Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-03-06
LEGISLATIVE

played on every public school building
in Virginia came up in the Senate yes
terday and was indefinitely passed by
by a vote of % to Is.
Mr.. Flood introduced another bill in
regard to adjusting with West Virginia
a settlement of the debt, which, it is
claimed. that State owes this Common
wealth. The only difference between
this resolution and the original one,
which was defeated in the House, Is
that the commission appointed under
it is to receive no compensation for its
services, and their action shall not be
binding upon this State until agreed to
by the General Assembly. He stated
that the language of the resolution had
been so changed as to throw every
safeguard about it and to meet the OBJ
iections of the House. The resolution
provides for a commission of seven in
Stead of five and hat their action must
be approved by the legislature,
The Senate passed a resolution to
extend the session until Friday
with au additional proviso that no
business shall be considered af-
ter to-day. When the resolution
reached the House Mr.. Hunton oppos-
ed it. He objected to the extension be-
cause he did not think it good policy
in the closing hours of the session to
consider so important a matter as
amendments to the election laws. the
resolution was finally passed. The
legislature, therefore, will be in session
to-day for the transaction of any bust
ness, but after to-day nc general legis-
lation will be considered. The two
houses will remain nominally in session
until Friday next in order to give the
Governor time to consider all bills pass
ed. Several members of the Senate
and House went home Saturday and
will not return this session,
Both houses passed the bill in regard
to reciprocity between the States of
Maryland and Virginia as to pursuit of
oyster marauders in the waters of the
two States. The bill provides that the
officers of Virginia or Maryland may
pursue marauders in their waters for a
distance of ten miles beyond the bound
ary line between the two States and
that the violaters of the law captured
within these limits may be brought to
the State in whose waters the depreda-
tons were committed and be there
tried. The act is to 60 in effect upon
the passage of a similar measure by the
Maryland legislature. Under this act
Virginia does not grant to Maryland
fishing privileges in Tangier sound or
in any Of her waters.
Senators Loyenstein and Berry, Del
egates Moon, Edmondson and Neti
were yesterday morning appointed a
committee on the part Of each house to
report as to the disagreeing vote IN the
appropriations bill. The committee af-
ter a Short conference decided upon a
report in which the position of the
House on nearly every point was sus-
tanned. The Senate agreed to the re-
port and it was communicated to the
House.
The Senate agreed to the House
amendments to the bill to provide for
the removal to the new library build
ing of the State Library, Capitol offices,
| &c.
The Williams insurance bill, provid-
ing that fire insurance companies pay
the full amount OF policies no matter
what the loss, was indefinitely post
poned.
The Senate agreed to the report of
the committee on conference on the ap-
preparation bill.
The Senate passed the following
House bills
To regulate the sale of cider. The
bill provides that apple cider and chem
ical cider shall each be labeled as such;
to incorporate the Society of Colonial
Danes Of America; to regulate and pro-
tect the grabbing industry of Virginia;
and TO amend the code in relation to Ii
censes for livery stables to require
the Board Of Supervisors of Alexandra
county to tax the sale of ardent spirits
and malt liquors in said county, and
the Senate bill to amend the charter of
the city of Alexandria. At the night
session the bill authorizing Alexandria
to issue coupon sewer-bonds was taken
up and passed.
In the House Mr.. Slump, OF Lee
county, introduced a resolution to re-
duce State taxes from forty cents to
thirty cents on the n hundred dol
lars worth of property. In was refer.
red to the finance committee, and, of
curse, will not be considered at this
session. Mr.. Slump is q republican.
The House defeated the Senate bill
providing for the establishment of a
courtof equalization to correct
assessment of lands in this State.
Senate bill providing for furnishing
to one-legged Confederate soldiers arti-
fetal limbs, was taken up on the calen-
dar and passed.
The House passed the Senate bill to
amend and re-enact the first section of
an act to incorporate the Rosslyn, Ar
lington, Alexandria and Mt. Vernon
Railroad and Street. Railway Company.
The governor sent to the Legislature
a special message announcing the death
of Hon. William Pope Dabney, judge
of the county courts of Powhatan and
Cumberland.
The Legislature elected Mr.. Thomas
NJ. Miller, of Powhatan, to Ell the vac
ancy.
The House last night, after a heated
debate of nearly four hours, refused to
engross the Walton bill ENGRAVING the
Australian ballot system upon the An
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