Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-02-08
The legislature.

The Legislature.
Mr.. Mush5sch Lt:oGuced Ia the Senate
on Saturday 8 Joint reeoln ion which vas
agreed to, proposing an amendment TO the
tenth clause OF SECTION I OF the constitution
90 as t, remedy the necessity revealed In
til > recent deoisiou of the Court Of Appeais OF
trial By jury OF cases of misdeanor.
In the House Mr.. Cooke III oducsd bill
prescribing 10 what banks the money OF the
State may be kept. The bill provides that
auy bank OF circulation or OF deposit and
discount, or any loan ard trn. company dc.
ing banking business, who shall depoeit
with the treasurer Riddlebsrger conds In ex.
cess of $25. 900 face value. shall he deemed
State depository. Another bill will be In
,roduced COL lining the same provision
with the exception that o colt" will be
substituted for Riddieoerger bonds.
Mr.. Mason, OF King George, introduced
MEASURE TO smend the preeent Law In rela'
ton 10 the dut.e, of the railroad commits
sloner. The proposed chsuge gives to that
officer enlarged powers l. authorizes him
upon comp amt that any railroad company
violates its charter. especially the provisions
| as to rates or proper connection with other
roads made by eny .erson, os when any
violation Gomez 10 his porsonsl knowledge,
TO fittt r. quest that the o'use Of complaint
be Corrected and II the company falls to do
60 to apply TO the circuit court or Judge
thereofn vacation t, remedy tae matt :.
Mr.. Saunders presented bill to impose q
tax upon the proportion of the capital stock
of all Pul;man sleeping or dining Car com
psnies which Ia invested or used in this
| 8 ate. 1t is proposed to impose tx OF
t1i ty cents on every hundred dollars Of
the assessed cash value of the capital stock
/ OF euch corporations. a further tax OF ten
oens on the hundred dollars Is provided Tor
which is 10 De enplied 20 the public schools.
Among tle Ter bill 3 introduced 10 The
| HUE were: To require ell HOUR liceuses
to be paid In lawful money OF tle UAited
Statee to amend the Code 30 allow post.
masters to hod tflice of notary public, and
to amend the Code 30 be t, allow jurors at.
tendance fee whether they serve or not.
The House paesed the bill to authorize
the Washington, Oa!o and Western Rsil.
road Company TO make contracts OF lease
and consolidation With certain other rail
road compnniea, and to connect, cross and
unlte with cei tiin other railroads, approved
| March 1884
TIE cub. committee from tis Joint library
committee has decided to recommend the
appointment of q commissioner to sslcct 8
site for Safe library bulldog
The mogemeit lookiag to the adoption
of the Australian ballet syst m does not ap
pear t. be making much progress.
The proposition Of Lse Camp TO have tbs
properly of t,e Soldiers Home in Rish
mond returned to the Sat, when IL ceas+t
10 be Csed for g PRESENT purpose In oonsid
Grafton OF an enlarged appropriation aas
been reported by the finance Committee Of
the two houses 10 olnt special sub-com
mttse consiatipg OF seoatora Gordon, Fair
fax and Tyler end Delegates Kent, Cooke
and Brown Of Bo'etoura.
10 tina House ca Friday Mr.. Jackson offered
q bill to forbid COMMON carriers from
charging or receiving moro fJr shorter
than longer haul. rhi4 bill makes 1t 10.
lawful for any common carrier 10 charge CT
receive any greater compensation 10 the az
grega,s fertile transportation Of passaugsrsoT
of iika kind Of property ucdar suostao TALLY
similar circumstances ard conditions for 3
sbol tar than for longer Distance over tie
same line In the same direction
Mr.. Mason, OF Z ng Gscree. introduced q
bill to amend the Code In regard 10 the
duties Of the Railroad Coz, missioner. The
eoUllo1 DC CmcutoL pioSiuo- tudt Wncu'
ever 10 the Judgment of tie Railroad Gem.
missioner it s5si appear that any suoh Gem
pany has violated any laws or neglected IN
spy respect or particular TO c0mply with
The terms OF its chSrier Or With the provis-
Ions OF any of the lsWs, especially In regard
to the connections VITA other railroads, The
rates OF toll. and the time schedules, be shall
give notice thereof In writing TO such com
p.ny or the person operating the came, and
IL the violation or neglect be continued sf.
ter such notice tie commissioner shall make
opp los on by bill in equity 10 the Circuit
Court OF tae county wherein the violation
occurred for an injunction to restrain the
company or person complained Of from for.
Their continuing to violate the Law or the
terms Of ts charter, and 1t shall be tie duty
OF the Com nonweslth's Attorney OF t1e
opunty to represent the State In euch pro.
ceedipgs"
Tho House has passed the bills to ALLOW W. w
Kircheloe, late Treasurer OF Prince vi liam
county, further time in which to collect tax S
and making it psnal offence for any person tc
perform any act pertaining to the ofics of notary
pubic Hithout hsvng qualified acc;rling to law
sfter his term of Office has expired