Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-02-11
The Legislature.

To the Senate yesterday Mr. Blackstone
presented bill for the separation OF the
SHOOT taxes paid By the Whites and negroes
and for tho application OF auoh axes to the
aupp,.t OF the eehoo!s Of Tia rae paying
the sems.
The Senate sdontad j,int resolution
memorslIzlng Congress TO haze break
water constructed 10 LYnila7en Bag to form
harbor Of safety inside the southern cape
&C the entrance OF Chesapeake Say..
a considerable huster was occssioned 10
the Senate by charges made upon the
floor against Hon. John E, Massey
The superintendent Of public instructions.
These things came out In ths debate on q
bill in which Il was proposed to make Mr..
Massey an OK oficio member OF the boards
of vIeitors OF the Daef, Dumb and Biiod IT,
sti,ute OF S,sunron ard the University at
Charlottesville. This proposition was op-
posed by Senator Flood, Of Appomattox,
upon the ground thu. TIE gentleman was
ubftted to hold these posi!icns Mr.. Flood
made strong sDeech againtt the MEASURE.
Hs charged tbs Mr.. Massey had improper
ly drawn mcnsy for bis services ss men,
bar OF the board of edo cation end the odu.
cat ouel boards With watch he is connected.
The senator pamed instances on wnlch he
preferred these charges. Among the other
charged Is one that Mr Massey went to Ala.
Eama to get married, and charged bic trav.
eliog expenses to Virginia, as incurred for
educ toral purposes"
Several Senators expressed perfect conf'
dence in Mr.. Msssey'S integrity AID purity
of chgratt, They believed that he could
end you'd explain all the matters. The
eubi act was referred to the committee OF
i public Instructions. Mr.. Massey was Lieu.
acknowledgement under Gsn. Fiiz. Lac.
the comm tee heard TIE report of tie
board Of visitors OF Bieoksbuyg, denying in
detail all Of the ohsrges Eade eeeinst itf
management OF the sff.irsf of that IIs.itu.
ton. II YES determined - The committee
| to continue their Investigations. Persons
and papers will be BEL t :or.
In the House Mr.. Saunders, of franklin
introduced q bill which wss before the came
body est sts;ion and attracted very genera
attention in meIcar tie clrclee. It prohibits
preferences by ipsolvent or embarrassed
merchants and other business men and en-.
puls lieus ottsiue1 by the consent or COD.
nivance OF Is debtor Wit hin three mouths o.
the date of assignment. The esme gentle
man ASP introduced bill, which amends
the lay making 1t incumbent 10 emit fol
damages for the person mi ared Oh railrofd
10 prove negligence ofthe compsny's aget ts
This applies to railroads not ipoosed
The House also passed the bill o.iglnGt
ing 10 t1at branch for the protection of dis
charged employees II prohibits railroad
companies or ether incorporated oompani.
In this ststs from b!scklistiog persons dis
charged from their employment.
Mr.. STATIONS bill prohibiting tho manu-
facture or sale Of blu t,rine. &c.. was dis.
cussed aud ordered to its third reading.
TIE House passed the bill originating In
that body to incorporate the Richmond
Rappahsnnoek and Valley Railroad Compa'
~, and the Senate bills to sutaorizs shy
railroad company or companies owning coy
liDe or lines with tho Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad Company to have the lawiu
right to require to le,ss or convey TIE same
to the said Chesapeake and Ohio Company.