be-
tween February LIST and November Let. The bill
was ordered to its third reading.
Among TIE bills passed by the Eouse en- Mon
day were House bills 10 prevent the pollution of
roxble water ed for the supply of cities and
10 ans to advsnce tho agricultural snd industrial
inseres of tho State by providing for t,e ss.ay-
Ing by the State Board Of Agriculture, fer the
benefit of the owners thereof, OF any minerals
found In tho state, and to amend the c,de in re-
gard TO the marriage Of female personal repre-.
sentative.