Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-01-14
LEGISLATIVE.

In the Senate to-day Mr.. McD,ned. OF
LYnohbarg, presented resolution directi5g
the committee On privileges and elections to
Investigate the 81, jsos CT the Australian
ballot syptem, and # In their opinion they
deem 1t wise snG e1pedIent, that they re.
port a bill ENGRAVING the ayssem Oh The
election laws of Virginia. The resolution
was adopted. Mr.. Mcdonald. In advocating
the adoption CT his resolution, sa!d that the
syetem bad been tried iu thirty-.bree OF the
States OF the U0ion. Es believed that
under i.s PROVISIONS the President would be
elected this year.
The Norfolk ferry bill! passed the Senate
SO it came from the Htu:e. l. now goes to
the Governor.
The House passed Mr.. Koiner's bill for aD
assistant female rhysiciso, to be 10 charge
cf the Hcmen's wards In the State lunctic
asslums. The vote was practically uDaot-
nous. The opponents of his measure Will
make an effort to defeat 1t 10 thu Senate.
a bill was introduced Incorporating the
Piedmont snd Tidegater Pipe Line Com.
psny. Thu eo.porato.s are from Richmond
and tbIs locality. The company is author.
iz5d % construct Pipe ines from Newport
News or some other poEr CT deep water to
Greene county. The object of the projectors
of this sohame Ia 10 pipe the natural gas
fouad 10 that county from the wells to deep
water.
Tae bill Incorporating the Baltimore,
Richmond ard Southern Railroad paced
the House and nov goes to ;he Senate.
Ths epecisl j9ibt commit 9 reported 2
bill for me di b on among th)so Ell =
Ell 10 d,rae money refunded by
tne In t.. t tvs Go7ernmei The b.
nrov.des t al moneys collect q uldsr
t le direct tax e7ied bv he t Ct Congress-
aopro0nh Augn S. 1862, ana rit lrued t,
the { t 8 and TeIri:oriee under an ct OF
Congress approyel Marnh 3 1891, shs.i De
by tie Governor dcpas n Que CT mere
banks CT t e t t.. desgn as Stt t, de-
poa rias Ip3p suc5 rm5 10 regas3 tn
cavme Of IL re t ;e ga ss he mag
dem ava, tl1eobs or such fund ua7 ba
1--WE In rs Bearing u ID st tel
bonds. i, he eDsl deem adrlsahe % t
do. The same shall DO ID IN ;or
t o-e tt 81 t, g fusd or t leir rep: E.
81 7es snd be KEEL separst, ard dis-
n from all no1eys OF t ie st t , and the
alma shall be paid NJ neops by COM
missloners appoi for t i; purpoee. Tho
bill vas pi N q calendar,
The following Senate bills passed.: To amend
tic act into -po!at.ny ths Virginia Western Bail
rof d; TO amend the act rc rporating tho Virginia
sstef eprsit ard Fifeiity Company; 10 p' rDt the
Campsgnie Franchise Gu Telegraph. de Paris 8
New York 10 ,ud its cables GA tho coast of vir-
GINS; 20 amend the act irco fporat;ng the Falls
Ch1rch sad Po:omsc 3aiirosd Company; to amend
| the Code in regard to the notification and pcb /.
cation of Ger ala reports eff insurance companies
and association S; to amend the G de in regard to
the e1- mnation Of applicants for the practice Of
medicine and surgery.
| The ScnSte, ia executive sessio1, Confirmed The
romiuaton OF Cooncl Tlonss Whitehe, 70,
Commissioner OF agriculture.
Ga TueEd y bill was introduced IN The
8 nate 10 amend The Ccds In rsIa.!on 10
c,e.ks OF courts. Ths bill provides that /: q
court Ioses its clerk by death, rckness or
oshersiss the judge OF thai court can ap-
| point bis successor In vacation. As the law
nov sa5ds c.erk can only be appointed In
ooen c1urt.
The following Senate bile were passed:
T, au.horlz, b. sale OF thu real estste OF a
martifd woman whn Is nin3T; to amend
tho Code Ia relation to protest 81 evidence;
to sI able married women to sc and convey
| thslr in crest 10 al estate in cfrtsi1 CO! 81
without thei, husbands uniting la the deed;
to amend The Cole 10 relation TO licenses 10
attorneys to practice aw; to prevent the
abate meet by thu death Of the ward If q
male, or the death or marriage OF the ward
II female. CT suits institute by guardian
for the sale CT his wards estate, and to re-
! vise eu t heretofore instituted by such
guardian which have abattd by the death
or marriage Of he ward; to amend the Code
In relation to the revival OF the right Of &C.
tioo to !he plsintif's representative In &C.
lions for tort where the plaintiff dies pend
log the aolicn; to amend the Code In regard
to irj INIT ,s; to amend the Code go as to
empower judges to appoint oleI ks of courts
| Ia vacation 10 fill vacancies.
Ia the House bill vas introduced to pro-
vide for the rendering of opinions by oouyta
within limited periods. The bill proSldes
that judge ofa county, Circuit. or corpo.
ration court shall after Msy l, 1892. be al
lowed to draw or rece!v. any Sc ary II there
rsmaips 10 bis court undecided any CAGE
which has been submitted fer decision for
the peli' ID OF TIL tg, sixty, or ninety days,
respectively.