Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-02-19
LEGISLATIVE

In the Senate on Saturday Mr.. Echols
introduced a bill to prohibit in Virginia
any combination of insurance COM
panies for the purpose of advancing or
controlling the rate of insurance. 1t
also prohibits discrimination in rates
against any locality in Virginia.
Mr.. Sands introduced a bill to III
thorize the appointment of official stem
ographic reporters for the courts of
record of the Commonwealth.
Mr.. L~ovenstein offered a preamble
and resolution reciting that there are
many lunatics confined in the jails of
the Commonwealth, and room for
many more inmates at the western and
eastern asylums, and instructing the
auditor to inform the county officers of
these facts and to notify them to apply
ut the nearest asylum for admission of
insane confined in the jails. The reso-
luton provoked q lively discussion.
Surprise was expressed that there was
room for many more inmates at the
western asylum, and Senator Morris
ventured the remark that there was
something rotten in Denmark, but af-
forwards withdrew the expression.
The resolution was passed.
The Senate passed the House bills to
amend the code in relation to clerks
delivery to %treasurers copy oflists ofde-
linqent real estate, treasurers to post
the same with notice of sale of land
for taxes, %levies, etc, attached.
In the House Mr.. McRae offered a
bill to define newspaper libel and to
provide for the procedure in such &C
ton for the same, and to prevent liza
bility in such action. This bill is mod
elled after the Georgia law on the sub
ject. The real object of the bill is to
protect newspapers against black
mailers.
a bill was introduced to amend the
code in relation to the granting of mar
riage licenses to persons under twenty
one years.
Nj. Withers continued his speech on
his bill looking to a constitutional con-
v~ention and went on to show that we
have @ very expensive system of gov
eminent and that the constitution
ought to be amended. Mr.. Moon OPP
posed the bill. He believed that any
needful changes in the constitution
might be effected with little cost by
submitting amendments to the vote of
the people. Mr.. Patteson favored a
convention. He argued that it was
needed especially to amend the consti-
tuition in regard to the right of suffrage.
He took occasion to pronounce as false
the charges az to election frauds in
Southside Virginia. No action was
reached on the bill.
Mr.. Gibson's bill to relieve General
James G. Field, late Acknowledgement,
from two judgments pending against
him, came up during the morning hour
and was ordered to its engrossment and
third reading.
The House passed bills to regulate
and control guaranty, trust, indemnity,
fidelity and other like companies hay
ing for their purpose or n of their
purposes to become security for the
faithful performance of any trust, duty,
contract, agreement or bond, public or
private. official or otherwise, or to be-
come tiduciary, or to assume any duty
or obligation OF like nature as princi-
For the further distribution among
those entitled of the moneys received
by tho State from the United States
government in connection with the di-
rect-taX.
10 amend and re-enact section 551l
of the code of Virginia in relation to
what clerks shall not charge for.
To establish a battalion of naval mill
tia, TO be known as the Naval Battalion
Of Virginia Volunteers.
To provide how appeals from justices
and warrants removed shall be tried,
and how defects, omissions and irregu-
l~arities in the proceedings below may
be corrected in the court to which the
appeal is taken or the warrant re-
moved.