Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-02-16
LEGISLATIVE.

The Senate yesterday passed the foi-
lowing House bills:
To amend the code in regard to res
ervation of title TO goods and chattels
sold upon condition as amended and re-
enacted by an act approved February
2Sth, 1890; 10 give justices of the peace
concurrent jurisdiction with county
and corporation courts for trial of Of
tenders in certain cases; to define the
liability of infants for debts under GER
tain circumstances.
Mr.. Stubs offered q joint resolution
providing that a committee of two from
the Senate and three from the House be
appointed to meet a similar committee
from Maryland to confer with 8 view
to concurrent legislation as to the sea-
son of taking oysters within the two
States. After ome discussion as to
the probable cost of stenographer, ETC.,
the resolution was adopted.
A bill was introduced to amend the
section of the code providing when the
Judge of a county or corporation court
fails to hold same what judge may do
so.
In the Senate a petition was circulat-
ed which contained q number of men,
bers' names against the confirmation OF
| Judge Peckham for the United States
| Supreme bench. This it is said was
| the response to a telegram from Sena-
tor Hill to Mr.. w. II. Sands asking
him to get some prominent democrats
to wire Senator Daniel, requesting to
oppose the confirmation of Mr.. Peck
hams nomination.
When the Wickham amendment
came up on a motion to reconsider,
Mr.. Flood offered as a substitute the
original resolution with that clause
| stricken out which authorizes Virginia
to bring suit against West Virginia. BY
unanimous consent the whole matter
was passed by until Saturday.
The matter of making an appropria-
lion for 8 State hospital came up in the
Senate as the special order and was
passed by.
The conference committee appointed
10 act on the amendments in dispute to
the Richmond and Danville bill report
ed Yesterday. The committee recon-
mended that the House recede from
amendments |. , and 3. That % q sub
stitute for the fourth amendment the
following words be inserted after the
word bond" in line 20, section /, lex
cept that the total amount of stock
issued shall not exceed $3.50, 000, 000.'
That as q substitute for amendment ),
the following words be added at the end
of section S: "And all other offices and
workshops of said company shall be To-
Gated in Virginia, so far as the same
may be practicable In substance the
report limits the capital stock Of the
company to $3.50, DOC, 900, and requires
that the principal office of the road
shall be in Virginia and the other offices
and workshops shall be so located only
as far as practicable. The report was
signed by Messrs. Hay, Flood, NicoI
and Downing, Messrs. Cabell and Lov-
enstein dissenting. The Senate adopt.
ed the report Of the committee,
The report was presented to the House
by Mr.. Nicol, who made q very clear
and forcible argument in favor ofagree.
ing to the report. MIR. Downing, an
other member Of the committee, follow
ed and earnestly pleaded with the
Richmond delegates not to prevent the
reorganization of the company by in.
sisting on their amendment and with
the House to adopt the report. He be-
lieved that if the bill were passed the
idle mechanics all along the line Of the
road would be given employment and
would rise up and call this Legislature
blessed. Mr.. Saunders and Mr.. Cabell
spoke against the report, and Speaker
Cardwell and Mr.. Gibson favored it.
Mr.. Cabell wanted the offices to be To-
Gated in Virginia, whether it was in
Richmond, Norfolk, Alexandria or any
other city. By a vote of 49 to is the
House concurred in the report and the
result was reported to the Senate.