Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-01-30
LEGISLATIVE.

IN Ine senate yesterday alDlll was IL
PRODUCED bill providing that the Med
ical College of Virginia be paid out of
the State treasury sum not exceeding
seventy-fve cents q day for each indi-
gent patient located at the hospital of
that institution, the aggregate amount
not to exceed $4,000 per annum.
Senator McIlwaine introduced bill
imposing upon railroad corporations or
any receiver or other persons operating
railroad in Virginia, liability for dam
age or injury sustained by any person,
including employees of such corpora
tons, in consequence of negligence or
wilful wrong of any officer, agent, con-
ductor, engineer, or other employee of
such corporations. This bill does away
with the doctrine of 'fellow servant"
in Virginia, in so far as the operation
and use of the railroads are concerned,
and brings the State in line with the
policy of the employers Liability Act"
of England and the policy OF many of
the countries of Europe and States of
America.
The Senate passed House bill to re-
peal the act of March 6, 1890, requiring
a separate jury in each case where cou-
pons are rendered in payment of taxes.
The act was passed in order to discour-
age the use of coupons, but Senator
McIlwaine in an admirable speech
showed that the act had utterly failed
of its purpose and had put the city of
Petersburg to great cost in the trial of
such cases and that it should be repeal
ed. The bill passed without dissent
ing voice.
The Senate passed the Senate bill to
incorporate the Virginia and Maryland
Steam Ferry Company, and the House
bill to repeal an act to regulate trials by
Jury in cases where the Commonwealth
is defendant, approved March 6, 1890.
The Senate passed Senate bill author
izing the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail
way Company to extend its line into
the city Of Norfolk and to enjoy termi
nal facilities in that city, and Senate
bill to amend the code in relation to
the use by the sinking fund commits
sioners of surplus money in the treas
ury in the purchase Of bonds of the
State issued under the acts Of February
II, 1882, and February 20, 1892.
In the House when the bill to en-
large the powers of Societies for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals came
up Mr.. Cardwel urged a reconsideration
of the vote by which the amendment
offered by Mr. Gregory, otChesterfeld
providing for bonding the officers of the
Society was adopted, and the vote was
reconsidered by an overwhelming vote
The bill was under consideration when
the hour for a special order arrived.
At p. IN. the special order in the
House was the bill to extend the pro-
visions of the debt settlement Mr.
Gregory WopulisD, of Chesterfield, OPP
posed the measure in a somewhat parti
san speech. He was replied to by Mr.
Gibson, who kept the House in an up
roar of laughter and applause by his re-
ference to the populists. The Colonel
said he had been very kind and alice
tionate to those people in the hope of
winning them back to the democratic
party. He referred to the Pops" as
sheep who had gone OIL in search of
green pastures. His pictures Of the
sheep coming back with wag of their
tails brought down the House, as did.
also, his description Of the populist ora
tors standing on hollow sycamore
stump trying to convince the voters
that "they are the people"
The bill finally passed the House. 1t
passed the Senate several days ago, and
now goes to the Governor.
A bill was offered by Delegate Cabell
to authorize the Governor to appoint
board of commissioners for the promo
ton of uniformity of legislation in the
United States.
The House committee on roads re-
ported favorably Mr.. Cookies bill to re-
quire all railroad companies hereafter
chartered or whose charters are amend
ed to hereafter transport free of charge
members of the General Assembly.
Among the important measures to be
considered by the committees this week
are the Nicol primary elections bill
the Richmond and Danville bill bills
looking to changes in the election laws
and, perhaps, the proposition for con
stitutional convention.
The committee on roads and internal
navigation met yesterday and decided
to report faYorably the Senate bill
which amends the act Incorporating the
Chesapeake, Fredericksburg and West
ern Railroad Company,