Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-02-09
LEGISLATIVE.


provement; incorporating the trustees
of Episcopal churches for diocese of
Southern Virginia.
The Senate passed Senate bills to
amend the code in relation to protest
as evidence; to amend the act to allow
notaries public, or other officers who
hold stock in companies TO take &C
acknowledgements to deeds or other writ
ings which said companies execute,
provided said notaries or other officers
are in not otherwise interested: House
bill to establish the law and court Of
equity of Richmond, came up for ac
ton in the Senate with an amendment
by the finance committee, fixing the
salary of the judge at $1,000, instead of
s., 300 as provided in the bill. The
amendment was adopted by a vote Of
II 10 16, and the bill as amended was
passed The Senate, also, passed the
bill for a new court in Norfolk.
Mr.. Wickham offered as substitute
for similar paper recently presented
by joint resolution to provide tor adj
iusting with the State ofWest Virginia,
the proportion of the public debt Of
the original State of Virginia proper,
to be borne by West Virginia. and for
the application of whatever may be re-
ceived from West Virginia to the pay
m,nt of those found to be entitled to
the same. The resolution was referred
TO the finance committee.
The following came over from the
House yesterday for concurrence by
the Senate:
Resolved, That a committee of five,
consisting of three on the part of the
House and two on the part of the Sen
ate, be and they are hereby appointed
10 inquire into the general subject of
public roads and to report what legisla-
ton should be adopted in order to Sc
cure good roads in the Commonwealth.
The committee is authorized to make
all proper investigations and send for
persons and papers. The said commit
tee may sit during the present session
of the General Assembly, and shall re-
port by bill or otherwise on or before
February 20.
After amending the resolution so by
not permitting the committee to en-
ploy stenographer, the resolution was
adopted.
The Senate passed House bills to en-
able commissioners in chancery to COM
pei the attendance of witnesses before
them to amend the code so as TO allow
fourth-class postmasters to act as nota-
ries, and to provide that process for a
witness during the trial of criminal
prosecution in court of record may be
executed BIS the officer ofthe court from
which the process issues in any county
or corporation of the State.
In the House the bill authorizing the
reorganization of the Richmond and
DanYille road came up again yesterday.
Mr.. Gibson resumed his speech in favor
of the bill and against Mr.. Cabell's
amendment. He and Mr.. Harris, of
Albemarle, got into lively running de-
bate and the Colonel's replies to Mr..
Harris's interrogations were so apt,
pointed and humorous as to provoke
much laughter and applause.
Mr.. Patteson followed, and replied
to references to himself and his county
by Messrs. Gibson and Hunton.
No action was taken on the bill.
a bill was offered to prohibit compe-
tition between honest and convict la
Dor. 1t makes it unlawful for any State
officer to make contract for the work
ing of convicts on any public improve
ment, building railroads, or turnpikes.
ANY violation of this act shall be mis-
demeanor punishable by fine of not
less than 800 nor more than 81, 900.
Mr.. Sanders introduced bill to
amend the code in relation to the sala-
ries of judges. The bill fixes the sala-
ries as follows: Presiding judge OF the
Court of Appeals, s., POO; the judge re-
siding in Richmond, 1000, and the 9th
err judges of that court 5000. The
Judge of the seventh circuit is to re-
ceiTe $500; of the twelfth, 81 500; of
the thirteenth and fifteenth, each 8, 100,
and of all the other circuits $1,000.
The county court judges are allowed
$3.50 year and an additional sum OF
$50 for every one thousand inhabitants
over ten thousand. All of the judges
are allowed mileage of 10 cents. 1t
also provides for increasing the salaries
of all the corporation court judges.
House bill to amend the code in rela-
ton to the time when licenses shall e1-
pire, and the abatement of taxes there
on, was ordered to its engrossment.
Bills were introduced to amend the
code of 1887 in relation to legal inter
est; to protect and define the titles Of
veterinarians or veterinary surgeons,
and to regulate the liability of hotel
keepers concerning lost property Of
guests.
The House passed House bills to
amend the code as to qualifications OF
grand jurors; to amend the code defin
ing grand and petit larceny; to amend
certain sections of the code in relation
10 clerks delivering to treasurers copy
of list of delinquent real estate, treas
urers TO post the same with notice of
sale of lands for taxes, levies, &C., at
tached; to amend the code of 1887 as TO
bonds of officers, and to amend and re-
enact section l09 Of an act to provide
for assessment of taxes on persons,
property, and incomes for the support
of public schools.
The House committee on privileges
and elections yesterday resumed con-
sideration of Judge Buford's election
bills. The most important one of them
was reported with the recommendation
that it dc not pass, while the others
were so amended as to almost entirely
change their provisions.
The Senate committee on fish and
game and the House committee on the
Chesapeake bay and its tributaries yes
terday evening unanimously agreed to