Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-02-09
The Legislature.

Sims diecus OF vas provoked 10 tina Sen.
sts yesterday by Mr.. He IS pfoposit on to
amend tie code, providing that h gnperin.
e1deut OF the pest,l t s.y shall appointa
quad for that iusli ution f'cm ech een1-
| torial district from tie sac. Tae amend
mer EaI lost.
The Senate passed bill amending he
code in relation to tas salaries CT the officers
Of TIE paniser sry. The amendment pro-
posing 10 increase TIE eaisry of Surgeon
Naah from $3.50 t, 81 600 vas reject d. The
bill authorizes the employ ment by the board
of directors OF n, on for tie prison at
salary OF $3.50
Mr.. Flood offered sub: tute for The
''snpply lien bill" The substitute puta tie
lien on the product and personal property
OF the plant, irs.esd OF on tie plant. and
gives this lien precedencs OF mortgage &c
| far as said product and psEsonal property
ere concerned, but does III CT the plsns
or q prior mortgage. The substitute Was
adopted ard passed..
Among the bills passed Ia the Senate
| were Senate bills to snenG The Code In re-
lation 10 tae collection OF taxes due to tle
Common YEA tt from notssies public; to
amend the Code 10 re!tt m to he corporate
ti.Ie of the lunatic ssylrrls Of The State; 20
amend the C3de In regard to :hs aDpolot-
cDen.s OF boards OF directors snd officers OF
| lupstic asylum 9, ard House bills to amend
| the Code 10 regard to the appointment OF
6otaties pubic; to authorize the Washing
| tor, Ooio end Western Railroad Company
to make CONTRACTS OF Lease and conso!ida-
ton With other railroads; to amend the
Code 10 reference tc now penalty she'll be
RENTED, when In an action or scire Jactds
a. Ia, ,.,H, cd
! 10 be forfeited prohibiting tie runoipg at
large CT hog5 within cei sin district In
Prince William county, ard t. Incorporate
tina town Of Fairfax, in thu county of Fir
fsZ
In the House Mr.. Ctamhe~s CT Narshum
berland, ard In the seoste. Mr. Washing.
ton, OF Westmorelsnd, !nroduo'd bills for
survey Of tue oyster gFonnds. TIE bills are
eiuiiar, and provide Inst as soon as pracii
cable sfer the pssesge Z! [ 5e ett the board
Cd the Chesareake sEd IS tributaries ehall
cause 10 be made true end natural survey
o: toe natural oys er bsds, rocks and shoGie
OF he commonwealth. Tbs surv-y lie to be
inside vi,h reference to fixed and peTma-
pent otjsc.s on the shore. giving ccuffe5
lard diatancss t, To described in t. report to
be submit Ell by the board. true delinee ion
OF th ess euree7s ia to be uas de On comics OF
1.-The published maps and charts Of the Unit ID
States cosss ord geode!io eurvey which
copies are to be q ed In the archives OF 10
State In Richmond. Toe bili pre:ctbes 10
detail how the pu5ici ~ of these surreys
shsll be made. The duty of supervising OF
tae work Is given to the shell-fsh commits
lion, under the direction of The board OF The
Chesapeake and its til utsries. Tie board
is a'so msde the custodian OF all money
1T H. boz aI o~to In
ture to prosecute this labor. The counties
in the waters Of which there are at1Tal oys.
ter rocks are t. ppoint three CON mission
era each TO ec' with the tSh commissioner
in msking this survey.
The Governor transmitted to the two
:: Houses letter irom the Secretary OF the
Common wealih OF Maryland. With this
, letter was copy of the ,in tfeeoluioU,
adopted Big the General Assembly Of Mary
land, inviting conference Of the leg!e tive
bodies OF thu Two STATES to secure concur.
rel LEGISLATION regarding the taking OF oss-
J ters, fish end crabs In the Tatsrs OF the Pc
tomac eud Pocomoke rivers The letter
further requests tbs Virginia Leg.
! isis t1re to fix upon time to receive
tina committee named in the Joint resolution.
Gov. Mckinney requested the Legislature
J to act 90 this nat er as sCo1 IS convenient.
Ia the Seuste paperE 1ers referred to the
} committee oo in sGd gsms.
TIE Houae made tbs Kent railroad COM
mission bill special order FOR Friday next
at o'clock. Tois measure wss reported
adversely By the committee On roads.
The legislative subcommittee upon whom
was imposed the duty Of preparing debt
bill expect to be ready so report tomorrow.
The bill which will be submitted will allow
the holders OF bords not represented by The
O!cott committee to fuCd them upon the
came terms az those who placed their held
ings With those gentlemen. Tois has been
one OF the most important questions which
confronted the committee.
In the House hills were introduced 20 prohibit
any person or firm doing business ua'er thu guse
or name of corporate unless duly Incorporated
and to impose a penalty therefor nd to require
that the license.ts1 for Tho various classes Of
liquor business enterprises shall be paid only in
/, lawful money.
The bill requiring boards OF supervisors to pub
lish annually an itsmizsd s,atoment OF county
e1p,n-es, etc., was ordered to its third reading
az engrossment.
at the meeting Of tho House committee on
agriculture ind mining kr. Koiner's fertilizer
Ill, impotiug tax CT 25 cents per ton U Jon the
afticl', WAS considered Thu committee decided
from tonnage to licenae-tsx of 12h cent, per
ton.
The House pass Senate bills to amend the
Code in relation to appor.ionmsns OF REPRESENT
ton in Congress- and to incorporate tho Virs aa,
Washington and Mary land Ferry Company
Graot Fira Il, Mamnhis