Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-02-07
LEGISLATIVE,

(1OuSeJ IllCueT DduhlDS Jill, WAi0ii
came up as special order at l o'clock.
Several Senators presented their view
and several amendments were offered
and discussed, though nobody opposed
the bill as whole.
The bill as it passed the Senate pro-
yides in general terms that any banker,
broker or officer of any trust or savings
institution, national, State or private
bankers, who shall receive, or permit
to be received, money from depositor
with the actual knowledge that he, or
they or the bank is at the time in
solvent, shall be guilty of emhezze-
ment, and shall be punished by fine
double the amount so received, and i'm
prisoned from one to three years in the
penitentiary for each oflense. The bill
also provides that in determining the
question of solVency, the capital stock
of the bank shall not be considered n
liability.
Another discussion of interest was the
bill to permit graduates of the Normal
School at Farmville and Williamsburg
to teach in the public schools without
the usual examination. The bill was
rejected by vote of II to II.
Senator Wickham introduced bill
which repeats all anti-coupon legisla-
ton, saving the act known as the ''cou-
pon-crusher" and legislation conse-
uuent upon that act and incident there
TO- In short, it concentrates the powers
of State upon the coupon crusher act.
Senator Walton introduced bill to
regulate elections in Virginia The bill
leaves as it is the law in relation TO
electoral boards and the manner Of
their appointment, but engrafts upon
the present election laws the Australian
ballot system.
Senator Fairfax introduced a bill to
amend the fertilizer laws, so as to ex-
empt from tax the Virginia farmer WHO
grinds hone dust to limit the number
of brands of fertilizer sold under one
license to ten, and to require manufac
turers to stamp each and every bag OF
fertilizer sold.
The Senate passed the bill to encour-
age the employment of professionally
trained teachers in the public schools
of the State, &c.
In the House bill was introduced
to amend the law in relation to licenses
to be paid by persons keeping livery
stables so as to require every per-
son who runs one vehicle to pay the
license tax required of livery stable
keepers.
Mr.. Withers had the House commit
tee on courts of justice relieved from
the further consideration of his bill for
constitutional convention. He in
tends to call the measure up and make
it special order for some day.
A bill was offered to prohibit illegal
combinations of, and determinations by
insurers, and prescribing penalties
therefor.
A resolution for joint special COM
mittee to investigate and report as to q
general road law was passed with an
amendment, providing that the report
be made by the oath of this month.
MIR. Gibson introduced bill which
provides that the secretary Of the Com
monwealth shall be, ex.officio, the adju-
tant-general of the State and shall be
commissioned by the Governor with the
rank of brigadiergeneral.
The House passed bills to amend the
code in relation to banks holding real
estate, and to pay John Scott, late Com
monwealth' attorney ofFauquler coun-
ty, for services rendered in debt litiga-
ton in the U. s.. Circuit Court.
A bill to amend and re-enact section
5 of an act to amend the charter of the
city of Alexandria was placed on the
calendar.
Mr.. Cookies bill, to require all rail-
road or steamboat companies hereafter
chartered or whose charters are amend
ed to transport free of charge members
of the Legislature, came up as the spec
ial order. Mr.. Cooke made speech
in support of the measure, first address
ing himself to the constitutionality Of
the act and then to the policy of pass
ing it. Mr.. Diggs vigorously opposed
the measure, advancing many argu-
ments as to why it should not be adopt
ed. Mr.. Patteson favored the bill.
The text of his remarks was that the
bill did not provide for free passes, but
for the legal passes. The members
would be under no obligations to the
railroads, for the law would be a con-
tract between the State and the Legis-
lature. Mr.. Mason eloquently urged
the House to vote down the bill which
he regarded as a dangerous measure:
The further consideration of the bill
was postponed.
Mr. Thomas introduced bi il in re-
gard to a general road law. The bill
provides for the appointment of State
engineer, to whom all questions in re-
gard to public roads can be referred.
The State is to be divided into three
sections, and for each of these one en-
gineer is to be appointed, who shall
have in charge the roads of the coun
ties embraced in his territory. These
engineers are to examine the roads of
the counties, make maps of them, and
suggest to the boards of supervisors
such repairs as they think are neces-
sary. The counties may then appro-
pirate the money necessary for such
repairs, and the work is to be carried
on under the supervision of the engi-
neer.
The House committee on finance
agreed to consider the Miller local op-
ton bill next Tuesday.
The House committee on privileges
and elections reported favorably by a
vote of 5 to Mr.. Fridays bill to prevent
tally being kept of the votes cast Of
the polling places. The bill makes it
unlawful for any person to stand within
so feet of polling place and keep a