Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-01-15
LEGISLATIVE.

In the Senate on Saturday among the
bills introduced were:
To amend the code in relation to the
reports of the Supreme Court of APP
peals, and requiring the grounds of de-
murer on motion to suit in equity,
declaration, motion, indictments and
other pleading to be given at the time
of exception.
Senate bills 70 make husband and
wife competent witnesses for or against
each other in civil cases, and to amend
the code in relation to dismissal of ap-
peals and writs of error in the Supreme
Court of Appeals of Virginia were
passed as were House bills to author
ize railroad companies terminating on
navigable waters to guarantee bonds OF
companies building or owning steam :
boats or vessels used in connection with
the business of the railroad, and to con-
firm all such guarantees heretofore
made to amend the act Incorporating
the Protestant Education Society in
Virginia, and to extend the time before
adding the per centum penalty on the
taxpayers of Greensville county until
the first day of February.
In the House Mr. Thomas introduced
bill imposing taxes on building and
loan associations. The specific license
tax is assessed at $50, provided the
company's capital actually paid in is
cot more than $25 1000. If in excess Of
s25, 900 and not more then 5000 the
tax shall be SIS. If the capital paid in
is not less than $4,000 nor more than
100000 the tax shall be 800. If$l00,-
900 and not more than $4,000 the tax
shall be 1925. If not less than S150,0OO
Dor more than 100000 the tax shall be
$3.50. If not less than $200,0 900 nor
more than $350,O0 the tax shall be
$40. If the capital paid in is 100000
the tax shall be $3.50. But on capital
exceeding 100000 the tax shall be $50
for each additional 100000. He also
presented bill to define the powers
and limitations of building and loan as
sociations.
Among the other bills introduced
we're:
In relation to the practice of veteri
nary medicine and surgery; and to
amend an act to prescribe the time and
place for holding the court of the sixth
judicial circuit.
House bill to amend and re-enact
section 1904, code 1857, in relation to
one road or canal crossing another road
was passed.
The bill authorizing the lease for pur-
chase of farm to be run in connection
with the penitentiary passed the House
and now awaits the signature of the
Governor. In the meantime, Major
Lynn, Superintendent of the Penitenti-
airy, has closed contract with the
Board of Managers flee Camp Soldiers
Home, under which he will cultivate
the farmland attached to the home I'M
til December l, 1894.
The two houses elected the Circuit
Judges nominated by the democratic
caucus on Friday night; viz: First Cir
cult, Robert R. Prentiss; Twelfth Cir
cult, Thos. W. Harrison; Sixteenth Cir
cult, John P. Shelly; Seventeenth Cir
cult, w. T. Miller.
The House Committee on Counties,
Cities, and Towns reported favorable
bill to allow the county of Loudoun to
borrow $12 900 on bonds for the purpose
| of erecting courthouse.
The claim of Geo. E. Sangstor, late
Sheriff of Fairfax county, for $40 expen-
ded by him in the capture of a prisoner
was reported favorably by the House
! finance committee.