Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-01-25
LEGISLATIVE.

In the Senate Yesterday among the
bills introduced were:
To authorize the publication of an
official map Of the State of Virginia.
To create the Office of road engineer
for the State of Virginia. The bill pro-
vides that the engineer shall investi-
gate and submit to the Governor and
legislature. on or before December /,
1895, and every two years thereafter,
report of the condition of the roads of
the State and the best method Of i'm
proving them. He shall also superin
tend the building of roads in the vari-
Gus counties OF the State, wherever
such roads are 10 be built, and his ser
vices are required.
To protect game in Virginia and to
prevent shipment of birds, deer, ETC.,
dead or alive, from the State. and to re-
quire Boards of Supervisors to offer re-
wards for scalps of minks, foxes, hawks,
etc
To establish State weather service
in Virginia, cooperating with the na-
tional bureau in the collection of eli
matte data and publishing the same.
To amend the code in relation to the
pay of Circuit Court judges. The bill
provides for the following changes
Judge of lst circuit, -, 800; 9TH circuit,
$500; 18th circuit, 81 500; 18th circuit,
81 900 the others to receive 81 800 and
the Judge of the chancery court of Rich
mond, $1,000.
To amend the code in relation to
State repositories and their bonds;
where moneys to be transferred; when
the Governor may designate temporary
repositories; when require new bonds;
States remedy on bonds.
To amend section 1865 of the code in
reference to amount for which a justice
may issue attachment.
Among the bills passed were the
Senate bill to amend the code in rela-
ton to deputy clerks, and the House
bill to amend the code in relation to
one road or canal crossing another.
The Senate took up the local option
bill, though with evident reluc-
lance on the part of most members.
The amendment to the bill proposes to
exempt from local option all towns OF
$500 inhabitants and more. The vote
was taken on this amendment, but
quorum did not vote and the Senate
very gladly adjourned.
In the House the bill introduced by
Mr.. Saunders, to amend the law in re-
lation to the liability of railroads for in
jury to property, was the subject of
much discussion. The object of the
measure is to make railroads pay for
the injury to stock in cases where the
roads are not f need in, whether or not
negligence on the part of the company
is proven. In other words, the bill
seeks to give the company no standing
in court when it Injuries property after
having failed to comply with the law
in regard to fencing the track in.
Mr.. Nicol secured the adoption of an
amendment, acceptable to the patron,
and then gave the bill his support.
The measure was opposed by Mr.. Glib
son. He said the people of Virginia
were disposed to be too hard on the
railro Dads.
The measure was finally passed.
Petitions were presented by Mir.
Withers and Mr. Bendhcim from citi-
zens of Danvillc and Alexandria, pro-
testing against the recommendations OF
Governor Mckinney in regard TO the
working of convicts in the State prison
and asking that goods manufactured by
convicts be stamped so as to indicate
where they were made.
Among the bills offered were the fol-
loving: To amend the Code relative to
certifying to clerks costs of proceedings
in criminal cases before them; to amend
the acts Of the last session relative to
furnishing cigarettes etc, to minors.
The amendment prohibits under penal
tv the selling or furnishing tobacco in
any form to minors toamend the code
relative to the duties of grand jurors;
in relation to the allowance TO wit
nesscs and by whom entered to make
husband and wife competent witnesses
against each other in certain cases;
making recitals in certain deeds prima
facie evidence for the relief of James
G.. Field. The bill directs the auditor
10 make as satisfied true judgments OF
the Commonwealth against Field when
Field shall execute and deliver to the
auditor REIMBURSEMENT of all claims
against the Commonwealth for services
rendered while Attorney-General; to
amend the Code as to how appeal is al
lowed or execution stayed to amend
the Code in relation to legal rate OF in
terest, rate ofinterest allowed to banks,
bankers, brokers and corporations; re-
lating TO disorderly persons and to the
proceedings respecting the same. The
act provides how persons who actually
abandon their wives and children with
out adequate support or leave them IN
danger of becoming q burden upon the
public or who neglect to provide for
them according to their means, and
persons who threaten to run away and
leave their wives aud children burden
upon the public, shall be punished.
Requiring the prompt payment in
the State treasury of the States reve-
nue., by county and city treasurers.
TO amend the code as to the time OF
commissioners of revenue making de-
livery of land and personal property
books to clerks of courts for examine
ton.
Relating to proceedings against de-
linquent treasurers and sureties.
To amend the Code in relation to pay
of Circuit Court clerks.
To regulate preferences among credit
ors and to prevent fraud being perpe-
trated by debtors.
Mr.. Withers, of Danville, offered
bill authorizing an election for the 4th
Thu rcdnr in nnrt Mau ON tho onestinn