Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-02-03
The Legislature

The Legislature.
The serst, yesterday passed tbs House
bill making lsbor das legal holiday. The
amendments offered in tie Senate were
voted dow1, and the measure passed es it
came from the o!he. branch ef the leei.la.
ture.
The Senate had under consideration lha
bill providicg how tie money Que to VIZ
eiuis unde, ne direct tsx bill shall be dl :
tribused among the claimants thereof. Mr.
mushbach offered 81 amendment that tie
ancu. t t, be refunded in the counties OF
Ale1sndrls, Haurco, Campbell, Norfolk,
Che tslfelo, and D.nwiddie be pad over
for distribution to Ell essurer5 OF the prin-
cipal cities Of those coun les instead OF to
,he county e,su:e's, Sc provided IN the
| orisipel bill. This amendment Tae agreed
t.. The bill waa foaliy recoumiAed.
The Senate paced The bill! TO incorr orats
the East Virginia sud T.deEstr B il.osd
Company.
Ia tae House Mr.. Jackson, Of Richmond,
il :oducel bill repeating The existing law
requlriog compulsory pilots g. Oh coastWi g
vessels. The bill Is III san one introduced
In the SENT lssi sesaioa.
Another measure a ned ct usts was In
troduced in the q use 81 MIR. Mason, CT
King Geo'g'. l. provides that no ost or
Ter com ninst on shall be created IN Vir-
ginis, wi 10 bag fJris otiatt the restriction
OF trade or Jury tiertt by limit pg the
prodGt on O: enhancing INA prices OF any
commodity,
A bill sag iptrodoced by Mr.. Jones, OF
King erd @ lesn. /, cen ttu commission
OF agricul ura and bureau OF imuigrst Do,
whose dct I ia TO obtain full and accurate
Information which mag be useiuI to persons
idesir:ug t Settle or make iavestu e1ts In
t1is Sat-
Mr.. Feudhe % presented ses Of resolu.
OBS giving expression to the views Ell tor
taiued BIZ h, Board OF Trade Of Alexandria
relative II railroad !egii st n.
Mr.. Mai ct presented Oil 10 prevent
The pollution OF foidabe water used f)r the
supplies of ci ias AID toWos
The debate on Mt. Ms grude,'s bill giving
persobs furnishing cap IL. to mining ccmps.
meg. g., privilege OF lien ugon the proper
- Of such ovar those selling supplies, Raa
resumed in the House. and, by cloae v, =,
was ordared to liz engsosament.
The Houae Quantities on roads have
agreed to vote Oh tie Kent railroad COM
misslcn bill next Thursday.
caucus OF the democri to members OF
VIC hsccnbiS w ac Dc!O IHSs ~ w
consider the congregational spportionment
!, bill reported By the joi. c. mmi;tees On
privileges I'd eett on5 The measure sub.
mi.ted made only one change from the pres-
ent arrangement OF The ,,!J.ric,a. Boteto1:t
wss removed from tie sixth 10 the tenth
, district. The bill was approved By 8 vote
. OF 48 t. % those voting agsintt 1t baing op-
, posed to any change from the present 81.
!, portiobment.
10 the Senate on Monday bills were intro.
duceG TO amend the Code In relation to the
collection Of taxes due the Common wealth
, from potsres public. sad to authorize the
Board CT Supervisors OF Clsrke county 10
borrow money 10 build jail.
The 3ens bill amending the general as
sessment lava passed the Senate ca Monday.
I. Ia claimed thst should this Bill become o
, Law 1t will increase the annual revenues OF
the State from railrosda alone nearly $50 600
The two most important provisions chang
Ing the pfesent law sre 10 sections ind 9.
That In the fnt taxes stacks. bonds and
other evidercas OF indebtedness OF any per-
SOC, 6.m or corporation belonging to apy
railroad corporation chartered in thig Stale,
In e1cess OF i;s indebtedness, whether the
came be held In trust or Otherwise By soDe
firm or corporation, wi. hin or Without the
State that In the ninth section provides for
; taxIrg "the road. bad, depoe, depot-grounde,
rolling stock. tool, oil, and other articles
used 10 operating railroads owned By min-
Ing, lumber and like companies which trans
port passengers OF freight for other than
their owDers" It is 5a!d that under tho op'
erations Of ihs bill so .css OF taxation can
be reached which heretofore have paid no
taxes.
| Tbe Sanst, ccmmittee on general lava
he's agreed TO report tsvorsh!y as to mekiog
Memorial.Day and I.abor-Day legal hoii-
da5s. but against Good Friday as egs
holiday.
In the Housa on Morday Mr.. Munford
|, oduced bill amending be assessment
laws 10 relation 10 the taxes paid By luau7-
anos compaDiss
The BIZ! provides thai the real end per-
J sonsl property OF every insurance company
OF any kind, mutua! aid eooiety, &c., shall
be lie sd and assessed By the commissioner
OF revenue as other real and personal prop
O. t7, epd there shalt be tax Of 90 cents on
every S1G0 Of the es.imGt3d value. The
specific license ~ upon such companies
shnl be- 5000, and In addition thereto
per cent. upon toe gross amount OF all u.s.
easements, prem!ums dues g.. collected
Mr. E Mason introduced resolution
to require oa, taa neutrality-suspicious.
companies doing business Ia tuis State to
pay nst and fair proportion ofiaxse.
The House committee on banks he's egfee1 TO
report f,vor.by bill % req.ite private bankers
to submit to tho State Auditor and pub ish sworn
staten ants OF their financial status semi.annually
Handsome Luncheon
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